Bangkok (For The 7th Time) Photo 6

Bangkok (For The 7th Time)

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April 14th 2009
Back in Bangkok once again. I can't seem to stay away; its such an easy trasition point. This time was especially interesting because of Songkran (Thai New Year) coinciding with a major, albeit brief, escalation in the conflict between the "Red-Shirts" and the governmentand/military. I watched Thai news, BBC, CNN and some of the Asian english language news channels to follow what exactly wa ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more