Anwar Ibrahim's rise to power as Malaysia's prime minister and his upcoming visit to the kingdom has rekindled hope for a return of peace to the far South, according to experts.
Mr Anwar, now 75, is known far and wide within the state sector, civic networks and even underground insurgent movements, said Mansor Salae, an independent academic and coordinator of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for peace and development in the southern border areas.
