From The Nation:
The Thai Khadi Research Institute of Thammasat University Monday urged the government not to provide any cooperation to Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple management before the demarcation is completed. Srisak Wallipodom, president of the institute met Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, at the Government House to submit the demand. He also demanded the government to fire Pongpol Adireksarn as the chairman of Thailand’s World Heritage Committee. Srisak also urged the government to file an appeal with Unesco to demand that revocation of the registration of Preah Vihear as a world heritage site.
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1 David Brown // Jan 27, 2009 at 11:56 am
why are academics “demanding”
instead of suggesting, even requesting
do they think they represent the PAD or the army?
2 Proper Gander // Jan 27, 2009 at 4:37 pm
My guess is that … they think they have a god-given right to throw their weight around. When all is said and done, it is one of those organizations involved in the very serious business of myth-making about national institutions and Thai history as legend rather than as a social history. …
3 Chanroeun Pa // Feb 6, 2009 at 10:25 am
It is so ridiculous to hear such demanding from this academic institution. By definition, the academic must speak the truth and provide a reasonable suggestion to the issue.
The Ulta-nationalist history has blinded many academics and people in Thailand. It will be worse for the younger generation if the hatred, greedy, ethnocentric education has not been rewritten.
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