Bt600 million in southern security ‘solutions’ get Cabinet approval
By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Cabinet on Tuesday allocated Bt599.91 million to nine security projects in the southern border provinces in a bid to curb the ethnic Malay insurgency.

 

A committee led by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan tasked with finding solutions to the conflict proposed the following expenditures:

 

* Bt11.236 million to establish a central online database for security agencies

 

* Bt9.625 million to take aerial photos

 

* Bt396.55 million to establish village defence volunteer units in 60 more tambon

 

* Bt33.23 million for a Pracharat-Yalannan Baru project under the Internal Security Operations Command to combat drug abuse in 1,300 villages

 

* Bt10.283 million to follow up on existing security matters

 

* Bt24.435 million to foster community strength, sustainability and prosperity 

 

* Bt9 million for a river ferry on the Malaysian border in Narathiwat

 

* Bt80 million to encourage public participation in finding solutions to the insurgency

 

* Bt25.54 million for operating expenses of Prawit’s committee and its southern offices.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30318691

 

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What! Not a satang for armoured vehicles for the patrols, nothing for each to be equipped with mobile phone signal blockers. No helitelly fitted to helicopter?

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Bt11.236 million to establish a central online database for security agencies

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Bt25.54 million for operating expenses of Prawit’s committee and its southern offices.

How have they been doing so far? Well protected troops with the equipment needed to combat all illegal activities works, rewards only for big results. Talking and love didn't work in Northern Ireland, but strong troops and honest police officers and action did wear them down and now peace is there.

15 hours ago, phetpeter said:

Talking and love didn't work in Northern Ireland, but strong troops and honest police officers and action did wear them down and now peace is there.

While peace talks were incentivized by military pressure, it was internationalization of parts of the peace process and power sharing that contributed to the resolution of Northern Ireland sovereignty. The Thai military opposes internationalization of Malay insurgent political objectives nor any resolution that deviates from recognition of absolute supremacy of the Thai government. Northern Ireland does not work as a peace model in southern Thailand.