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PM warned against recognising rebels

Pattani senator says KL talks are premature

Security officials have voiced fears that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will try to formalise peace talks with southern separatists during her visit to Malaysia this week.

Ms Yingluck will travel to Kuala Lumpur to discuss Thailand's request for help to solve the violence in the South.

National security sources say former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Ms Yingluck's elder brother, has been heavily involved in pushing for a peace deal with southern separatists.

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  • bkposter

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    Discussion 7 : 26 Feb 2013 at 11.357

    Lots of "sources" were quoted in this article that did not have the courage to ID themselves or to ID their motives for their position against the government finally looking to open a dialog with these people.
    Seems to me that sticking your head in the sand and refusing to acknowledge that they exist has not worked in the last 10 years and not likely to work in the future. If Thailand is not even willing to acknowledge that grievances and problems do in fact exist then it seems they have little chance of truly addressing and rectifying them.

  • geoffo

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    Discussion 6 : 26 Feb 2013 at 11.326

    A complicated affair, the seeds of which were sown during the 1960s onwards when Thailand allowed Malayan CT's to skip over the border to Thailand. Some 20 odd years ago PKR elements began the push for an autonomous region in North Malaysia with a violent attack on an Army base. 10 years ago the Thai side started their push using the same tactic. Talk of a caliphate has swirled around all these events.

    With Sukhumpol, Chalerm and Prayuth leading the Thai side negotiations I think the terrorists must know now is their time.

  • beer_sing

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    Discussion 5 : 26 Feb 2013 at 09.145

    Thailand must be careful as PAS or PKR win the coming Malaysia election in April, then talk with Najib or BN may become down graded and more complication will arise from the southern state.
    PAS and PKR control of northern Malaysian state has long seen to be sympathizer to our 3 southern provinces and this could potentially tilt bargaining talk.

  • bobby2000

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    Discussion 4 : 26 Feb 2013 at 09.024

    "He is reported to be trying to broker a peace deal with insurgent leaders. If such a deal were to be signed, it would be a "nightmare" for all, a source said." It's because of attitudes like this the government hasn't come close to solving the problems in the south. First step to a solution is to start talks with the insurgents. The government must acknowledge them.

  • hillfarang

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    Discussion 3 : 26 Feb 2013 at 08.073

    "Recognizing" them has various implications.

    Thailand may not 'recognize' their legitimacy, but to ignore their existence is not, I submit, productive.

  • onlyasking

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    Discussion 2 : 26 Feb 2013 at 08.022

    And again the brakes are being put on by the conservatives to find a sollution to the problem. The same happened with TS. Do they want the southern war to come to BKK before they negotiate? If you have a problem there is no better time to solve it than now.

  • Eric

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    Discussion 1 : 26 Feb 2013 at 07.051

    There is genuine political reason as Malaysia will go to the poll by April and the ground sentiments are that Najib and his BN coalition may not form the government or a hang Parliment may developed. The Malaysian states bordering the south are governed by coalition party of the oposition PKR and talks will be more productive having the PAS in the talks. The PAS are known to be sympathic to the south insurgents. I think the talk with Najib need to proceed but nothing should be formalized until there are political clarity in Malaysia.

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