One of the recipients of this year’s (2014) Outstanding Women In the Promotion of Peace, Mrs Kamnoeng Chamnankit, was herself a victim of alleged abuses by the authorities in the Deep South which was the main reason that has completely changed her life.

Although there is no official statistics of the number of Muallaf soldiers or Buddhist soldiers who converted to Islam and married with Muslim women killed or maimed in the Deep South, it is no secret that they are constantly living a dangerous life.

The holy month of Ramadan is not just a month for adult Muslims to fast from sunrise to sunset, it is also an appropriate time for their children to learn the practice of perseverance physically, verbally and spiritually at their tender ages to show their faith towards Allah.

The office of the Chula Ratchamontri (Muslim spiritual leader) announced on Thursday night the Hari Raya Aidifitri on July 17 – the festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

It was indeed a big crime case of October although not as big as the murder of national marksman Chakkrit, aka X, Panichpatikham. It was about the busting of a piracy gang which robbed a boat of 119 million baht cash in Singapore dollars and Malaysian ringgits in the sea between Songkhla and Pattani. Seven crew members were killed or drowned.