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Manhunt for gunmen who killed four in Narathiwat
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/05/2025
» The head of the army in southern Thailand has condemned the gunmen responsible for the brutal murder of four people, including a nine-year-old girl and a 76-year-old blind woman, in Tak Bai and Chanae districts of Narathiwat province.
Up your game, southern security forces told
Published on 23/04/2025
» Security authorities in Thailand’s deep South have to work more actively to deter violence and act more promptly to contain any violent incidents, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Questionable governance
Postbag, Published on 24/03/2025
» Re: "Premier laments debate timing", (BP, March 22).
Thai defence minister urges deep South peace talks review
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/03/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai called for a reassessment of the peace negotiations in the deep South, stressing the need for genuine representatives to participate in the dialogue process.
Thailand's tense dance of diplomacy
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 04/03/2025
» Last Thursday evening, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai showed his true colours when he addressed the repatriation of 40 Uyghurs to China. Cool as a cucumber, he spoke with authority yet with an apologetic tone. That day's press conference was his perfect coda; other cabinet ministers were mere decorative artefacts.
First, fix the rules
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/02/2025
» Re: "Let the people decide", (PostBag, Feb 23) & "Charter rewrite faces major setbacks", (Opinion, Feb 22).
Thaksin's 'peace' vow spurs concerns
Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's vow to end the southern unrest by next year has raised concerns and prompted questions about how the government actually intends to resolve the issue, a political scholar at Thammasat University said on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister backs Thaksin on South solution
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/02/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has expressed support for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's views regarding restoring peace in the deep South and urged insurgents to halt violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Thaksin says sorry for Tak Bai
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 24/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday apologised for the tragedy of the Tak Bai massacre in Narathiwat in 2004, which occurred during his tenure as prime minister.
Unfazed by bombs, Thaksin says he feels more welcome in Thailand's deep South
Post Reporters, Published on 23/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he is not worried by bombings in the deep South during his visit to the region as four previous bids to assassinate him had failed to scare him.