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PerMAS
Stir up the troubles
" the 10th anniversary celebration of peace, a new round
of violence "
.
Last 10 years, on the 4th January 2004 by 0200 there were unknown armed forces around
60 persons broke into the 4th Development Battalion, camp
Kromma Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra
in Cho-airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand for gun robbery. They killed 4 soldiers and escaped
with 437 firearms ( M-16 rifle and
pistols ). The military camp was attacked just a military development unit. Its
missions are to develop and bring prosperity into the area in 3 southern border
provinces. It is not a combat unit.
In fact, the unrest
situations have been occurred from its original to separate the southern border provinces. The starting point
has not begun from gun robbery at the 4th Development Battalion ( camp pileng )
in cho-airong district, Narathiwat province as some people in Thai society understood.
On the contrary the problems caused by the attempting to separate of the
extremist movement groups under the name of BNPP, PULO, Mujahideen or BRN
they have established the strategy of fighting for a long time, so the problem
of separation in southern border provinces or dissatisfaction of the group who have
different ideal from the government. Those were history of struggle with their ideology.
They were not the south bandits who that claim themselves as a warrior and representative of Pattani people like today.
A
bandit group used its tactics emphasized on violence to create fear among the people
to control the masses including incite and induce the youth to be its alliance to
create violence incidents by taking the advantage of Malay race , religion and history combined
with injustice against the authorities while
Internal Security Command, Region 4 utilizes main
strategy " Understand, Reach out
and Develop " and 6 secondary strategy these are Create better
understanding, Human resources potential
develop, Protection and tackling the
threat of complications, Implementation of human rights , Life and property security
and Participation of all sectors .
The bitterness of people
in the area. Who have done exactly . The extremist created violence, didn’t it
? Robbed weapons from the 4th Development Battalion on the 4th January 2003 and
brought firearms to kill people and authorities
created violence situation. Before that
people stay together in peace without distrust each other. The extremist has
created inflicted and distrust between Thai Buddhists and Thai Muslims to
create a rift. While the officials have come to solve the problems , develop
the area and bring peace to the handle’s end of axe area ( southern border
provinces ). Have BRN , PULO and their alliances ever done anything for the
people in this area .? Besides setting a bomb to kill Thai
brotherhood, which have the same blood color and religious practice. The unrest
incidents in southern border provinces has been occurred for 10 years since the
first shot of gunfire on the 4th January 2003.
What have we got from the south bandits
just only the sound of gunfire, explosions, blood and tear of loss.
The stage of peace talk
PULO ( Patani United Liberation Organization ) succeeded in consolidating three
groups into one to have bargaining power in peace talks participation. PULO
have got 2 seats. BRN absolutely not satisfied because BRN has a leading role
of peace talks continually. Daily violence incidents were created by someone
and put the blame on each other. Those have been done to snatch an organization
leading role and put the blame on each other such as BRN has set violence
scenario and then put the blame on PULO or PULO did but put the blame on BRN.
Whatever which group has done to kill the authorities or innocent people , These were an extreme action.
Depend
on the situation in 3 southern border provinces, there are many beneficial
groups conceal themselves and try to elevate their role in order to have a
power to negotiate to the government. Creating outstanding role to the group
including call for demand using people shield by claiming it was the demand of
people. Latest local media can elevate themself to stand out with an interview Hassan
Taib across the country by transmission from outside Thailand to 3 southern border
provinces and 4 district of Songkhal province.
That
was a “ Roum doiy
choiy kan Slatan” radio station which Mr, Waehama Waekueji
was a radio station director. The latest insider source said that it would be
conflict of interests with BRN. This is a lesson learned of conflict that BRN
have done within its group with PULO or even media which used to be as its mouthpiece such as Mr. Waehama Waekueji
Group of students who
call themselves intellectuals such as
PerMas which well know by general public that is another wing of BRN its
activities are to move on political activities and organize mass. From the
appearance of evident it can be confirm that it has linked between military
operations in secret dimension and political activities in openly struggle
dimension. Inducing students and youth step out to move against the means to
solve the problem of the government by using Seminar state “Bicara Patani” to
drive it. The goal of seminar stage is to reach 200 stages but at present they
have already done 48 stages. Having a
notice that Bicara Patani stage of PerMas
conceal their intention by facilitating military operation team of
BRN infiltrate into the area after the
seminar follow by violence incidents.
To organize activities
in certain areas linked to a core leader of BRN. utilizing PerMas activities conceal
the meeting of their members to make a violence plan. In the past we found that
some PerMAS members related violence incidents in the area such as Mr. Nuraman Darloa former Yala Rajabhat
University students involved in 38 points of bombing incidents in Yala Municipal on 25th October 2013. His responsibility was to observe and brought
explosive into area. Mr Suhime dullasa PerMas
President at present used to participated in setting conceal activities in
order to lead them stick to Malay-Patani
race to the youth in educational institution at all level.
Obviously a core leader of the group was not student but claim himself as representative of the students embarrassing the movement conceal its purposes and benefits. Those are done for himself. Why did he never see the suffering of the people from all incidents. Who must bear with the bitterness that the extremist was given.. “ the 10th anniversary of bitterness ” People in 3 southern border provinces are affected by the south robbers who wore a suit and tie and present themself on the stage of a false peace talks . Continue talking and killing ......
Alas, people are looking forward to peace.
“ KHON THAI PLAI DAM KHWAN ”
Southern Provinces Turbulence
Alliance
The hopeless attempt
Day by day the use of
electronic media and online social network to create awareness with both true
and false in the southern border provinces seem to be expanded more severe. Particularly with the alliance of extremist
group. Having exploitation by distortion information which have been occurred
in the area. Information distortion can be done by partial distortion and
totally distortion. These can make readers confusion how this kind of incidents
occurred in this area where it used to
be a peaceful land for a long time. Especially in the areas that appeared the
different supporting conditions which is a catalyst of violence to a fragile
area such as southern border provinces.
As
a medium that can deliver fast information and create infinite awareness as
today enable organizations or individuals who are hostile to the state, located
inside and outside the country to collaborate in presentation and distortion several
information. The aims are to create a rift within the country and misleading to
group of Muslim countries which support the violence to receive inaccurate
information with expecting the result as mentioned above.
Monitoring
the battle of information war chaotically of extremist side a few days ago. We found a disgust distortion of the Web page,
Facebook page, which is a parallel of the website. www.suara-ampera.com. It is known
in the circle that it reversed information
just like reverse
from palm to back foot. Its page name. www.facebook / Patani Fakta Dan Opini everyone
knew that it was created by the same person or group and presented in several
issues. I would like to illustrate a
sample of distortion to the readers to make consideration.
This page was presented in Malay language about the number of military which the government have authorized to deploy
into the southern provinces of Thailand in order to solve the problems more
than 60,000 persons stationed in the area Including provide training to Thai
Buddhist volunteers another 8,000 persons. This is a deviation from the truth
because they have taken the whole number of military stationed in the area and
the state officials which are civilians and work for development projects.
In
fact, military deployment from outside the area are approximately 29,000 persons
and withdraw out of the area gradually. Another part is Thai Buddhist volunteer
training, The authorities provided training in Buddhist area which often become
target of attacking from the extremists continually. At present there are only a few volunteer
training communities with the reason of
Thai Buddhists are threatened to get out of the area and the number of Thai Buddhists
is declining every day.
That is the truth, the web master is
recognized but still intend to distort information to create misunderstanding
that Muslims in the area have been threatened by the soldiers and Thai Buddhists,
but many countries have monitored and understand what the truth situation is. Absolutely that includes Human Right Watch
(HRW) organization, which this Web pages indicates that Malay Muslims are
kidnapped, tortured and killed by soldiers under the Emergency Decree and other
special laws, which soldiers who did will not be punished in spite of Human Right
Watch just condemned the attack to vulnerable targets, such as teachers and
young children recently. These was the
efforts of the separatist group. This web page never present the truth.
Are those the different stories? How the true
story is, they all know well but still disgusting distortion as mentioned from
the beginning. This presentation may insult intellectual of good civil society organizations that still have ( may have ) in
this area
or even global organizations
. When the truth appears, do not even wish to distort other people to
misunderstand. Those just for them to become great person or with the aim to
separate the nation. If so, even to be on this land, they may not have a
rights to be No one knows.
The
use of military force and trained volunteers including special law enforcement.
In fact, those measures are to response the need of people to maintain order
and a peace in the area. Due to all measures are not impact on the livelihood
of the people. Just only the extremist will be affected directly. Because they
are inconvenient to create the violence or if the authorities have found the
clue, they will invite the suspicious persons to Investigate. According to the law if found irrelevant, they
will be released.
In conclusion, only the violent group have lost its benefits
from the use of this special law. Surprisingly, there were some groups who said
they did not involve in the violence incidents but provide well support continually both to
call for a cancel of special law and including claims against officials in
everything in spite of those measures have been done for people benefits.
“ Getting
out and shouting ”
Then
people might think you are a bad guy or you are accepted.
“ SOR-KOR NIRANAM ”
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PARADORN: THE NEXT ROUND OF PEACE TALKS MAY BE IN DECEMBER
he next round of peace talks between the government and southern separatist groups may take place in December because the government will have to reset its negotiating team, according to Lt-Gen Paradorn Pattanathabutr, secretary-general of the National Security Council and head of the Thai team.
Meanwhile, the composition of the 15-member of the separatists’ negotiating team will also be changed with the inclusion of two more separatist groups namely the Pulo and BIPP in addition to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional.
Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok who is in charge of security affairs said that two seats of the separatist team would be reserved for the Pulo – one for the Old Pulo and the other for the New Pulo and one seat for the BIPP. The BRN will have four seats.
As for the RKK which is the military wing of the separatists, Lt-Gen Paradorn said that the BRN was in the process of contacting the group to join the peace talks in the future. He believes that unrest problem in the deep South will subside once more separatist groups join the peace process.
The NSC chief disclosed that Thai authorities in the deep South were now capable of identifying which group of separatists was responsible for which violent incidents that occurred in the restive region.
