BANGKOK -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will make his first visit to Thailand next Thursday, officially stepping into decadelong peace negotiations between Bangkok and Thai-Malay separatist rebels along the shared border.
Leader may help jump-start negotiations in Thailand's troubled south

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim: "There must be a peaceful and amicable resolution to the conflict." (Source photo by Reuters)
BANGKOK -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will make his first visit to Thailand next Thursday, officially stepping into decadelong peace negotiations between Bangkok and Thai-Malay separatist rebels along the shared border.