Business as usual in deep South

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Published: 6 Oct 2012 at 17.31
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Business returned to normal on Saturday for traders in the southern border provinces one day after most shops closed for fear of threats by separatist militants.

All shops and wet markets in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and four districts of Songkhla province reopened on Saturday as normal life resumed for people in the restive region.

A shopper in Pattani said she had decided not to go out to the fresh market on Friday due to the lack of confidence that security authorities could ensure her safety on the Muslim day of prayer.

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Discussion 3 : 06 Oct 2012 at 22.293
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At this rate in 15 years there won't be any bhuddists left to kill.
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Discussion 2 : 06 Oct 2012 at 19.552
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Business as usual? Muslim extremists killing Buddhists daily?
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Discussion 1 : 06 Oct 2012 at 19.421
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Business as usual in deep South?? Meanwhile, the daily violence continued on Saturday. The latest casualties were two police and a drug trafficking suspect who were slightly injured by a roadside bomb explosion in Yala's Muang district. and also http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/315777/motorist-slain-in-pattani
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