The South Thailand provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat are pretty much at the bottom of the heap in terms of tourism. That is set to change over the next three years thanks to upcoming improvements in ...

Earlier this month, Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lamented the ongoing bloodshed in southern Thailand and implicitly criticized his own government’s feeble attempts to restart talks with the ...

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has embarked on a three-day visit to the three Muslim-majority provinces of South Thailand, specifically to promote tourism. The PMs trip will include a range of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a period of relative calm in Thailand’s turbulent far south, as violence between Thai security forces and Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), the main insurgent ...

Thailand's former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh recently ignited a furore when he proposed that the separatist campaign in his country's Muslim-majority southern provinces might be solved ...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has a particular fixation with “innovation.” His government has placed a high priority on upgrading infrastructure in all dimensions – air, land, and sea – ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Earlier this month, Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lamented the ongoing ...