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Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai province - 3 December 2012
1. Wide of sunrise over Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet
2. Wide of elephants from the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation bathing in the river
3. Close-up of elephant in river
4. Coffee cherries being poured into bucket
5. Close-up of woman pouring coffee cherries
6. Coffee cherries in bucket, mixed in with a pulped fresh fruit
7. Tilt up of elephant eating the mixture from the bucket
8. Various of founder of Black Ivory Coffee, Blake Dinkin, standing beside feeder, and watching the elephant eat
9. Close-up of elephant's head as it eats coffee mixture
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Blake Dinkin, Founder of Black Ivory Coffee:
There's been research done at the University of Guelph in Canada, by Dr Massimo Marcone, and what he's found is that when an elephant eats coffee that there's an enzymatic reaction, so there's acid in the stomach and that breaks down the protein found in coffee. So, protein's one of the factors responsible for bitterness so as a result you've got a coffee without the bitterness of regular coffee.
11. Wide of river landscape with elephants bathing
12. Elephants bathing in river
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Roberts, Director of Elephants for the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation:
My initial thought was about caffeine - I think the same as everybody else's initial thought - won't the elephants get wired on it or addicted to coffee, because I know what I am like if I don't get my coffee. But once he'd assured me that he'd done the tests and explained that the elephants won't get any caffeine out of it I was in favour.
Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai province - 4 December 2012
14. Close tilt down of woman pulling on rubber gloves. She is one of a group who are paid to pick the egested coffee beans from the elephants' dung
15. Various of group of women breaking open the elephant dung and picking out the beans
16. Close-up of plastic basket as beans are thrown into it
17. SOUNDBITE: (Thai) Pimnipa Petkla, Coffee Bean Picker:
At first I thought it was a joke. But then they showed me and I realised it was true.
18. Close-up of dung, as hands break it open and removes beans
Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai province - 3 December 2012
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Blake Dinkin, Founder of Black Ivory Coffee:
Most of the jokes are kind of taking the slang terms of pooh, poop and all that and trying to twist it into what we do - elephant poop coffee - but I think there's always going to be an element of that joke in doing Black Ivory Coffee but the reason why it's taken me nine years to develop this is that I'm really trying to make a serious product.
Phrao, Chiang Mai Province - 4 December 2012
20. Close-up of hilltribe woman picking coffee beans from plantation in mountains
21. Woman's hands picking the beans
22. Close-up of beans coming out of pipe during processing at small processing plant
23. Beans piling up during processing
Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai province - 3 December 2012
24. Black Ivory coffee brewing in a glass carafe, just prior to serving
25. Brewed coffee trickling into cup
26. Wide of waitress serving the coffee to Ashleigh and Ryan Nelson, from Tampa in Florida, at the Anantara Golden Triangle Hotel, the home of the herd that makes the product
27. Ryan's mouth as he drinks
28. Cup being placed in saucer
29. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ryan Nelson, Coffee Drinker:
I loved it, it was something different. There's definitely something wild about it that I can't put a name on.
30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ashleigh Nelson, Coffee Drinker
Very interesting. Very novel. The flavour's nice.
31. Close-up of elephant as it eats coffee cherries and fruit
32. Wide of two elephants
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Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother was an exemplary personality in terms of her righteous conduct and noble character, of morals and ethics; and that was the way in which she had brought up her royal children. The Princess Mother saw the need to integrate ethics and values education as a component in training and education programmes for children and young people; and this, as indicated above, had been done in the training and education projects for children and youth undertaken by her. For the general public too, the Princess Mother, as a devout Buddhist, took up the duty of propagating the teaching of Buddha. by initiating Sunday morning half-hour radio programmes for spiritual revival. Her Royal Highness had outlined and published a Thai and English book entitled What Did the Buddha Teach ? written by a venerated monk, now the Supreme Patriarch. The book was very popular and widely read.
The Princess Mother realised that the income earned by the hill tribes from agriculture was inadequate, and also opium growing was to be stopped. On the other hand, production of tribal arts and crafts, if promoted, could be an additional source of income. Moreover, tribal cultural heritage should be preserved. For this reason, the Thai Hill Crafts Foundation under the Patronage of the Princess Mother was set up in 1972. The Foundation encouraged quality products, purchased the works, and took care of the marketing both inside and outside Thailand. The operation at the beginning was confined to Chiang Rai and later extended to Chiang Mai, Phayao and Mae Hong Son. The project was a great success. By 1980. with the ever-increasing market demand and the hill crafts production becoming a profitable enterprise, the Foundation had attained its goal as laid down by the Princess Mother. In 1985, the Foundation's objectives were reformulated to deal with the problems of environmental degradation as well as rural poverty. The objective of conservation of cultural heritage was maintained, but was extended to cover indigenous cultural heritage in other areas of the upper northern region. With that change of its thrust, the name of the Foundation was changed to The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother.
