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The girl who dreams of school
Life, Published on 13/08/2012
» Nine-year-old Thanya Jateekoi is the middle child of an ethnic-Lahu family living in remote Hua Pai village in the mountains of Mae Hong Son, Thailand's most northwestern province.
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A little bit of Myanmar without leaving Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/08/2012
» If you can't afford to fly to another country for your vacation this year, the border town of Mae Sot offers a glimpse of Myanmar at a fraction of the price.
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Little Myanmar
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/08/2012
» Mae Sot in the western province of Tak is a laid-back town where you can enjoy slow travel by riding a bicycle to explore the many attractions.
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Making his influence Count
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/04/2012
» As a billionaire with a European title of nobility, Count Gerald van der Straten Ponthoz has the world at his feet. Having traversed the globe for years, a handful of coincidences brought the Belgian to Thailand a decade ago. Little did he know back then that moving to the Land of Smiles would be the start of a string of projects which he would help spearhead to equip tribal folk in the North with the educational know-how to a promising career path of their choice.
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Tribes demand to be Thai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/03/2012
» A large and colourful mixed group of ethnic minorities converged on Government House yesterday to demand the government keep the promises it has made, particularly in granting Thai citizenship.
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Tribal groups call on govt to stick to vows
News, Published on 30/03/2012
» Ethnic minority groups are urging the government to set up a central committee tasked with preventing their rights from being abused.
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Myanmar's rising drug trade
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 12/02/2012
» Professor Des Ball pushes plates of what is left of a roast duck and barbeque prawn dinner to the side as he spreads a large map across the dinner table and stabs his finger at a point where northern Thailand meets Myanmar.
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