BANGKOK -- Thailand's government and an Islamist militant group in its far south are set to step up peace negotiations as early as next month, Nikkei has learned, with both sides having built trust through a largely successful truce for the holy month of Ramadan.
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Thailand and militants in south poised to advance peace talks
Relative quiet during Ramadan creates atmosphere to move process forward
A woman pushes a bicycle through a checkpoint manned by Thai security forces in the troubled southern province of Yala in 2013. © Reuters
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