Police struggle in makeshift offices

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South police work out of makeshift offices

Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 16.08
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Police at 11 stations in three provinces of the turbulent far South not only have to survive a hostile environment, they have to do it from makeshift offices without proper facilities -- because extensions and renovations promised years ago have not been built.

According to the Southern Border Police Operations Centre, police assigned to 11 stations are working in temporary offices. Some have set up the makeshift working places on the station premises, others have been forced to work out of places such as a house built for welfare services use.

Six police stations in Narathiwat province, three in Pattani and two in Yala are affected.

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DonAleman
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Discussion 7 : 28 Jan 2013 at 14.087
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To paraphrase a world famous, now deceased General, Patton said "We are here to kill the
bastards BEFORE they kill us !" Thai generals military/police say "tighten security ".
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Discussion 6 : 24 Jan 2013 at 22.596
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Police can't stop the insurgency. Stopping the insurgency is the job of the military. Special Forces that are properly-trained for the mission, can stop this insurgency. The problem is, the longer you wait, the bigger the problewm becomes. Police just aren't trained to fight hard-core insurgents. If police build new offices in the south, insurgents will hit those offices as soon as they're built.
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Discussion 5 : 24 Jan 2013 at 22.575
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As much as I hate the rampant corruption, and as a taxpayer it is costing me. I think it's a case of som nam na, when the police are on the receiving end of it.
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Discussion 4 : 24 Jan 2013 at 22.004
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Karma, could it be? The consequences of corruption in a case such as this could actually contribute to police morbidity and mortality.

Is the dream to one day get a "piece of the pie" really more important than leaving your children fatherless or motherless?
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Discussion 3 : 24 Jan 2013 at 21.473
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In a country where people are seemingly sued for using the wrong postage stamp, why has it taken so long to drag PCC into court? In business and government there should be a paper trail a mile long specifying requirement for work to be performed and penalties for noncompliance. Any payments should be made only as deadlines are met and work approved.
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Discussion 2 : 24 Jan 2013 at 19.102
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Its time Thailand woke up to the damage corruption is causing. According to the report on Tuesday the money is there but the contractor is not.
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Discussion 1 : 24 Jan 2013 at 18.291
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The insurgency is not wining the war.. Thailand is loosing it.
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