thailand
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Bangkok Is Basically The Most Popular Location On Instagram
If you’ve ever looked at Instagram’s explore tab, then you’ve undoubtedly seen a bevy of most liked photos originating from kids in Thailand. And as it turns out, the most popular location to tag Instagram photos this year came from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
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Don’t Insult The Thai King In An SMS, Unless You Like Prison
We’ve all said things we don’t really mean in text messages. But when a retired Thai truck driver sent an SMS that insulted his king, he got more than he bargained for. Twenty years more, in fact.
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Flooded Thais Seek Refuge In Prefab Concrete Infrastructure
Last week, Japanese earthquake victims began settling into a neighbourhood of new temporary housing complexes in Miyagi. The clean, compact yet spacious modular homes made from shipping containers proclaim the virtues of prefabrication and adaptive reuse and demonstrate, once again, architect Shigeru Ban’s ability to synthesise contemporary sustainable building practices with a historically rooted Japanese…
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Asian Vegetable Sellers Don’t Let A Passing Train Stop Them
How close is too close when selling fruit and veg beside a train line? A foot away from the tracks? For these Asian market-sellers, the tracks themselves are valuable store-shelves for their wares. Make sure you watch until the end to see them spring back into business like nothing actually happened!