This Thesis aims to understand the internal violence in the Southern border provinces of Thailand and the violence situations in Mindanao, Philippines, during the nation-state building period. Both countries have suffered the similar condition... the attacks, assaults and countless armed struggles against the governments and citizens. At this point, the govemment of Thailand and Philippines react to these by coming up with their policies in the same way. According to the historical backgrounds

This thesis is a comparative study of Muslim separatist movements in Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia after t after the Second I World War. The objectives are 1.to study the Wa underlining causes of the Muslim separatist movements. 2.to study