Analyst: Deep South insurgents divided over talks

The launch of negotiations is significant but the fractured nature of the Deep South insurgency poses a challenge, says top political analyst Thitinan Pongsudhirak in an exclusive interview with Khabar Southeast Asia.

By Somchai Huasaikul and Rapee Mama in Hat Yai

April 06, 2013

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