Thailand Plans to Open New University in Hopes of Stemming Islamic Militancy

By MARTHA ANN OVERLAND

Thailand says it will open a new university in the country's violence-wracked south in order to cater to the needs of the region's Muslim majority. The government hopes that expanded educational opportunities closer to home will discourage young Muslim Thais from going abroad to study at hard-line...

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