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Polarised to the point of extreme

What hope is there for reconciliation when the opposing sides won't even talk to each other? ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Mon, Jun 09 2008

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27 Feb 09 visit Giles Ungpakorn talk pt4: "failing monarchy and red shirts as new civil society"  »  YouTube videoin this 4th and final part of his talk, Giles points out the short-comings of the monarchy, implications of royal succession, expresses his hope that the 'red shirt' movement is an emerging new civil society in Thailand and introduces his 'Red Siam'...
29 May 09 visit There is no quick fix to reconciliation  »  The Nation The Reconciliation Committee for Political Reform and Constitution Amendment this past week held another round of meetings to discuss, as the name suggests, political reconciliation.
05 Jan 09 visit Reconciliation, yes, but not at any cost  »  The Nation The govt's effort to talk with the opposition is welcome, but it should not talk with ThaksinThe actual objective of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban's mission to open negotiations with the red-shirted anti-government protesters remains...
27 Jan 09 visit Reconciliation requires understanding on both sides  »  The Nation THE COMPLEXITIES that embody Thaksin Shinawatra can still be felt from afar. In his interview with a Japanese newspaper and latest "phone-in" to his supporters in Thailand, the fugitive former prime minister swung from desperate to revengeful,...
14 Oct 09 visit Why do politicians make unity so divisive?  »  The Nation IT HAS become a sick joke among observers of veteran politicians at work: The more they talk about national reconciliation, the more divided they become.
15 Sep 08 visit Ex-PM: No need for govt of national reconciliation  »  Bangkok Post Thailand's ongoing political turmoil has not yet been in such a state of crisis that a national reconciliation government is necessary, former prime minister Chuan Leekpai said Monday.

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