Friday, May 18, 2007

The case against tom yum gung

Thai cuisine is some of the best in the world. Its unique dishes combine sweet, sour and spicy ingredients to create a deliciously diverse variety of flavors. Thai restaurants are everywhere, their presence increasing with the spread of Thai immigrants.

Most people don't even think about where their money is going when they buy a delicious bowl of curry or a plate of freshly grilled satays. Some may even assume it is being used to pay for things like the the staff's salaries, water and electric, or other expenses of running a restaurant.

On November 21, 2006, prime minister Surayud Chulanont claimed that the main source of insurgent funding came from a chain of Thai restaurants operating in Malaysia, which sold Thai spicy shrimp soup.