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Spot the Thai national dress

June 2nd, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 15 Comments

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David in Siam provides this nice juxtaposition of images of Thailand’s entrant in Miss Universe, Fahroong Yutitham. The background is provided in an impassioned statement about cultural racism from the Bangkok Post’s Sanitsuda Ekachai. Here is an extract:
The exclusive quality of being Thai
SANITSUDA EKACHAI
A National Dress? This question in bold letters was placed under the [...]

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Tags: Surayud regime · Thailand