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Thailand’s Hidden Hazards

By Scott Jones, Chiang Mai Post 06.08.2012

Thailand travel guides warn you of exotic diseases that melt your brain, shopping scams that gut your wallet, and cultural no-no’s that may send you to the slammer, but seldom cover the day-to-day, life-threatening hazards you only learn about if you survive them. On my first day in Thailand, I almost died just trying to walk.

Serving a dish of man's best friend Bangkok Post 22.01.2012	Space technology assists battle against floods 19.10.2011
Despite social taboos about eating dog meat, its consumption in parts of Thailand is a tradition that's still thriving.	As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them.
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Drug Busts by Chiang Mai Police BY staff reporters 02.09.2011	King to grant a royal command to appoint Ms. Yingluck the next prime minister By staff reporters 07.08.2011
Chiang Mai Provincial Police have arrested a Nigerian man for being in possession of cocaine and the drug known as ice.	On Monday it is expected His Majesty the King will graciously grant a royal command to appoint Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand’s 28th Prime Minister.
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HM the King closely monitors flood situation 18.07.2011	Thailand is not Fargo: Part 6 By Scott Jones 18.07.2011
His Majesty the King on Sept. 5 granted an audience to Dr Sumet Tantivejkul, Honorary Chairman of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, and executives of the Institute at H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Auditorium, Chaloem Phra Kiat Building, Siriraj Hospital, for a presentation of a report on this year’s water situation in the country.	Miss Fargo? No, I’m not. I’m not sure if there is one.
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Storm warnings in North and Northeast NNT 18.07.2011	Mekong rises to 9 meters; Flooding likely at 11 meters 18.07.2011
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has cautioned residents of the north and the northeast of heavy rains from 30 July to 3 August while coordinating closely with its officials in the concerned areas.	Residents alongside the Mekong River have been warned of possible flooding if the levels continue to rise, said the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
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