Discriminatory law in Buddhist Thailand

Buddhist countries are showing their ugly side. These countries are increasingly becoming dens of intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. See the latest report from Reuters on Thailand:

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday defended police for requesting information about minority Muslim students from universities around the country, after criticism of the move as discriminatory and illegal. 
An official letter from police, shared online by former rights commissioner Angkhana Neelapaijit, asked a university to supply information about the numbers, place of origin, sect affiliation and other details about Muslim-organised student groups. The name of the university was blotted out.
“This is an interference to personal rights and a discrimination based on religion,” Angkhana said, adding that freedom of religion and the right to privacy were guaranteed by the Thai constitution.
About 90% of Thais are Buddhist, though Muslims are a majority in three southern provinces bordering Malaysia.
Prayuth said the move was necessary.
“The police has already pointed out that this is for the creation of a data base on intelligence,” Prayuth said. “No rights have been breached. We cannot manage anything if we don’t have data.”

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