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JOURNEYING ABOUT THAILAND IN THE DREAM TIMES

Ban Chiang denotes an archeological site located in Nong Han district, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. Discovered in 1957, the Ban Chiang Archaeological site attracted enormous publicity due to its distinctive red painted pottery. During the first formal scientific excavation in 1967, archaeologists unearthed several skeletons, together with bronze grave gifts. Rice fragments have also been found, leading to the belief that the Bronze Age settlers probably had been farmers. The site’s oldest graves absence of bronze artifacts led archaeologists to conclude that the site dates to the Neolithic period; the most recent graves date to the Iron Age. The dating of the artifacts using the thermo luminescence technique resulted in 4420 BCE – 3400 BCE dates. That positioned Ban Chiang as the earliest Bronze Culture site in the world.

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inside Story – Thailand’s ‘blood sacrifice’

After four days of continuing protests, can the Thai opposition force the prime minister to resign? Is the current government capable of clinging on to power? << Read more >>

HM Blues by The King of Thailand!

This is a funny thing I found in a shop in 2000: a book with music by HM The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej! (and no Jolina, Liran and Marie, it’s NOT Bladish!) He is an accomplished saxophone player with a music diploma from the academy of Music in Vienna, Austria! The first time I tried this music I was amazed at the fun of it! There are tremolo pieces, Ragtime’s, Lullaby’s, even a piece called “Never mind the hungry man Blues”!! :-) (A title for a King!!) Not every piece is a master piece but this “H << Read more >>

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Cyril Takayama – Thailand trip 3

Cyril goes to Thailand and meet orphans. The tree in paper is the first magic trick Cyril was learn. << Read more >>

AFC ASIAN CUP 2011 Qualifying Group E: Thailand 0-0 Iran

AFC ASIAN CUP 2011 Qualifying Group E: Thailand 0-0 Iran << Read more >>