BANGKOK, Thailand – Concern appears to be growing about whether tentative peace between the Thai government and insurgents during Ramadan can be achieved, local media reported.

"They are making demands knowing the Thai government can never grant them," Don Pathan, a security analyst based in Yala, told The Star, as reported by Asia News Network.

Pathan described as "impossible – politically and legally speaking" demands by the rebel Barisan Revolusi Nasional Co-ordinate (BRN-C), which include dropping the hunt for suspected militants and granting diplomatic immunity to negotiators in the peace talks.

Chulalongkorn University security expert Panitan Wattanayagon noted that though neither side is actually at the negotiation stage, both have positions and demands.

"It makes the process more complicated. The ground rules should be set for negotiations first. A hard position will be met by an even harder position. This is not good in the long run," Panitan wrote in an email to The Star.

Despite announced efforts to curb violence ahead of Ramadan, a roadside bombing Saturday destroyed a truck carrying soldiers – killing eight and wounding four – in Yala's Krong Pinang district. It is one of the most deadly single attacks by rebels against Thai security forces in recent years, according to AFP.