For instance, he said the bomb explosion which killed Pol Sub-Lt Chaen Warongpaisit, a member of the explosive ordnance disposal squad, in Narathiwat recently was perpetrated by RKK separatists.
It was reported that the Malaysian facilitator, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zamzamin Hashimm, former director-general of the Prime Minister’s Department was in Bangkok on November 6 to hold talks with Deputy Prime Minister Pracha, Lt-Gen Paradorn and General Niphat Thonglek, the defence permanent secretary about arrangements for the next round of peace talks.
Violent attacks against military targets continued with a fatal bomb explosion at a trade fair held in Ra-nage district of Narathiwat on November 6. A police officer and his sniffer dog were killed after a bomber who was believed to be mingling among the fair-goers set off a motorcycle rigged with a bomb. Five other officials and a civilian were also wounded in the same incident.
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PULO opens Battle front for chairman’s seat.
PULO opens Battle front for chairman’s seat.
Who is this battle
for ?
After
Tuanku
Biyo Kodoniyo chairman who established Patani United Liberation Organization (PULO) died in 2008. PULO is one of the active separatist
movements calling for a free and independent Patani. Initial objective was splendid set up as organization
fight for independence of Patani Raya which has been claimed as right of Malay-Muslim but in reverse the outstanding roles were
within the scope of criminal by kidnapping and extorted
protection money from businessmen at that time. The well known case was Haji Da-oh Thanam
was arrested and sentenced to execute
but mitigated to lift imprisonment today
he still imprison.
Who will know
that today PULO has fallen hard times since its former members and current
members both are competitive to be PULO chairman and used propaganda skills to
discredit each other with no exception even in website Puloinfo.net which
belong to them and used to attack Thai government. At present members of 3 factions used
propaganda skills to convince the acceptance of their own faction as the chairman
of PULO. Those are very funny for the government and another separatist group who
have been playing game above PULO. That is BRN.
The significance
of competition for chairman’s seat absolutely ones will get the advantages for
themselves and their members, then who else involved.
Nur Abdul rohman or kamae Yusoh claimed that he has been
appointed as a chairman of PULO after Tuanku Biyo Kodoniyo the
first chairman died, not long after that he gave statement attacked to Mr.
Kasturi in case of claiming that he entrusted
by majority vote of central committees of PULO “That was a lied” after that both have conflicted
in leading role.
Apart from that Mr.Samsuding Khan
the chairman of old PULO is another person
who attempts to have leading role with strong standpoint insists no need of special administrative region or autonomy what he needs is only independence
as same as the group of kamae Yusoh’s objective.
Lately, on 29 October 2013 Mr. Kasturi has announced through group’s
website by claiming that he is a PULO chairman with interviewed to senior
reporters in southern border provinces. He stated that at present 3 factions of
PULO have united in order to prepare to take part in peace talks with Thai
government which previously had peace dialogs with BRN representatives. He
disclosed himself that he has been to Malaysia to meet with facilitator in
peace talks between Thai government representatives and Patani United
Liberation Organization (PULO) to consult about participating in peace talks.
PULO will send 2 representatives including him to participate in next round of peace
dialog.
However,
all of 3 factions if we
look with creative eyes we will see
there is only Mr. Kasturi who likely agree with peace talks process. If everything go along with its claim that
will be accepted from both side between Malaysia as facilitator and BRN allow PULO
to join in peace talks table.
Even
through Mr. kusturi claimed that all of 3 factions have been united but from
statement of PULO secretary point out
that the lead core of PULO set up meeting on 8 Oct 2013 and had a solution to
appoint Mr. Mamud Mahyiddeen as a PULO chairman and Mr. Kabir Abdur rahman Zane
or Mr. kamae yusoh
as secretary of PULO . It obviously clear that if any factions claim himself as
a chairman that is a lied.
This indicates the conflict among
3 factions is endless due to anyone who take part in peace talks table means
they are all accepted and if they achieve the agreement with Thai government as
BRN 5 drivel proposals. Those things
they have done will support them to be a ruling class and have a bright future immediately.
Finally, they cannot
overcome their desire to be a leader which will follow by large amount of budget
supported by Muslim countries. They close ears and eyes donate large amount of
money each year. As
a leader, they will gain a lot of interests.
Terrorist
strategy of the group as a term “separated walking
– combined attacking” in various dimensions of armed forces
and international politic seem not to be survived because its target is not direct
to peacefully area and the well-being of people as its ideology.
Guerrilla warfare
may not decide win or lose due to the absolutely win depends on people but
today they have brought people’needs for claiming what they have done. Actually
people are not stupid as they thought any more. We can guess they won’t carry
out their objectives because of their nature have been emerged.
“Sor-Khor
Niranam”
“Bicara Patani ” The voice of people Is it true?
Many questions that engendered the suspicion of
the majority of civil society organizations in the area and general public. In
addition to the activities of political dialogue
on the brink of national security. With the claims about the intent of this
event to open space for brainstorming
and exchange of knowledge in all sectors of the public to the choice in decentralized
and reflect the real needs of the people. However. It was not considered that
the outcome from this discussion was the
real needs of the people because of behavior and patterns. Including targeting a narrow group of people
could be persuaded to think that was true then there was a deep secret as waves
underwater was formed wait for time to crashed and fall over the shore.
With a discussion on the use of party has
inflicted in society involved with influences and drug dealers in the area or a
joint seminar with ones who use of mob
above the law compels the authorities to release the offender. Even a person
who have knowledge of law call “Attorney”
that represent the foundation of law in the area have claimed to help people in
trouble. Until it was revealed from villagers who have charged with internal security act in southern border
provinces by asking for money If they
get helped and won the case but if they lost they would be ignored. The seminar stage was
not reliable and not in the eyes of the people.
Efforts aimed at the masses, especially for people in conflict area is a
major effort to organize the seminar especially in the areas where the gab between
public turns against state officials. Limiting the audiences only to Muslim
brotherhood. This strategy use to limit the expression with different comments.
Then in the end is to proclaim to
all parties with no exception even to target audiences abroad and assume that “ The need is the voice of people”
The important information gained by
asking the seminar audiences, most of listeners did not know about self-management
as superb objectives besides distortion of
situation by providing the same information received from the panel. But it was
the potential to provocations directed people to believe what they want to,
even the means to accept and obey the leadership of the people in the area have
been followed for a long time still remain, but for people who are under the
flow of information, must use the term “ People are not stupid cannot be led by
the nose like some kinds of animals that are farmed ” At least most people do.
Never think that little scrap of money
as compensation to villagers who come to hear the distortion will make them
amenable to the concept of creating a rift .
Initially, the organizer
has planned to organize seminar stage up to 200 times, but from the beginning
up to now has organized less than 50 times that obviously indicated that “ People do not want to ” people
listened to each episode was only 50 people,
then concluded that was a calling of majority which was became the world
deception.
Another viewpoint is Thai Buddhists which is called sectarian who live on this land since the speaker unborn yet, they have never been asked or even acknowledge the right of
self- management or they might know but didn’t want to listen because of those
has lessened the right of the sectarian seem like this land does not belong to
Thai Buddhists.
Is the right of the ownership limited only Muslim? A false claim with distortion to the people
who has not realized or perception nothing besides the acceptance of the same
group and then claim those are the needs of people. This is the strategy to
take the different faiths and then lead to disharmony among the people.
The significant strategy is the same as a separatist group
“BRN” which stimulate their members to kill innocent people who have different
religions by claiming that no sin. The different just only the seminar has
organized in public area but BRN hide and instructed secretly to their members
in the jungle, religious school (pondok) even in the mosque. That is the same strategy
lead to think that they are the same group.
Any action that is intended to do for country. To improve
the quality of life including the movement for calling the right as citizens of the country by mobilization of various organizations in 3
southern border provinces should be proud because that has been done on the
role of civil society. But Bicara
Patani Seminar stage with insidious
movement by cover their real need cannot be hidden from the eyes of people.
Only 47 times of Bicara
Patani stage has made many sectors look through their inwardness and see more
clearly to their extravagance behavior and their wealth in spite of having no career, the dream of
reaching 200 times of seminar not only glimmer but those have died down with
the reason of lacking confidence of
seminar organizers.
Those reasons cannot be claim that is the voice of the
people.
We
obviously heard that was a barking of animal snatching food greedily. The
different of food in this statement mean large amount of budget that will be
gained from sponsors aboard.
If you do not believe, just take a look
on November the 4th , 2013.
Look
“ Silence
atmosphere”
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From “ Patani Merdeka” book to
Tuwa Dania Street Beggars
The Peace process in conflict areas across the world could be declined to lasting peace. We could not refuse, that was the result of peace process mobilization, one of the achievements was the outcome of Non governmental organizations (NGOs) which played an important role together with seeking an effort of mutual agreement between conflict countries. To solve the conflict, some cases may take a long time, some cases may take a short time depend on various factors. The expectation of all efforts just to bring peace to the area. Most of the conflicts across the world have similar direction except in southern border provinces of Thailand which have many hidden points overlapped with various reasons especially “The interests”
The image of paying of extravagant money of these groups can be observed continually such as Journey to The United State of America very often or Journey for Muslim pilgrimage (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia of their members which would be expensed 100,000 baht per head. ( USD. 33,333 ). Convenience living with a luxury cars including having meal in grandiose restaurants in spite of having no career. So, we can guess which sources they have earned money.
Patani Merdeka a street beggar book seem to be another business with hidden fake ideology besides selling cloths, stickers ant flags etc. during on tour seminar activity in different places. The phase of Merdeka (struggle for independence) is struggle on democracy way deserve to be praised but this group with its disgusting behaviors cannot be hidden all , then it just be a road beggar with the false claims that was the need of people but actually only for their own interests. That only the best way they can do.
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GENERAL AKKANIT: PEACE TALKS JUST A DRAMA WITH ITS ENDING ALREADY SET
The ongoing peace talks between the government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional separatist group is just a drama with its ending already set – that is a special administrative zone for the deep South which will become a buffer zone between Thailand and Malaysia.
