Postbag: Expecting OIC balance

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Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Allow me to clarify some points made in the article ''Where OIC was correct'' published in the editorial section on Dec 3.

The main point about the OIC resolution is not whether the OIC was correct or incorrect, but whether the resolution provided a balanced and fair reflection of the government's efforts in the Southern Border Provinces (SBPs). Our regret is that the OIC resolution failed to reflect the sentiments of OIC member states which have generally been supportive of the government's efforts in the SBPs.

We had hoped that the OIC resolution would have included some acknowledgement, as expressed by the OIC Secretary General's Adviser in a joint press release issued at the end of his visit in May 2012, of the ''positive developments since the visit of the OIC Secretary General in 2007'' and that ''the policy of the Thai government is moving in the right direction''.

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Largo
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Discussion 5 : 14 Dec 2012 at 15.025
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If people want to drink too much than that is their business. They will die early. However, if they have children and dependents then there should be some pressure and legislation to make them live up to their responsibilities. Alcohol does not affect third parties like cigarette smoke unless the person who has consumed alcohol gets aggressive and violent and hits a third party or drives a car and kills or injures a third party. So the laws should focus on the damage to third parties and force people to take care of their dependents. Zoning and closing early does nothing. Most serious Thai alcoholics drink rice wine at home.
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Discussion 4 : 14 Dec 2012 at 13.344
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Just about every country in the world makes a fool of itself in its efforts to decide who drinks alcohol and when. In many countries you can be married and have children before you can buy a beer. Or join the army and die for your country. Or drive a car with all its inherent accident and death problems. People like alcohol and will carry on using it regardless of any laws. Hasn't anyone figured that out yet?
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Discussion 3 : 14 Dec 2012 at 13.113
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D1 I was confused too. And this was written by someone in the Department of Information?
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Discussion 2 : 14 Dec 2012 at 09.082
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D1: OIC = Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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Discussion 1 : 14 Dec 2012 at 08.101
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The first letter, mentioning OIC, doesn't even say what OIC is. Is it Organization of Independent Countries? Furthermore, it doesn't make a point.
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