BANGKOK: Thailand’s military government vowed yesterday to bring peace to the Muslim-dominated south within a year, despite stalled peace talks aimed at ending an insurgency that has cost thousands of lives in the past decade.
In the latest violence last Friday, one woman was killed and at least two injured in separate bomb attacks launched by suspected militants at three restaurants in Pattani province, police said.
“We are doing all that we can. We will try to bring peace within a year,” Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters. He blamed the attacks on insurgents retaliating for recent arrests by the authorities.
AFP
