The Barisan Revolusi Nasional separatist group has promised to cease its armed operations against government officials, members of the security forces and civilians and economic targets beginning next year if the government agrees to accept its five latest demands.

Krong Penang and Raman districts of Yala province are the most dangerous areas in the restive Deep South for government officials despite the fact that there is a high concentration of security forces there.

Three more separatist groups want to join the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) in the next round of peace talks with the government to be held probably at the end of September or early October in Kuala Lumpur.

The Thai Journalists Association in cooperation with the Office of Research Support Fund held a forum to discuss a research paper about the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist group on August 25.

Former Narathiwat representative Areepen Utarasin has doubt about the deaths of two Muslim female teachers in a roadside bomb attack in Janae district of Narathiwat on July 24.