January 6, 2011
By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Expressions of blind patriotism and childish acts are the problem, not a solution for the boundary disputes Thailand is having with its neighbour, Cambodia. This issue should really be solved by scientific methods, not nationalist sentiment or military means.
Yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid and his group are clearly using the wrong approach. Their idea of putting pressure on the government to use force to kick Cambodians off the land believed to be under Thai sovereignty would trigger serious problems and cause trouble for residents on both sides.
Last week, Veera, Democrat MP Panich Vikitsreth and other members of the Santi Asoka group ended up in the Prey Sar prison for nothing except more conflict with Cambodia. Whether the seven men are in prison or not, the boundary issue in Sa Kaew province's Ban Nong Chan area remains unsolved, while the government uses the taxpayers' money to rescue them.
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