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Never-ending demands will kill peace talks
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 25/07/2013
» So, Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok has jumped the gun _ he shouldn't have blundered so badly. Almost a decade of separatist violence certainly won't end overnight. Our peace talks chief Paradorn Pattanatabut acknowledges it and maybe Pol Gen Pracha should speak to him more often.
Public deserves answers over expo bid failure
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/06/2013
» The government has gone quiet over the country's failure to remain in the running to host the 2020 World Expo.
Ball in BRN's court with South talks
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 23/05/2013
» Bargaining for peace in the restive far South requires a fair amount of bending to pump momentum into the negotiations.
Bedfellow politics rears its ugly head
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 09/05/2013
» Just when one thought the "side-pillow" parliament _ the term given to husband-wife duos serving in our halls of power _ had been laid to rest, the undead show signs of returning from the grave.
Road toll tallies only tell half the holiday follies
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 11/04/2013
» We're now only a heartbeat away from Songkran, and like Christmas (at least in the southern hemisphere), that means it's time to rejoice in the baking heat.
Self-rule risks bedevilling talks with BRN
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 21/03/2013
» Call it monumental, historic or a big leap. The peace talks deal with the BRN has set many pulses racing about the prospect of our brothers and sisters in the far South living peacefully with everyone else.
Repent before asking for an amnesty
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 21/02/2013
» Amnesty has gone through quite a transformation of late; from a mantra, to a charade and now the most dreaded word in politics.
A fair referendum or bust
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/12/2012
» Tearing up a constitution is no laughing matter. Without a thorough consultative process, there is a huge risk the charter rewrite efforts will heighten colour-coded conflicts needlessly.
Respect the constitution's spirit
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 22/11/2012
» It looks rather likely that we will be at loggerheads once again over the perennially unfinished charter amendment business.
Flood trouble shooter shows up govt again
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 18/10/2012
» Seree Supratid, the flood trouble shooter, is back on Thai PBS, and for TV viewers, it can't be good news.