The current massacre in the streets of Bangkok is nothing short of atrocities. With heavily armed government troops laying siege to makeshift Red Shirt warriors, there is an urgent need to end the killings. The decision to shoot into the crowds may subdue the current batch of weary Red Shirt protesters but soon enough they will regroup in the future.
What is unsatisfactory is the fact that neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, is keeping mum. Surely such atrocities must be dealt with. Afterall, the current Thai government is not democratically elected and such high handed tactics must be condemned.
Unfortunately, Abhisit has found friends in high places of foreign governments. Such double standards with regards to democracy is typical. Sadly Malaysia is part of this conspiracy.
ASEAN ultimately serves little purpose when member nations have an understanding to look away despite major wrongdoings in these nations. Often times, the excuse of it being an internal affair is growing very stale.
More Thais, many who believe that democracy has not been upheld, will be killed. I tend to share their sentiments, when two democratically elected governments were ousted by the military.
Who can they turn to? Certainly ASEAN is hapless. If they cannot chastise Myanmar but in return, admit this military run nation to its fold, what else can we expect from ASEAN!
Perhaps it is time for China or Japan, as superpower nations in this region, to step forward with a proposal for a peace settlement. The time has come for them to resume this role.
