Mid Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 45 state schools closed in South Thu, June 21, 2007 : Last updated 10:38 am (Thai local time) Authorities yesterday announced that 35 public schools in Bannang Sata and 10 in Than To districts would be closed until next week as security officials launched a thorough sweep through this violence-prone area. Prasit Meksuwan, a member of the Teachers Federation of Yala, confirmed the closure saying the schools should be reopened by Monday. More than 200 public schools have come under arson attacks since January 2004 and the number of teachers being targeted have been on the rise. Bannang Sata is one of the most violent districts in the three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces. Assoc Professor Srisompob Jitpiromsri, from Prince of Songkhla University's Pattani campus, said that since January 2004 the region had witnessed 6,850 violent incidents related to the ongoing insurgency. At least 2,303 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured in that time, he said. how's them numbers ? hallo is anybody out there ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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