The three southern provinces of Hua Hin, Phuket and Phang Nga all rejected the military-backed referendum, and the Muslim-majority southeastern provinces of Thailand have faced an insurgency that has left more than 6,500 people dead since 2004.
华欣、普吉和攀牙府所在的三个南方省都反对由军政府支持的公民投票，这些穆斯林占多数的泰国东南部省份自2004年起就有叛乱活动并已导致6,500多人死亡。