Pornthip: Big shots could be behind the heinous crimes in Thailand's Deep South

Pornthip Rojanasunan knows that dangers are lurking at every corner, yet she moves ahead without fear. All she wants is to find more clues and scientific evidences to help the police solve the bombing cases in Thailand's troubled south, and bring those responsible to book.

In a predominantly Buddhist country, Islamic outfits in the southern provinces of Songkhla, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat have been engaging in separatist movements over the decades with the ultimate motive of establishing an independent Islamic state.

Since January 2004, in particular, the chaos in southern Thailand has taken a drastic change for the worse, and so far more than 3,000 lives have been claimed by the separatists' violent acts and bombings. - + selanjutnya

Pornthip: Big shots could be behind the heinous crimes in Thailand's Deep South