Govt should adapt past studies on reconciliation: peace advocate

[webfact]

Govt should adapt past studies on reconciliation: peace advocate
By THE NATION

 

Ekachai

 

BANGKOK: -- A RESPECTED peace advocate has suggested the government bring past studies on conflict and reconciliation to the table to help to guide its renewed efforts toward reconciliation.

 

General Ekachai Srivilas, a former member of the National Reform Council (NRC), said various studies on the issue that could prove useful had been carried out previously, and the government should consider them to implement recommendations.

 

“I believe that if the government is determined enough, the task could be accomplished within this year as aimed for,” said Ekachai, who is also director of peace and governance at the King Prajadhipok Research Institute.

 

The past studies, praised by many peace advocates for their thoroughness, include a report done after the 2010 crackdown on red-shirt protesters by the Truth for Reconciliation Commission, chaired by the legal expert Kanit Na Nakorn, and a report prepared by the NRC’s reconciliation study committee.

 

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[waldroj]

"...a respected peace advocate...". 

 

Are you kidding me???  

 

Thailand is in its current situation because its people don't respect its peace advocates !!! 

[yellowboat]

Not snatching the office from an elected government in the first place might be a good thing to consider in the future.  This clown is just trying to make himself relevant for the next round of goodies to be shared.

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

past studies on conflict and reconciliation

Haven't previous coups been proven to be ineffective?

[mtls2005]

"Reconciliation" really means that the Phrai need to recognize their place and return to being happy while being lorded over by the amart.

 

Oh, and all red shirts need to be jailed.

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

bring past studies on conflict and reconciliation to the table to help to guide its renewed efforts toward reconciliation.

According to the junta past efforts have not worked thus the new "constitution" and "orchestrated/delayed" elections. Going into the future they want to correct "past" mistakes. In other words neutralize the electorate much like the west has done but praise it as a democratic system/process.

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Haven't previous coups been proven to be ineffective?

Modules of trial and error. Perfection is coming down the pipe. Brace yourself. You will be S.... blued and tattooed before you can blink. 

[Redline]

Only solutions from Thailand will be excepted.  Please don't remind anyone that there is a world with 7.5 billion people out there.

[elgordo38]

6 minutes ago, Redline said:

Only solutions from Thailand will be excepted.  Please don't remind anyone that there is a world with 7.5 billion people out there.

 

6 minutes ago, Redline said:

Only solutions from Thailand will be excepted.  Please don't remind anyone that there is a world with 7.5 billion people out there.

If we eliminated all the poor people in the world things would be more manageable. The rich could rob and destroy each other to the last man standing.