Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre’s song, Noei Mai? (Tired?), appears to fit the condition of the peace talks between the government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional separatist group which are marred with obstacles

The army will start pulling out some troop units from the troubled far South in May as part of a long-term plan to let the non-military forces take over the responsibility for peace keeping efforts in the region.

The last time that Yala’s municipality was struck by a car bomb was on March 31, 2012 in the commercial area located at the junction of Ruam Mitr and Chong Rak roads killing ten innocent people and injuring about a hundred.

Without any media publicity, the Narathiwat provincial court on March 16 sentenced to death five men after they were found guilty of terrorism, illegal assembly to commit crimes and illegal possession of firearms and explosive materials. The six defendant was given 27 years jailterm.

The first half of the fasting month of Ramadan which ended on August 18 was one of the bloodiest period of the year with 13 bombings, 10 arson attacks and scores of shootings leaving 18 people dead and more than 25 injured.