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Thailand to consider amnesty to revive Narathiwat peace talks

8/19/2026

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Chief negotiator Thanut Suvarnananda said the government will drop the transactional “deal or no deal” approach and consider amnesty to revive the southern peace process.
A July attack in Narathiwat killed five security personnel, injured six civilians, and led Bangkok to postpone pre-planned dialogue processes.
Thanut said he will discuss governance and decentralisation with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) while reviewing village cordons, searches and checkpoints.

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Chief negotiator Thanut Suvarnananda said the government will drop the transactional “deal or no deal” approach and consider amnesty to revive the southern peace process.
A July attack in Narathiwat killed five security personnel, injured six civilians, and led Bangkok to postpone pre-planned dialogue processes.
Thanut said he will discuss governance and decentralisation with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) while reviewing village cordons, searches and checkpoints.