Twi Sodsong Proposes Reducing Arrogance and Relying on Local Identity to Resolve Southern Conflict

Key summary

Police Colonel Twi Sodsong, chairman of the Pracharath Party, stated at an event in Narathiwat that resolving the southern conflict requires reducing arrogance and fostering trust within the country rather than relying on Malaysian intermediaries. He emphasized that the Malay identity and Jawi script are valuable cultural assets for regional connection, while highlighting structural economic disparities between Thailand and Singapore as a driver of inequality. The report also notes his call for education to focus on literacy in Thai, English, and Malay, and the critical role of teachers in addressing demographic shifts where birth rates exceed death rates in the southern provinces.