Thailand Travel News 03/16/2011
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M’s Akha Ama Coffee Journey | Got Passport
A 7-year-old's take on a weekend trip to an Akha coffee-farming village outside of Chiang Mai.
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Thailand Medical Tourism Scenario and Statics
Some medical tourism stats from Thailand.
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Thailand donates $164,000 for quake victims in Japan | Asia Pacific News.Net
Thailand, no doubt remembering the aftermath of its 2004 tsumani, offers Japan $164,000.
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Bangkok Post : Green groups, residents want end to all dam projects
An environmental network suggests negative consequences of proposed dams along the Mekong – I also have to hope they won't be built.
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Bangkok Post : Music&dance
A good reason to visit Pattaya!
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Tourists heading to Thailand warned after spate of mysterious deaths | Adelaide Now
Some eerie coincidences in Chiang Mai deaths point to food poisoning.
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Bangkok Post : Kalasin people rally against nuke plant
2000 citizens protest against a proposed nuclear plant.
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Incense burned in Thai temples poses cancer risk – Telegraph
Smoke from joss sticks burned at temples pose a cancer threat – huge bummer.
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Bangkok Post : Cherishing the Sacred
Society for Preservation of Antiquity and Ancient Monuments and the Environment of Lop Buri is working to protect Thailand's temples.
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Border Clashes near Preah Vihear Temple at the Thai-Cambodia Border | Legal Nomads
Great round-up of articles regarding the history of the Cambodia/Thailand border clash. Assembled my LegalNomads
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Bangkok Post : SET next stop for BTSC
Bangkok's mass transit system may go public….
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Bangkok Post : Glimpse of the future
Good stuff – a community in Thailand near Surat Thani is looking to go fossil fuel free. Amazing!
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Thai couple indulge in ‘longest kiss in history’ – Telegraph
In stranger news, a Thai couple kissed for 46 hours to celebrate Valentine's Day and break the world record.
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Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Thailand
Good write-up and beautiful photos of Chiang Mai's Flower Festival.
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Friends pay tribute to food poisoning victim on Facebook – Health – NZ Herald News
Sad death of a tourist in Thailand due to food poisoning.