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The Thai army have now declared their willingness to use live fire in defending Silom from the Red Shirt protesters. They are deadly serious about this issue. The Reds seem to know it as they … |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Armed and Dangerous in Silom at www.thai-blogs.com
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One of the main events organized during Songkran celebrations around Thailand is the Miss Songkran Beauty Contest. The one that I went to on Friday night was held at the municipal offices… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Nang Songkran Beauty Contest at www.thai-blogs.com
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As you probably all know now, Thailand is celebrating Songkran this week, which is the traditional Thai new year. It is basically a week of waterfights, but there are also some other traditional aspects to… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Pictures of Songkran Fun at Ancient Siam at www.thai-blogs.com
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Thailand has quite a few ethnic minorities. One of these groups are the Mons which have their own distinct culture, clothing and language. They originally came from Southern Burma where they were once rulers of their own kingdom. Due to persecution and wars, they… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Swan and Centipede Parade in Phra Pradaeng at www.thai-blogs.com
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After all the bad news in Thailand over the past few weeks, it is finally good that we can relax and enjoy one of the Kingdom’s most popular festivals. Songkran is the traditional Thai… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Making Merit for Songkran 2010 at www.thai-blogs.com
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These are some of the pictures of the Songkran activities that I will be joining in Samut Prakan this week. As you can see there is a lot going on during the traditional Thai new year and not all of… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Highlights of Songkran 2010 in Samut Prakan at www.thai-blogs.com
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You can trust the Thais to carry on with their festivals despite the troubles in Bangkok. The evening of Saturday 10th April 2010 was a dark day in the history of Thailand… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Start of Songkran 2010 at www.thai-blogs.com
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I am not sure about you but it is getting a bit boring with all the news about the red shirt protests. So, how about some fun pictures of children playing Songkran? While … |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Pictures of Fun at Songkran at www.thai-blogs.com
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Last night, on the evening of 7th April 2010, the Prime Minister of Thailand declared a State of Emergency for Bangkok and certain districts in surrounding provinces. Although this in itself may sound scary, it in no way means that… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Is Bangkok Really Dangerous? at www.thai-blogs.com
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We are just coming to the end of the second day of the occupation of Bangkok’s main shopping street by the red shirts. I went back again this afternoon. There seemed to be less people… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Reds Become New Tourist Attraction at www.thai-blogs.com
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These are some of the pictures that I took at the red shirt rally today in Bangkok. It was another of those historic days in Thailand and although I was very busy taking pictures at other events in Samut Prakan, I decided I should make… |
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Red Shirts Close Biggest Shopping Malls in Bangkok at www.thai-blogs.com
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