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VO Lao celebrates the 64th anniversary of the establishment of the Media and Publishing Day
INTRO: The 64th Lao Media and Publishing Day is celebrated on August 13 to commemorate its foundation. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara has asked the media and publishing and distribution sectors to improve the quality of their products as part of promoting local information and party guidelines.
STORY: Minister Prof. Dr Bosengkham told leading media and publication officials from both private and state sectors to place greater emphasis on human resource development in parallel with the use of advanced technology to improve media reports and publication products.
He noted that the media and publication sector has witnessed remarkable growth, especially in terms of quantity, in recent years and called for all involved to ‘strive for quality improvement'. He told officials that their efforts were appreciated but there is still some room for improvement in the future.
The minister also called for greater international cooperation for the sharing of lessons learnt and technology transfer in an effort to improve the media and publication sector in Laos.
Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Savankhone Razmountry, said that the media was a valuable tool for explaining important events in national politics, socio-economics and culture. Lao media have been contributing to the success of duties that the Party and state assigned. He said adding that, Lao media have been highly active in capturing information of all fields that will be beneficial and helpful to all Lao ethnic groups in understanding and developing themselves.
Deputy Minister Savankhone Razmountry also briefed the meeting on the history of the sector as well as reporting the previous works of both media and publishing said saying, these days there are 127 publications, 63 radio stations and 37 television stations. There are also numerous community radio stations installed in various districts across the country as well as preparations for more FM radio and television stations in Luang Prabang province.
To mark such an important day for the media in the country, Ministry of Information, Culture and tourism has launch their website in order to expand and advertise to the ministry framework as well as become a more effective voice of the Party and state in disseminating information related to the national socio-economic development.
According to the Minister, these days technology is fast moving in providing information, in particular social media, so a lot of media outlets now also have their own websites. The ministry too now has a website which we are officially launching today, to try to update the quality of information
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Chinese Filipinos (Filipino: Pilipinong Tsino, Tsinoy [tʃɪnoɪ] or Pilipinong Intsik [ɪntʃɪk]) are Filipinos of Chinese descent, mostly born and raised in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos are one of the largest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. There are approximately 1.5 million Filipinos with pure Chinese ancestry, or around 1.8% of the population. In addition, Sangleys—Filipinos with at least some Chinese ancestry—comprise a substantial minority of the Philippine population, although the actual figures are not known.Chinese Filpinos are a well established middle class ethnic group and are well represented in all levels of Filipino society. Chinese Filipinos also play a leading role in the Philippines's business sector and dominate the Filipino economy today.
Environmental issues in Thailand | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:56 1 Climate change
00:03:49 1.1 Vulnerability and governmental response
00:08:51 1.2 Paris climate agreement
00:11:08 2 Rising sea level
00:12:37 3 Deforestation
00:17:42 3.1 Mangroves and beach erosion
00:19:39 4 Air pollution
00:27:23 5 Field and forest burning
00:33:06 6 Fisheries
00:33:15 6.1 Overfishing
00:41:29 6.2 Illegal fishing
00:43:59 6.3 Fishing practices
00:46:41 7 Waste management
00:48:41 7.1 Plastic waste
00:56:13 7.2 Electronic waste
00:57:53 8 Water pollution
01:00:25 8.1 Surface waters
01:02:32 8.2 Coastal waters
01:08:14 8.3 Groundwaters
01:12:08 8.4 Health effects
01:13:25 8.5 Improvement efforts
01:15:01 9 Wildlife
01:19:15 9.1 Conservation in theory
01:21:25 9.2 Conservation in practice
01:23:33 10 Domestic animal welfare
01:25:38 11 Governmental indifference
01:27:27 12 Murder of environmental activists
01:31:37 13 See also
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Thailand's dramatic economic growth has caused numerous environmental issues. The country faces problems with air declining wildlife populations, deforestation, soil erosion, water scarcity, and waste issues. According to a 2004 indicator, the cost of air and water pollution for the country scales up to approximately 1.6–2.6 percent of GDP per year. As such, Thailand's economic growth has come at great cost in damage to its people and environment.
Thailand's Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021) warns that, At present the country's natural resources and environmental quality are deteriorating, and have become a weakness in maintaining the basis of production, services and sustainable living. A large volume of the natural resources stock has been utilized for development, resulting in their continuous degradation. The forests have been depleted, the soil has become infertile, and biodiversity has been threatened. While exhibiting a future risk of water shortages, the existing supply of water has not been able to meet the demands of the various sectors. Conflicts over the use of natural resources stem from the unfair allocation of access and exploitation. Moreover, environmental problems have risen along with economic growth and urbanization. All of these problems have affected the quality of life and have added greater economic costs.
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Thailand ( TY-land), officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces. At 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) and over 68 million people, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, a special administrative area. Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Although nominally a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, the most recent coup in 2014 established a de facto military dictatorship.
Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century; the oldest known mention of their presence in the region by the exonym Siamese dates to the 12th century. Various Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, the Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as Ngoenyang, the Sukhothai Kingdom, Lan Na and the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which rivaled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, one of the great powers in the region. Ayutthaya reached its peak during cosmopolitan Narai's reign (1656–88), gradually declining thereafter until being ultimately destroyed in 1767 in a war with Burma. Taksin quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty and founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, which lasted into the early 20th century.
