Thailand's Endless Woe

[bingobongo]

Thailand's Endless Woe

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...1644900,00.html

[Groongthep]

Absolutely Heartbreaking

[ricklev]

How about the extraordinary courage and decency of the Thais who teach in those schools!!!!!!

[Ping]

No solution in sight for this one. It seems a lack of capacity to gather intelligence through infiltration and other means, coupled with a lack of commitment to financing a professional operation (bearing in mind the junta's criticisms of Thaksin in respect of his approach to the south), means that this is bound to continue escalating. Thanks to the OP for the link...

[bruceboy]

I never been happier or more confident. GO Thailand !

[Prakanong]

How about the extraordinary courage and decency of the Thais who teach in those schools!!!!!!

Absolutely - to be admired.

[SiamSquare123]

im really hoping saprang gets the nod from sondthi because he doesnt take anything from nobody and could really make the difference.

[apetley]

A very tragic read indeed, something that everyone with a love for Thailand should take notice of.

I cannot help thinking of parallels with what was once the situation in Northern Ireland.

Over the years the violence there got steadily worse, hatred from each 'side' for the other became more intense and this was all despite huge numbers of troops in the province and for some time a shoot to kill policy of the 'known' players. It solved nothing.

What worked was dialogue between all those involved, political and paramilitary.

Nothing will be solved in the south of Thailand by further opressing an already downtodden majority. The sooner the politicians in Bangkok realise this the better, although personally I believe that will only come about when we have an elected government in Thailand and only then if the military can be persuaded to come on side with that type of approach.

It will take moral bravery and give and take from both sides, something that has been sadly lacking over the years. I for one can't see things changing in the near future and that is what is so desperately sad for anyone who wants a stable and peaceful Thailand.