Schools in Narathiwat reopen

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Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 17.56
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All 378 schools in Narathiwat province reopened on Monday after a two-day shutdown in the wake of the shooting of a Thai-Muslim teacher in the southern province last Wednesday.

The 378 schools reopened after the Confederation of Narathiwat Teachers ordered all schools in the insurgency-plagued province to close down last Thursday over security concerns, a day after the murder of Chonlathee Charoenchol, 51, a teacher at Ban Tanyong School in Bacho district.

Teachers at 27 schools in Bacho district closed classrooms on Thursday and Friday over fears for their safety. They said the attack also terrified the students.

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lucy
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Discussion 6 : 28 Jan 2013 at 23.526
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That big photo of the soldier with his red flag and the unfortunate children. Propaganda photo op, surely. Little relationship to reality. Why did the Post use it without explanation?
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Discussion 5 : 28 Jan 2013 at 22.585
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siamitude, regarding your comments what do you suggest be done if troops are withdrawn? The killing of teachers will escalate. The soldiers are there to protect them as well as the kids. Who is torturing who, as nobody has been caught and arrested yet for these teacher killings or the killings of other innocent people!
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Discussion 4 : 28 Jan 2013 at 22.554
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Pity some of these CCTV's are unable to spot the arsonists before they damage them. Makes you wonder if they actually work!
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"Interior Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was very concerned about the safety of teachers in the South."

Really? Really? She hasn't shown much concern.
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Poor little kids and poor soldiers to be put in such danger because of a disgusting lack of leadership.
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Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.521
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Violence creates violence. Pull out the troops and stop torturing in the South... the attacks on teachers will stop.
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