IFAs’ initial efforts were to train news reporting regarding conflict and emergency situation for Bangkok-based commercial media. However, this strategy did not respond to the actual needs in a way that local voices have not been expressed through this effort. IFAs then shifted to focus more on local capacities for public communication and media. CSOs for public communication and media mainly obtained technical skills and used financial resources from IFAs to start up their operation. Later, the process of media development in the Far South, particularly technical skills, had transferred from international standard trainings by IFAs to local trainings by local trainers. The contribution of cooperation between these media groups and IFAs is still very small compared to the impact they are able to make because of social constraints. Local and national media efforts are faced with highly- influential mainstream media in Bangkok and limited mechanisms in making stories from the Far South more attractive.