Narathiwat: Even as debate rages in India on how to upgrade madrassa education system, Thailand has reformed its ‘pondoks’ or seminaries by teaching modern subjects like English, Mathematics, Science and IT along with Arabic and Islamic studies. “There is no government interference in Islamic teachings. It is just that we’ve included secular subjects like Science, […]
Dramatic Island Protest Against Exploration, Court Battle Threatened SURAT THANI : Tens of thousands of protesters yesterday formed a human link around Koh Samui to show their opposition to four oil exploration projects, heralding what they say could lead to a protracted legal battle. The protesters, made up of villagers, students, environmental advocates, tourist operators […]
Bangkok – Thousands of Thais formed a human chain on Samui island over the weekend to protest a government concession to explore for oil 42 kilometres offshore. Villagers, students, fishermen, tour operators, hoteliers and environmentalists lined the 52-kilometre ring road on Saturday, the Bangkok Post reported. Some of the protestors held up posters depicting the […]
Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces in the Thai south are the three provinces that have been dogged by decades of insurgencies launched by groups allegedly linked to foreign terrorist organizations. Although the number of insurgent attacks has gone down since 2006, insurgencies in the south have continued to draw the attention of Muslim-majority countries as […]
The Thai government and its top military commanders overseeing counterinsurgency operations in its restive southern Muslim provinces have ruled out the presence of al-Qaeda or jihadi tendencies, saying the rebellion is essentially local and has no affiliations with global terrorism. “For a terrorist group like al-Qaeda Thailand is a very small target. The rebellion in […]
(NECN/MCOT: Songkhla, Thailand) – Fifty French tourists begin the Thailand phase of their vintage car rally in the southern province of Songkhla. Tourism Authority of Thailand welcomed the members of the vintage car rally who began their 21-day Thailand phase on Monday. A traditional Thai drum band performed as a reception while tourism officials presented […]
Narathiwat – Five rangers were slightly injured when insurgents detonated a road-side bomb to ambush them in this southern border province Monday. The explosion occurred at 11:45 am on a main road in Dohaemae village in Tambon Rico of Sungai Padi district. Police said the five rangers were returning to their base when insurgents detonated […]
A second close aide of the late red shirt supporter Seh Daeng has been arrested, but he is denying all terrorism charges against him. The Department of Special Investigation said Rachata Wongyort, arrested yesterday, was a close aide of Khattiya Sawasdipol, or Seh Daeng, the core red shirt supporter who was shot at Sala Daeng […]
