The orchestrated "surrender" of nearly 300 men in Pattani last week is getting a rough reaction from some critics. The welcoming "Bring People Home" ceremony won't end the southern insurgency and isn't meant to immediately bring peace. Region commander Lt Gen Piyawat Nakwanich and his predecessors have been working on "Bring People Home" for a long time. It is telling that in addition to Royal Thai Army commander Gen Chalermchai Sitthisad, more than 1,200 local people attended the surrender ceremony. Clearly, one surrender ceremony is not the end of an uprising now in its 15th year -- and a separatist campaign in its sixth decade.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2018 21:56 UTC