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Who's afraid of an autonomous South?

Whilst I am no admirer of the meddlesome egocentric old warhorse Chavalit, he can, and does, on this occasion, fulfil a useful purpose. His utterances, which vary from shameless self-interest to the utterly ludicrous, tend to be reported in some fashion,... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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27 Oct 09 visit Chavalit: All in the national interest  »  Bangkok Post Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh insisted on Tuesday his visit to Cambodia was all for the national interest and had nothing to do with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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.
22 Sep 08 visit Is Chavalit fostering false hope in the deep South?  »  The Nation IN keeping with his character, former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh is being just as ambiguous as ever.....
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.
05 Nov 09 visit Pheu Thai tries political ploy for the South  »  The Nation Re: “Who's afraid of an autonomous South?“ and “More freedom but not autonomy in the South“, Letters, November 5.

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