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The Bettering of Bangkok

Think of Bangkok and you'll probably think of sex tourism: the neon of Nana Plaza, the pingpong s...

Thailand Samantha Brown

A boy beats on a drum while his father plays a Thai saw.

Bangkok's Tuneful Streets

You won't notice it right away. If you are like most pedestrians in Bangkok, you're more concerne...

Thailand Donald Gilliland

Visakha Bucha: The Buddha is Dead, Long Live the Buddha!

It is a placid, sparkling afternoon here at Thapae Gate, normally among the busiest, most pollute...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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And Now the News from Nowhere

I have seen fishermen picnicking in the sun, I have seen them with untidy families I have seen th...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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The Damage Done, The Memoir Written, The Royalties Made.

A review of the popular book The Damage Done by Warren Fellows, an Australian imprisoned in Thail...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

The June Bathra, Phuket, Thailand.

Don’t Miss the Boat

Thailand is known for its beaches. But while you are here, take advantage of the many boat trips ...

Thailand Tom Aikins

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A Critical Look Back at The Beach

In recent times, Alex Garland's book The Beach , and the movie inspired by it, have probably draw...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Thailand / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

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Thai wine, anyone?

Which wine goes with Thai food? Thai wine of course. "No other wines match Thai food. Thai wines...

Thailand AFP/Nareerat Wiriyapong

The Skytrain, Bangkok, Thailand.

Boats & Trains & Wacky things: Bangkok's traffic jam alternatives

The first thing that most newcomers to Bangkok notice about the city - other than the poor qualit...

Thailand Donald Gilliland

Rattan balls used for sepak takraw

Acrobatic Kick Volleyball

Southeast Asia's sepak takraw game (rattan ball)

Thailand Exotissimo Travel

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In Thailand, a punk pathologist transforms police work by introducing forensics to criminal inves...

Thailand AFP/Shino Yuasa

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Tourism isn't Ecotourism in Asia

Southeast Asia, with an abundance of natural resources, has under-exploited the potential of ecot...

Thailand Christina Gosnell

Hualampong Station, Bangkok.

Not The Orient Express

Be waited on, hand and foot, as rice paddies, rubber plantations and rainforests glide past your ...

Thailand Philip Game

Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit. Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok's 'other' Temples

First time visitors to Bangkok taking a tour of the city always flock to see famous sites such as...

Thailand Donald Gilliland

Bangkok Blondes, by The Bangkok Women's Writers Group.

Bangkok Blondes

Bangkok Blondes, by The Bangkok Women's Writers Group.

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Top players see big growth in Asian snooker . . .

Thailand / China AFP

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A Skeptical Impressionist: Charles Buls and His Siamese Sketches

A review of Siamese Sketches , Charles Buls, trans. Walter E. J. Tips, [White Lotus, Bangkok, 199...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Fresh Fish from the Phuket Market. Phuket, Thailand.

Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da

Translated from Danish by Andrew Huddleston [Read the Danish version] That good old Beatles song ...

Thailand Bjarne Madsen

Lamai Beach

Paradise Preserved: The Thai Isle of Ko Samui

I reached Lamai Beach in a driving rain that soaked me to the bone, and shortly thereafter I lost...

Thailand Steven K. Bailey

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