text: Late Thursday, BenarNews could not reach Aksara or his staff for clarification of the district and other details.
  Meanwhile, in an article published Thursday on the website of Deep South Watch, a think-tank that promotes peace in Thailand’s southern border region and monitors efforts to settle the long-running insurgency, MARA Patani spokesman Abu Hafiz Al-Hakim hinted at recent progress in Malaysia-brokered talks that have gone on for three years.