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Focus on unrest irks Surapong

Lavishing too much attention on the violence in the deep South could provoke more bloodshed, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul says in a warning to the media.

The government is aware it needs to explain the problem but is also aware that drawing attention to it could encourage the insurgents, he said.

"I would not like the international community to pay more attention to this problem, but they should condemn those who attack innocent people," he said.

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  • canuck

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    Discussion 2 : 02 Jan 2013 at 00.592

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    I think you misread his statement. What he said was he didn't want the media attention to encourage the terrorist's behaviour. Some people do thing to get written about in the newspapers and others do it so their plight can be heard about around the world. It makes them feel like movie stars. They crave even negative attention.

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    Discussion 1 : 02 Jan 2013 at 00.131

    Instead of doing something to end the violence, he asks the press to ignore it.

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