Pattani – One person was killed and 11 other persons were injured when insurgents detonated a bomb at a pier where Buddhists were gathering to release fish into the river in a merit making ceremony Monday.
Yala – Three policemen and three women were injured when insurgents detonated a bomb to attack the police officers Monday. (Nation)
That will of course fuel the… religious aspect of this conflict (that the authorities continue to deny, with force, against all the evidences).
hi,
i heard another rumor the other day (for the last one, check out “why we should worry” on this site. it’s toward the bottom) about the conflict in the south, again related to the possible channel across the isthmus of krah (great name). this rumor said that the parties responsible for fanning the flames in the south were actually trying to get people to leave and sell their land cheap so that they could buy it. kind of a land speculation thing. when the plans for the canal go through, the land will become more valuable. i really have only heard of this recently. thaicrisis or anybody, have any ideas? it’s far-fetched, i guess, but it’s still interesting.