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...guerrillas in the south want a Pattani Republic set up comprising the same borders as the Kingdom of Pattani did before the Thais annexed it," Rashai explains. "The people of the south are fanatics," he continues; "they want to throw the Buddhists out, and the Thai government is playing into the hands of the guerrillas...
Rashai described how the people of the southern provinces of Narathivas, Yala, and Pattani are not only Muslim, but also of Malay ethnic stock who speak Malaysian dialect rather than Thai. "Not only do they consider themselves to be Malay, but the Thai government reinforces that feeling by appointing Thai Buddhists from Bangkok who can't speak Malay, which increases the feeling of domination...
...three provinces were once an independent state, called the Kingdom of Pattani and ruled by a Malay Sultan. Starting in 1787, an expanding Siam demanded tribute from the sultan, but in 1808, the people revolted. The Thai army crushed the revolt and the Thai king divided the kingdom into provinces and appointed Thais as governors. In 1909, the British signed a treaty with the Siamese recognizing Thai sovereignty over the area. Thus, saved from the fate of British colonialism, the Malays in Pattani were handed over to a more enduring form of colonialism-Siamese expansionism. Since then, the area...
...elected representatives of Pattani Province, where most of the guerrilla activity is taking place, called on the provincial administrators (composed almost exclusively of Thai Buddhists) to cooperate with them. Rep Vilai Banjalak stated that the elected representatives have close rapport with the people which causes suspicion among the local administrators. He said that when a representative recently bailed out a man from local police custody to helphis family with harvesting, the action was regarded by local officials as supporting banditry...
...Bantherng Abdulbutr, also from Pattani, called on the Thai government to appoint new provincial administrators. "The present trouble," he explained, "is that during the past ten years, the population of these provinces has increased quickly, resulting in more competition for jobs among wage earners. Since residents depend mainly on rubber," he continued, "they suffered greatly during the last decade as rubber prices dropped drastically, leading to substantial unemployment and such social problems as banditry...