179th teacher murdered in Thailand's deep south

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179th Teacher Murdered In Restive South
By Khaosod English


The site where 53-year-old school teacher Isra Chaiyaritthicoke was shot by suspected insurgents in Pattani province.

PATTANI — A public school teacher was gunned down over the weekend in Pattani province, where nearly 200 teachers in the region have been assassinated since secessionist violence broke out in 2004.

Police say 53-year-old Isra Chaiyaritthicoke, a teacher at the public Baan Kuan Taen school, was shot dead by two gunmen at a petrol station she owned in Khok Pho district on 15 November. She was the 179th school teacher to be assasinated in Pattani and its two neighbouring provinces, Yala and Narathiwat, over the past decade.

Thai authorities say Islamic separatists frequently attack teachers in the region, known as the Deep South, because they are viewed as instruments of a state education system teaching Buddhist propaganda to local children. The populations of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat are predominantly Muslim, a stark contrast to the rest of Thailand where Buddhists make up a vast majority.

Police say flyers with the words "Indiscriminate Arrests, Indiscriminate Shooting," were found at the crime scene, apparently a reference to the shootout between suspected insurgents and security forces in Pattani province on Friday, in which two suspects were killed and three more arrested.

On the same day Isra was killed, a roadside bombing also injured one soldier in Narathiwat province and two women were shot dead by suspected insurgents in Yala province.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1416214129


-- Khaosod English 2014-11-17

[ATF]

Muslim extremist scum.

[garrya]

Words fail me.

[ChrisY1]

And I doubt the ruling junta really care all that much now, or over the past 10 years...given the same military people were there then, as they are now.

[Commerce]

According to Prayuth, and his announcements to world leaders..... everybody is now Happy! We are trying our best.... to be Happy... tonka toy!

Edited November 17, 2014 by Commerce

[jacky54]

Allah must be proud

[Chao Lao Beach]

Maybe the Good general should Visit Sri Lanka for some advice.

[FangFerang]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

[Suradit69]

Probably a naive question, but do any of the schools in these "troubled" areas have farang teaching staff? I assume there are probably some brain-dead or suicidal farang who would consider this an adventure, although I would also assume most schools in the area would consider this to be akin to waving a red flag for any terrorists.

[simple1]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

So your saying actual number of deaths is around 60,000 deaths attributable to the 'insurgency' over the past ten years. Got links/s that back up your assertion?

[garrya]

Probably a naive question, but do any of the schools in these "troubled" areas have farang teaching staff? I assume there are probably some brain-dead or suicidal farang who would consider this an adventure, although I would also assume most schools in the area would consider this to be akin to waving a red flag for any terrorists.

There are quite a few farangs and filipinos working down there. I was offered a job in Narathiwat for 60000 per month but, of course, I turned it down.

[garrya]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

So your saying actual number of deaths is around 60,000 deaths attributable to the 'insurgency' over the past ten years. Got links/s that back up your assertion?

It really sounds like an exaggeration, but I know that the numbers are kept low. I live in the south and some of my wife's friends and family come from those southern provinces and I can tell you that most of the deaths are not reported. We know a guy in a very high position who told us very interesting (shocking) things.

[rethaier]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

200 X 10 = 2,000. Where do you pull the number 60,000 from?

[maidee]

seem to be a very dangerous job overthere

they want the kids to be dumb, scared, ...

[bitcoinbob]

the number of reported death on wiki is 6000 over the period there is no mention of wounded, wounded is normally anywhere from 7 to 8 times reported deaths in a combat zone which the south is,

the thai's do no count hospital afteraction deaths as deaths, so if you are wounded then die of your injurys you are not couned in the official 6000+ death toll. question that should be asked is why are the killing so many teachers??

[Fat Haggis]

A problem that's not going to be sorted any time soon and the fatalities will rise but too many posters don't see the sad part of the south issues as it doesn't fit into their political agendas.

The sad thing is she will be far from the last teacher to die at the hands of these scum!!

[Fat Haggis]

the number of reported death on wiki is 6000 over the period there is no mention of wounded, wounded is normally anywhere from 7 to 8 times reported deaths in a combat zone which the south is,

the thai's do no count hospital afteraction deaths as deaths, so if you are wounded then die of your injurys you are not couned in the official 6000+ death toll. question that should be asked is why are the killing so many teachers??

Because they are not teaching sharia law and the Muslim way

[wandasloan]

Muslim extremist scum.

The reason both the story and the leaflets of the "insurgents" don't mention Islam is because this had nothing to do with Muslims or the religion. I realise this is disappointing to many, but the continuing low-level warfare in the Thai South is not a religious conflict.

