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:
CSI Thailand: Uncovering the Muslim Insurgency from Aaron Goodman on Vimeo.
