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PM reviews martial law amid calls for self-rule

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called a meeting of security-related agencies yesterday to assess the situation in the deep South as Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, chairman of the opposition Pheu Thai Party, plans to visit the strife-torn region today. ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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07 Nov 09 visit PM: Chavalit worsens the situation  »  Bangkok Post Good relations between Thailand and Cambodia turned sour after Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, chairman of Puea Thai Party, made a visit to the neighbouring country, the Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Saturday.
03 Nov 09 visit Chavalit heading south on his proposal for Deep South  »  The Nation Pheu Thai Party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh on Tuesday began his visit to the Deep South even though his proposal for granting a form of self-rule, dubbed Nakhon Rat Pattani, drew a flak.
21 Nov 09 visit Chavalit advises PM to be careful  »  Bangkok Post Puea Thai Party chairman Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said on Saturday that he did not believe there was a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as reported by the media, but the premier should not be indiscretion while visiting Chiang Mai.
07 Jul 10 visit Why isn't anyone interested in a national government?  »  The Nation POLITICAL CREDIBILITY has never been his forte. And it's never clear whether his own party gives any credence to his public statements. But General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, in his position as the "chairman" of the opposition Pheu Thai Party, has again come...
17 Nov 09 visit Still a long battle ahead in the quest for peace in the South  »  The Nation It's been hard enough for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to convince the security and intelligence community that Thailand needed to talk to the enemy - but then along came Chavalit Yongchaiyudh with his bright ideas.

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