Thousands of protesters at a mosque in Pattani, Thailand, agreed to stand down June 4 after Fourth Army Region Lt. Gen. Wirote Buajaroon signed an order to establish an independent panel to investigate widespread reports of assaults and harassment of Muslims by the Thai military. Local Muslims businesses had shut down in support of the protest, led by students from Ramkamhaeng university. The protest was launched June 1. Protest leader Tuvaedaniya Tuvaemaengae defended the students who hid their faces with scarves, saying that they were concerned about their safety. (The Nation [2], Thailand, June 4)
Meanwhile, presumed Muslim insurgents derailed a train in Pattani and damaged rail tracks in Yala on June 4, injuring at least 20 passengers. (The Nation [3], June 4)
See our last post on Thailand [4].
