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Chiang Rai's elephant camp: ex-Bangkok street elephants now work in a more natural setting
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2010
» For years elephants were used by their owners to get money from tourists on Bangkok streets and suffered in many different ways. Things have finally changed.
ASEAN to pilot free labour market for professionals in 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2010
» ASEAN has plans to move to a free regional labour market much like the European Union starting in 2015.
Thai duck curry wins international prize for style
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/10/2010
» Student chefs from Thailand won a special prize for style at a recent culinary competition held in South Korea.
Food contamination: Nationwide tests reveal problems
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/10/2010
» Recent surveys reveal food contamination at fresh markets, roadside stalls as well as places where higher standards of cleanliness would be expected such as supermarkets and department stores.
Isan Murals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/09/2010
» The title of the new book "The Democratic, Erotic, Moral, and Fun-Loving murals of Isan" says it all. Historian Chris Baker reviews this new book.
Modern interpretation of Thai classic Manorah
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/09/2010
» Manorah is a Thai poem and dance drama dating from the Ayutthaya period of Thai history. One of the main characters in the drama is a Kinnaree, a bird-like female creature of beguiling beauty.