The above statement was the view recently expressed by General Akkanit Muensawat, former chief of Thai-Malay coordinating centre and a specialist on Thai-Malay border affairs who used to be a key driver in the attempt to put an end to insurgency waged against Malaysia by the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). In addition, the retired general who was a classmate of Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha was involved in the secret peace talks with the BRN and other Muslim separatist groups dating back to the 90s.
General Akkanit sat down for an exclusive interview with Isranews reporters recently. The followings are excerpts of the interview.
To begin with, the general said that there are only three players in the ongoing peace talks process namely Thailand, Malaysia and the BRN. The peace talks brokered by Malaysia in his capacity as the facilitator amount to an official recognition that Kuala Lumpur has provided shelter to the separatist group.
He recalled remarks previously made by former Malaysian prime ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Abdulloh Ahmad Badawi during their lectures in Thailand that the only solution to the southern insurgency was to grant self-rule or autonomy to the region. Similar opinion was also voiced by Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak and Malaysian defence minister and foreign minister in their talks the Thai counterparts.
"Why Malasia think that autonomy for the Deep South will resolve the insurgency problem? I don’t know whether there is any secret deal between the governments of the two countries. But I remember Lt-Gen Paradorn Pattanatabut, secretary-general of the National Security Council and head of the Thai negotiating team in talks with the BRN talked about the idea of a special administrative zone as if there was already a secret deal to make the three southernmost provinces a SAZ (special administrative zone) which corresponds with Malaysia’s idea of autonomy for the restive region. And this might be the reason of Malaysia’s cooperation to help resolve our problem," said General Akkanit.
When encountered with widespread criticisms toward the SAZ, he noted that General Paradorn softened his stand on the issue saying that it was still a long way before the idea would be realized. "But on the ground, it is a different matter. People in the region have been told about SAZ by officials concerned and bill for the setting up of Patani city state of Patani Maha Nakhon were proposed," said the general.
Regarding the BRN’s five demands to the government, he explained that the demands reflected the separatist group’s historic concept. "They (the separatists) still attach to the history. But if people in every area of conflict stick to history, then there will be war all over the world. There are some arguments that once Asean become an economic zone, the border problem will be meaningless citing the example of EU. But I think that is a misunderstanding. There is no country which will allow their territorial sovereignty to be breached. The EU is all about economic and cultural integration, not about military affairs and sovereignty."
He predicted that the peace talks will drag on until 2015 when Asean economic community becomes a reality. Then, he said the far South will turn a special administrative zone.
As for the SAZ concept, General Akkanit said he thought Kuala Lumpur appears to be at the driving wheel and the real beneficiary. "They (Malaysia) are in control of the game even without the BRN’s demands. Anyone who wants to see Hassan Taib, BRN’s chiefnegotiation, must get the approval of Kuala Lumpur. Wasn’t Malaysia totally unaware when Hassan posted the demands through YouTube?".
He said that the SAZ was defence strategy of Malaysia. Just visualize the map of Malaysia. Its western border has a SAZ which is Ajeh of Indonesia. The eastern border is Mindanao of the Philippines which will become SAZ in the next two years and its southern border with Singapore is problem-free. Malaysia, he pointed out, brokered the peace talks in Mindanao.
"The three southernmost provinces are located on the northern border of Malaysia. If the area is made a SAZ, it will become a buffer zone for Malaysia and Malaysia will be surrounded by Muslim-administered areas. And this is their defence strategy."
But will violence stop in the deep South if the region is made a special administrative zone? General Akkanit does not think so noting that SAZ is not the goal of the separatists.
The retired general said he believes the BRN’s demand for the fifth district of Songkhla province to be incorporated into the Deep South does not mean Hat Yai district but Sadao district because the district sits on the border with Malaysia.
He doubted Malaysia’s sincerity towards Thailand, noting that if Malaysia is really sincere it should not have provided shelter to the separatists and should not have called for autonomy for the deep South as a solution to the conflict while at the same time announcing its disagreement with separatism.
He pointed out that there are many things that Kuala Lumpur could help but it didn’t do so such as the extradition of separatists wanted in Thailand for criminal activities.
"The extradition treaty between Siam and the British empire is still enforcible. It can be dusted off and updated if it is deemed obsolete. Or the 2000 border agreement between Thailand and Malaysia can be amended. Malaysia can play a lot of roles but it didn’t."
General Akkanit said the Thai military is strongly against the SAZ concept as it goes against Article 77 of the Constitution and also the concept will lead to the creation of a separate statehood.
He said he agreed with the idea of decentralization and a limited self-rule on local level.
The general disclosed that, to his knowledge, there have been talks about nine models of special administrative zone among academics and local politicians with the grassroot people in general barely knowing anything about them.
As for the ongoing peace talks process, General Akkanit suggested that the process be temporarily suspected so that that all sides would go back to rethink and to review the process although, in principle, he said he supported negotiations as a means to resolve the conflict.
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A NEW LIFE FOR A FORMER SEPARATIST
"It has never occurred to me there is today. I am very happy to be with my wife and my two-year old kid. I think that they will have a better life because I don’t have to run and hide again," said a smiling Suriya Manu as he walked out of the Na Thawee provincial courtroom on September 5.
It was the first taste of real freedom and also a memorable day for the former militant when the court in Na Thawee district of Songkhla ordered his release from detention after having undergone "re-education" programme for just four months.
On hand to give him a warm welcome were his family and close relatives. Then he returned home in Tambon Ban Na, Chana district of Songkhla in the company of his family.
Speaking to Isranews reporters, Suriya recalled the tough and dangerous life of having to run and hide from security forces during the past five years he spent as a member of a separatist group. The turning point of his life came when his elder brother one day visited the "re-education" or training programme organized by the forward command of the Internal Security Operations Command for separatists who defected to the government.
After that visit, his brother told Suriya’s family of his impression of the training programme and its merits. Suriya was not impressed but his family finally persuaded him to join the programme which they believe would give him a new life.
Suriya was one of four defectors who volunteered to join the programme. They represent the second class of the trainees. The first class comprised Royalee Bueraheng and Yaza Jehma.
Suriya said he was told by other "trainees" that he had to undergo "re-education" to change his behavior and also occupational training for up to six months. But he only spent four months in the training camp and was set free.
The ex-separatist said he would make use of the occupational training he received while in custody to open up a window repairs shop in his hometown in Chana district.
The training programme for the defectors was made possible by Article 21 of the Internal Security Act which was meant to entice separatists to stop their struggle and to turn themselves in to the government. The defectors will be spared prosecution but will be required to undergo training for at least six months after which they will be set free.
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Still no glitter of light
at the end of the tunnel in far South
Four months after the historic signing of the peace deal framework between the government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional separatist group in Kuala Lumpur on February 18 followed up by three rounds of peace talk, it now appears that peace remains elusive and not a glitter of light at the end of the tunnel.
Instead, violence seems to have escalated much to the dismay of locals in the restive region – many of whom have started to question whether the rebel group is really committed to the peace process and what is the point of peace talk.
On one single day on June 18, there were three bombings, one ambush and one gun attack resulting to three members of the security forces killed and 12 others injured.
According to official records, there were altogether 46 violent incidents in January this year, 42 incidents in February, 57 in March, 63 in April and 48 in May. The casualties from the violence are as follows: 38 deaths and 49 injured in January, 50 deaths and 90 injured in February, 45 deaths and 109 injured in March, 49 deaths and 79 injured in April and 56 deaths and 77 injured in May.
Out of 1,970 villages in the three southernmost provinces, 136 of them have been classified as "red" villages where separatists are active, 234 villages are classified as "yellow" and kept under close watch by authorities and the rest are classified as "green". Of the 136 "red" villages, 32 of them are in Yala, 47 in Pattani, 48 in Narathiwat and nine in Songkhla.
However Group Captain Somkiat Pholprayoon, commander of the South-based marine task force, said that the situation in the deep South remains stable without any clear sign that violence has escalated. He noted that violent incidents increased and dropped in accordance with timing as usual.
At the last peace talk on June 13, the BRN has agreed to scale down violence during the fasting month of Ramadan. Group Captain Somkiat said that whether violence has de-escalated as agreed by the rebels or not had to be assessed during the Ramadan.
As for the government’s promise to scale down the operations of the security forces during Ramadan, the naval officer said that he was yet to receive an instruction from his superior otherwise his men would continue to do their job as usual.
Former senator Den Tohmeena earlier told Isra news agency that he was pessimistic that the peace talk would be successful because the rebels have no intention to seek peace but they were forced to enter the peace process by Malaysia.
Violent incidents continued unabated. On June 22, suspected insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Nong Chik district of Pattani, killing an army major and wounding five other army personnel. The men were travelling in an armoured pick-up truck on highway 43 when the insurgents set off the bomb which was buried under the road. The powerful blast overturned the truck and killed Major Itthipol Kammongkol at the scene and injured five others.
"It has never occurred to me there is today. I am very happy to be with my wife and my two-year old kid. I think that they will have a better life because I don’t have to run and hide again," said a smiling Suriya Manu as he walked out of the Na Thawee provincial courtroom on September 5.
It was the first taste of real freedom and also a memorable day for the former militant when the court in Na Thawee district of Songkhla ordered his release from detention after having undergone "re-education" programme for just four months.
On hand to give him a warm welcome were his family and close relatives. Then he returned home in Tambon Ban Na, Chana district of Songkhla in the company of his family.
Speaking to Isranews reporters, Suriya recalled the tough and dangerous life of having to run and hide from security forces during the past five years he spent as a member of a separatist group. The turning point of his life came when his elder brother one day visited the "re-education" or training programme organized by the forward command of the Internal Security Operations Command for separatists who defected to the government.
After that visit, his brother told Suriya’s family of his impression of the training programme and its merits. Suriya was not impressed but his family finally persuaded him to join the programme which they believe would give him a new life.
Suriya was one of four defectors who volunteered to join the programme. They represent the second class of the trainees. The first class comprised Royalee Bueraheng and Yaza Jehma.
