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Thai New Years Festival

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May 3rd 2010
The night before our flight to Bangkok we are reading about a recent update to the protests going on in Bangkok as the ‘rebel’ redshirts (mostly peasants from the rural areas) are protesting the current government in power. The previous day the protests became more violent and during their march a fight broke out and 20 people were killed. In addition, this protest took place in the touristy a ... 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