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September 15th, 2008 by Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly · 17 Comments

Over the past years New Mandala has benefited from the over 11,000 comments hosted on the site.  Many of these contributions have opened up important new areas for debate and discussion.  We have always appreciated the time and effort that so many readers devote to the task of commenting.
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Tags: Asian Studies · Online Issues

Astrological fortunes

September 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment

Last week we issued a call for applications for a consultant astrologer.  New Mandala is yet to fill this position.
And – if this Wall Street Journal report is anything to by – there is a simple explanation.  For Thailand’s legions of fortune-tellers business is booming.  According to one observer this is a “glorious time for astrologers”.  But…
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Tags: Thailand