Southern Thailand Insurgency

The Southern Thailand Revolt (circa 2000 to Present)

Victims of the Southern Thailand Insurgency
Picture from http://media.phillyburbs.com/2005/01/16/THAILAND_SOUTHERN_VI.jpg
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=4922

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Web Resources:

* The Terror Threat of Southern Thailand
* The Thai Insurgency
* Reaction of the Thai Government - Solution or Problem?

Video Resources:

Try Youtube for materials. You can search under "Southern Thailand", "Krue Sue mosque", "Tak Bai" etc...

Assignment 2

Research the Southern Thailand Insurgency. Analyse the origins of the insurgency through the given web-sites above. Find out the historical cause of the conflicts between the Thai Muslims and Buddhists in the southern Thai provinces.

Present your main findings to the class (you decide on the timing!) Here are the questions that you need to touch on for your presentation:

1. Provide a summary of the insurgency in southern Thailand. It may be useful to include things such as historical time lines, a profile of the main players in the conflict and its impact on the country.
2. Using what you had learnt from your group's research, present the KEY reasons that led to the conflict becoming full-blown.
3. What do you think were the most important reason OTHER THAN RACE in this conflict.
4. What were your group's thoughts/opinions after having done this research. You can also comment on any thing/point that you had unearth that you can link to your understanding of our society here in Singapore.