A review of a new book which is the result of a courageous and compelling study of the insurgency in the far south of Thailand.
May 022009
May 162008
Like many autonomy movements, the insurgency in Southern Thailand is fuelled by a combination of nostalgia for the past, anger over the present and the deep-rooted desire for recognition and respect. But how do you show respect to a villager when you stare at his face through the scope of a machine gun on top of an armoured car? And that, in a nutshell, is the problem, says Farish Noor in this despatch from Southern Thailand.
Nov 212006
Despite the violence in southern Thailand, one Buddhist woman is determined to continue working with Muslim fishermen to help maintain the mutual trust necessary for future peace. Supara Janchitfah has the story.