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Mai Nguyen investigates the issue of domestic abuse in Thailand and asks whether the six year old Domestic Violence Act has made a difference.
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Thailand has some of the most deadly roads in the world. We look at the risks foreigners take when they ride a motorbike in Chiang Mai.
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Benjamin Friedman takes a look at the history and economics of the tobacco industry in Chiang Mai.
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I pressed the button and as the motor spun into life, I yearned for the days when hair didn't rapidly grow out of every orifice.
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One alternative to killing the poppies in Laos and Burma that screams out for urgent consideration is the pharmaceutical solution.
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Not that a relationship is about keeping score...who are we kidding, right?...but my experience is that it seems to make little difference in terms of the end
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Top Gun has about 100 members and every afternoon, at around 4 p.m. a number of them drive up to the building and unload their aircrafts, carefully and piece by
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Balloon Ride over the Serengeti: It will of course cost a fair amount, but it is all very possible to see Africa from the skies.
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I did put my foot down when the soft, two-ply, luxury toilet paper was replaced with some cheaper, cardboard-like, rough stuff.
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Does Thailand lag behind the rest of the world for disability rights Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn investigates.
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In the city itself, there are a number of small cafes, restaurants, and bakeries for travellers to experience. A market with food, clothing, and other goods can be
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James Austin Farrell looks over the last 30 years Thailand's health care system and how it has has expanded to cover all Thai nationals for relatively little cost
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