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Introducing Thailand

Thailand is often referred to as a golden land, not because there is precious metal buried underground but because the country gives off a certain lustre, be it the fertile rice fields of the central plains, white sandy beaches or the warm hospitality of its citizenry.

Although the rainy season (roughly July to October) gets a bad reputation, there are some bonuses: temperatures tend to be cooler, tourists are fewer and the landscape is lush and green.

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Tips & articles

  1. Bangkok airport, the ferret & the coconut

    8 July 2009

    Returning recently from a jaunt in Europe I was faced with a 12-hour stopover in Bangkok. Yes, it sounds...

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  2. Thailand’s best ecotourism spots

    7 July 2009

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  3. Thailand: which beach paradise?

    7 July 2009

    It isn’t fair really – there are over 200 countries around the globe and Thailand has managed to snag...

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From BBC News

  1. Thailand's misguided rice policy

    10 July 2009 4:01PM

    The BBC's South East Asia Correspondent, Jonathan Head investigates why misguided government policy has left most of its farmers mired in poverty, and cost the taxpayers huge sums of money.

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  2. Tesco labour relations under fire

    30 June 2009 5:25PM

    Tesco's treatment of workers in the US, Thailand and South Korea has come under attack from the international union, UNI.

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  3. Three die in Thai rebel standoff

    27 June 2009 7:43AM

    Three people have died in a gun battle in southern Thailand as security forces clashed with insurgents, police say.

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