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So is my Xiaomi Note 8 Pro after more than two years. Happy user here and it cost me less than 8k baht. My old Samsung Galaxy S4 cost 3.5 times as much and quickly turned into molasses slow. Plus its 16 GB memory seemed to fill up by itself. No Samsung for me anymore, let alone iPhone (or any other iScam).

Since when is Rayong part of Southern Thailand? ????

For the ones not in the know: masjid = mosque.

One should never eat raw fish in the first place. Those parasites wreak havoc on your liver. Isaan is leading Thailand in liver cancer cases because of it.

Great to read this after having eaten yum kung sod yesterday evening. NOT! Reminds me of the inherent dangers of some of the food here.

It's the same elsewhere in the deep south. In my province there is no beer/alcohol for sale anywhere. Not even the 7-11s sell it. Great place to get sober though ????

Okay, Admin. This thread is closed now.

Never knew about Christmas Day being a holiday. I have been working in the Deep South on that day for as long as I can remember since 2016.

This isn't gonna end well. Mark my words: before March T&G will be abolished again and Thailand will be LOCKED DOWN.

I'm not employed by Fatoni, but living in the region I see the daily struggle of the people. Not saying that independence is the solution, but some form of autonomy within the kingdom seems to be a step in the right direction towards peace. The insurgents are not interested in conquering the rest of Thailand, but only aim for the three southern border provinces, plus the four easternmost districts of Songkhla.

Greece in six?

Who are the bullies? Personally, I totally support the insurgency and the Malay people's struggle for more self-determination.

Don't give them anything and the insurgency will continue indefinitely.

Obviously in halal restaurants there is no alcohol to be found. Halal excludes alcohol and pork in all cases. Most 7-11s are Muslim-owned, so don't sell booze (or pork) either. And about the gloves, some Muslim women wear them for their religion. Not many though. Maybe the lady didn't wanna touch a bottle of beer with bare hands.

Living in the Thai deep south, halal restaurants are everywhere. Most convenience stores, even 7-Eleven, only stock halal-certified items. For me, I don't care either way, halal or not, as long as the food is good, tasty and cheap.????

In Narathiwat our parks, beaches and any other public area have all been closed since April last year. It beggars belief. Like most of the locals here, I don't drink alcohol, so that part doesn't bother me, but <deleted> let us go out and exercise. I can't even walk along the river area as there is razor wire everywhere.

True. Pattani and Narathiwat top all the negative lists in Thailand, except for poor air quality. ????

Narathiwat Province was down to 0 for a few days and we're still in the single digits now. Apparently it is the only province in Thailand without any Omicron infections yet, as of today.

I have heard the next KSP test is set to take place on February 18 and/or 19 this year. No other info was given.

Actually, the numbers in Songkhla seem to be rising quickly again, if I interpreted the daily numbers correctly. I live in the restive Three Province Region, where Covid numbers are down to single digits. Still, the สอ.บต. (the SBPAC) has recommended all schools stay closed for the time being.

I teach at a private Islamic school in the Deep South. Here all schools, both government and private, both primary and secondary, have been closed since April last year. Word is that none of them will not open anymore. Indefinitely. All teaching is done online. With a Thai colleague who teaches English, having had only two students attending today, I don't think the students are really up for it anymore...

I am not sure what's so special about Isaan women. Aren't they just like other Thai women everywhere, no matter the region. My missus is from the Islamic deep south (Yala Province) but makes for a great partner too, and I have met other lovely women/girls from all regions in Thailand. Never noticed much of a difference based on their place of origin.

Yup. And it doesn't even help one iota, with Covid numbers going through the ROOF.

You ain't got no clue about the conflict, man.

Still, based on all that I read Thaksin did nothing to appease the people in the south, let alone the Malay Muslims. He bears at least some responsibility for letting the situation get out of hand. Now we're still stuck with the same problem, after all these years.