thailand is 95% buddhist, but its three southern provinces are overwhelmingly muslim and ethnically malay. the region was for centuries an independent islamic sultanate with its own culture and language, but in the early 1900s thailand took over. >> ( translated ): the thai kingdom came here, fought a war and turned the area into a province of the thai state. and there's been a movement since then. >> reporter: local islamic leader waeduramae mamingji says that is only part of the problem. >> ( translated ): in the last 20 or 30 years, the population in this area didn't get justice in administration, politics or economy, which made people in the three southern provinces think of themselves as second- class citizens. >> reporter: separatist groups waged a guerilla campaign here from the 1960s through the 1980s, but then faltered. then, in 2004, a new generation took up the fight. now car bombs, roadside i.e.d.s or point-blank shootings occur almost daily. abdullah claims he is a former insurgent. we met him at an army re- education program he was made to join after being arrested, followin

southern cambodia -- one a tourist was killed. it was traveling from the coastal resort on the border with thailand. the accident.n terrorists attacked civilians. members of the security forces. ethnic tensions have been high in the province since riots three years ago left 200 people dead. ok, so we're going to be right back in a minute's time with more news from here, dwi in berlin. >> more on voting on the new parliament in iran. showcases technological innovations of tomorrow to this year's partner nation, brazil. we have got it covered. ♪ >> electric cars are the future. economical and ego-friendlypengg the german car industry with huge challenges. the quiet revolution. ♪ >> his adventures were so vivid, it was as though he had been there himself. march on dw. all broadcast * online. ♪ >> welcome back. iran chooses a new parliament this friday in an election that has been widely seen as a test of support for the regime. >> the first nationwide poll since president ahmadinejad was returned to power in a 2009, an election that ended in opposition protests and a crackdown. million voters to boycott this week's

thailand floods but priceline grew through it. europe is a little bit of a fear point right now given the sovereign debt issues. the company pointed out some issues in southernut to date, none of that's really slowed down priceline. >> it's enjoyed a low cost structure, hasn't it? i'm wondering whether ewe see any volatility coming into that low cost structure? >> the interesting thing with priceline is it will grow 34% this year for eps. that's an investment year. priceline's actually spending a lot on i.t. infrastructure and sales and marketing. that's really an expense that should start to fade away a little bit come 2013. if you look at priceline's cost structure, the main expense is really online advertising. there's a lot of leverage in the model. >> so just to reiterate, your recommendation is outperform with a price target of # $30. justin, thank you very much for joining us today. >>> viewer, be sure to catch cnbc's exclusive interview with the priceline ceo, jeffrey boyd. that's on "closing bell." >>> shares of first solar trading higher ahead of its earnings release after today's close. but your next guest is putting a big sell call on the stock b