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GRAPHIC PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Vegetarian Festival Turns People Into Shish Kebobs

Posted 12.05.2011

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This vegetarian festival might turn spectators away from meat -- even though it turns people into shish kebobs. Participants in the Phuket Vegetari...

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SiLaa -- The Best Thai Food in L.A.!

Jay Weston | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Talesai, Phuket, Bangkok, Thai, LA Restaurants, La Thai Restaurants, Thai Restaurants, Best Thai Restaurants, Pad-Thai, Best of La, Thai Food, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

This is Thai food on a higher level than ever before. SiLaa, which means 'rock' in Thai, is a true gourmet dining find of the highest order.

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The Pure Simplicity Of Phuket (PHOTOS)

Melanie Nayer | Posted 10.21.2011

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Melanie Nayer

This isn't the Thailand you've read about in books or seen in movies. There are no rainbow-colored umbrellas lining Mai Khoa Beach, no drug-selling monkeys or lace bra-clad women's prisons. This is other side of Thailand - the quiet, peaceful, proud, and lush landscaped Phuket.

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5 Excursions in Thailand for Adventure Lovers (PHOTOS)

Maria Russo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maria Russo

Thailand is known for its enchanting temples, vibrant markets and ethereal beaches. It is a country that offers much to be discovered, especially for the more adventurous at heart.

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British Kickboxer Sought In Death Of U.S. Marine In Thailand

AP | JOCELYN GECKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — A manhunt was under way Monday in Thailand for a British kickboxer police say is believed to have killed a former U.S. Marine after pr...

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The Economics of Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deena Guzder, reporting for the Pulitzer Center PHUKET, Thailand -- Thailand's sex tourism industry is primarily driven by acute poverty. ...

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Canadian Murdered In Thailand

Globe and Mail | Andrew Drummond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police said Francis Alex Degioanni, 34, was shot eight times by gunmen who waited for him to drive out of his condo on Patong Beach on the island of P...

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