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- 1 2 3 "Guitar man strikes a peace note in south", The Straits Times (Singapore), April 27, 2006
- ↑ "AK-47 guitar used to achieve peace Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine ", The Manila Times , June 3, 2006
- ↑ A Peace Plan?, Newsweek International , May, 2005
- ↑ "Thai musician turns rifle into guitar on peace mission", Agence France Presse , June 1, 2006