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Latest News |
| haksin VS Insurgents No, I did not : fugitive ex-premier ( English ) |
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has denied an allegation he held talks with southern insurgents in Malaysia.
"I am not in the position to conduct such negotiations since I am just an unemployed man," he said in an interview in Hong Kong.
Two Democrat MPs, Prasert Phongsuwansiri and Thaworn Senneam, alleged that an insurgency-linked website posted a picture of Thaksin in a meeting with some 18 southern insurgents, voicing suspicion that recent bomb attacks in Hat Yai and Yala might have been set off by insurgents opposing the talks. |
| Conflict in far South could use serious reconciliation also ( English ) |
March 5, 2012 1:00 am
To Mr Kofi Annan, Former UN secretary general, President of Kofi Annan Foundation
And to Mr Martti Ahtisaari,
Former president of the Republic of Finland,
Chairman of Crisis Management Initiative:
Honourable Gentlemen,
On the occasion of your visit to Thailand at the invitation of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT) in a bid to encourage reconciliation by the leftist Red and rightist Yellow, allow us, on behalf of Malay Muslims from the Patani region, which consists of the five southern Malay-speaking provinces, formerly known as "The Malay Kingdom of Patani", to introduce our long-standing conflict that exists between us and the Thai state. We would like also to draw your attention to our basic rights, dignity and justice, which are threatened by the Thai state. |
| Thailand should allow mediators in the deep South ( English ) |
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The Nation February 23, 2012 1:00 am
If the southern insurgency is ever to end, the Thai government must accept the help of outsiders who also want to see peace in the region
News that Thailand and Malaysia are willing to work together to bring permanent peace to Thailand's southernmost provinces, which are plagued by an ongoing insurgency that has no end in sight, is welcome indeed.
How the two countries are going to achieve this goal is anybody's guess, but let's hope the two leaders, Yingluck Shinawatra and her Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak, weren't just going through the motions when they said what they believe the public wants to hear.
According to sources in the government, there are some encouraging signs and an understanding that the two countries are seriously looking for ways to cooperate on this matter. |
| Thai govt and rebels to resume talks Encouraging signs this time raise hopes of peace in restive south ( English ) |
Published on Feb 15, 2012 Thai security personnel inspecting the site of a bomb blast in restive Pattani province last Thursday. A retired teacher was killed and several villagers wounded. -- PHOTO: REUTERS By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent |
| Confusion reigns on 'peace processes' in the deep South ( English ) |
Insurgents behind the violence in the South have used their attacks to gain attention from international organisations in a bid to draw them into the problem, Army Commander in Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha recently proclaimed to the media. |
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