Teacher threat greets PM

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Published: 13 Dec 2012 at 23.48
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Leaflets vowing to continue the insurgent war against teachers greeted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thursday on her visit to the far South.

PM offers support: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra poses for a photo with Muslim women during a meeting with the Thai Women Empowerment Fund at CS Pattani Hotel in Pattani's Muang district Thursday. The leaflets were distributed by insurgents prior to the prime minister's arrival, reading: ‘‘This war isn't over. Don't count the teachers' corpses just yet.''Ms Yingluck's visit was prompted by a rise in the number of deadly attacks against teachers in the troubled region.Before her arrival in the South, the leaflets had been handed out in Chana, Thepha, Na Thawi, and Saba Yoi districts of Songkhla province, which border the three violence-plagued southern provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat.The presence of the threatening flyers came as another blow to the morale of teachers who have been rattled by the recent murders of their peers, Boonsom Thongsiprai, chairman of the Teachers'...

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waters
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Discussion 8 : 14 Dec 2012 at 14.078
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Beefing up 'security measures' is a defensive role. While it may save a few lives it's not going to resolve this esculating problem, especially with people like Chalerm in charge. It's time for the government to admit they're clueless, and go hat in hand to the Israelis, the Americans, the British, or the Turks, and ask for some guidence in counter-insurgency warfare.
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Discussion 7 : 14 Dec 2012 at 12.087
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These insurgents (terrorists) are achieving one of their goals. Closing down the education system. Force the people to attend only "their" approved educational institutions. Fear, intimidation and violence are the tools of these despicables. The government must be diligent, forceful and unbending in its drive to bring peace to the South. Identification, dialog and a workable road map to bring this terrible state to an end. Unfortunately the other side does not want that - total capitulation of Thailand is their goal.
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Discussion 6 : 14 Dec 2012 at 12.076
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Disc 3 & 4 may not understand the problem. No key person behind the insurgency lives in other countries. What the government has to do is to prevent the leakage of intelligence to the insurgents.
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Discussion 5 : 14 Dec 2012 at 10.425
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Unfortunately teachers are the goal in all the countries with this kind of insurgency for a simple reason: Educated people are much more difficult to be brainwashed and would not accept their silly ideas.
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Discussion 4 : 14 Dec 2012 at 10.044
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Disc 3. I am behind you 100% because I think that you are trying to convey that increasing security measures will be of little help. I also doubt if it will, it hasn't worked in the past.
'Reduce the insurgents', Yes ! get to the root of the problem. Having debates with the leaders would be a start. They must know who they are, surely there is an intelligence section working on this problem.
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Discussion 3 : 14 Dec 2012 at 08.253
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"She said she would call a meeting with security officials Friday to work on improving security measures for teachers."

'Improve security measures' when will any government start 'reducing the insurgents'? When will any government go to see the government(s) of those countries who host the key persons behind all this?
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Discussion 2 : 14 Dec 2012 at 05.492
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The insurgents threaten teachers. Teaching children is one of the most honorable professions. They are helping kids and the future while being underpaid. Most teachers have no military background. Attacking such a soft is cowardly.
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Discussion 1 : 14 Dec 2012 at 05.201
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Can't the police chief send his 50000 police men there as he did for Pitak Siam rally??
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