Unfazed by bombs, Thaksin says he feels more welcome in Thailand’s deep South

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra smiles as he arrives at Narathiwat airport in Narathiwat province an hour after an explosion there Sunday morning. (Photo supplied)
An hour after an blast there on Sunday night, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets him at Narathiwat aircraft in Narathiwat state. ( Photo supplied )

When he traveled to the area, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed that he was unconcerned by attacks in the deep southern because his four past assassination attempts had failed to frighten him.

When his aircraft was about to land, Thaksin was responding to a string of attacks in Yala state on Saturday evening and at Narathiwat airports in Narathiwat state on Sunday morning.

” My soul is powerful, but some may want to frighten me.” Four past assassination attempt had left me with nothing. Regardless of any kind of greeting, I can get it all”, Thaksin said in Narathiwat on Sunday.

He referred to the bombing at Narathiwat airport as a metaphorical op.

Thaksin claimed that southern frontier provinces treated him with a warmer encouraged during his visit on Sunday than the angry looks he had received at the private schools in the area he visited 20 years ago.

He claimed that the native population’s current approach was a good indicator of solutions for southern border provinces.

He claimed that Indonesia had promised to assist and that global cooperation would improve to support the problems in the southeastern Thai border regions.

” I expect progress this time”, said Thaksin, who is the parents of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

More global cooperation would be needed to combat those who had multiple nationalities and crossed the border to build terror attacks, according to Thaksin.

He predicted that negotiations may be held to persuade criminals to return to Thailand and aid in the country’s development.

In the same vein, Thaksin apologized for his loss in the Narathiwat Tak Bai murder in 2004 while he was prime minister.

He claimed that he was entirely concerned about people, but that errors were made in the workplace. He claimed that Muslims were taught to accept and that he would like to apologise for his error.