By Lekha Kliangklao Although media outlets catering to the needs of Muslim people have been established here for several decades, not many people of non-Muslim faiths have been aware of their existence. For instance, Thang Nam newspaper which was first published more than 30 years ago with an aim of serving as a mouthpiece of the Muslim people managed to resume operations late last year after it ...

By General Harn Leenanond It is a wellknown fact in the khakhi-coloured uniform (police) circle that one has to bring with him a wad of cash if he wants to be transferred (to a better position). But Ja Pien or the late Pol Col Sompien Eksomya was empty-handed when he appealed his boss for his transfer.

By Nasueroh Jeha & Pakorn Puengnetr Bannang Sata district of Yala province has recently attracted public attention after the killing of Pol Colonel Sompien Eksomya, the district police chief, in an insurgent ambush on March 12. But many people in the rest of the country may not be aware that in this same insurgency-infested district, several other government officials have also lost their lives t ...

By Chaiyong Maneerungsakul In wake of a recent corruption scandal in which a police general was transferred to an inactive police and investigated after he was accused of taking “tea money” from police officers who wanted to be moved to “goldmine” positions, a handful of police officers who strongly felt they were unfairly treated took the unusual step by taking their cases to the government and ...

By Sumeth Parnpeth A valuable lesson learned from the prolonged war against insurgency in the deep South is that there is no way for the state to win the war by the use of force and to restore peace and order in the region unless there is cooperation from the local people.