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Sun, 12/27/2009 - 16:07
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PM says government on right track to resolve southern violence
BANGKOK, Dec 27 (TNA) -- Several positive signals have shown that the government is on the right path toward resolving the violence in Thailand’s deep south, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday.
Mr Abhisit said during his weekly television and radio address that the positive signals include a pledge by the Malaysian government to cooperate more with his government in tackling the unrest problem in the restive region as well as improved cooperation between officials and people there.
However, the government will have to work harder with an aim to put an end to the problem, he said.
Mr Abhisit said he hoped that the draft law on the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre would sail through the parliament in 2010 in assisting concerned officials in tackling the violence problem.
He said he also hoped that the government could implement the National Security Law in lieu of the martial law in the area.
Over 3,500 persons have died in the three southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat since renewed violence erupted in early 2004.
Meanwhile, two suspected insurgents were shot dead by combined police and soldier forces during an exchange of gunfire in Yala in two separate incidents early Sunday.
The first incident took place in Than To district when combined government forces searched a house suspected to be a hideout of terrorists and later exchanged gunfire with them. One suspected insurgent was killed while no casualties were reported on the government side.
Another incident occurred in a village of Muang district when combined government forces fought with insurgents for about 10 minutes. A suspected insurgent who is the subject of an arrest warrant was found dead in the area and an automatic rifle was seized. (TNA)
Mr Abhisit said during his weekly television and radio address that the positive signals include a pledge by the Malaysian government to cooperate more with his government in tackling the unrest problem in the restive region as well as improved cooperation between officials and people there.
However, the government will have to work harder with an aim to put an end to the problem, he said.
Mr Abhisit said he hoped that the draft law on the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre would sail through the parliament in 2010 in assisting concerned officials in tackling the violence problem.
He said he also hoped that the government could implement the National Security Law in lieu of the martial law in the area.
Over 3,500 persons have died in the three southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat since renewed violence erupted in early 2004.
Meanwhile, two suspected insurgents were shot dead by combined police and soldier forces during an exchange of gunfire in Yala in two separate incidents early Sunday.
The first incident took place in Than To district when combined government forces searched a house suspected to be a hideout of terrorists and later exchanged gunfire with them. One suspected insurgent was killed while no casualties were reported on the government side.
Another incident occurred in a village of Muang district when combined government forces fought with insurgents for about 10 minutes. A suspected insurgent who is the subject of an arrest warrant was found dead in the area and an automatic rifle was seized. (TNA)
