Paper birds of peace fly to appease Thailand&#39;s Muslims
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MORE than 50 military aircraft dropped 120 million origami birds over southern Thailand yesterday in a gesture of peace towards three largely Muslim provinces where 540 people have died in violent clashes this year.
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Fresh violence hits Thailand's south, hours after army planes drop 100m origami birds as a peace offering.
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PATTANI, Thailand -- Facing harsh denunciation from Islamic leaders across Southeast Asia, Thailand's prime minister defended his security forces yesterday in the deaths of 78 young Muslims in army custody, maintaining troops used a ''soft approach&quot; in quelling a riot.
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Buddhists in southern Thailand say they are living in fear of attack by militants out of revenge for the violent deaths of 87 Muslims at the hands of Thai security forces.
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BANGKOK : Thailand will only end an insurgency in its violence-hit south if it patches up relations with neighbouring Malaysia which were damaged by the death of 87 Muslim protesters, analysts say.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised today to find the truth behind the deaths of nearly 80 Muslims in army custody this week, and punish any &#39;&#39;wrongdoers&#39;&#39; with the full force of the law.
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About 120 million origami birds were air-dropped over southern Thailand yesterday in an attempt to quell a Muslim insurgency that has led to the deaths of more than 500 people this year.
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Muslim separatists angered at stalled peace talks with the Philippine government could start a bombing campaign in the south of the archipelago, analysts said on Thursday.
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Revered Queen Sirikit has urged all Thais to work with the government in its fight against the violence in the largely Muslim south, where almost 500 people have been killed since January.
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Military planes will drop an estimated one hundred million paper origami cranes on the country&#39;s Muslim south. The &quot;peace bombing&quot; of the paper birds has been scheduled to coincide with the
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NARATHIWAT, Thailand  - In between trapping,  training and trading in songbirds like other Thais his age,  Kawi Phupakapdee kneels toward Mecca and prays five times a  day.
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Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
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Thailand&#39;s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has appealed for police and military to work together to restore peace in the Muslim-majority south of the country.
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PANARE, Thailand - Around 50 Thai Air Force planes âbombedâ the largely Muslim southern with paper birds on Sunday as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.
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A massive airdrop of paper birds intended to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand&#39;s restive south, with a spate of new attacks Monday that targeted soldiers and local officials.
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THAILAND faced furious protests from Islamic countries and organisations yesterday as horrific details emerged of the deaths of 78 Muslims in military custody on Monday.
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Malaysia has urged Thailand to substantiate its claim that the suspected Islamic militants who caused the recent unrest in southern Thailand have been trained in Malaysia.