Word: bangkok
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...been to Bangkok, chances are you've done the Jim Thompson House - the gallery and museum set up in the late silk baron's former home, and a mainstay of the tourist trail. So, next time you're in town, head instead to its lesser-known but arguably more[an error occurred while processing this directive] interesting rival: the M.R. Kukrit Pramoj Heritage Home, tel: (66-2) 286 8185,. The Kukrit residence - open only on weekends and national holidays - is one of the best-preserved examples of Thai vernacular architecture in Bangkok. Set amid lush greenery on South Sathorn Road...
...disappointed that TIME echoed the themes of Princess Kiko's "miraculous pregnancy" and the birth of a "miracle boy" with as much awe as if they were an immaculate conception and a divine birth. I expected TIME to report the factual aspects of such joyous news. Dolly Koghar Bangkok...
...economic practices over GDP growth, and consumption of local goods over foreign products, worries some economists and investors?particularly since more than 60% of Thailand's economy depends on exports. "We know General Surayud is a good military man," says Sukhbir Khanijoh, a senior analyst at Kasikorn Securities in Bangkok. "But in terms of economic policy, we don't have any idea what he thinks...
...Thailand's economy, projected to grow by 4% to 5.3% this year, will ultimately hinge on outside factors as well. "Regardless of what government is in power, if oil prices go down next year, then the economy gets a boost," says Supavud Saicheua, an economist at Phatra Securities in Bangkok. That would contribute richly to Thailand's gross national happiness...
...Atlanta, Georgia. One dollar is about the price that Thai doctor Wandee would like to pay for the rotavirus vaccine. Rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea in Thai children today. In the 40 years since Wandee began championing oral rehydration at the Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok, deaths from diarrhea have dropped to 1 in 10,000 diarrhea patients from 1 in 1,000, she says. Thailand has followed a cost-effective approach by organizing education and training workshops on oral rehydration for pediatricians, hospital staff, pharmacists and - most importantly - health workers and volunteers in tiny, remote villages. The country...