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Australian-based charity Hands Across the Water, who help over 350 disadvantaged children and their communities in Thailand,
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The Covid-19 crisis has decimated Chiang Mai's tourist industry, and this is impacting the elephants that rely on the tourist dollar for food.
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Marcel Cantu reports on the work of Hair Aid, an organisation working give vocational hair dressing skills and qualifications.
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Pim Kemasingki looks at Chiang Mia's burning issue that is blanketing the city in choking smoke. Who is doing it and why?
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Lanna Sayles looks at how and why young people are at the forefront of environmental activism in Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand.
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We announce the Garden Fair’s charity beneficiaries for 2019. Support these great local causes at Chiang Mai's Big Day Out.
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Randy and Darryle Lovernich, partners for decades moved to Thailand fifteen years ago with no ambition further than enjoying their well-earned retirement.
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In the wake of recent controversies concerning Thailand's elephant population, we try to unpick the issue of whether captive elephants can be returned to the forest.
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Thailand's elephant owners claim that attacks on the industry in the overseas press are misguided and do not understand the complexities of the issue.
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This non-profit organisation has been truly instrumental in reshaping many children’s futures, forever changing the course of these kids’ lives.
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We headed to Chiang Dao to speak with activists working with the local community to try to prevent forest burning and the resulting air pollution.
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The percentage of elderly people in Thailand is rising significantly. Tus Werayutwattana investigates whether we should be concerned.
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