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Don Pathan

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Bangkok-based security consultant focusing on conflict in Burma/Myanmar and insurgency in the Thailand’s far South.

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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Part of the problem is a fundamental mismatch in how each side frames the conflict. The military treats the insurgency as a security matter, while the insurgents view their struggle as political.
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Negotiating Peace in the Far South, Anutin Style
sECURITY High-Level Meeting between Thai and BRN negotiators in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 2026. Don Pathan www.stratsea.com  The Kissinge...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Anutin’s Thailand-Malaysia wall won’t solve Southern conflict
A PTT petrol station in Thailand’s far South was set on fire on 11 January 2026. (Photo from Royal Thai Army) Don Pathan Prachatai Prime Min...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Thailand and the UWSA: A Complex Border Challenge
Don Pathan Mizzima News Happier times. UWSA chairman Bao Yu-xiang (left) and the then Third Army Area commander, Lt. General Picharnmate Mua...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Shinawatra’s End
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra (Credit: Facebook posting) Leaked Phone Call Thailand’s Shinawatra political dynasty faces its gravest crisis...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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When Separatist Bombs Shake Thailand’s Tourist Shores
Don Pathan www.stratsea.com Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers neutralising bombs in Phuket. IEDs in Tourist Destinations Actions speak lo...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Thailand’s Conflict: Guns, Bombs and Assassinations
Don Pathan www.stratsea.com  Sungai Kolok district office was hit by a car bomb set off by BRN combatants on March 8, 2025.(Photo Credit: Na...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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The targeted killing of Abdulroning Lateh and its consequences
There was a real fear that the insurgency in Thailand’s southernmost border provinces would relive its bloody past where tit-for-tat violence by government forces and rebel combatants turned the confl...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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Can the massive scam industry on China's doorstep be stopped?
Caught between Myanmar's militias and Beijing's demands, thousands face an uncertain fate
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Tensions Rise in Southern Thailand as Ramadhan Ceasefire Talks Stall donpathan.blogspot.com/2025/03/tens...
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Tensions Rise in Southern Thailand as Ramadhan Ceasefire Talks Stall
Don Pathan www.stratsea.com The Thai Government was hoping to secure a ceasefire with the Patani Malay separatist rebels for this year’s Ram...
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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DPM Phumtham calls for new path to peace in Thailand's South
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has called for a thorough review of strategies aimed at resolving the decades-long insurgency in the deep South .
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Don Pathan @donpathan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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The Gaza Conflict Has Stirred Thailand’s Far South, Mildly
Part of an ongoing article series on the impact of the Middle East conflict on Southeast Asia. Don Pathan stratsea   (www.stratsea.com) Intr...
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