1. WISP ASSIGNMENT 2
Done by: TohMengHwee
Ong Su Chiang
ValenLuo
Loh Chong Hoe

2. Content page
Historical treatment of Thai Muslims by the Thai state prior to 2000
Factors that triggered the flare-up Muslim insurgency
Insurgency in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
Social inequality in Thailand
Prejudices leading to discrimination of Thai Muslim
Social, economic, and political factors
Comparison of Thailand and Singapore
Solution addressed and obstacle

3. Historical treatment of Thai Muslims by the Thai state prior to 2000 By: TohMenghwee

4. Historical treatment of Thai Muslims by the Thai state prior to 2000
Treatment of Thai Muslims in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
Background:
Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat located in Southern Thailand
Home of ethnic Malays in Thailand
In the 18th century, the Thais captured the Malay-dominated provinces in the south
Used the term Thai Muslim instead of calling them Malays.
Muslims comprise the largest religious minority in Thailand

5. Historical treatment of Thai Muslims by the Thai state prior to 2000
Equal footing with Buddhism which weaken its
dominant religious position in Thailand
Felt challenged by the emergence of religious minorities
Events of 11 September 2001 and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq leads to:
Increase in the general level of suspicion directed against Muslims
Mosques in the north were being regularly searched by police

6. Historical treatment of Thai Muslims by the Thai state prior to 2000
Categorized them as khaek or guests
During 2000, authorities responded with military force and legal action to separatist activity in the south

7. Factors that triggered the flare-up Muslim insurgencyBy: TohMenghwee

8. Factors that triggered the flare-up Muslim insurgency
Free and accorded rights of their own culture and religion
Local community leaders were abolished
Minority in their states
Language and culture differ
Disrespect of Islam
Allegations of police brutality
Presence of culturally insensitive businesses such as bars, drug trafficking, and corruption

9. Insurgency in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
Yala
On 31 August 2006, 22 commercial banks were simultaneously bombed in Yala province
Pattani
An imam was killed and four others were injured in shooting attacks in Pattani on Monday, 7 December 2009
Six soldiers targeted in the bombing of a Pattani teacher protection-unit on Wednesday, 9 December 2009

10. Insurgency in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
Narathiwat
A bomb hidden inside a motorcycle exploded in Bangnak market in Narathiwat on Monday, 7 December 2009, killing two people and injuring nine others.
A number of insurgents in a pick-up truck opened fire at a police operational base
Early in 2004, 20 schools in Thailands southern province of Narathiwat were torched by Muslim separatists, four soldiers were killed in an attack on an army camp.

11. Whats was not right with Thailand in 2000?
Done By : Ong Su Chiang

12. Social inequality in Southern Thailand
Pattani is the home of the ethnic Malays in Southern Thailand. In the 18th century after the Thais captured the Malay-dominated provinces in the south, social inequality has occurs in Southern Thailand and cause insurgency. The reasons for social inequality in Southern Thailand are :
Thai Government Policies towards Malay-Muslims

• Discourage of Malay identity
• 13. Unfair treatment of muslimsmalay
• 14. Militant law declared by P.M. ThaksinShinawatra
• 15. Regime implemented by Thaksin

Differences in belief and races

• Causes Racism and conflict between the

Thai-Buddhist and Muslims Malay

16. Prejudices leading to discrimination of Thai Muslims
Political factors and Human right issues causes:
Insurgency towards the Thai government
Attacking of monks collecting alms by insurgents
School teachers, principals, and students killed and schools torched presumably because schools represent the Thai Government
Government workers targets for assassination
Buddhist villagers killed going about their routine work like rubber tapping
Decreasing of Malay Muslims due to policy in Thai

17. Social, economic, and political factors
By: TohMenghwee

18. Social, economic, and political factors
Political factors:
Thai Prime minister, Thaksin, dismantle the southern administration organization, replaced it with corrupted police force
Discontentment over the abuses led to the growing violence during 2004 and 2005
In the 2005 general election, all but one of the eleven incumbent Muslim MPs who stood for election were voted out of office

19. Social, economic, and political factors
Social factors:
Cultural assimilation had been exploited by the Thai government in order to stabilize its power
Muslims have lower levels of educational attainment compared to Buddhist
Denial of educational, economic and employment opportunities to the Thai-Muslim minorities
Thai-Muslim resistance never enjoyed the same level of institutionalization

20. Social, economic, and political factors
Economics factors:
Only 2.4% of all working Muslims in the provinces, compared with 19.2% of all working Buddhists.
Jobs in the Thai public sector are difficult to obtain for those Muslim students who do not ever fully accept the Thai language or the Thai education system

21. What about present day Singapore
Done by: ValenLuo

22. What about Present Day Singapore Thailand & SingaporeSimilarities

• Have different religions/races in both countries
• 23. Unbalance population in each group (Singapore has more Chinese than Malay/Indians; Thailand has more Buddhists than Muslims)
• 24. Has had riots due to prejudices between the majorities and minorities (Thai Buddhists VS Thai Muslims, Singapore Chinese Vs Malay)
• 25. Riots from both sides occurred due to lack of understanding among people