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...This distinction is narrow and dishonorable, says Sunai Phasuk, a Thai academic and consultant for Human Rights Watch (HRW). "These people are not just fleeing war, but also forced labor, executions, mass relocations and systematic rape," he says. HRW accuses Thailand of "violating international law" for denying basic humanitarian assistance to the Shan. A recent report by the New York-based NGO also documents the murder, rape, enslavement and brutal displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians during the Burmese army's long-running assault on Karen insurgents; some 650,000 people, says HRW, have been made homeless in eastern...
...transfer of Burmese exiles is meant to stop their involvement in political activity that might offend the junta, and that the moves by Thailand, taken collectively, send a message of support for the ruling generals. "If this is the price of better relations between Rangoon and Bangkok," says Sunai, "I'm not sure it's worth paying...
...South, they warned that the government cannot be trusted and that locals should not cooperate with the authorities. Now, Thailand is faced with the possibility that the insurgents are expanding their terror campaign into new parts of the country. "These militants are very provocative and getting more indiscriminate," says Sunai Phasuk, a political scientist at Bangkok's Thammasat University. "Their idea appears to be to try and trap Thaksin and the military into a cycle of violence...
...Muslim Thais. His approach has certainly worked in other problem areas: opinion polls showed widespread backing for his recent antinarcotics campaign that saw more than 3,000 alleged drug dealers killed, many of them in unexplained circumstances. But none of this has helped Thailand's international reputation, says Sunai Phasuk of Human Rights Watch in Bangkok: "Thailand is now a country that has a problem with terrorism. Thailand is now a country that has a problem with treatment of religious minorities. Thailand is now a country that has a problem with the rule of law and human rights. That...
...years later did radio stations help mobilize hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, who forced the resignation of a military commander who had seized control of the country. "In many ways the voice of Thailand's so-called civil society was first heard and gained power on radio," says Sunai Phasuk, a political scientist at Bangkok's Thammasat University. "It's proven to be very powerful, and politicians clamor to get their message across on the airwaves...