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'Economic interests' named as potential motive behind Big C blast in Pattani
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/05/2017
» A Thai army commander based in the deep South believes that the perpetrators behind the Big C bombing in Pattani were more motivated by economic interests than the separatist movement's desire to assert regional autonomy.
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Out in the South
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/06/2016
» Mo was born and raised in an isolated Muslim village not far from Pattani city in the South.
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Trading up from terror
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/08/2017
» With the ongoing deep South insurgency in Thailand, it's hard to imagine how the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat can start tackling issues like development when the threat of violence still lingers. The sounds of bombs and gunshots are a regular part of people's lives.
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The South's best-kept secrets
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 27/08/2017
» No one can deny that Thailand has much to offer as a tourist destination. With its diverse culture, natural wonders and ethnic groups, it is regularly named one of the world's top must-see places on annual travel destination rankings.
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Close to home: Big C blasts unsettle lives and security
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/05/2017
» It was going to be a fun afternoon for Nurshafiqa Surorayo, a four-year-old Pattani girl reuniting with her uncle Abdul. After several months of working in Malaysia, he was returning to Pattani to see family. He decided to take his niece and nephew out for lunch followed by a trip to the only shopping mall in town, Big C, for ice cream.
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Deep southern comfort
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/06/2017
» After living a happy life with her family in Pattani's Sai Buri district, Janjira Prasatsin faced an incident that completely turned her life upside down when her policeman husband was shot dead in 2003.
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Women play the ball, not the men, in fight for their rights
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/07/2016
» Toward the end of last year, a crowd of men at a small public field in Pattani stood dumbstruck as they witnessed an unusual spectacle. Their eyes were fixed on the 10 players who had turned out for a football training session -- dressed in long sleeves and hijabs.
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Bigotry on the boil over halal project
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/03/2016
» Muslim businessman Kavinthorn Wongluekiat, 62, was born and bred in Chiang Mai and hopes he can make his home town prosperous for generations to come. As chairman of the Chiang Mai Islamic Committee (CMIC), Mr Kavinthorn is the driver of a plan to build a halal industrial estate on the outskirts of Chiang Mai which he says would generate tens of billion in baht in annual exports.
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Thrust into the spotlight
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/09/2015
» Located just 50km from the heart of Bangkok, Nong Chok district could have been pincered from the southern provinces and relocated on the eastern outskirts of the capital.
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Teaching peace amid death in the deep South
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/05/2015
» ‘We were building good citizens for a stronger nation, you came and tore them down,” said the rector of Fatoni University. “We have been left devastated.”
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