I AM thankful for Andrew Sia’s piece on Terrapuri (Terengganu treasure; Living; Sept 24), which I have always liked for its promotion of traditional Malay architecture. However, I must complain about the reference to Patani as “a Malay part of southern Thailand”. This is reflective of the racial mentality which Malaysians are so accustomed to.
Having spent much of my early life in Thailand, including among Thai Muslims, I can say that Thai people are much less polarised than we are.
