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Pheu Thai tries political ploy for the South

Re: “Who's afraid of an autonomous South?“ and “More freedom but not autonomy in the South“, Letters, November 5. ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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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.
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