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Centre of the Northeast
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/06/2017
» Children laughed and shouted out from the other side of the Phong River. The schoolboys dared each other to climb higher branches of a nearby tree to jump into the river when they saw us taking pictures of them.
Delta Diversions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2014
» The noise made by the engine of the long-tail boat was so familiar that, if I were to close my eyes for a moment, I could easily pretend I was drifting along some quiet stretch of the Chao Phraya. But the river I’m on is actually in southern Vietnam. It’s called the Can Tho, the same name as the province it runs through and its main town, the largest in the Mekong delta.
Down by the sea
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/06/2012
» The small province of Samut Sakhon is better known for its seafood market than as a weekend destination. Most of the time when we drive South, we just quickly try and pass it because Highway 35 is not an enjoyable driving experience, as it is always under construction.The coastal province along the Gulf of Thailand was in the spotlight recently when Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, visited migrant workers there. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 migrant workers in the fishing industry and more than 3,000 factories in the province.