This week, across Thailand, shopping centres and markets are brimming with the light blue shirts which are being sold to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday on August 12.
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In Thailand, the Queen’s Birthday also marks national Mother’s Day.Â
Here’s to a very Happy Mother’s Day for all New Mandala Mums.
Queen’s Birthday and Mother’s Day
August 11th, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment
Nam Theun 2 – good for the Lao poor?
August 11th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments
The Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos is under construction following World Bank approval of various loans and guarantees in May 2005. Needless to say this is a highly controversial project. Apart from the obvious environmental concerns, much of the opposition to NT2 has focussed on the impacts on local residents, both in the reservoir area itself and [...]
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