REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Ban Muang Ngam village in Thailand may provide a good example of living in coexistence between two different group. The village is located in sub-district administrative of Ban Muang Ngam, Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Muslims and Buddhists live in the village, side by side.
"Each of group has different belief, but they have close relationship from generation to generation," said Mayor of Administrative Muang Ngam, Prasan Lohheem on Tuesday.
Muslim and Buddhist communities coexisted peacefully in the village. While government of Thailand continues to eliminate potential interreligious conflicts, Ban Muang Ngam village may be the best place to learn how local wisdom creates peaceful life.
Ban Muang Ngam has a population of 813 families or 3,391 people, consists of 1,713 men and 1,678 women. This condition is different from the other southern Thailand. According to Deep South Watch Centre at University of Prince Songkhla, during January 31, 2004 to December 4, 2012, the interreligious violence has occurred in Yala province, Pattani, Narathiwat, and four districts.At least 5,501 people were killed and 9,725 people were injured. Victims came from both sides, Muslims and Buddhists.
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