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Will Dato' Seri Najib’s visit to Thailand bring any change?
6 DECEMBER 2009 03:00
During the ASEAN conference in Hua Hin on October 26, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak, expressed that the Thai Government should give autonomy to Southern Thailand (Patani). This declaration was received well by his Thai collegue Abhisit Vejjajiva and was supported by opposition leader General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh- making it a hot discussion topic among politicians, media and the general Thai public.
On 7-9 December Dato 'Seri Najib will be in Patani. Can he convince Abhisit to give autonomy to the people of Southern Thailand?
This is the question posed by the Patani United Liberation Organization (PULO) in today’s issue of Patani Post. The article points out that the view expressed by the Malaysian Prime Minister is consistent with the resolutions agreed at the end of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meetings of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad 28-30 May 2007 and in Kampala 18-20 June 2008.
So far, the implementations of the agreements between the Thai Government and the OIC have been restricted to introducing the Malay language as a subject in 6 government schools. The language is taught using the Thai script instead of Jawi (using Arabic letters) or Rumi (using Latin letters), as would be the normal modes of writing Malay.
Is the language the only problem in Southern Thailand?
To understand what the Southern Thailand issue is about, the OIC held an expert meeting of minority issues in Jeddah 18-19 April 2009. Among the speakers was Abu Yasir Fikri, President of PULO, who gave an explanation of the problem in Southern Thailand. Abu Yasir said that Thailand sees the people involved in the unrest as separatists, while the Patani people see Thailand as a colonial power occupying their land. He reminded that Patani used to be a sovereign country before it was occupied by the Siamese and so the Patani fighters see themselves as freedom fighters.
To solve the problems in the South Abu Yasir proposed that the first step should be for the Thai government to create an autonomous region consisting of the five provinces Patani, Yala, Narathiwat, Satun and Songkhla. The region should recognize the Malay people as one race (such as they do with the Chinese) and make the Malay language one of the official languages in the region. Furthermore, it should recognize Islamic law relating to religious and family law for followers of Islam in the region.
Abu Yasir also said that the problem cannot be solved without international intervention as the two parties (the Thai Government and the freedom fighters) are too far from each other. He stressed that solving the problems in Southern Thailand should be done at the negotiation table.
Malaysia is one of the OIC member countries and closest neighbor to Thailand. As they have kept a neutral stand and kept away from direct interference to Thai internal affairs they have a possibility to convince Thailand to give autonomy to the people of Southern Thailand.
Will Dato' Seri Najib’s visit to Thailand bring any change to the Patani People?
PINA
Original Article In Malay Other PULO news: In MalayOIC pressures Thai Government says Abu YasirPULO President invited to speak at OIC Meeting 18-19 April 2009
