The Srettha government has been urged to make the peace dialogue in the trouble-plagued southern Thailand more inclusive and to involve other stake-holders besides the armed groups believed to be responsible for the years-long violence in the region, according to security sources.
It has also been recommended to streamline the work of the various government agencies in charge of dealing with the conflicts in that part of the country.
“There is certainly a need for unity among these agencies,” a senior security official told Thai PBS World. He mentioned specifically the Interior Ministry, the Internal Security Operation Command and the Fourth Army Region, which are the main agencies tasked with resolving unrests in the three southern provinces of Yala, Pattana and Narathiwat.
The Srettha government has yet to officially spell out its policy toward the region. However, some of…
