The numbers of violent incidents and casualties in the deep South were down almost by half last year compared to a year earlier. But Muslim academics doubt that means the situation will improve this year. A total of 546 people were killed and 1,075 others injured in the three insurgency-infested provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani and parts of Songkhla province throughout last year, according to the Issara news agency of the Thai Journalists Association.
The numbers of violent incidents and casualties in the deep South were down almost by half last year compared to a year earlier. But Muslim academics doubt that means the situation will improve this year. A total of 546 people were killed and 1,075 others injured in the three insurgency-infested provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani and parts of Songkhla province throughout last year, according to the Issara news agency of the Thai Journalists Association.
The numbers of violent incidents and casualties in the deep South were down almost by half last year compared to a year earlier. But Muslim academics doubt that means the situation will improve this year. A total of 546 people were killed and 1,075 others injured in the three insurgency-infested provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani and parts of Songkhla province throughout last year, according to the Issara news agency of the Thai Journalists Association.
The cabinet Tuesday approved four stimulus measures aimed at reviving tourism in short period including the waiving of visa fees for all nationalities over next three months and the cutting of landing and parking fees for aircraft at major airports in the country.
The cabinet Tuesday approved four stimulus measures aimed at reviving tourism in short period including the waiving of visa fees for all nationalities over next three months and the cutting of landing and parking fees for aircraft at major airports in the country.