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Ramadan calm kindles peace hopes

Ramadan calm kindles peace hopes

Talks team aim for long-term ceasefire

Thai Muslims take pictures as they gather for special prayers in the grounds of a sports stadium on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Narathiwat province on Monday. (AFP photo)

The government’s peace negotiators expect to secure a long-lasting ceasefire agreement with insurgent groups by the end of this year, according to the team leader, Gen Wallop Raksanoh.

Aside from an attack in Pattani’s Sai Buri district which killed one civilian and injured three police officers, the holy fasting month of Ramadan has been relatively peaceful, as was…

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