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Jihadists do exist, and talks are the only option
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/02/2013
» There have been many high-profile incidents involving the southern insurgency in the past few weeks. Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was reportedly approached to help find a solution to the violence. The military was successful in quashing a separatist attack with 16 militants killed, but this was quickly followed by retaliation with bomb blast scares in Pattani. The Malaysian king's Bangkok visit, previously scheduled for this week, was also postponed due to his poor health.
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DSI probe turning deaths into political tools
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/12/2012
» The investigation into the deadly crackdowns on anti-government protesters in 2010 is now under way and I strongly support this effort. It is the culture of impunity that has made state violence against the people possible.
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Southern violence strategy all talk, no action
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/01/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has described his meeting with Malaysia's Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein as a win-win for both Thailand and Malaysia. This is only partially true.
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Spectre of state violence just won't go away
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/10/2012
» The commemoration of the bloody 6 Oct 1976 crackdown against the student-led rally inside Thammasat University is usually a low-key event, observed by former student activists and relatives of the dead.
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US sets an example
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/11/2012
» The US presidential election last week, which saw the first black American president being re-elected, did more than delight many Thais.
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Government must be bold to tackle southern crisis
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/09/2012
» It is time for Yingluck Shinawatra's government to forsake its piecemeal measures towards the southern conflict and adopt a bolder, more comprehensive policy to allow political solutions to prevail over military measures.
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Rich get bail, while poor go to jail
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/09/2012
» Today, the latest in a series of lese majeste trials will begin at the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road.
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Neighbourly spirit needed to stop violence
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/09/2012
» The death toll in the South will never stop rising, unless two key players _ the Thai military and Malaysian authorities _ change their attitudes.
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The unfinished business of 1932
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/06/2012
» The term "revolution of 1932" is often used to refer to events 80 years ago today when a group of six young and ardent military officers and civil servants (called Khanarassadorn) joined 96 others to change the Thai administrative system from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
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UN expects more efforts on human rights
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/03/2012
» Thailand will try to strike a balance between national interest and security pressures when the country announces further commitments to human rights issues in a key United Nations meeting slated for Thursday in Geneva.
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