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When art imitates life in the South
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/08/2017
» Suhaidee Sata is an artist from Pattani whose art pieces include charcoal sketches of guns used by security officials in the deep South. "This is M16a1," he pointed at one drawing. "This is M16a2. This is M4. And this is AK47."
Rubbish attitude
News, Postbag, Published on 20/04/2017
» Re: "City seeks waste awareness", (BP, April 18).
Put meat on bike laws
News, Postbag, Published on 03/12/2016
» Re: "Children told not to drive motorbikes", (BP, Nov 30).
Shot in the foot
News, Postbag, Published on 23/11/2016
» Re: "Let's bite the bullet and end conscription", (Opinion, Nov 21).
About politics
News, Published on 14/05/2016
» The referendum result may well be the deciding factor in whether the next general election slated for next year will see Pheu Thai take its place in the starting line-up.
Latest attacks show BRN's new strategy
News, Anthony Davis, Published on 29/03/2016
» Coming just less than two weeks apart, the recent car bomb on the outskirts of Pattani city and a major insurgent assault that invaded a hospital in Narathiwat indicate that beneath the surface of the violence sputtering across the southern border provinces the ground is shifting.
Advantage of a probe
News, Published on 01/04/2015
» The military had an unprecedented opportunity to take a giant, positive step in the deep South. Security commanders have however decided once again to be too timid. Four young men have been killed in the deep South. The killings have once again sparked two completely opposite accounts, one by the army, another by local communities. An independent inquiry should have been appointed to sort it out.
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.
Seven steps to building up southern trust
News, Published on 24/01/2015
» Violence in Thailand's deep South is at its lowest level in the past 11 years. While this is a very positive development for the people of the South who have lived with violence and fear on a daily basis, it does not portend a lasting peace. Indeed, it could actually be counterproductive.
Save the forests — and park rangers, too
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/08/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced last week its master plan to reduce deforestation by 40% in the next decade. I was happy to learn of the initiative.