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Thailand Polo King’s Cup 2010

Posted on February 01, 2010

When we talk about horse polo, we usually think of the colonials in places like India. I watched my first polo match in Gilgit in Pakistan about 15 years ago. It was a thrilling game played out on a dusty pitch…

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Thailand Polo King’s Cup 2010 at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand

Ivory Trade in Thailand

Posted on February 01, 2010

Every now and then, a shipment of illegal ivory is confiscated at Suvarnabhumi Airport. This is a picture of a press conference that I was invited to attend where 2,000 kilos of ivory had been seized with an estimated street value of 50 million baht. Original post blogged on

Written by: Richard Barrow

Read more: Ivory Trade in Thailand at My Thai Photos by Richard Barrow

Thai Rice Sent to Haiti

Posted on February 01, 2010

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) passes a sack of rice to U.N. World Food Program’s Regional Director for Asia Kenro Oshidari during a ceremony at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport February 1, 2010. The Thai government on Monday dispatched its first batch of 100 tonnes of rice …

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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