Bombs hit Narathiwat following signing of a peace talks accord on Thursday

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Bombs greet planned peace talks

Published: 1 Mar 2013 at 15.19
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The bombings in Narathiwat were not a prelude to the failure of the peace talks agreement signed with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted on Friday.

Two bombings occurred in Muang district of southern Narithiwat province on Friday, just a day after the signing of the consensus agreement by National Security Council secretary-general Paradorn Pattanatabut and BRN liaison office official Hassan Talib in Kuala Lumpur.

Ms Yingluck said people should not jump to the immediate conclusion that the government's efforts to arrange talks would prove fruitless.

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HowIWish
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Discussion 11 : 02 Mar 2013 at 12.3611
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If you thought signing a peace agreement with one faction would stop the bombs of others, think again, it wont, which you don't need to be too smart to know. As I've said before at least it is a start, talk to one group, then try to talk to the rest on gaining peace. Disappointing AV is not wanting to discuss any measures, this is a Thai government issue not a one party solution.
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Discussion 10 : 02 Mar 2013 at 08.0710
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As I had stated a few days ago, the problem here that is so difficult to over come is that the insurgents are not under any organized central authority but a collection of many splinter groups that do not even get along with each other and each have different grievances.So what you negotiate with one segment may actually outrage the other segment. Until the government can identify all the parties and bring them together it will be very difficult to have any meaningful progress. This is the reason no one has had any success as it is not even clear who to actually negotiate with.
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Discussion 9 : 02 Mar 2013 at 07.199
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I don't think that the peace talks ARE useless really.
If it takes one group of players off the board it has to be a good thing.
Talking peace with several groups of unnamed players is a lot harder as first they have to be found and identified, then convinced that they are on a losing streak.
I think that yesterdays bombs were just another day in "paradise" and not just a rude answer to the PM. Let the coming weeks and months show which way the wind blows.
D3 I agree with you about TS and I very much doubt that he was anywhere near the South at all.
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Discussion 8 : 01 Mar 2013 at 20.088
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oops this was not in the script.
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Discussion 7 : 01 Mar 2013 at 19.087
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1. You don't deal with any terrorist. 2. Malaysia is only gaining as hide out heaven.
3. Close the border once and for all. 4. No dual citizenship.
5. House to house search, secure each village and support them using Gen. Patrera's doctrine.
Too many teacher were killed and our security vulnerable as open target.
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Discussion 6 : 01 Mar 2013 at 18.476
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"Expectations were raised". Really? They raised themselves did they? This looks like reporters thinking up a story on a slow news day. It is definitely for sure the government raised no expectations, that much is certain. Nor did the terrorist guy, nor did Malaysia. So who raised expectations?
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Discussion 5 : 01 Mar 2013 at 18.465
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Ooop, we may be surrendering to the wrong people! Now, what???
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Discussion 4 : 01 Mar 2013 at 18.304
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"The bombings in Narathiwat were not a prelude to the failure of the peace talks agreement... Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asserted."
"Ms Yingluck said people should not jump to the immediate conclusion that the government's efforts to arrange talks would prove fruitless."

Hmmm It seems it's OK for Yingluck to jump to conclusions, but not the public.
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Discussion 3 : 01 Mar 2013 at 18.193
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D1: couldn't agree more. Without rubbishing Yingluck's commendable effort, it was always about a PR coup (no pun intended) especially since Thaksin had to predictably make his appearance in the spotlight. Cynics might see the whole exercise as a TS image laundering exercise, these bombs going off the next day were almost a given.
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Discussion 2 : 01 Mar 2013 at 18.062
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Signing peace-agreements with militants is a no-win situation, i.e., agree to give militants property in The Kingdom of Thailand, and they'll want more. I would recommend stationing more Marines in the south and closing the border.
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