Calling all Malaysians: stop eating Tom Yum!

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Note: Tom Yum is a hot and sour lemon-grass soup popular in Thailand and throughout the world.  Tom Yum Kung is the prawn version of this soup.

Tom Yam Kung networks in Malaysia finance insurgents : PM

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont revealed on Tuesday that restaurants and stalls selling Thai Tam Yam Kung in Malaysia have financed the insurgent movement that is involved in daily violence in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand.

"It is confirmed that the separatists were able continue their attacks and raids because they were funded by the Thai Tom Yam Kung network of restaurants. The restaurants, big and small, collected the money through blackmail and demands for protection fees from local businessmen and channelled the sum to the separatists," Surayud said.

Surayud said the government is attempting to break down the network in order to halt the series of violent attacks in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.

There are hundreds of Thai Tom Yam Kung stalls and restaurants along the Thai Malaysia border, mostly in the city of Kota Baru in Kelantan, as well as in the capital of Kuala Lumpur.

I read news like this and I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

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what the ____ is this? they are financing for real? I don't see any motive in doing that... what the heck..

[huggumwuggums]

I read news like this and I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

Quoted for truth.

Well I never liked spicy food anyways >_>