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Thailand
Apr 1, 2014 2 min read

Thai temple embraces Spiderman, Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, and other pop culture icons

Wat Rong Khun or the White Temple of Chiang Rai is one of the main attractions of Northern Thailand. It is that famously well known fairy tale looking…

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Blog
Mar 18, 2014 7 min read

Is Thai Harder to Learn Than English?

Many foreigners ask the same question before they start learning Thai: Is Thai harder to learn than English? The honest answer is: not exactly. Thai is difficult in…

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Thailand
Mar 14, 2014 2 min read

Thai bakery sells gruesome bread corpse…

Imagine running up to the bakery around the corner and coming across severed human body parts covered in blood. Sound yummy? These images of work by Thai artist…

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Thailand
Mar 10, 2014 1 min read

Don Mueang – Asia’s oldest airport…

  It's been a battlefield, and it's been bombed, strafed and given up for dead. But Don Mueang, Asia's oldest airport, was running strong yesterday as it celebrated…

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Thailand
Mar 7, 2014 3 min read

Thrifty dog helps owner pay for car installment…

A couple who own a grocery store in Ayutthaya’s Uthai district say they have a stable financial situation today because of their pet dog's habit of helping them…

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Thailand
Feb 28, 2014 2 min read

Fighting for freedom (out of prison)…

Prisoners are normally punished for fighting – but one jail in Thailand does just the opposite. Klong Prem Central Prison offers inmates the chance to have their sentences…

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Thailand
Feb 25, 2014 1 min read

Transformer at Ayutthaya temple…

When children visit Wat Tha Ka Rong in Ayutthaya, they walk past exhibitions detailing local fish and cultural displays of ASEAN partners. Then they walk straight to the…

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Thailand
Feb 21, 2014 4 min read

Hairiest girl in the world – the most popular girl in school…

Her nicknames may include 'wolf girl' and 'monkey face'. But Supatra Sasuphan insisted that she was, after being officially recognised as the world's hairiest girl. Supatra says she…

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Thailand
Feb 19, 2014 1 min read

German guy weds Thai boyfriend with 1 million baht dowry

Just one day before Valentine’s day, Enno Konec, a 53-year-old meat exporter from Hanover, Germany, wed his 26-year-old boyfriend, Prasert Akra, in his hometown in Chanthaburi province. The…

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