Homeland Conflict Essay

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Homeland conflict Southern Thailand is combined population of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces are approximately 1.8 million, of whom about 80 per cent are Malay Muslims. Many speak the Patani Malay dialect, known in Thai as Yawi. The Patani region accounts for more than 65 per cent of Thailand’s Muslim population. Although communities tend to be arranged along ethnic lines, the Malay Muslim and Thai Buddhist cultures have been largely accommodating to each other until recently. Patani was annexed by Siam (Thailand’s historical name) in 1902. At the time of the annexation, Patani included the modern-day Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala and parts of Songkhla along with neighbouring areas of Malaysia. The Malay spelling of Patani is used here to refer to the area currently affected by insurgency, whereas the Thai spelling, Pattani, is used to denote the province of that name. The insurgency in southern Thailand is active primarily in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces. There has also been some violence in parts of Songkhla, notably in some predominately Muslim districts and in Hat Yai, a regional commercial hub and the biggest city in the South. Neighbouring Satun province also has a largely Malay Muslim population but has not been significantly affected. Thailand's southern conflict was since 2004 to the present. In a period of 10 years, there are many situations violent happened in the area such as a car bomb, arsonists set fires at many schools, ambush people, tires being burnt on many roads and the planting of fake explosives in several locations. These situations were led to the loss of innocents’ property and life. There are many people died in situation violence. The part of women became to widow because their husband died from situation violence. There are many child became orphan. Including, Thailand's southern

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