BANGKOK: In a surprise turnaround, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ordered yesterday the partial withdrawal of troops from Thailand's southern provinces, where separatist violence has claimed more than 780 lives since January last year.
The announcement came after lawmakers bombarded Thaksin with criticism over his government's hardline response to continuing attacks by insurgents in the largely Muslim provinces during a rare joint session of Parliament.
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