MarcelV

But he was responsible for wanting to Thai-ify the Malay muslims in the south and as the commander-in-chief he could have prevented the atrocities committed by his men or at least punish them. Apologies to the civilians have still not been made and the resentment and hate of the Thai government is huge among the youth here.

Did you ask them yourself?

The good people of the three southern border provinces might disagree on that. It was Thaksin who oversaw the Tak Bai Massacre and the subsequent insurgency.

The "trouble makers" must have a good reason to stop killing. If the Thai govt doesn't know how to make any compromise and serious talks, the situation will never end.

You do realize there are many Thai living in Central, Eastern or Southern Thailand that do not speak Laos (sp) or Lanna (?). In my neck of the woods most (at least 80 percent) people speak Malay, which is completely different from Thai.

My gf and I speak mostly English as her English is better than my Thai and she feels comfortable speaking it. I do know enough Thai to get around and can read and write quite a few words. I live in the deep south, where most people's first language is a Malay dialect (Jawi) but I never seriously started learning it as I felt Thai would be more beneficial anyway.

Pictures please.

You can't argue about taste, but I have friends that think Thai women are dog ugly. To be honest, I do not think they are particularly beautiful. Availability and 'easiness' does not imply physical or facial beauty. If you like dark-skinned women, you will definitely like the Malay Muslim women of the deep south, who have the darkest skin of all regions. You will have to sacrifice some things to get close to them though.????

How many countries have you been to? Every country has huge numbers of beauties. And when it comes to Thai girls, most Thai men would say the most beautiful ones come from the north or Bangkok, not Isaan, though I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Mashallah

No white caucasian farangs?

What 'construction progress'? The airport is done and ready. What else needs to be done? Just fly some darn planes there <deleted>.

I am still hoping for Betong Airport to get commercial flights, but I guess that is not going to happen anytime soon. Darn Covid!

I have been living in the Muslim deep south for years and can safely say it has some of the most beautiful girls in Thailand. That Malay look is often stunning.

The 7-day average is still very low. I expect a small uptick in numbers in the next week, but this blip will level off soon and numbers should come down to 0 soon after. Good job, Thailand!

In my province I am in and out in 10 minutes. There's never any other foreigner there.

Nah... They won't do that for now. The cat is out of the bag already.

True. I love living there, though it's not for everyone. Visiting is definitely recommended, even just to experience the Malay culture.

The idiot governor should have never allowed this travesty of opening bars as restaurants.

No problems here. I went to several places (restaurant, bar, GC) and got tested no where. Nobody was wearing masks either. It will all blow over mates.

True, as "restaurants" are still allowed to open under the new rules.????

I am in the Muslim Deep South. Covid has ravaged the local economies and with the schools still closed it looks like there is a lost generation sitting at home doing nothing now.

Disgusting how they always single out Pattaya, forgetting that we farangs provide for the Issarn economy.

Where I live, schools have been closed since March last year. No exceptions. In Phuket you haven't had it that bad so far.

As a teacher I am jealous of reading schools were even open until now. All schools in my home province of Narathiwat have been closed since March and we have been told they will not reopen anymore until, at the earliest, in May 22. Some of them will NEVER reopen anymore and have been completely demolished already. Thank God I work at a Saudi-funded religious school. All of the teachers' salaries have been paid ever since the closures, thanks to our foundation.