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Beneath Tak Bai's calm, scars remain
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/10/2025
» 'I went out after dark to help my friend. Luckily, his phone still worked when he called. On the way from my house, there were corpses floating in the water, face down, shot dead. I'm sure there were more deaths than what they reported. The sound of gunfire kept going late into the night. I remember earlier that day, when the soldiers opened fire, I'd seen people's heads blown to bits as I was running home. I'd never forget what I saw."
Govt must gain trust to restore peace in South
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/06/2025
» The latest blasts in downtown Pattani on Monday say one thing to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Her plan to turn battlefields into marketplaces in the restive South will be hard to achieve.
No justice for Tak Bai
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2024
» The return of a former defendant in the Tak Bai lawsuit who disappeared to let the statute of limitations expire shows the strength of Thailand's culture of impunity.
No Tak Bai miracles to deliver justice
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/10/2024
» There was no miracle as the clock ticked past midnight of Oct 25 marking the end of the 20-year statute of limitations in the Tak Bai case.
Security beefed up in wake of Tak Bai killings statute expiry
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 26/10/2024
» Security has been tightened in the deep South following intelligence reports of insurgent groups planning to instigate violence from Oct 24-28, after the statute of limitations for the Tak Bai massacre case expired at midnight last night.
New strife fears for South
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/10/2024
» Authorities have expressed concern that ill-intentioned groups may incite fresh unrest in the deep South as the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai massacre case expires today.
Last-ditch bid to make Tak Bai massacre case arrests
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/10/2024
» National police chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet has demanded a last-ditch bid to locate the whereabouts of all the suspects in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case before the statute of limitations expires on Friday.
Thai PM urged to track down Tak Bai massacre defendants
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Forty-three non-governmental organisations have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, along with the Interior Minister and national police chief, to make sure the seven defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case are brought to trial before the case's statute of limitations expires this Friday.
People's Party's popularity problem
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» The People's Party (PP) promised on its formation in August that it would emerge from the ashes of the Move Forward Party (MFP) on a solid footing.
Phumtham ready to discuss Tak Bai case with House panel
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday he is ready to address questions raised by the special House committee on southern border peace about the Tak Bai massacre case.