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Without the public's cooperation, the violence in the deep south will not be resolved, even with the allocation by government of a huge antiinsurgency budget, Army chief Prayuth Chanocha said on Thursday.
The government has approved a new Bt7 billion budget to combat the southern insurgency, which has recently escalated and seen a series of fatal shootings of civilians and teachers.
The army chief is today accompanying Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on a trip to inspect the southern region and join a meeting of state officials in charge of security.
Gen Prayuth said 70 per cent of the Bt7 billion budget will go to salaries and allowances for military forces on duty in the troubleplagued provinces.
"Everyone has asked for total safety, which is impossible in the present situation. Not only teachers but state officials are prone to attacks," he said. "In the past, some teachers did not want soldiers to be near them or provide security for their schools for fear of becoming the targets of attacks."
He said the military is willing to withdraw its forces from the South if local security authorities including defence volunteers and police are ready to take care of the situation.
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