You can't find "Muslim extremists" in this horrible insurgency.

[Doc46]

the number of reported death on wiki is 6000 over the period there is no mention of wounded, wounded is normally anywhere from 7 to 8 times reported deaths in a combat zone which the south is,

the thai's do no count hospital afteraction deaths as deaths, so if you are wounded then die of your injurys you are not couned in the official 6000+ death toll. question that should be asked is why are the killing so many teachers??

Maybe this has something to do with the link provided below.

http://brie-hoffman.hubpages.com/hub/Muslim-World-how-muslims-will-take-over-the-world-via-population-growth

[Gunther99]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

So your saying actual number of deaths is around 60,000 deaths attributable to the 'insurgency' over the past ten years. Got links/s that back up your assertion?

Nonsense rumor mongering and empty claim regarding "ten times" (60,000) the stated number (6,000).

2014 brings southern Thailand to its tenth year of relentless insurrection with over 6,000 people killed and 10,000 wounded since the upswing of violence in 2004.

http://peacebuilding.asia/thailands-deep-south-smoldering-imbroglio-causes-and-exit-strategies/

[ABCer]

The Thai Gov't indifference to culling of Thais in the South is in direct contradiction with primary obligation of any Gov't - to protect their citizens.

The inaction against criminal extremists of the South is despicable.

Perhaps Thai Generals should talk to their Burma counterparts and brush up on "What can we do"?

Edited November 18, 2014 by ABCer

[TomThailand]

Islamo-fascism knows no borders.

[simple1]

the number of reported death on wiki is 6000 over the period there is no mention of wounded, wounded is normally anywhere from 7 to 8 times reported deaths in a combat zone which the south is,

the thai's do no count hospital afteraction deaths as deaths, so if you are wounded then die of your injurys you are not couned in the official 6000+ death toll. question that should be asked is why are the killing so many teachers??

Some observers claim teachers in government schools, Muslim & Buddhist, are murdered as they are perceived to be representatives of the Thai State. Others claim many are killed as they are soft targets, gets media attention, creates further friction & puts more pressure on Thai State security resources.

[Suradit69]

The Thai Gov't indifference to culling of Thais in the South is in direct contradiction with primary obligation of any Gov't - to protect their citizens.

The inaction against criminal extremists of the South is despicable.

Perhaps Thai Generals should talk to their Burma counterparts and brush up on "What can we do"?

"...with primary obligation of any Gov't - to protect their citizens."

Are you saying that the government is only obligated to protect citizens who are ethnically Thai ... maybe with DNA tests to confirm?

Anyway, maybe you should send that memo about obligations to some of the embassies in Bangkok who remain remarkably indifferent to the plight of some of their citizens who end up on the streets dining from bins or who are found languishing in hospital or prison without two satang to rub together ... until such neglect hits the news and the embassy is reluctantly prodded into face-saving action.

I fully understand why embassies want to keep their distance from such lose-lose cases, but if, as you say, it's their primary obligation ...

Edited November 18, 2014 by Suradit69

[Alwyn]

The quoted number of deaths is actually tilted to be very low. The actual number is almost ten times the stated value. The "other" deaths are attributed to "accidents" with bullets and blunt force instruments, and the perennial "angry boyfriend/wife" excuse.

Get used to it. Posted numbers are toned down for the sake of tourism.

The hilarious part is that they think no one notices the disparity, being the difference between actuality and farce.

More than 7500 deaths over the past 10 years... Appalling.

[bheard]

Very very sad.

Beats me how any teacher will go there with that record. Do they get paid twice as much down there? Five times as much? It'd need to be ten times as much surely - danger money.

[Johnny S]

Muslim extremist scum.

The reason both the story and the leaflets of the "insurgents" don't mention Islam is because this had nothing to do with Muslims or the religion. I realise this is disappointing to many, but the continuing low-level warfare in the Thai South is not a religious conflict.

You can't find "Muslim extremists" in this horrible insurgency.

So its just a coincidence that all the crimes in South are committed by muslims ... ?

[simple1]

Muslim extremist scum.

The reason both the story and the leaflets of the "insurgents" don't mention Islam is because this had nothing to do with Muslims or the religion. I realise this is disappointing to many, but the continuing low-level warfare in the Thai South is not a religious conflict.

You can't find "Muslim extremists" in this horrible insurgency.

So its just a coincidence that all the crimes in South are committed by muslims ... ?

Do a bit of research and you will find your claim is false

[Fred Flinstone]

This is a very sad problem for Thais - i wish them well solving it