Wisp Assignment 2 Thailand T37

• 1. Thailand
  World Issues:A Singapore Perspective
  Done By:
  Lim Hui Min Amanda
  Ang Lin Han
  Lee Yu Xian Samantha
  Lim Hui Yun Evan
  

2. Introduction
What was not right with Thailand in 2000?

• Prejudice and Discrimination

Social inequality
Prejudices leading to discrimination
Social, cultural, economic and political factors
Present day Singapore

• Comparing Singapore and Thailand (Similarities and Differences)

Prevention of social divisions in 2061
Contents
3. Aims

• To identify prejudice and discrimination

4. How it was being triggered 5. Would it affect Singapore if there are similar prejudices and discrimination 6. How to prevent social divisions in the near futureIntroduction
7. Area of Focus
8. Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat consists of mostly Malays
The Southern Thailand was used to be ruled by Muslims
Then, the Thais attacked and try to conquer the Muslims
Rebellions within the Pattani against the Siamese rule were at 1791 and 1808
An Anglo-Siamese treaty of 1909 was then signed between the Great Britain and the Thailand
History of Southern Thailand and how they are being treated
9. The Thais has successfully conquered the Muslims in the 17th century
TheSiamese government started toemphasize the usage of Thai language in after 1910
The south provinces are also served as a dumping ground for corrupted civilian and military officials
Disagreement and misunderstanding within them which started violence
History of Southern Thailand and how they are being treated
10. What was not right with Thailand in 2000?
Prejudice and Discrimination
Social Inequality
By Lim Hui Yun Evan
11. Lack of freedom, human rights and justice
Schools had been seen as a representative of the Thai Government, thus students and teachers had been killed as the Muslim believe that it will impose the Buddhist Thai culture
Government workers also being targeted by assassins
Several other foreign as well as local news channels was banned from broadcasting news that is negative to the military
Social Inequality
12. Lack of Human rights by armed political groups such as deliberate attacks on civilians which includes killing innocent civilians
Muslim men, including religious teachers and those graduated from universities in Muslim countries, have the higher rate of becoming blacklist of being the supporters of the insurgents
Majority employees of theLocal government administration are Buddhists
Social Inequality
13. Muslim are being outnumbered by the Buddhist Thai
The above chart shows the income rate during the 1960s and 2000
It shows that during the insurgency period, the income and gross regional product had a great fall in percent
Social Inequality
14. What was not right with Thailand in 2000?
Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudices Leading to Discrimination
By Lee Yu Xian Samantha
15. On 4 January 2004, at an army depot in Narathiwat province, there are 4 soldiers being killed by a group of 50 and more Muslim militants whom also took more than 300 weapons and 20 schools are being burned
In October 2004, the TakBai incident happened and killing 84 Muslim demonstrators
On 2 January 2010, there are 3 soldiers and 3 civilians being injured by a roadside bomb at the Yala Province
South Thailand Insurgency
16. A population of 63 million people in Thailand and 90% of them were Buddhists
A very small percentage of Muslims in Thailand
Mostly, the Thai Muslims are settled at the southern part of Thailand such as Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
The Thai Muslims does not know how to communicate in Thai. They are mainly speaking in Malay
Thai Muslims are also regarded as second class citizen
Prejudice leading to discriminations
17. The Thai Malays are also forced into learning Thai and becoming one
They are also told to identify themselves as Thai Muslim instead of MalayMuslim
The corrupted Thai governments response to media or locals are able to provoke violent reactions from the Thai Malays
Prejudice leading to discriminations
18. The disregard the Thais have for the Malay ethnic group and their language
Lack of human rights for the Malays and the political and government structure
Muslims were then discriminated and doesnt have their rights and stand
Prejudice leading to discriminations
19. Thai Muslims are also not being well represented in the public sector and in high status
It also known to have the knowledge of Thai language in order to have the positions
The Thai Muslim has no standardized Muslim syllabus. It is left to their religious teachers
Therefore, Thai Muslim will feel the frustration and that causes them to join the separatists group
Prejudice leading to discriminations
20. What was not right with Thailand in 2000?
Prejudice and Discrimination
Social, Cultural, Economic and Political Factors
By Lim Hui Min Amanda
21. Muslims have lower education compared to the Buddhist
Disrespect of Islam

• Not allowed to practice Islam

22. Not allowed to speak MalayMuslims were forced to do things against their will
Only Buddhism and Buddhist culture allowed
Social and Cultural Factors
23. Unemployment

• Buddhists had higher job opportunities

24. Jobs in Thai sector seldom employ MuslimsIncome

• Lowest among the southern provinces

Corruption

• Government misuse power to generate wealth

Economic Factors
25. More Muslims had senior posts in Thai politics

• Able to voice their grievances

Thaksin dismantled southern administration organization

• Muslims politicians remain silent in fear of repression

26. Replaced with corrupted police force2005 general election

• Only one out of eleven Muslim MPs were chosen

Political Factors
27. Present Day Singapore
Comparing Singapore and Thailand
(Similarities and Differences)
By Lim Hui Min Amanda
28. Increasing populations

• In Singapore, Non-Chinese locals, which stands a minority, were forced to take up the Mandarin language.

29. In Thailand, Muslim locals, which stands a minority, were forced to take up the Thai language.Minority locals are always being discriminated
Government contains the majority group to serve the country
Similarities
30. Singapore always promotes racial harmony and equality between races, while Thailand does not
Singapore is well controlled by the government to prevent the rise of riots as compared to Thailand
Differences
31. Prevention of Social Divisions in 2061
By Ang Lin Han
32. Equality treatment between different races
Educate the public about the different race beliefs

• Schools

33. Public Community CentersAccept group of Minority talents & workers
Social
34. Eliminate prejudice among the minorities
Equal chances for the minorities to hold high post in the government
Social
35. Equality treatment in the workplace, regardless of race
Accept group of Minority talents & workers
Equal job opportunities between the Majorities & the Minorities
Working Environment
36. Minority Thai-Buddhists will continue to have perception against Thai-Muslims
Job opportunities will not be given to the Minorities, because it still exists in a few companies till today
Objection from the Majorities of providing chances for Minorities to hold high post in government
Challenges Faced
37. THE END
I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist.
We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages.
The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is.
That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God.
Quoted by: Albert Einstein