More Thailand

It's business as usual in southern Thailand, as well.

SUSPECTED Islamic militants today shot dead four Buddhists in two separate attacks in Thailand's mainly Muslim south, where an insurgency has raged for more than two years, police said.

More than 1400 people have died in the conflict in Thailand's far south since early 2004.

Thaksin Shinawatra, the former premier ousted in last week's coup, has been accused of inflaming tensions there with heavy-handed tactics.

There have been hopes the Muslim army chief who led the coup, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, may be able to ease the unrest.

Yeah, I'm so glad having a Muslim in charge difused the tensions so quickly.

(hat tip: LGF)