BANGKOK: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday his government wants to create new jobs in Thailand's Muslim-dominated south to help halt violence that has gripped the region.
Returning from his third trip to the south in as many months, Thaksin said his priority was raising living standards in the region, which has been rocked by unrest since January that has claimed at least 60 lives.
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