Suriya said he was told by other "trainees" that he had to undergo "re-education" to change his behavior and also occupational training for up to six months. But he only spent four months in the training camp and was set free.
The ex-separatist said he would make use of the occupational training he received while in custody to open up a window repairs shop in his hometown in Chana district.
The training programme for the defectors was made possible by Article 21 of the Internal Security Act which was meant to entice separatists to stop their struggle and to turn themselves in to the government. The defectors will be spared prosecution but will be required to undergo training for at least six months after which they will be set free.
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Still no glitter of light
at the end of the tunnel in far South
On one single day on June 18, there were three bombings, one ambush and one gun attack resulting to three members of the security forces killed and 12 others injured.
According to official records, there were altogether 46 violent incidents in January this year, 42 incidents in February, 57 in March, 63 in April and 48 in May. The casualties from the violence are as follows: 38 deaths and 49 injured in January, 50 deaths and 90 injured in February, 45 deaths and 109 injured in March, 49 deaths and 79 injured in April and 56 deaths and 77 injured in May.
Out of 1,970 villages in the three southernmost provinces, 136 of them have been classified as "red" villages where separatists are active, 234 villages are classified as "yellow" and kept under close watch by authorities and the rest are classified as "green". Of the 136 "red" villages, 32 of them are in Yala, 47 in Pattani, 48 in Narathiwat and nine in Songkhla.
However Group Captain Somkiat Pholprayoon, commander of the South-based marine task force, said that the situation in the deep South remains stable without any clear sign that violence has escalated. He noted that violent incidents increased and dropped in accordance with timing as usual.
At the last peace talk on June 13, the BRN has agreed to scale down violence during the fasting month of Ramadan. Group Captain Somkiat said that whether violence has de-escalated as agreed by the rebels or not had to be assessed during the Ramadan.
As for the government’s promise to scale down the operations of the security forces during Ramadan, the naval officer said that he was yet to receive an instruction from his superior otherwise his men would continue to do their job as usual.
Former senator Den Tohmeena earlier told Isra news agency that he was pessimistic that the peace talk would be successful because the rebels have no intention to seek peace but they were forced to enter the peace process by Malaysia.
Violent incidents continued unabated. On June 22, suspected insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Nong Chik district of Pattani, killing an army major and wounding five other army personnel. The men were travelling in an armoured pick-up truck on highway 43 when the insurgents set off the bomb which was buried under the road. The powerful blast overturned the truck and killed Major Itthipol Kammongkol at the scene and injured five others.
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The Thai government and a group representing Muslim communities in southern Thailand have agreed to a ceasefire during Ramadan.
A press statement from the secretariat of the Joint Working Group-Southern Thai Peace Process (JWG-STPP) said the agreement represented a milestone achievement in the fourth round of talks held here yesterday between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
"Both sides have agreed to this move aimed at saving lives and in accordance with the spirit of Ramadan. This is also a show of sincerity, goodwill and trust between them."
The 11-hour talks, which started at 10am yesterday, was held at an undisclosed location in the city. It was facilitated by former director-general in the Prime Minister's Department (research division) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zamzamin Hashim. The Thai government was represented by 12 delegates led by its National Security Council's secretary-general Lt-Gen Paradorn Pattanatabut while BRN was led by the organisation's head of Foreign Liaison Office in Malaysia Hassan Taib.
BRN is expected to provide details on five initial demands they previously submitted to the Thai government.
The demands were for Malaysia to mediate the talks; the unconditional release of political prisoners; the recognition of BRN as the Patani liberation movement; the participation of other Asean members in the talks; and for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and other non-governmental organisations to witness the talks.
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A press statement from the secretariat of the Joint Working Group-Southern Thai Peace Process (JWG-STPP) said the agreement represented a milestone achievement in the fourth round of talks held here yesterday between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
"Both sides have agreed to this move aimed at saving lives and in accordance with the spirit of Ramadan. This is also a show of sincerity, goodwill and trust between them."
The 11-hour talks, which started at 10am yesterday, was held at an undisclosed location in the city. It was facilitated by former director-general in the Prime Minister's Department (research division) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zamzamin Hashim. The Thai government was represented by 12 delegates led by its National Security Council's secretary-general Lt-Gen Paradorn Pattanatabut while BRN was led by the organisation's head of Foreign Liaison Office in Malaysia Hassan Taib.
BRN is expected to provide details on five initial demands they previously submitted to the Thai government.
The demands were for Malaysia to mediate the talks; the unconditional release of political prisoners; the recognition of BRN as the Patani liberation movement; the participation of other Asean members in the talks; and for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and other non-governmental organisations to witness the talks.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Muslim minorities of the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar will prosper better with meaningful forms of autonomy instead of forming independent Muslim states.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said these communities needed to have their religion, language and cultural identities protected and, at the same time, cooperate with their non-Muslim countrymen to move forward.
“On the one hand, these Muslims should be made to understand that they must live under the current national governments.
They must eschew violence and forget this idea of having an independent Muslim state, which is not realistic. They must recognise the true responsibilities within the current nation-states and contribute to the moral and socio-economic strength of the nation.
"For Muslims, on the other hand, we (governments) must grant them a degree of autonomy. Not independence but autonomy over religion, cultural needs, education and understand their sensitivities.
"And Muslims must also understand the sensitivities of non-Muslims as well," said Najib when giving his inaugural address at a symposium entitled "Islam and the new era of Asean countries: unity of world view towards a shared prosperity" at the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) yesterday.
Najib outlined social justice as among three imperatives that could bring progress to Muslims in Southeast Asia, which constitute about 40 per cent of the region's almost 600 million population. The other imperatives were to identify bases of Muslim cooperation and to respect the principles of diversity.
He said Asean's diversity of cultures and religions had a common adversary in the form of extremists, bigotry and hatred.
Najib said Malaysia was honoured to have helped brokered the signing of the framework agreement between Muslims in southern Philippines and the Philippines government. He described Malaysia's assistance to the Thai government in stabilising security and promoting bilateral development initiatives in south Thailand as a "major breakthrough".
Later, during an interview with Ikim FM, Najib said Malaysia would not go beyond the current joint training programmes in education when it came to helping Muslims in southern Thailand.
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Is Malaysia really helping Thailand douse the southern fire
There are indications that Malaysia’s role in "facilitating" the peace talk process between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist organization was meant for domestic political gains.
Although the official role of Malaysia is just a "facilitator", it seems that the country has been acting as if it were the “mediator” of the two parties in the conflict. This was evident in the way that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stole the limelight from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the historic signing of the General Consensus on Peace Dialogue Process agreement on March 28 in Kuala Lumpur between Lt-Gen Paradorn- Pattanatabut, secretary-general of the National Security Council, representing the Thai government and Hassan Taib on behalf of the BRN.
Mr Razak broke the news about the role played by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in making possible the peace talk. But his disclosure of Thaksin’s involvement amounted to the dropping of a political bombshell which could derail the peace process because of the strong resistance against the fugitive in Thailand.
The historic event was played up by state-owned and mainstream media the following day whereas the alternative media gave little interest to the event. No Thai media representatives were present at the event and the source of the news about this historic event was from foreign news agencies.
It is an open secret that Prime Minister Najib is facing increasing challenges at home with a general election looming on the horizon and a security threat in Sabah state of Borneo from hundreds of Muslim rebels from the Philippines who invaded the state to claim territorial sovereignty.
Malaysia’s role in facilitating the peace initiative in southern Thailand is widely believed to help boost Mr Najib’s popularity. It is a win-win situation for Malaysia and Thaksin, too, will stand to gain if the initiative results to improvement of the situation. But what the Thai people and Thailand will gain
A source close to the NSC chief said noted that this was the first time that Kuala Lumpur had clearly announced that it would not provide sanctuary to escaping separatists from Thailand, would not support separatism and violence in southern Thailand. This announcement amounts to open support of Thailand in the handling of insurgency problem.
But critics wonder why the support now As a good neighbor, why didn’t Malaysia help out long time ago especially on the problem of providing shelter for the separatists from Thailand.
Lt-Gen Paradorn said that in international politics, political gains are a common consideration and hence Malaysia will stand to gain something for its involvement. But what really matters is Thailand’s gains, he added.
There is a question regarding the BRN representatives who were involved in the signing of the peace process agreement. That is: Were they forced to sign the agreement because they have been living in exile in Malaysia
Security sources said that previous Thai governments had held informal peace talks with the same group of separatists and, once held talks in the Philippines. So why not the Philippines chosen to facilitate or broker the peace talk process between the Thai government and the BRN instead of Malaysia which shares a common border with Thailand and provides shelter to the separatists
Can or should we place our hope on Malaysia Can we be assured that the Malaysian government can effectively police the border and stop the separatists from seeking refuge in Malaysia
Undoubtedly, peace talk process is welcoming and should help in finding a solution to the protracted conflict. But we should also be smart enough and adhere to our national interests as top priority.
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Talks a "first step" in bringing peace to Deep South
Analysts, religious leaders and politicians discuss the significance of this week's accord on launching a dialogue between the Thai authorities and one of the main insurgent groups in the Deep South. Malaysia has offered to mediate the talks.
By Ahmad Ramansiriwong for Khabar Southeast Asia in Yala
March 02, 2013
Religious and academic leaders in Thailand's strife-torn Yala province have expressed optimism about the Malaysian government's role as a mediator between insurgent groups and the Thai authorities. If all sides in the conflict are brought into the negotiations process, they say, peace could finally be restored to the Deep South after close to a decade of near-daily terror attacks.
![Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (right) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart, Yingluck Shinawatra (left), during their meeting on Thursday (February 28th). Leaders in Thailand's religious and academic communities are optimistic about Malaysia's agreement to mediate talks between Thailand and insurgents in the Deep South provinces. [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]](http://khabarsoutheastasia.com/shared/images/2013/03/02/130301-STEPHEN_TH_TALKS1a.jpg)
![Ustaz Hassan Taib (centre) of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) militant group holds a document folder on Thursday (February 28th) after the signing of a new accord on starting a peace dialogue. The accord is being seen as a significant first step in ending the violence that has plagued Thailand's Deep South for nearly a decade. [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]](http://khabarsoutheastasia.com/shared/images/2013/03/02/130301-STEPHEN_TH_TALKS2a.jpg)
The talks proposal emerged Thursday (February 28th) during an annual bilateral meeting between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak.
During the visit, an accord on launching the peace process was signed by the head of Thailand's National Security Council, Lieutenant General Paradorn Pattanatabut, and Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) representative Ustaz Hassan Taib.
The BRN is only one of several separatist organisations operating in the region, and some analysts were quick to stress that Ustaz has limited command over active insurgents in the Deep South and along the border with Malaysia.
Paradorn has acknowledged that the dialogue process is only a "starting point" for restoring peace in the south – an issue which both Thailand and Malaysia view as a top priority.
Cautious optimism
In Yala, religious and academic leaders expressed hope that the "Southern fire", as the conflict has been nicknamed, can be resolved at the negotiating table. They emphasised, however, that the insurgency has become a complex phenomenon.
Nimoo Makarja is a former chairman of the Yala Islamic Council and a close observer of the militant campaign, which has claimed over 5,500 lives – both Buddhist and Muslim – since early 2004. He has consulted with the Thai government on ways to find a solution.
In an interview with Khabar Southeast Asia, he said the BRN among several groups that have the capability to incite unrest in the region. All, he said, are highly factionalised and also compete with drug dealers, smugglers and corrupt politicians for influence in the region.
"Given the number of groups involved, we have to step back and ask ourselves whether a delegation of just three or four [BRN] representatives actually has the command power to order a lowering in the number of attacks or not," he added.
However, he said, the agreement was a step in the right direction. "Negotiating or signing an agreement with even just one of the two or three groups with influence on the ground still represents a change of approach," Nimoo said. "If they can then go on to negotiate and make agreements with the second and then third groups, they can claim success."
"We will have to wait and see just how much influence [the BRN signatory] has over his group, and how much capability that group actually has [on the ground]."
The monitoring effort should not be difficult, Nimoo said.
"We just need to review the number of incidents at regular intervals, say every three or six months. If we note a decrease in the number of incidents, we will know the situation is improving and that we are on the road back to peace and a normal way of life," he said.
Identifying the key players essential
Sombat Yothatip, an associate professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Yala Rajabhat University, agreed that negotiations with the BRN are only a first step.
"Today we have to accept that groups outside the BRN and Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO) command structures are also active in carrying out attacks in the region," he told Khabar. "I do believe straightforward discussion is part of the correct vision, but this will take some time because there are so many groups involved."
Involving the Malaysian government might help Thailand determine exactly which [insurgent] players actually have the power to bring the violence to an end, he said.
According to Sombat, the underlying issues behind the insurgency must be addressed if the peace effort is to meet with success. "I would like the government to think systematically and come up with a comprehensive policy that addresses the root causes of all the violence, rather than focusing on individual negotiations with any particular group, such as the BRN or PULO," he told Khabar.
Yingluck administration is "reaching out"
The mayor of Yala Town, meanwhile, credits the administration with making a demonstrable effort to break the ongoing cycle of violence.
"I do believe this government is really reaching out," Pongsak Yingchoncharoern told Khabar. He added, however, that it is too early to predict the outcome, as successive administrations have changed their policies and tried different approaches over the years, with no let-up in the bloodshed.
He agreed that the roots of the violence must be understood in order to bring about success.
"One thing I would like my fellow brothers and sisters to consider why these Thais have come out to fight," he told Khabar. "No person would want to live in a state of constant duress, having to hide out in hilly, forested areas or even moving abroad, where they must be so uncomfortable. So they must hold real grievances to do such a thing. If we say we view this group of individuals as fellow Thais who share the same land, I think we have to be open-minded about it."
Mayor Pongsak cautioned against overly high expectations. "I think everyone is glad that we have a written agreement to hold talks," he told Khabar, "But talks are all they are; we can't even call them negotiations yet."
Nevertheless, the mayor welcomed this week's accord. "History has proved time and again that negotiation, not firepower, remains the only way to resolve armed struggle," Mayor Pongsak said.
"As for the insurgent groups, they need to make it completely clear that the attacks will stop while the talks are under way. They need to stop as a way of showing good faith with the local people. A temporary stop to the unrest will lift [people's] spirits. The government has to show good faith to the local people in many ways too, such as by easing security measures somewhat for their benefit," he said.
On Friday, one day after the accord was announced, suspected rebels detonated two bombs in a busy market area of Narathiwat, injuring six persons. The prime minister, noting that such attacks have been a regular occurrence in the Deep South, downplayed the significance of the incident.
"The signing yesterday does not mean that the violence will stop immediately," Yingluck told reporters.
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Good intelligence and the seizure of a map of the Marines’ outpost in Narathiwat’s Bacho district from Islamist insurgents are two key elements attributable to the Marines’ success in the defence of the outpost and dealing a lethal blow to the attacking insurgents on February 13.
Tipoffs from the locals about the movement of the insurgents in Ban Kue Lae, Tambon Barae Nua, Bacho district helped the Marines intercept a group of between 6-8 insurgents near a cemetery in Ban Kae Lae on February 4. The fleeing insurgents left behind some weapons and ammunition, cellphones, some foodstuffs and, most importantly, a hand-drawn map of the Marines’ base in Ban Yue Lor, Tambon Barae Nua.
The second map showing a drawing and some details of the outpost was seized five days afterward in a house raid in Ban Doku Surao, Tambon Bacho, in which one wanted insurgent, Suhaidee Tahae, 31, was shot dead.
The two seized maps convinced the Marines that their outpost located in a rubber plantation was marked for attack by the insurgents, said a Marine officer, adding however that they had no idea when exactly the attack would take place but it might be imminent.
But the outpost was put on red alert and security beefed up with the reinforcement of a special force unit. The same officer said that all the preparations were done quietly without the notice or knowledge of the local people in close vicinity of the outpost as some of them were suspected to be spies of the insurgents.
The anticipated attack took place during the early hours of February 13. The insurgents believed to be led by Marorso Chantharavadee arrived near the Marines’ outpost in three pickup trucks and two motorcycles. But they had no idea that the Marines were well prepared and were already waiting for them.
The result of the attack was already wellknown. Marorso and 15 of his men were killed by the Marines and their bodies were scattering in the perimeter of the outpost. It was one of the biggest loss of the insurgents in many years.
Besides the casualties, the Marines seized three hand grenades, 13 rifles which included five M4, four M16, two AK47 and two AK102, three handguns, three homemade bombs, one pickup truck, two motorcycles and one chainsaw.
Three suspects were arrested in Rueso district after police manning a road block stopped a pickup truck and found blood stain on the right door of the vehicle.
Lt-Gen Udomchai Thammasarorat, commander of the Fourth Army Region, who later visited the Marines’ outpost to give morale support to the troopers said that good cooperation from the locals in providing information about the insurgents to the Marines was key element in the successful defence of the outpost and defeat of the raiders.
Commander Somkiat Pholprayoon, commander of the Marine force in the far South, however, expressed regret for the deaths of the insurgents saying that they were also Thais. He pleaded with the insurgents to stop the violence and to resort to peaceful settlement of conflict.
As for families of the dead insurgents, the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre and the governors of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces had been instructed to help in their rehabilitation, but no compensation will be paid to them for the deaths of their loved ones.
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Good intelligence and cooperation help fend off attack
Good intelligence and cooperation from the locals are two key elements for the success of the Marines in the defence of their jungle base in Bacho district of Narathiwat against Islamist attackers on February 13.
At least 16 insurgents were shot dead and their bodies were found scattering in the camp’s perimeter. Several war weapons were also seized from the insurgents.
Thanks to a tipoff from the locals about the movement of a small group of insurgents led by Marosor Chantharavadee at a cemetery in Ban Kaelae, Bacho district, a Marine unit was dispatched to the scene and clashed with the insurgents on February 4. The insurgents escaped but left behind some ammunition, food supplies, mobile phones and a sketch of the Marine base in Ban Yuelor.
A second sketch of the Marine camp plus some information of the camp was found in the body of an insurgent, Suhaidee Tahae, killed by security forces in a clash in Sai Buri district of Pattani on February 9.
The two seized sketches convinced the camp commander to suspect that the camp was targeted for an imminent attack but when exactly was not known at the time. But as a precaution, security was quietly beefed up without the notice of the locals with a special force unit being brought in.
At about 1 a.m. of February 13, insurgents, led by Marosor, arrived near the camp in three pick-up trucks and two motorcycles. All the insurgents, numbering about 90 by latest estimate, wore army uniforms with bullet-proof vests and white scarfs. Splitting in two groups with the advance group started the attack with hand grenades and assault rifles.
The well-entrenched Marines who were already alerted in advance fought back and engaged in a fierce firefight which lasted about an hour. The surviving insurgents retreated but not after they had cut down trees and placed spikes on the road in front of the camp to delay the pursuit of the security forces.
A subsequent search of the camp’s perimeter found 14 bodies of the insurgents. Two more bodies were found on the road not far away from the camp reportedly shot dead by Marines positioned at the spot to block the fleeing insurgents.
Three suspects were arrested in a pick-up truck in Rueso district after bloodstain was found in the car’s door. The suspects claimed that they had no idea where the bloodstain came from. However, they were detained for interrogation anyway.
Weapons seized from the insurgents include five M4 rifles, four M16 assault rifles, two AK47 assault rifles, two AK102 assault rifles, three handguns, three hand grenades and three bombs stuffed in cans.
Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre Secretary-General Thawee Sodsong said that the government had promised help for two groups of people – villagers whose houses were damaged during the firefight and families of the dead insurgents.
He said that families of the dead victims would not be given compensation but would be given other forms of assistance for humanity sake because they had nothing to do with the illegal activities of the insurgents.
