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I am at the National Science Museum north of Bangkok with Nong Grace and her cousins. This is the first time I have been here. It is an impressive place with many hands-on activities for the kids. Grace is certainly enjoying herself. But for me it… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Visiting the National Science Museum at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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Thai policemen inspect identity cards at a checkpoint in outskirts of Bangkok. The Thai government has invoked a tough security law, the Internal Security Act, giving the armed forces broad powers to control an upcoming rally by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if necessary. (Reuters) A Thai policeman stands … |
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Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Checkpoints Set Up Around Bangkok at Thai Photo Blogs
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Bangkok used to be known as the Venice of the East due to its large network of canals. However, most of these have now been built over to make way for roads. One of the main canals still remaining in Bangkok is Khlong Saen Saeb which dates back to the 1830′s. It was built … |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Bangkok’s Canal Boats at My Thai Photos by Richard Barrow
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The Thai government over the past few years have been so focussed on first the yellow shirts and then the red shirts that hardly anyone has noticed the rampant increase of drug use in Thailand. It is almost getting to epidemic proportions … |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Drug Use in Thailand Increases Alarmingly at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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I am at the airport saying goodbye to our foreign English teachers. They have been teaching at our school for the last year. In May we will be welcoming a new group of university graduates. The red shirts will be rallying in Bangkok this … |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: At Suvarnabhumi Airport at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow