By Tanakorn Sangiam

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai-Muslim community in the southern region sees employment and economic opportunities after the restoration of diplomatic ties between Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

 

The Thai-Muslim community in Nakhon Si Thammarat responded favorably to the latest development of Thai-Saudi diplomatic relations, as shown in a meeting between the villagers and government representatives. The meeting was joined by Mr. Tawee Prayat, who was deputized by a ministerial assistant at the Office of the Prime Minister. On this occasion, Mr. Tawee presented to the villagers the outcomes of the official visit to Saudi Arabia by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Villagers were said to be delighted with the development, which should make it easier for them to go on their religious pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.

 

Mr. Tawee said there are several job seekers in the southern region pinning hopes on employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia, as the country was once a top overseas employment destination for people of the Muslim community.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-02-02

 

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Why?? Malaysia link not working for them no more?

2 minutes ago, RandiRona said:

Why?? Malaysia link not working from them no more?

Greater potential for funding of terrorism.

Yeah, that’s exactly what we need, more influence of an extreme, hardline and deeply conservative muslim country like Saudi Arabia. MBS can pretend he’s a ‘reformist’ all he wants, but so far he hasn’t convinced me.

Is Saudi Arabia the only option? Whilst it might make a difference I would have thought other Muslim countries where there are good relations would be just as important. 

11 hours ago, kimamey said:

Is Saudi Arabia the only option? Whilst it might make a difference I would have thought other Muslim countries where there are good relations would be just as important. 

Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, - which are co-incidentally ASEAN members... as Thailand pretends to be......

14 hours ago, kimamey said:

Is Saudi Arabia the only option? Whilst it might make a difference I would have thought other Muslim countries where there are good relations would be just as important. 

Money. Saudi Arabia has lots of it.

21 hours ago, Kinnock said:

Greater potential for funding of terrorism.

There's already loads of private Militant Islamic schools in the South being funded by the Saudis.

I hope the country's leaders understand that they will now experience in influx of radical Wahhabism.  And they think they have problems just in three Southern provinces now?  Just wait for that to expand country-wide.

50 minutes ago, connda said:

I hope the country's leaders understand that they will now experience in influx of radical Wahhabism.  And they think they have problems just in three Southern provinces now?  Just wait for that to expand country-wide.

Thai Muslims have been visiting and working in KSR for decades. Thai government actually assists Thai Muslims to attend Haj. A Thai Muslim is appointed to advise the King, plus Thai Muslims have acheived senior appoitments such as CIC Thai Army and National Police Chief. The deep South is primarily an ethnic conflict, not an Islamist insurgency. FYI for someone who actutally knows what they're talking about more info at URL below...

 

https://data.opendevelopmentmekong.net/dataset/ceb9123e-61c2-4e07-b870-e80e74e4cc45/resource/375268bb-fff7-4b53-9056-03ed98b19388/download/the-conflict-in-southern-thailand.pdf

Double post