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Anti-coup bomb theory a smokescreen
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 24/08/2015
» The carnage at the Erawan shrine last Monday was horrifying. And what the defence minister said afterwards was also shocking.
The big issue: The goats of August
Alan Dawson, Published on 26/07/2015
» Army officers approached Sama-ae Thanam in his Yala prison cell last month, according to the former Pulo terrorist. He quickly agreed to their proposal to support government-sponsored peace moves in exchange for breathing the free air of the deep South — not because they were extra persuasive, but rather because he had been thinking over his support of violence for a long time.
Language is way forward in deep South
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/07/2015
» In multi-ethnic and multi-cultural societies, language is about more than communication. It is about recognition and accommodation, power and power-sharing. When society fosters power-sharing and forges compromise and consensus to underpin societal cohesion and achieve relative peace at home, the role of official and national languages can be powerful and paramount.
Learning from the Rohingya's plight
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 12/06/2015
» In recent months, images of Rohingya refugees have flooded the media, drawing increasing attention to the Myanmar government, the UN and Asean. The Rohingya's moments of despair, frozen in photographs, have mobilised world opinion to their cause.
Bombs signal rocky road to southern talks
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/05/2015
» Malaysia and Thailand are poised to launch another round of peace talks with southern Muslim separatists next month, but the main player — the Barisan Nasional Revolusi (BRN) — remains reluctant as usual.
Troop rotation long overdue
News, Published on 18/03/2015
» The military command has begun an operation that should have taken place years ago. Troop units from the North and Northeast are to leave the deep South and head back to their home bases. Regiments based in the South will take their place. The replacements will take years to complete. This raises questions about the true goals of the current military regime towards the conflict and citizens in the four southernmost provinces.
Terror fails in deep South
News, Published on 25/02/2015
» Another round of vehicle bombs in Narathiwat province last week has shown this government has no more control of the deep South's violence than any of its predecessors. Militants drove a truck and a motorcycle, both carrying bombs, into the province's main town. It was Friday, broad daylight. No intelligence report alerted Narathiwat officials or innocent civilians. The explosions wounded 13 people and damaged 20 buildings.
Blow here for safety
News, Published on 17/02/2015
» Chutima Kunnang, a saleswoman from Nakhon Phanom, deserves a mention in future histories of Thai culture. The 28-year-old also deserves a small thanks from the nation at large. She didn't know it, but when police stopped her car in Bangkok last week, she made history. Chutima was the first person arrested under a new law that requires vehicle operators suspected of drink driving to either take a breathalyser test on the spot, or be detained for more thorough medical checks that might prove the suspicion to be true.
Security forces fear Malay school's thrall
News, Published on 20/11/2014
» Cho Airong is a downtrodden rural community in central Narathiwat province. For 11 years it's been a "red zone", a locus of insurgent operations and violence.
Handing out guns is not the answer
News, Published on 09/11/2014
» It is saddening indeed that the conflict in the deep South has claimed the life of another innocent victim. Suthida Tangjai, a second-year student at the Princess of Naradhiwas University, died on Thursday following a shooting in the troubled region last weekend which left her in a coma.