Thanakorn defends government's Southern border policy

Matichon•Politics•2d ago

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Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan defends the government's approach to Southern border unrest against criticism from the Democrat Party.

•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan condemned violent attacks in the three Southern border provinces on August 22.
•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan refuted Abhisit Vejjajiva's claim that the government's Southern border policy is too brief.
•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan stated that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani within the first month of taking office.

Overview

•Violent incidents occurred at multiple locations in the three Southern border provinces on August 22.
•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan condemned the perpetrators for causing injury and fear among the people and damaging government property.
•Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party stated that the government's declared policy for the Southern border provinces is very short, consisting only of the principle 'understand, reach, develop'.
•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan responded that Abhisit Vejjajiva should remember that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani approximately one month after starting administration.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered the serious resolution of problems in the Southern border provinces covering safety, economy, society, education, and the peace process.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul instructed both civilian and security sectors to work based on the principle of 'understand, reach, develop'.
•Thanakorn Wangboonkongchang asserted that the government focuses on strict law enforcement against perpetrators while maintaining dialogue and negotiation.

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Key Quotes

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan

"Solving the Southern border problem is one of the government's policies, focusing on strict law enforcement against perpetrators alongside not abandoning the primary approach of dialogue and negotiation to eventually resolve the problem and bring peace back to the area."

การแก้ปัญหาชายแดนภาคใต้ เป็นหนึ่งในนโยบายของรัฐบาล โดยเน้นการบังคับใช้กฎหมายอย่างเข้มงวดกับผู้ก่อเหตุ ควบคู่กับการไม่ละทิ้งแนวทางการพูดคุยเจรจาเป็นหลัก จึงจะสามารถคลี่คลายปัญหาได้ในที่สุด เพื่อนำความสงบกลับคืนสู่พื้นที่

Key Entities

Person

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan(ธนกร วังบุญคงชนะ)

A list MP of the Bhumjaithai Party and former Minister of Industry.

Abhisit Vejjajiva(อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ)ℹ️

The leader of the Democrat Party.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister who visited the Southern border provinces in the first month of administration.

Organization

Democrat Party(ปชป.)

A political party whose leader criticized the government's Southern border policy.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party of Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan.

Place

Narathiwat Province(จ.นราธิวาส)ℹ️

One of the Southern border provinces visited by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Yala Province(จ.ยะลา)ℹ️

One of the Southern border provinces visited by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Pattani Province(จ.ปัตตานี)ℹ️

One of the Southern border provinces visited by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.