Hatyai,Thailand For Sawadee Newbies

[KLKOOL]

Originally Posted by TD0620G

23 days only la... u going later than us eh?

He meeting us there on 30th... he sifu, so give us all head start first ... hehehe

[taurus75]

Originally Posted by KLKOOL

He meeting us there on 30th... he sifu, so give us all head start first ... hehehe

i can meet u guys 29th too...
but after 9pm(hatyai time)

[Thai31]

HI guys.

By luck got to view this thread and seems that many samters still frequent Hatyai.

Basically Hatyai is already my home but due to new year festivals got to come back for reunion with Family.

Any bro interested to meet up in Hatyai do feel free to contact me..Some bros are already super over there so perhaps we can meet up for coffee.

Pm me .

Wish all of you a good 2006

[TD0620G]

keke no problem we can scout around and search for potential targets for you in advance, but I don't know your taste... maybe bro KLKOOL will know.

[taurus75]

Originally Posted by Thai31

HI guys.

By luck got to view this thread and seems that many samters still frequent Hatyai.

Basically Hatyai is already my home but due to new year festivals got to come back for reunion with Family.

Any bro interested to meet up in Hatyai do feel free to contact me..Some bros are already super over there so perhaps we can meet up for coffee.

Pm me .

Wish all of you a good 2006

Lucky for you and lucky for us too..brudder! will try make arrangements with some of the Hatyai Force here to meet up with u during CNY.

[taurus75]

Originally Posted by TD0620G

keke no problem we can scout around and search for potential targets for you in advance, but I don't know your taste... maybe bro KLKOOL will know.

aiyo..have or dun have also nebermind lah...
tot that time both of met , u oredi know my pattern mah.
i just need alcohol and group of great pals...the rest is just complimentary.

[taurus75]

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[taurus75]

will try to post this weather forecast till CNY so as to let Brudders travelling there have a good preparation.

[taurus75]

Rights Group Says Southern Thais Attacked by Militants, Government
By Scott Bobb
Bangkok
04 January 2006

Thai soldier takes up position on armor car as he guards temple in Pattani province
A human rights group says people in Thailand's south are caught between violent attacks by suspected Muslim separatists and an overly harsh response by Thai security forces. Amnesty International issued the report, two years after an attack on a military base reignited decades-old tensions in the region.

The human rights group Amnesty International says the Thai government has used arbitrary detention, torture, and excessive force in seeking to quell two years of violence in which more than 1,000 people have been killed.

The cycle of violence began when unidentified gunmen attacked a military base in Narathiwat province two years ago, killing four soldiers and seizing hundreds of weapons.

The Director of Amnesty International in Thailand, Boonthan Verawongse, notes that since then there have been hundreds of attacks, most of which have gone unpunished. He says the atmosphere of impunity has been aggravated by an emergency law that prevents security officials from being prosecuted for human rights violations.

"One of the big problems is regarding the question of impunity that has been stated as the main part of the amnesty decree, which the government inaugurated in July of last year. And this is one of the very big issues in the human rights violations," said Mr. Boonthan.

The Thai government blames the violence on separatists, criminals, and corrupt officials. Drive-by shootings and bombings by these groups have caused scores of deaths, many of them among security forces. But Amnesty International said the government's response has been excessively violent and called for an investigation into allegations of torture and disappearances. It also called for all detainees to be given access to lawyers, medical care and their families.

The Thai government denies it has used excessive force and says it adheres to the rule of law in trying to solve the problem. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at a news conference late last year said his government would address the lack of jobs and social services that it believes are the underlying causes of the violence.

"We will spend most of our efforts to bring the understanding and the development and the better education and employment for the majority of the people," he said.

But the Thai prime minister has also vowed to bring lawbreakers to justice.

Amnesty International's Mr. Boonthan says local residents are suspicious of the central government. "If you want peace, work for justice. If the government [officials] are sincere enough to work for peace then they have to work for justice in order to resolve the conflict," he commented.

The region was an independent sultanate until 100 years ago, when it was annexed by Bangkok. A separatist movement emerged in the 1970s and '80s, but declined under an amnesty in the 1990s. The resurgence of violence has hurt tourism and investment and caused many residents to leave.

[taurus75]

yo Dai Lo..are u seeing this??

[taurus75]

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Live mid-market rates as of 2006.01.06 00:54:20 UTC.

1.00 SGD Singapore Dollars = 24.5041 THB Thailand Baht
1 SGD = 24.5041 THB 1 THB = 0.0408095 SGD

1.00 MYR Malaysia Ringgits = 10.6903 THB Thailand Baht
1 MYR = 10.6903 THB 1 THB = 0.0935429 MYR

[taurus75]

Insurgency still rages in southern Thailand
BANGKOK: Two years after suspected Muslim militants raided an army base in southern Thailand and set off a bloody insurgency, the region is driven by distrust and peace remains a distant prospect, analysts say.

A daily tide of violence in the Muslim-majority provinces bordering Malaysia has left more than 1,000 people dead since the January 4, 2004, raid, and critics say government efforts to rein in the violence have been woeful.

Bangkok has tried dumping 120 million paper birds from aircraft in a symbolic peace drop and pledging cable television for village teahouses as part of efforts to bring peace.

But despite repeated government assurances that the unrest is under control or declining, the frequent killings—two men were found shot and beheaded on Monday—suggest otherwise.

It appeared an end to the violence was a long way off, said Sunai Phasuk, Human Rights Watch consultant on Thailand.

“Until now, the militants haven’t identified themselves or made clear their objectives and that in itself indicates they don’t have any intention to start negotiations with the government,” he told AFP.

“We’re talking about a double failure.

“We know the government can’t solve the militants [problem], the second is the government can’t win the trust of the locals,” said Sunai, blaming officials for abuses which started with the investigation into the original January 4 raid.

Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun, whom Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tapped in February to run the government-appointed National Reconciliation Commission, has said Bangkok must admit and apologize for past abuses.

When Anand was appointed to the commission and charged with devising a peace plan, the death toll stood at around 610. It is expected to publish its recommendations in March.

The restive provinces once formed an autonomous Muslim sultanate until they was annexed by Thailand a century ago. Separatist violence has periodically flared since then, but the groups who led the last campaign in the 1970s largely disintegrated in the 1980s and many members are in exile.

Abdul, a villager in Narathiwat province who asked his full name not be used because of fears for his safety, said government officials had failed to build unity and peace over the past two years.

He said the main reason was the officials, who are all Buddhists, lacked understanding of the roots of the problems and Thai Muslims’ ways of life.

Buddhists form the majority in this country of about 63 million people. Muslims make up fewer than five percent and most of whom live in southern Thailand. Many Muslims are ethnic Malays who speak Yawi or Malayu dialects, not Thai.

A controversial emergency decree the government introduced in July 2005 and renewed for an extra three months in October allows detention without trial and gives officials immunity from prosecution.

“While the decree gives more power to state officials to arrest and detain suspects, it has failed to regain the trust of local people toward the government and somehow made it worse,” Abdul said.

The head of Pattani’s local administration, Ahmad Somboon Bualuang, said he could not see any improvement in the situation.

Instead, economic conditions had deteriorated, with incomes cut to around one third of what they were before 2004, because people were afraid of leaving their homes and tourism had crashed.

“I haven’t seen any improvement over the past two years, even though the government has tried to present positive images about what’s going on,” he said.

“In fact, local people feel more pressure as the authorities cannot explain clearly who is actually behind the violence, and they’ve arrested a number of people who haven’t done anything wrong,” Ahmad added.

Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya said on Sunday the government would work harder to end the violence.

“Officials do not really understand the problem clearly and they haven’t implemented follow-up measures,” Chidchai conceded. “Lots of things have to be done.”

[taurus75]

Thai Prime Minister reality TV star

05.01.06

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hopes to boost sluggish public support for his Government by appearing in his own round-the-clock reality TV show.

Cable operator UBC will show continuous live footage of Thaksin from January 16 to 21 while he is on a provincial trip.

The Government hopes the show will boost its popularity, which is at its lowest level in eight months.

[adrian76]

hi all HT bro , just like to check any bro will be going there at 29 or 30 jan? may like to meet up you guys and cheong together

[KatoeyLover69]

Report from Bangkok Post dtaed Friday 6 January 2006 :-

Police hunt bomb suspect in Bangkok : Wanted for Hat Yai airport, other attacks

By Bangkok Post Reporters

Police are hunting a Muslim suspect implicated in numerous bomb attacks in the far South and who is believed to be in hiding in Bangkok, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Pol Maj-Gen Vinai Thongsong said yesterday. The man, identified as Faisol Hayesama-aae, 23, is suspected of having perpetrated the Hat Yai airport bombing, which killed and wounded scores of people in April of last year.

He also allegedly trained Muslim insurgents, including those who carried out the bombing in Muang district of Narathiwat on Nov 2.

Mr Faisol is among the CSD's most wanted criminals. He was nowhere to be found when police raided his house in tambon Lam Mai of Yala on April 14 last year. The police seized documents from his house preaching separatism.

Police are sifting through reports of his possible hideouts in the capital, Pol Maj-Gen Vinai said. Mr Faisol is also reportedly eyeing a certain area on Ramkhamhaeng road where he plans to use a school to train new bombers for future sabotage missions.

The CSD and Metropolitan Police Bureau have formed a joint investigation team to search for the suspect.

Two Muslim criminals identified as Aswan Awae Aji and Sahe Baha, who were involved in the bomb blast plot in Muang district of Narathiwat, admitted to police that Mr Faisol trained them and other teenagers in the three southernmost provinces on how to make bombs.

According to the police investigation, Mr Faisol himself received terrorist training in the Middle East and he specialises in bombing via remote control.

A court in Yala last year approved an arrest warrant for Mr Faisol over allegations that he collaborated in clandestine separatist missions.

The CSD is preparing to post Mr Faisol's photo on its website and to ask people for tip-offs on his whereabouts.

Meanwhile, three suspected militants were detained yesterday for questioning in connection with a series of violent attacks, including the beheading of an army sergeant.

Mahamaropi Yashi, Husbulloh Dueramae and Hama Pohtae were quizzed during a pre-dawn raid by a 100-strong security team at Ban Ubeng, of tambon Patae in Yaha district.

An intelligence report from Yala's police forward command centre revealed the trio had a hand in the ambush of a teacher's protection force which left one policeman killed and four other officers injured.

Police were investigating to see if they were also involved in the beheading of an army sergeant in Bannang Sata district. The suspects were taken to the forward command centre for further questioning.

Meanwhile, authorities defused a bomb in downtown Yala's Muang district last night.

The bomb was planted in the back of a pick-up truck parked outside a pub on Ruam Mit road. It was made of 10kg of fertiliser and detonated by mobile phone.

Another bomb was found on Than To-Betong road in tambon Rae in Than To district when authorities were clearing spikes from roads.

They spotted a suspicious-looking PVC pipe which was stuffed with a dynamite stick. The device failed to explode apparently because the fuse failed to light.

In Yala, a man was shot and seriously wounded in a gun attack believed to be carried out by Muslim militants yesterday.

Anand Issaro, 27, was on a motorcycle with his wife riding pillion on road No 410 (Krong Pinang-Bannang Sata) in Yala's Krong Pinang district, when two snipers on a motorcycle drew level and the pillion rider opened fire at him several times.