Gen Ekkachai Srivilas, director of the Office of Peace and Governance at King Prajadhipok's Institute said Nelson Mandela's death should serve as a reminder for Thai people to think about losses and try to stop conflicts from going too far.
"Mandela's death at this time should serve as a reminder for Thais to wake up and think about the conflicts that caused so much loss in South Africa, and the patience and time it took for Mandela's peaceful fight to be successful," Ekkachai said.
, a political scientist with Thammasat University and a prominent peace scholar, said Mandela was an ordinary man who managed to change society completely.