Walking the plank

Life Moves On

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September 28th 2006
Although there has been a coup in Thailand, very little has changed day to day for those of us living in Bangkok. I have only seen a few soldiers and no tanks. In fact, if I didn't know there had been a coup, I never would have guessed it based on what I see. Bangkok appears to remain quite safe and some even say that violence has been thwarted because if the coup hadn't happened, there could ... 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