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Sorry sir, we are not willing to cover Thong Daeng

March 5th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 5 Comments

Australia’s ABC is always onto the top breaking stories. Here’s one of the latest:
Thailands dogs are now eligible for life insurance, under a new policy that offers payouts to owners if their pets die. Veterinarian Sombat Pipattanamatha says about 2,000 dogs have already been granted life insurance policies since the program began last year. “Dogs [...]

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Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Thailand

Communist garlic threatens Thai culture

March 5th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 4 Comments

Regular New Mandala readers may know that I have a keen interest in garlic. I have previously blogged about the overstated impacts of the agricultural trade agreement between Thailand and China on Thai garlic producers. So, I was fascinated to read the following report from The Nation (thanks Maylee) which suggests that the traditional flavour of Thai [...]

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Tags: China · Thailand