This is an excerpt of a report that came from the Associated Press today:

“A bomb in Muslim-dominated southern Thailand ripped through a column of Buddhist monks as they were begging for alms yesterday, killing a Marine and injuring a dozen other people, police said.

The attack came a day after Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said he would use Indonesia’s peace process with separatist rebels in Aceh Province as an example in trying to solve the Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand. More than 1,700 people have died in the south since early 2004.”

The problems in the south are very real. My knowledge of the situation is not sufficient enough for me to confidently comment on what has been happening. Bangkok Pundit is the man to visit for some real insight into the situation. The events in southern Thailand are something I want to look into in greater depth before I offer my own opinion.