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Four teachers were shot dead and another seriously wounded within 19 days from November 22 to December 11.
The followings are identities of the victims, timings and locations where the shootings took place:
On November 22, Mrs Nanthana Kaewchan, director of Tha Kam Sham school in Nong Chik district of Pattani, was shot dead by suspected insurgents shortly after she left the school for home.
On December 3, Mrs Chatsuda Nilsuwan, a teacher of Ban Ya Ngo in Cho-Airong district of Narathiwat, was fatally shot by suspected insurgents as she was leaving the school for home.
On December 4, Mr Thirapol Chusongsaeng, a teacher of Ban Bo Koh, Su-ngai Padi district of Narathiwat was seriously shot as he was riding his motorbike for home.
on December 11, suspected insurgents stormed into the Ban Ba Ngo school in Mayo district of Pattani and shot to death Mrs Tatiyarat Chueykaew, the school director, and a teacher, Mr Somsak Kwanma, as they were having lunch at the school’s canteen.
Authorities were quick to blame the violent incidents on the insurgents in order to gain publicity or to terrorise the other Buddhist teachers. But was this the real motive behind the violent attacks against the Buddhist teachers?
Many local villagers however thought otherwise and suspected that the shootings of the five teachers which killed four of them within almost three weeks time might actually be revenge attacks perpetrated by suspected insurgents in response to violent attacks against a Muslim religious teacher or ustaz and local Malay Muslims.
On October 30, Mr Mahama Ma-ae, a Muslim religious teacher at Thammawitthaya Foundation School in Muang district of Yala, was gunned down in his pick-up truck in Yarang district of Pattani by gunmen armed with M16 assault rifles. Authorities claimed that the murder was carried out by suspected insurgents in order to put the blame on the government side but local villagers thought otherwise and suspected that he was killed by security forces as the ustaz might by suspected by the authorities of having links with insurgent groups. The former headmaster of the school, Mr Sapae-ing Masor, was accused of being a separatist leader and had a 10-million baht bounty on his head.
Local villagers suspected that the fatal shootings of teachers in Pattani and Narathiwat during November-December could be a revenge against the killing of the ustaz.
It was also pointed out that a few hours before the killing of the two teachers at Ban Ba Ngo school in Pattani at the school’s canteen on December 11, unidentified gunmen opened fire at a tea house in Tambon Tanyong Limor, Ra-ngae district of Narathiwat, killing four Malay Muslims, including a 11-month old baby and a 70-year old man. Local villagers believed that the two incidents might be linked with each other.
Informed sources said that the ustaz’s killing and the tea house attack were not widely reported in the Thai mainstream media but were given special attention by Malaysian media which sent a news team to cover the tea house attack incident.
Lately it was reported that Pol Col Thawee Sodsong, secretary-general of Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre, had ordered an investigation into the teachers’ shootings and the tea house attack.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a security officer said that the attacks against the Malay Muslims could be perpetrated by suspected insurgents to put the blame on the security forces. He said the targeting of Buddhist teachers might be intended to terrorise the teachers to quit teaching so the teachers would be short of teachers and finally forced to close down.
Meanwhile, a reliable source in the National Security Council told Isra news agency that the new breed of insurgents do not have any political ideology and have no respect for the safety of the innocent people, including Malay Muslims. Based on evidences collected, he said that the insurgents were involved in illegal business activities in the region such as oil smuggling and illicit drug trade.
Lt-Gen Samret Srirai, former commander of the Fourth Army Region, noted that the weak point of the state authorities was that there was no serious investigation to find out the real truth behind each violent incident.
"For instance if a teacher was fatally shot what needs to be done is to conduct an investigation to find out why the teacher was shot, why him and who would benefit for the victim’s shooting," he said, adding that the probe was not intended to put the blame on any particular party but to establish the fact in order that preventive measures could be adopted to prevent a repeat of such an incident.
But what need to be heeded by the government are the demands or proposals which were voiced in a series of peace forums which were recently held in the deep South with the support of the National Security Council.
Some of the demands include the adoption of Malay language in the formal educational curriculum in parallel with the Thai language; the delisting from the black list of suspects against whom there are no incriminating evidences against them; a special administrative zone for the deep South and revocation of all special laws in the region, especially the emergency decree.
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UNICEF calls for end to violence against children in Thailand’s deep south
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Bangkok, 12 December 2012 – A UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official today urged an immediate halt to violence against children in Thailand’s restive southern provinces, where an 11-month-old girl was among five people killed in an attack on a Narathiwat tea house Tuesday.
Bijaya Rajbhandari, the UNICEF Representative in Thailand, termed the slayings “a tragic, senseless and unacceptable act” and called upon all parties involved “to use every means at their disposal to end the violence and ensure that all children are protected from it.”
The infant girl, Infani Samo, was killed early Tuesday morning when gunmen armed with automatic weapons sprayed gunfire into a tea house in Narathiwat’s Rangae district. More than 50 children have been killed and some 340 injured in Thailand’s southern border provinces since the resurgence of violence in January 2004. In total, more than 5,000 people have lost their lives as a result of the violence.
In late October of this year, an 11-year-old boy was slain along with his father when gunmen fired upon their pickup truck in Yala’s Raman district.
“Every time a child is killed or injured, every time a child loses a parent or relative, and every time their schools and teachers are attacked, the more all children in the deep south suffer,” Rajbhandari said. “Bringing an end to the violence is the only way to ensure that the rights of all children in the south are fully protected and respected.”
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At the Purple Room, Royal Thai Government House, Secretary General of the Muslim World League Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdul Muhsin Al-Turki, Secretary General of Religions for Peace Dr. William Vendley along with a number of delegates paid courtesy call on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra under the invitation of Mahidol University's Institute for Human Rights and Peace Studies and on the occasion of the International Seminar on "Religion and the Peace-building Process in ASEAN.
Ms. Yingluck welcomed the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and assured Thailand’s readiness, following its visit to Bahrain and Qatar, to push forwardher government’s effort to cooperate with other Middle East countries, particularly in the areas of food security and energy. In this connection, the premier thanked the Secretary General for giving importance to education among Thai youths, particularly in the form of scholarships to a number of Thai Muslims.
The MWL Secretary General in response requested the Thai government to collaborate with the Muslim World League in peace-building processes, despite religious differencesin the country. The Secretary General also hoped to expand cooperation with ASEAN Community in the near future. In this regard, PM Yingluck reaffirmed her commitment in building peace and respect amidst differences in faith and religious practices in fight against religious intolerance, hatred and violence. Ms. Yingluck also highlighted the situation in the southernmost provinces, saying that there needed to be resolved in a peaceful manner, through a framework of democratisation and rule of law. The premier also hoped to receive further advice from the Muslim World League in this respect.
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Army talks with 2 top separatists
The army is negotiating with two top separatist leaders to try to convince them and their group to end their campaign of violence in the far South.
The move follows this week's surrender in Narathiwat of 93 insurgent suspects, led by Waeali Copter Waji, alias Jeh Ali, a suspect in the Jan 4, 2004 arms heist at the 4th Development Battalion in Cho Airong district of Narathiwat.
According to army sources, 4th Army commander Lt Gen Udomchai Thamsarorach has dispatched officers to negotiate with Sapaeing Basor and Masae Useng, leaders of the BRN Coordinate separatist group.
The officers accompanied several religious and community leaders for the secret talks. Both separatists leaders are based overseas. Mr Sapaeing hopes to be prime minister of a Pattani state and Mr Masae its defence minister or army chief in the event their goal of independence is ever achieved.
A bounty on Mr Sapaeing has been set at 10 million baht with one of 3 million baht for Mr Masae.
The negotiations cover their demands relating to their possible prosecution in Thailand. The separatists are also waiting to see how the authorities will deal with the 93 former militants, the sources said.
If negotiations are successful, around 10-15 members of the BRN Coordinate could defect, they added.
Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa and army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha went to Pattani province yesterday to help speed up efforts to encourage more separatist suspects to defect.
Gen Yutthasak said he wanted the 4th Army and the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre to present recent defectors to the secretary-general of the World Muslim League Abdullah Al-Turky who arrives in Thailand today and who will visit the far South on Monday to prove that the government is pursuing peaceful solutions to the problems in the troubled region and ensuring human rights are protected.
Gen Yutthasak said the defectors who have turned themselves in were "genuine" and they were released to convince more to surrender.
Gen Prayuth said the government has assured separatists and those who were lured or forced to join separatist movements that they will be treated fairly if they surrender.
He said they could have punishments commuted or simply undergo some kind of training for six months or a year before returning to society.
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Flag incident fails to sour Malaysia-Thailand ties
RANTAU PANJANG: THE close ties between Malaysia and Thailand is unaffected despite attempts by certain groups to create friction by hoisting Malaysian flags on Merdeka Day in the troubled southern provinces of Thailand.
Armed Forces chief Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zain said yesterday the attempts had failed to damage the good relationship enjoyed by the two Asean neighbours.
"However, the Malaysian government views the matter seriously as it might affect national security," he said.
He said the Malaysian armed forces had also conveyed to its Thai counterpart that security measures were also tightened following the incident.
"Also, all enforcement agencies have been told to beef up checks against illegal elements or movements from entering our country," he said after visiting areas near the Malaysia-Thailand border here.
Zulkifeli was commenting on the Aug 31 incident where Thai flags were burned and Malaysian flags were displayed prominently in the southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
The flag incident also coincided with bomb attacks, which left six Thai soldiers injured.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein was reported to have said the ministry would work closely with its Thai counterpart to investigate a bomb attack where the Jalur Gemilang was hoisted by suspected insurgents in several Thai provinces.
On insurgency in the deep south, Zulkifeli said Malaysia had never interfered in it and, in fact, was monitoring the movement of suspected militants if they tried to sneak into the country illegally.
"We have not received any request from our Thai counterpart to help track down the militants, but their movements will pose a threat to our country if we do not monitor them closely."
On his visit yesterday, Zulkifeli said it was aimed at getting a closer view of border activities and assessing the level of security there.
