The announcement of the peace dialogue between the Secretary-General of Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) and the representatives of the well-known separatist movement Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) on February 28, 2013 was a bolt from the blue. The location of the announcement was also significant, it tells us a lot about the formation of the historic meeting of the two hostile parties. The news was announced by the Malay Prime Minister, Najib Razak in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, following talks with Thai Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra.