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Resilient and Amazingly Affordable Thailand by Jim Algie July 12th, 2010 As Bangkok bounces back from the political turbulence of April and May, the city’s tourism industry is luring visitors with an astounding assortment of deals and promotions.
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MICE Goes to Sukhothai by Jim Algie June 21st, 2010 In rubber boots, straw hats and blue cotton outfits the rice farmers trudge through the mud to plant stalks of the country’s staple diet and biggest cash crop. The mud sucks at their boots, the sunbeams are as hot as lasers, and the work is backbreaking and hernia inducing.
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Bangkok International Gift Fair & Bangkok International Houseware Fair by John Leicester June 21st, 2010 One of Thailand’s most popular joint trade shows, the 29th Bangkok International Gift Fair & Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG & BIH 2010) looked resplendent in its new home at BITEC, a move requested by overseas buyers |
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Metalex 2009 by John Leicester January 12th, 2010 Metalex 2009 was big, easily filling all of BITEC’s event halls and seminar rooms, despite the lingering effects of the global economic downturn. There was a buzz, a vitality about the show that belied the economic problems and pointed instead to expectations of imminent business recovery. |
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The Expats of Thailand by Jim Algie December 24th, 2009 In the new National Discovery Museum Institute in Bangkok, multimedia exhibits document the influence of the West and Far East on Siam during its golden heydays of Ayuthaya (1350-1767). The Dutch, British, Japanese, Indians, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Chinese, and others, are all depicted in stereotypical fashion, along with their contributions: The Europeans brought firearms, alcohol and luxury goods, the Chinese packed tea leaves and ceramics, while the Indians stitched up the trade in textiles.
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