Impunity after the Tak Bai massacre on October 25, 2004
Twenty years after the Tak Bai massacre, the families of victims are still waiting for justice. As the statute of limitations approaches, the perpetrators seem protected by bureaucracy and impunity. The tragedy painfully illustrates how difficult it is in Thailand to tackle state violence and how vulnerable the Malay Muslim community in the Deep South continues to feel as a result.
Thailand has unveiled ambitious plans to position itself as one of the top five destinations for Muslim tourists by 2027. A new five-year plan focuses on training tourism providers and standardizing activities to meet the unique needs of Muslim travelers, strengthening Thailand's position as a popular destination.
A Muslim governor in Pattani
The Thai government has appointed a Muslim governor in Pattani, in the deep south. A woman with 29 years of experience in administrative bodies has been appointed to that post.
Lesbian and Muslim and football star: get used to it…
In 2016, a bookstore was opened in the south of Thailand on the Pattani campus of Prince of Songkhla University. With progressive literature especially on gender equality and with information for the LGBT community. It had to become a 'safe haven' for students and other citizens who have a different sexual preference than the vast majority and who want to study and relax in peace.
Rohingya population on the run
In recent years, the sad stories about the persecution of the Rohingya, especially in Myanmar, have increasingly come out through the media. On Thailandblog you could read a number of stories about it in May 2015, so more than five years ago. The Rohingya is an ethnic group with a worldwide population of between one and a half and three million people. Most of them live in Rakhine, a province in western Myanmar, on the border with Bangladesh and form a stateless Muslim minority there.
Calendar: Muslim and Halal Food Festival 2020 in Pattaya
From February 28 to March 1, 2020, the 'Muslim and Halal Food Festival' will take place in Central Festival Shopping Mall.
Islamic separatists kill 15 volunteers at checkpoint in Yala
Fifteen volunteers (local residents and officials) were shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern province of Yala. The attack in tambon Lam Phaya of Muang district is probably the work of Islamic separatists. The victims' weapons were stolen.
Muslim group from southern Thailand denies supporting IS
A Muslim group called Sheikhul Islam Office (SIO) from southern Thailand denies providing financial support to the terror organization ISIS.
I'm at the lyceum and writing a paper about how the Muslim minority in Thailand is doing, but I can find little concrete information. Can you maybe help me?
National and international outrage over Narathiwat school bombing
The struggle of Muslim separatists in the deep south of Thailand seems to be hardening. On Tuesday morning, a bomb attack at a primary school in Tak Bai (Narathiwat) killed three people, including a father and his 5-year-old daughter. Nine persons were injured.
Bombings: Sabotage or expansion of southern resistance?
According to the Bangkok Post, there is doubt about the possible background of the perpetrators of the recent bomb attacks. Earlier, the NCPO, the military government, said it was most likely sabotage by a regional political group. Nevertheless, forensic investigations show that the bombs and arson attacks used correspond to the usual methods of the southern resistance of mainly Muslim separatists.
Fear of MERS spreading by Thai Haji pilgrims
The Thai government is concerned about the more than 10.000 Thai Muslims who plan to travel to Saudi Arabia. They may be a new source of MERS infections.
News from Thailand – April 25, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Protest movement warmly greeted by electricity company
• Prime Minister Yingluck is worried about her future
• Yom river has been dry for four months over 127 kilometers
Zakariya Amataya, Muslim poet in a Buddhist country
Here was previously a moving poem by Zakariya Amataya. Unfortunately, the English translator has forbidden us to publish it. That man must hate poems.
News from Thailand – August 7, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• A thumbs up on Facebook can end up in jail
• Broken hose confiscated by DSI
• Murder of Imam Yacob shocks Muslim community
News from Thailand – April 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Thailand seeks help from Indonesia in peace talks
• Rural doctors are putting pressure on the minister
• Demonstrating red shirts at Constitutional Court
First step towards peace in Southern Thailand
The Thai government and the separatist group National Revolutionary Front (BRN) are willing to sit at the negotiating table. For years, insurgents have been demanding the independence of three southern provinces where XNUMX percent of the population is Muslim.
Muslim demonstration in Bangkok
As in several places in the world, protests organized by Muslims also took place in Bangkok.
News from Thailand – September 20, 2012
The municipality of Bangkok and the government are once again at odds with each other. The government accuses the municipality of draining water far too slowly after the heavy rains on Tuesday afternoon.
News from Thailand – September 19, 2012
About 500 Muslims demonstrated in the pouring rain in front of the US embassy in Bangkok yesterday. According to the newspaper, they were 'angry'. Like Muslims in other countries, they protested against a film mocking Mohammed.
The Forgotten Conflict: Insurrection in the South
In the three southern provinces of Thailand, there are almost daily deaths and injuries in attacks, bomb explosions, executions and beheadings. How did it come to this? What are the solutions?
Violence in the South enters ninth year
On January 4, 2004, Islamic insurgents in Narathiwat captured 413 firearms, mostly M16 rifles. Since then, more than 12.000 violent incidents have occurred in southern Thailand, with 5.243 killed and 8.941 injured: ordinary citizens, soldiers, police officers, teachers, monks and alleged insurgents.