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Police hope talks can end protest
Published on 17/09/2013
» Police have been directed to negotiate with disgruntled rubber and palm oil farmers to end their rally, which continues to block the southern highway, amid government suspicions the protest is politically motivated.
Locals oppose Sadao blockade
Published on 07/09/2013
» SONGKHLA - Local residents in Sadao district are unhappy with the threat by protesting rubber farmers to block the border checkpoint with Malaysia to press the government for higher prices.
Govt tries to sway rubber farmers to end protests
Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2013
» A senior government representative was sent to the South on Tuesday in a bid to defuse the conflict with rubber farmers, as the protest spread to Phunphin district in Surat Thani, where protesters parked buses across Highway 41, a main road to the southern region.
‘Symbolic reconciliation’
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/04/2012
» The PM’s visit to General Prem yesterday was full of symbolism but it remains to be seen if reconciliation will result. Opinions vary.
Gas price hike sparks protest (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/01/2012
» Transport firms have begun to carry out their threat to block national highways with up to 20,000 vehicles.