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| Malaysian ex-military chief appointed new facilitator for Deep South peace talks |
| 2023-01-14 |
| [BenarNews] Malaysia’s government announced Tuesday it was appointing a former military chief as the new controller of peace talks for the Thai Deep South, a move that the southern rebels’ representative and analysts welcomed saying they hoped it would step up the pace of negotiations. As BenarNews first reported last week before the appointment was made official, Malaysia picked Zulkifli Zainal Abidin to replace Abdul Rahim Noor, a former national police chief who was appointed to the role of peace broker in 2018. In a statement announcing the appointment, Mohd. Zuki Ali, chief secretary to the Malaysian government, thanked Rahim Noor for his service, adding that Zulkifli’s appointment began on Jan. 1. |
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