Chalerm: Media helping to stir up southern unrest

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Chalerm: Media helping to stir up southern unrest

Published: 9 Aug 2012 at 16.07
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The media is partly to blame for the problems in the far South because they give the violence too much news coverage, and there are also evil politicians behind the insurgency, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said during the House meeting on Thursday.

Democrat MP for Narathiwat Surachet Wae-asae told the House that southern unrest had intensified since the first Thaksin Shinawatra administration. The government had not tackled the problem properly and there were human rights abuses in the region.

"Government officials don't give importance to the southern issue and they refuse to visit the area to assess the situation and raise the morale of the officers working there.

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spiceman
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Discussion 32 : 10 Aug 2012 at 02.4632
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Is the Deputy PM suggesting all these escalating deaths & destructions in the Deep South should not be reported by the Media?

"A poor craftsman always blames his tools."
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Discussion 31 : 10 Aug 2012 at 01.3231
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johninbkk d29 - Barack Obama has been to Iraq and Afghanistan quite a few times and he wasn't dragged there kicking and screaming. He probably felt it was his duty to go there, to boost the moral of the military. What is wrong with Yingluck doing the same in her own country?
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Discussion 30 : 10 Aug 2012 at 01.2930
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johninbkk D29 - There is one major difference between Obama/Iraqi and YS/Southern Thailand, that is Thailand is Y/S's country, and therefore her primary responsibility.
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Discussion 29 : 09 Aug 2012 at 23.4329
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Facts: The violence peaked during the military coup government, and was approximately the same during both the TS and AV administrations. The Dem Party stronghold is the south, and their MPs have significant control over politics in the south. The AV administration legally cleared all security forces of all wrong doing for the Tak Bai and Krue Sae Mosque incidents.

My opinion: demanding Yingluck go to the south is like demanding Obama to travel to Iraq. This is just mudslinging and lacks any suggestions to help resolve the issues.
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Discussion 28 : 09 Aug 2012 at 21.5628
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'Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt'
I always thought C.U. was just a loudmouth, after this latest rant, I am left with no doubt.
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Discussion 27 : 09 Aug 2012 at 21.4927
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"If we have to go there, up to 700 security officers will have to be deployed and they have to prepare for three days in advance to clear the area and cut off cell phone signals,"

I would submit that if it takes 700 security officers to secure the visit of one or two officials from Bangkok, the insurgents have already won!
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Discussion 26 : 09 Aug 2012 at 21.3426
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Chalerm is not able to crackdown casinos in Bangkok, how he can do in the deep Thai/Malay jungle ????
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Discussion 25 : 09 Aug 2012 at 21.0425
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jerrold - "Can somebody please tell me, what exactly IS the problem with these insurgents, apart from random burning, looting, killing sprees and other illegal activities ?"

We're talking about the South, not the red shirts today.
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Discussion 24 : 09 Aug 2012 at 20.2324
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jacksprat D12

Anyone can post anything on the internet, most people who study the southern situation agree that PULO is no longer a real player in the insurgency. There is also general agreement among academics and the authorities that there is very little real evidence of what the insurgents want, no group with any real credability has ever made any demands.
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Discussion 23 : 09 Aug 2012 at 20.2323
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Chalerm if you think reporting the facts of the days events in the south is over reporting, then you really do need to lay off the bottle.

The media are doing the job they are paid to do and by the way, their taxes pay your wages.

If your really looking to divert blame on someone why not blame us the expat farangs, we are a soft target.
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