"I am satisfied. In terms of security, areas along Sungai Golok here are under the control of officers from various enforcement agencies, including the police."
Zulkifeli later visited Sungai Golok and its vicinities.
Present were Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order director Datuk Salleh Md Rashid, Royal Malaysian Navy deputy chief Vice-Admiral Datuk Mohammed Noordin Ali and Kelantan police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman.
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Pulo member gets life in jPulo member gets life in jailail
· Published: 28/06/2012 at 01:34 AM
· Newspaper section: News
The Appeals Court yesterday handed down a life sentence to a member of the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), a separatist movement, reversing the Criminal Court's earlier decision to drop all charges against him.
Prosecutors indicted Koseng Cheloh, also called Useng, on charges of rebellion and illegal assembly of weapons and men to conduct terrorist activities with the aim of separating five southern border provinces from the Kingdom.
The court was told that between 1968 and Feb 10, 1998, Mr Koseng and other Pulo members recruited Muslims into the separatist movement, extorted protection money from businessmen in the five southern border provinces and used the money to set up armed units to conduct terrorist activities.
Prosecutors said these activities included attacks on government installations, destroying rail tracks with bombs and burning down bridges and schools, resulting in extensive damage and a large number of casualties.
The court was also told that in 1998, Mr Koseng was named by Hayee Dao, who was arrested on suspicion of being a head of the new Pulo, as the leader of a sub-group of Pulo operating in cities.
Mr Koseng was arrested on Dec 7, 2005, on a murder charge and was then identified as a man called Zakarim, which he insisted was not his name.
However, police investigators testified they later learned the name Zakarim was a pseudonym of the Pulo sub-group allegedly controlled by Mr Koseng.
Authorities also obtained a picture of Mr Koseng's ID card in a raid in the far South.
The search turned up more evidence suggesting that he and another suspect, Manaze Jeloh, had a role in terrorist-style weapons training.
Mr Koseng failed to prove his claim that he had lived in Malaysia for 10 years and spent some years studying in Syria and Libya, the Appeals Court said.
The Criminal Court dismissed the case against Mr Koseng on Dec 1, 2008, on the grounds that evidence against him was doubtful.
The state chose to appeal, and the Appeals Court yesterday sentenced Mr Koseng to death. The sentence was commuted to a life sentence on the grounds that his testimony was useful.
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'Thai Muslims reject violence'
UNHOLY: Unrest in southern provinces tarnishes Islam
Yala Islamic Affairs Council president Ismael Abd Latif Haree says insurgency cannot be accepted as a form of jihad
KOTA BARU: THE majority of Malay Muslims in Thailand's southern region are against the killings of their fellow citizens in the name of Islam.
Yala Islamic Affairs Council president Ismael Abd Latif Haree said those who had caused unrest in the south had tarnished the image of Islam by linking their struggles with the religion.
"Violence is not the way of life of Thai Muslims as we prefer to live in harmony with others. Most of us do not accept extremist activities," he said in a statement yesterday.
Since the insurgency escalated in 2004, more than 4,500 people, comprising civilians, soldiers and monks, have been killed in bombings, drive-by shootings and murders in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
The three provinces, with predominantly Malay Muslim population, have become the stage for separatist movements to wage a campaign for self-rule on the basis that the region was once an Islamic kingdom.
Also, militants in the south have for decades complained that their government discriminates against and persecutes their community based on their faith.
Ismael said the insurgency could not be accepted as a form of jihad (holy war) by the people who understood the teachings of Islam.
"The situation in the south is not jihad. Their acts of violence break the law and rules of Islam," he said, adding that the terror acts were committed by groups whose identities were difficult to ascertain.
For Thai Muslims, he said, jihad remained a religious duty that chiefly concerned their commitment to live life as a true Muslim and the efforts to build a good Muslim society.
He said there were no grounds for Thai Muslims to support violence as they had the freedom to carry out their religious activities.
Besides, he said, the government had provided support by building mosques and religious schools for their children.
"The Thai government also gives priority to our children to have proper education."
However, Ismael said, most of the people refused to speak out against the insurgents for fear of personal safety.
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DEEP SOUTH Govt looks for OIC backing
The government has
called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to condemn repeated acts of
violence being carried out by insurgents in the deep South. Continual acts of
terror are preventing constructive peace efforts from taking place, it says.
Speaking at a press conference
yesterday at the end of the OIC's visit to Thailand, Sihasak Phuangketkeow,
Foreign Affair Ministry's permanent secretary, said the government did not
create the conflict and if there is to be peace and reconciliation in the three
southernmost provinces, all sides must stop further acts of violence.
"Unless all parties halt the violence, peace talks will not be
realised," Mr Sihasak said. Adviser and Special Envoy of the OIC secretary-general
Sayed Kassim el-Masry, said while the situation has improved in general, he is
still concerned about the level of violence in recent months.
Mr Masry was on a one-week visit
to Thailand which took him to Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla provinces.
Thailand and OIC share a common principle in the reconciliation process, and
the government is rightly addressing the root cause of the problem, he said. Mr
Masry hoped His Majesty the King's advice on solving the southern problems
would be fully implemented. He added that the OIC does not encourage
separatists and strongly condemns violence against civilians. He requested the
emergency decree be lifted as it was causing problems for people living in
trouble spots.
Mr Sihasak said the time is not
yet right to lift the law, adding that it is in place mainly to protect
civilians.
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE
On the Official Visit of the High-level
Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to Thailand
A
high-level delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led by H.E. Ambassador Sayed Kassem
El-Masry, Adviser and Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary General, paid
an official visit to Thailand during 7 – 13 May 2012 at the invitation of His
Excellency Dr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Thailand.
During the visit, the OIC delegation had
constructive meetings with key governmental agencies and a wide range of
stakeholders. The OIC delegation also visited the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand
Both
sides reaffirmed the Joint Press Statement issued during the visit to Thailand
of His Excellency the Secretary General of the OIC from 30 April to 1 May 2007 as
reflecting the spirit of cooperation between Thailand and the OIC.
The
Thai side reiterated that the issue of the SBPs is a top national priority for
the Royal Thai Government and briefed the OIC delegation on the policy and
efforts being undertaken by the Royal Thai Government to resolve the problem
through a comprehensive approach to address root causes of the problem in accordance with the Royal advice of His Majesty
the King of Thailand to “Understand, Reach out and Develop”. The OIC
delegation welcomed the positive developments since the visit of His Excellency
the Secretary General of the OIC in 2007 and believed that the policy of the
Royal Thai Government is moving in the right direction. In this regard, the OIC
welcomed the efforts being undertaken by the Royal Thai Government and urged
the Thai side to intensify these efforts.
The
OIC delegation noted the lifting of the Emergency Decree in certain areas in
the SBPs and urged the Thai side to consider lifting the Decree in other areas
of the SBPs. They also urged the acceleration of efforts to implement educational
plans as adopted by the Royal Thai Government which attends to aspects of
culture and identity. The Thai side assured that the Emergency Decree would be
lifted whenever and wherever the situation on the ground permits. The Thai side
further emphasized that the perpetuation of violence continued to pose an
obstacle to efforts by the Royal Thai Government to promote peace, security and
development as desired by the people of the SBPs.
The Thai side emphasized the need to bring an end
to a cycle of violence in order to
create a condition for peace, development, harmony and peaceful co-existence of all people in the SBPs. Both sides denounced
the indiscriminate acts of violence against innocent civilians as they are
against the teaching of Islam.
Both
sides agreed that the visit underlined the commitment of the Royal Thai
Government, as an Observer of the OIC, to strengthen relations with the
Organisation. Both sides were of the view that the visit was successful in
further strengthening the constructive engagement between Thailand Thailand
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“ Spareing Basaw and Masare Useng ready to report himself and return to his homeland”
“ Spareing Basaw and Masare Useng ready to report himself and return to his homeland”
By Mr.Chaiyong Meneepiluek
News source
News spreading “Spareing Basaw and Masae Useng ready to return to Thailand after fleeing from the case against Thai national stability in southern provinces long time. Lately PULO leader Yase Parte in Europe ordered to disintegrate the Co-operation Center to stop of southern crises in Thailand .
The reporter said that Mr. Yase Parte the leader of PULO in Europe stationed in Germany who fight against the Thai government to separate 3 southern provinces of Thailand for ten of years had ordered to disintegrate since August 2011. He returned to Yala province by cooperated with Mr. Panu Utairat the secretary of Southern Operation Center.
Mr. Parte said ,before returning homeland had cooperated with the Democratic Party with Mr.Panu Utairat and Mr. Sutep Tueksuban former vice prime minister of Thai National Security regularly. He wanted to come to help solve the problem of southern crisis and develop the country. He sooner will help bringing the members in Europe return homeland, too.
Currently he open “ the Center of Cooperation People Voluntary Solving Problem in the South of Thailand” since 12 September 2011. This center used for cooperation with various group leaders to help solving problem in the region.
More over, besides the returning home of Mr. Yase Parte. The Thai National Stability Unit received cooperation with the leader of B.R.N. movement of the report of Mr.Spare ing Masare Useng the director of Thamma Foundation School who identified one of the two of a 7 step planer to form Pattanee Darussalam, he also has a case of the Thai National Security needed by Thai law who reward of 5 m฿ will report himself to the Thai Authority in next October, too.
Both of them, 4th Region Security HQ. and the Thai National Security Council identified they are the high ranking of the B.R.N. Coordinate Movement and support the riot in the south of Thailand since 2004
For Mr. Yase Parte the Europe PULO leader didn’t have a warrant of arrest, only his name is in the list of the PULO movement, not the same as Mr.Masae Useng andMr. Spare ing Basor who plotted of unrest such as bomb attact and murdering many cases.
3 of them still can be tried under article 21 by report themselves to the Thai authority to be in process of interrogation and mind development program.
LTG. Udomchai Thammasarorach 4th Army region commander and Director of 4thSecurity Administration Front said: He known about the returning of Mr. Yase Parte long time and agree with those people who stay outside to come and have peace talk under the plan of “ Bringing people back home” For Mr.Sapare ing Basaw and Mr. Masae Useng if real happen, the current crisis will be solved with peace method.
