Despite agreements on a ceasefire due to the COVID-19 health crisis, conflict in Thailand’s Deep South does not offer much prospect for peace, wrote Research Analyst Kenneth Yeo and Senior Analyst Jasminder Singh, both from RSIS, in a commentary. The current heath crisis offers an opportunity for the Thai authorities and insurgents to strike a favourable peace deal that suits all parties, but disunity within Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent group’s leadership, and between BRN and other insurgent groups, will be considerable obstacles to overcome.

Kenneth Yeo Yaoren is a Research Analyst in the International Centre for Political Violence and Counter Terrorism (ICPVTR), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore.

Jasminder Singh is a Senior Analyst in the International Centre for Political Violence and Counter Terrorism (ICPVTR), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore.