ปิดล้อมตาเซะ47NQH539338
The place
Pit Lom Ta Se 47NQH539338 ("Tase Blockade 47NQH539338", a military code) in Yala province, Yaha/Bannang Sata sector (southern Thailand, Malaysian border, Thailand), at 16 m of altitude, tropical plain, Sankalakhiri mountains. New southern Muslim Thailand cluster, appeared at batch 342. Military checkpoint/blockade (MGRS code "47NQH539338" military grid, a Thai army post in the ongoing Malay-Muslim separatist insurgency, 2004-present, a death toll of 7,500 over 20 years across Yala/Pattani/Narathiwat provinces, historically the Sultanate of Pattani, conquered 1902, Malay-Muslim identity 88% of the southern population), an area of rubber trees Hevea brasiliensis and oil palm plantations Elaeis guineensis, heritage of the Yawi people (Malay Muslims of Pattani, 3 million, Yawi/Kelantanese dialect close to Malaysian Malay versus the central Buddhist Siamese).
The setting
Yala Yaha/Bannang Sata southern Thailand MY border Thailand 16 m tropical plain Sankalakhiri, new cluster batch 342, military blockade MGRS 47NQH539338 insurgency conflict 2004-2024 7,500 dead Yala/Pattani/Narathiwat sultanate 1902 88% Malay-Muslim, rubber/palm, Yawi Malay-Muslims 3 million dialect close to MY versus Buddhist Siamese.