However another PULO movement group led by Mr. Custuri Makoda station in Sweden not agree with this and condemned of disintegrate in Europe , He said those people did not follow the ideology of the fighting policy of the movement. He also sent letter on an email 24th September 2011 to Ms. Yinlak Chinawatra the Prime minister of Thailand to open talk with the PULO movement about the crisis in the south.
Even though this is a rumor or real, it will be a sign of peace talk. Every war in the world ended with talk. No people support the war creator and violator and no one responsible of the incidents in 3 provinces in the south of Thailand .
For some movement groups harming and murdering the innocent people to gain advantages and influence for illegal trading such as, fuel, drug, land to grow rubber plants in the south of Thailand.
Who will be the representative for those people for peace talk and order to stop ??????
Will they do for ideology, religion or for money?
This is an Indonesian mass media.
The killing of Mr.Mukta Kela who will be a great politician in the future life, with the policy of “ political of Malayan for Malayan” It was cleared to all that his murdered was cause of controversy from his political policy effort will create such a good will to the people in southern provinces of Thailand. He also had controversy among his friends with the same ideology those involving with the rioters movement and make bad sin to the southern people of Thailand ,and the plan to try convey guilty to the Thai official will collapse. At the assassinated Mr.Mukta Kela site , the village protection force had fired back and kill 2 persons those identified who created a lot of problems in the area and they also killed a small lady teacher Ms. Juling with harrow murder which was the bad legend known in worldwide.
Finally the garble of the Indonesian mass media quoted that Mr.Mukta Kela was killed by Thai forces, even though the 2 of the rioters were killed at the site. The Indonesian medias made this news up is just to garble to make miss understanding to their people, in the other hand, no doubt to identify that they support the riot movement in the south of Thailand. In this case the Indonesian government should have clearly answer to Thai government. To support the garbling the mass media without ethics like this, or because Indonesian support the meeting of Pulo movement. The Pulo movement creating the unrest in the south of Thailand openly and continuously, together with bringing the news and cheerful of their activities in website www.suara-islam.com . Last December they quoted that Thai kill the people and get rid of human right. Producing the news this way will not make believe to worldwide every country is watched, especially human right abuse. As so called civilized country should know it is right or wrong and more over, it will destroy the country relationship.
Thai government is trying to keep peace in the area the effort is still continue. The garble information that some country is trying to involve by supporting mass media is unacceptable for the person who has an honor to be a “watch dog” might forget the mission.
In the case of gable the news of killing Mr.Mukta Kela in Thailand should be a case study of the standard of Indonesian mass media. Currently every country in the world should coordinate to create peace or you don’t have this in mind,do you?
Car Bombed Ko-Lok, Car bombed Gangster - Drug dealer effected Malay to Saudi
Car Bombed Ko-Lok, Car bombed Gangster - Drug dealer effected Malay to Saudi
There is another one victim killed from explosion, Mr. Yan Wang, a Chinese-Malay, totally there are 5 killed, and 62 wounded have delivered to Su Ngai-Kolok hospital by rescued staffs. 7 out of 62 wounded are children, after the explosion, the officer has recovered the forth bomb which hidden under a motorcycle near the first explosion point. This clearly shows that the terrorist wish to destroy economic of Su Ngia-Kolok city, and want to show re-action to the government ‘s policy to clearance of drunks and illegal oil, and operation officers.
After there were three explosion took place at this time, difficultly to believe it would be just only ideology or Movement separatists as many understood. These are going to scare people away, and panic the officers. It clearly proves that the drug trafficking groups will be able to work smoothly without the officers’ blockading. According the investigation, the officers have found the Issues are related to the case of 3 bordered provinces in Thailand, which is linked to the news and video recording.
Moreover, the case of explosion has involved to drug trafficking , because of the photos and other evident found in the house by the police officers on September 13 – 14 . The evident proved the drug trafficking and violent movement’s gang is related to each other. As suspicious of all found evident, it proves that as they claim to fight for strongly Ideology is not true, but it’s all about drug trafficking and it slowly goes to all youth in the area of 3 bordered provinces. This becomesseriously case of drug trafficking and violence. It appears in the term of supporting as money to hire for causing the violence in domestic and still causes of serious problem for people in local area at this time.
Observation indicates that as the processing of an illegal movement is, before the bombing occurred, there were a large number of drugs found, and many arrested.
According the information has reported by the security agency identified that the loss of benefits or as known as “long kan” hired Masea Uhseng , bandit leader, to take his followers to counteract the cause of their drugs processing. As the reported, according to the sources of EOD (Recovery of the bomb agency) said all evident of bomb debris have found, it caused to believe they are the same villain. The bombings in the area are not containing in a circuit pattern, the explosion points are in the area that can be easily seen as well.
However, this explosion is not only destroyed the local economy, but it effected to Malaysia because there were four out of five Malaysians killed. One of them is a 3 year-old kid who had vacation with family. There is also suspected of explosives or a bomb that it backs and forth across the border, both before and after the cause as well.
The effected of explosion in Su Ngai-Kolok has transmit vibrations to the Middle East. Especially, the IOC organization is in care of their Muslim minorities in many countries including in 3 bordered provinces of Thailand. They had heard that the end of struggling in Muslim group has involved with drugs and hidden benefits as well. It clearly contrasts to the principle of religious and humanitarian . They might be questioned what exactly the domestic violence that occurred in 3 bordered provinces of Thailand for? Is it for the real of ideology or holy war forinnocence people?
The covert group who claim they are fighting for ideology, has used this pattern as a tool to cause trouble, especially the drug and oil traders and trading of smuggled contraband. The fact is they are the real terrorists, and all of us need to keep our eyes, and help each other to remove them as quickly as we can, why wait?
In mid-September , there are three explosions occurred nearby each other in central of business district, municipal, Su Ngai – Kolok in Narathiwat province. During that time, there are large numbers of tourists and local residents . By the first explosion occurred at 18:45 pm at the Chaozhou Association on SaiCharoern 3, . There were three criminals on the road with a bomb hidden in a motorcycle, and causes explosion triggered.
Later in 5 minutes, it’s about 200 meters away from the first explosion, there is the second explosion occurred at a motorcycle in front of a bar beer, nearby the entrance to Su Ngai-Kolok telephone office branch, and the third explosion in a car bomb at the intersection near the restaurant, which is opposite with Merlin hotel, the volcanic eruption caused a few stores damaged, included the front glass door of the hotel. There were three people found dead , included Lt. Theerapong Suwanweth, a commander of 1992 company, special agent, Narathiwas 36th got wounded while he was checking the point of explosion.
The penalty of death Hadih Oh Thanam, the punishment of Allah .
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After the final decision of the Supreme Court, which ruled that the death of Mr. Hadji Oh Thanam, Head leader of PULO. Mr. Hayi Bueto Beatong, a new president of PULO, and Mr. Haji Samaeae Thanam. In the other hand, Mr.Abdul Rahman Bin Abdulkarndea, vice president of PULO is in the imprisonment to be sentenced for 50 years. In the hope of his freedom from the Supreme Court has ended.
During the past twenty years, the former PULO’s leader Hadji Oh Thanam had been in the case of unrest in the bordered provinces area, and those who concentrate on the severity of the concept “ Conspired in a political organization” as called as “ Organization of the National Liberation of Pattani", or separatists movements of PULO . In purpose is to divide the land of the southern provinces of Thailand, included Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani, Satun and some area in Songkhla. He wishes to establish these provinces to become an independents state from the Thai government. In additional, he had persuaded to family members to participate in the process. They established groups of armed forces, trained guerrilla, sabotaged by the government properties such as city hall, police stations, and schools after the perpetrator has fled to the Thai authorities were tucked in Malaysia. The change comes at the back and forth to escape arrest in a state of Kulntun.
Hajih Oh Thanam and his followers were not different to be called as a robber, and claimed themselves as Allah subliming. They also claimed as a restoring independence ideology falsely organization , but influence with illegal bullets and bombs, killed people, and wish to make innocence people away by threatening to extort money.
In addition to receiving money from them, threatening to take pleasure in the process also has the support of both money and other help. Continuously from Islamic countries who believe that the Muslim in the southern provinces of Thailand, persecution and oppression individual mice did not receive justice in society, especially in countries adjacent to the south of Thailand.
It is said that the large amount of money he earned. The head of PULO owned the beautiful mansions both in the Switzerland, and
Sweden and live in a high life in social. In the meantime, the Muslims were left behind and lived in the very low quality of life.
As the processing of creating a substantial income, just works smoothly. the PULO and BRN Coordinated is an another organization follows the rule of killing people, no matter what religion they are, included Muslims, it also has financial support with PULO. As well as creating any kind of trouble to Muslim contributions to international organizations by doing insurgents; killing people, and separation of two religions.
The financial supports of these organizations still exist. This country does not agree with the actions of this nature to get to know how to make money and unscrupulous of these processes as well. However, there is no any countries agree with this act, although they have known what the processing is. This manner, they are known as earning money and unscrupulous from this process. It seems odd to think that Muslim organizations had donated the money to support because they understand that this fund was to help other Muslims, were they didn’t know, or were fooled?
The penalty to death of Hadji Da Oh Thanam, and his followers, which they had got the mercy from the Supreme Court to a commutation of death to be sentenced of life time. This manner has shown that it is on processing by social sanctions constitute a cause of crime and it follows to step by step. However, that won’t be able to compare to what was done with the large number of innocent people were killed. Throughout his life time in prison will help him and his followers have review the worst things they had done, either they have no chance to see the sun until the last second of life. Easily it can be called as “dead in the prison”.
Although indicators who creates a situation, and makes money from killing people is not arrested, but it has believed that , as he claimed to be the Allah, but the way of action is totally contrast with way it should be in Islamic way of life by killing innocence people . At the end of life will be the same as Hadij Da Oh, and his followers have faced. This is the way of punishment of the Allah, to let them die as alive.
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