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A Muslim insurgency in Thailand’s deep south has claimed more than 3,500 lives over the past five years. For those who live in the conflict zone, it’s an unending cycle of violence and destruction. Like insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, militants in the south set off near-daily blasts and gun down monks, teachers and civilians. Until now, the Thai government has made little headway in stopping the carnage.
After the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, Thailand’s top forensic pathologist, Dr. Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan, helped identify more than 5,000 people killed in the tsunami, half foreign tourists. She’s now using cutting-edge DNA work to try breaking the insurgency that is gripping southern Thailand.
Watch my piece for the VJ Movement:
This story is about my cousin Arne who volunteers to help Nina. For years she worked as a nanny for Arne’s younger brother and sister. When Nina was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and moved into palliative care, Arne decided to give something back to her. I wanted to capture story about some of things they shared in difficult times and how they inspired me.
The story aired on CBC Radio, Outfront on Jan. 21, 2004 and was broadcast again on Aug. 28, 2009. When Outfront recently went off the air, it broadcast 50 of its favourite stories, and this piece was among them. In 2004, Nina & Arne won a Gabriel and a RDNDA award.
Listen:
http://www.cbc.ca/outfront/media/2009%20MP3′s/09-08-18-outfront.mp3
