ASEAN: Thailand needs reform

Madrid -- Asean chief Surin Pitsuwan said Thursday Thailand badly needed a major political reform and social restructuring after a bloody protest in Bangkok and major provinces.

The situation may look clam in the capital and provinces after a major crackdown last week and some of protesters return homes safely but Thailand remained task to build permanent peace and stability, he said.

The Asean Secretary General was in Spain this week for an AseanEurope meeting which the issue of peace and stability in the region was discussed.

The Asean earlier expressed its concerns over political dispute in Thailand and had urged all parties to exercise utmost restraint and used peaceful way to solve the conflict, he said.

The Nation