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Dont keep blaming Malaysia, Thais told
Thailand should not blame Malaysia every time an incident occurs in the country's restive southern provinces. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said pointing fingers and placing blame on Malaysia would not improve the situation there. He said that if the Thai authorities had information, they could pass it to Malaysia so that both countries could cooperate to stop the violence. He was commenting on a statement by Narathiwat Governor Pracha Taerat on Thursday that more than 200 small bombs, each the size of a soda can and attached with a digital wristwatch, were smuggled from Malaysia in the past week. The statement came after an explosion near a drink shop in southern Yala province which wounded a truck driver, his wife and three others. Small bombs also exploded in toilets at five train stations in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat near the Malaysian border where the separatist insurgency has been concentrated. I find it hard to believe that the weapons come from Malaysia as we have very strict controls on these things. Usually it is the reverse that happens. If you tell me that petrol or sugar is smuggled (out of Malaysia) into Thailand, then I can believe that, Syed Hamid said. Posted by: ryuge 2006-06-18 |
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