Exclusive: Southern Thai peace talks brokered by Malaysia hit a dead end

Thai soldiers inspect a damaged military truck after a roadside bomb attack in Yala province, southernThailand on 29 June.- EPA

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian-brokered peace deal between the Thai government and insurgents from the country’s embattled southern region has hit a brick wall, with unreasonable demands by the militants cited as a key factor.

"They are making demands knowing the Thai government can never grant them," said Don Pathan, a security analyst based in Yala province in southern Thailand.