Beyond the bullets and bombs
27 Sep 2016 at 04:00
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A street in Yala’s inner precinct is lined with painted concrete barriers for protection against bombs.
The morning breeze was cool on our faces as we cruised past a gleaming mosque. Traffic was light and the town was quiet and peaceful, except around the fresh market occupied by women in hijab. Local shops selling bak kut teh and dim sum were opening their doors. It was a typical, lazy Sunday morning in Yala -- known to the rest of Thailand as the land of insurgency and unrest.