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These are some good blogs from August 2009 written by various people about Thailand.....

Thailand’s New Face

Posted on August 03, 2009
He’s Nichkhun Horvejkul, born June 24th, 1988, of 182cm height and 64kg weight. And he’s Thailand’s first new celebrity ambassador. After the unforgettable, ever-lasting, worn-out Amazing Thailand campaign the tourism supremos are betting on something fresher. Here comes a young… Read full story >>>
Written by: BangkokDan.

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Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang

Posted on August 02, 2009
The rainy season has been rather dry so far up here in Chiang Mai, ideal for daytrips - if you don’t mind baking in the sun shining right above your head at this time of the year. For a change, I decided to hop on a bus today and go on one of …
Written by: Betti
Read more: Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang at Betti

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Free Music Concert Isaan Thailand.

Posted on August 06, 2009
A few weeks ago I went to a free concert being held near my house. I was hoping to interview Tai Oratai but she didn’t attend but I have been in contact with people associated with her and they liked what I wrote about … Read full story >>>
Written by: Brunty.

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Monk

Posted on August 07, 2009
In a recent posting about Thaksin Shinawatra’s birthday, there were some marvelous pictures of monks taking part in the festivities. One pair showed some monks removing a curse, with their begging bowls used to signify the removal of the curse. Other pictures showed live monks in conjunction with pictures of Thaksin (Actually, … Read full story >>>
Written by: Thomas Borchert, Guest Contributor.

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Over-exposed!

Posted on August 09, 2009
Has any of his personal advisers told PM Abhisit Vejjajiva that modelling with movie stars and singers doesn’t necessarily boost his popularity especially when people are calling for some “real actions” to overcome the economic crisis? This picture shows the PM posing with Pod… Read full story >>>
Written by: suthichaiyoon.

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The Drug of Choice in Rural Thailand

Posted on August 12, 2009
When you think about drugs in Thailand the first drug that usually comes to mind is Yabba because it’s always in the news. Yabba is a methamphetamine, aka crystal meth, in pill form that is crushed and smoked or snorted. Yabba is the drug of choice for … Read full story >>>
Written by: Talen.

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Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners: David Smyth

Posted on August 11, 2009
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: David Smyth Nationality: British Age range: 50-60 Sex: Male Location: UK Profession: University lecturer Books/Products: Thai: An Essential Grammar , Teach Yourself Thai , Linguaphone Thai Course (with Manas Chitakasem) + translations of a number of Thai novels and short stories. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or… Read full story >>>
Written by: Catherine Wentworth.

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Dinosaurs Park - Dinosaur Museum - Khon Kaen

Posted on August 13, 2009
About 70kms outside the city of Khon Kaen we found this small Dinosaurs Park and nearby a Dinosaur Museum. The Dinosaurs Park is beautifully maintained and a fun place for children with plenty of dinosaurs to look at. This is Khon Kaen’s very own Jurassic Park. The Dinosaur Museum is… Read full story >>>

Written by: thaichimes.

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