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Pattani

The Complexities of Thai Education System in Patani

The Complexities of Thai Education System in Patani

Ibrahim Keela, a 25-year-old youth activist and student, shares his thoughts with AK Rockefeller about the institutional challenges on education and livelihood. He hails from Yala, a province in south Thailand. Th ...

No Signs of Peace in South Thailand

No Signs of Peace in South Thailand

With increasing violence between warring militants and military, south Thailand has not seen any evidence of peace. ...

A Call from ThaiSouth – The Voice of Desperation

A Call from ThaiSouth – The Voice of Desperation

The Call The cell phone rang, vibrated with urgency, awakening me from my nap. Past midnight, my hand on the device, eager to shut the noise. These past few nights, I’ve not been able to sleep well, for some re ...

ThaiSouth in Suthep’s Bangkok

ThaiSouth in Suthep’s Bangkok

February the First, marked another violent episode in Bangkok, though this time in Lak Si district where two opposing forces exchanged gunfire. I made my way to Central World, where the so-called People’s Democ ...

Body Count: Children Killed in Thailand’s South

Body Count: Children Killed in Thailand’s South

In October this year, an 11-year old boy was killed along with his father when militants shot at them. They were in a pickup truck, driving in Thailand’s province, Yala. This is not the first assault on childre ...

Peeling the Crowded Thoughts of Narathiwat

Peeling the Crowded Thoughts of Narathiwat

The presence of the military in the south is visible the moment a traveler steps out of the airplane. The small airport has a short landing strip and AirAsia is the only flight available in and out of the province, b ...

South Thailand: The Words of Resistance, Lost in the Carnage

South Thailand: The Words of Resistance, Lost in the Carnage

Untamed, the devastating savagery. Another forgotten murderous campaign. A broken South Thailand – Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala. ...