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10,000-plus govt forces to provide security in South
By Digital



BANGKOK, Dec 8 -- More than 10,000 combined government personnel will be assigned to provide security in deep southern Thailand during the upcoming New Year’s celebrations, said Lt Gen Prakarn Cholayuth, commander of the Fourth Army Region.

Gen Prakarn, responsible for security in the South, said more than 10,000 army, police and volunteers would be deployed in the deep South to provide security to the troubled region during the New Year festival.

Government and private offices will be closed for five days, starting December 31, to celebrate the New Year holidays.

Touching on the upcoming peace talks between government officers and insurgent representatives, Gen Prakarn said the National Security Council is now drafting the framework for the peace negotiations.

Also, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command had already organised more than 40 platforms in which Wan Abdul Kadir Che Man, head of Bersatu, an umbrella organisation for a number of separatist groups, also participated and exchanged ideas, he said.

Besides renewed peace talks with the insurgents which would take place soon, military engineers have built roads in the troubled southern provinces -- Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat – which encouraged closer cooperation between the local residents and state officials, said Gen Prakarn.

The closer cooperation between the people and the government is in line with the ‘Tung Yang Daeng Model’ which would help change the hard-line ideology of the insurgents and eventually cease


-- TNA 2014-12-08

[ratcatcher]

Good news, now the people of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat can enjoy Christmas dinner knowing the army has them secured.

[Bluespunk]

"The closer cooperation between the people and the government is in line with the ‘Tung Yang Daeng Model’ which would help change the hard-line ideology of the insurgents and eventually cease"

Well undermine them anyway.

Take away their support and then deal with die-hard elements as necessary.

[ChrisY1]

So...5000 Honda Waves??

[ratcatcher]

So...5000 Honda Waves??

Yes Chris, the new sleek three finger model.

[chotthee]

This is to ensure Thai people in the South are save from those Muslim people.

[ratcatcher]

This is to ensure Thai people in the South are save from those Muslim people.

Save the Thai people from the Thai people, is that what you mean?

You surely don't suggest that the Muslim people in the south aren't Thai? Do you?

[ggt]

Finally after more than 10 years of Muslim aggression in southern Thailand...a sizeable military force will be stationed there...there may yet be hope for the future of the honest law abiding citizens of that region...good for them...

[surangw]

only a temporary measure, right ?

[rickirs]

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This is to ensure Thai people in the South are save from those Muslim people.

Save the Thai people from the Thai people, is that what you mean?

You surely don't suggest that the Muslim people in the south aren't Thai? Do you?

Muslims can only hope.

[kayjun]

Things down here is at its worse, wherever you look is the RTA the RTP & those volunteering soldiers. How would any one of you as a tourist or foreigner like to see that in your face when you walk down the road. And still they want to send more, I say GREAT. TAT is going down & the rest of border towns is going to be a ghost town.

I think the tourism in thai is NO NO.. I should say THAILAND DOES NOT WELCOME YOU!!!

[kaobang]

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/thailand/141204/sin-city-fire-islamic-insurgency-thailand-party-town

the video is very interesting

[ABCer]

Can't help but ask a few questions:

1) How many thousands of gov't forces was there before these 10,000?

2) How much did these forces do in securing the populace before New Year and Christmas?

3) Are newly built roads for use of only gov't forces or insurgents as well?

4) Is the 'closer cooperation' between gov't forces and local people such a decisive factor? If 'yes' - why not think of it long ago?

5) Why 'ratcatcher' doesn't catch rats as his logo suggests?

6) Does the motto 'oils ain't oils' suggests the use of 'Thais ain't Thais' and how true such a suggestion might be?

7) Whether Muslim people in the South feel Thai should be answered by them, - don't you think so?

Being sceptical and cynical is no fun. It comes from years of experience and cannot be helped.

Edited December 10, 2014 by ABCer