Through the 18th and 19th centuries, Siam faced pressure from France and the United Kingdom, including forced concessions of territory, but nevertheless it remained the only Southeast Asian country to avoid direct Western rule. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, Siam became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to Thailand. While it joined the Allies in World War I, Thailand was an Axis satellite in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup revived the monarchy's historically influential role in politics. Thailand became a major ally of the United States and played a key anti-communist role in the region. Apart from a brief period of parliamentary democracy in the mid 1970s, Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. In the 21st century, Thailand endured a political crisis that culminated in two coups and the establishment of its current and 20th constitution by the military junta.
Thailand is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a military junta. Thailand is a founding member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations and remains a major ally of the US. Despite its comparatively sporadic changes in leadership, it is considered a regional power in Southeast Asia and a middle power in global affairs. With a high level of human development, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, and the 20th largest by PPP, Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy; manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism are leading sectors of the economy.
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Thailand ( TY-land), officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces. At 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) and over 68 million people, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, a special administrative area. Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Although nominally a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, the most recent coup in 2014 established a de facto military dictatorship.
Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century; the oldest known mention of their presence in the region by the exonym Siamese dates to the 12th century. Various Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, the Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as Ngoenyang, the Sukhothai Kingdom, Lan Na and the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which rivaled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, one of the great powers in the region. Ayutthaya reached its peak during cosmopolitan Narai's reign (1656–88), gradually declining thereafter until being ultimately destroyed in 1767 in a war with Burma. Taksin quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty and founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, which lasted into the early 20th century.
Through the 18th and 19th centuries, Siam faced pressure from France and the United Kingdom, including forced concessions of territory, but nevertheless it remained the only Southeast Asian country to avoid direct Western rule. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, Siam became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to Thailand. While it joined the Allies in World War I, Thailand was an Axis satellite in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup revived the monarchy's historically influential role in politics. Thailand became a major ally of the United States and played a key anti-communist role in the region. Apart from a brief period of parliamentary democracy in the mid 1970s, Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. In the 21st century, Thailand endured a political crisis that culminated in two coups and the establishment of its current and 20th constitution by the military junta.
Thailand is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a military junta. Thailand is a founding member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations and remains a major ally of the US. Despite its comparatively sporadic changes in leadership, it is considered a regional power in Southeast Asia and a middle power in global affairs. With a high level of human development, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, and the 20th largest by PPP, Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy; manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism are leading sectors of the economy.
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Thailand ( TY-land), officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces. At 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) and over 68 million people, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, a special administrative area. Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Although nominally a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, the most recent coup in 2014 established a de facto military dictatorship.
Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century; the oldest known mention of their presence in the region by the exonym Siamese dates to the 12th century. Various Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, the Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as Ngoenyang, the Sukhothai Kingdom, Lan Na and the Ayutthaya Kingdom, which rivaled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, one of the great powers in the region. Ayutthaya reached its peak during cosmopolitan Narai's reign (1656–88), gradually declining thereafter until being ultimately destroyed in 1767 in a war with Burma. Taksin quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the first monarch of the Chakri dynasty and founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, which lasted into the early 20th century.
Through the 18th and 19th centuries, Siam faced pressure from France and the United Kingdom, including forced concessions of territory, but nevertheless it remained the only Southeast Asian country to avoid direct Western rule. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, Siam became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to Thailand. While it joined the Allies in World War I, Thailand was an Axis satellite in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup revived the monarchy's historically influential role in politics. Thailand became a major ally of the United States and played a key anti-communist role in the region. Apart from a brief period of parliamentary democracy in the mid 1970s, Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. In the 21st century, Thailand endured a political crisis that culminated in two coups and the establishment of its current and 20th constitution by the military junta.
Thailand is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a military junta. Thailand is a founding member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations and remains a major ally of the US. Despite its comparatively sporadic changes in leadership, it is considered a regional power in Southeast Asia and a middle power in global affairs. With a high level of human development, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, and the 20th largest by PPP, Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy; manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism are leading sectors of the economy.
Thai Cuisine | Wikipedia audio article
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Thai Cuisine
00:01:14 1 Regional cuisines and historical influences
00:05:55 2 Serving
00:10:30 3 Ingredients
00:13:05 3.1 Rice, noodles and starches
00:16:54 3.2 Pastes and sauces
00:20:36 3.3 Vegetables, herbs and spices
00:25:37 3.4 Fruits
00:29:29 3.5 Food controversies
00:29:38 3.5.1 Agricultural chemicals
00:31:58 3.5.2 Misrepresentation
00:33:13 4 Representative dishes
00:33:57 4.1 Breakfast dishes
00:35:17 4.2 Individual dishes
00:40:24 4.3 Central Thai shared dishes
00:44:02 4.4 Northeastern shared dishes
00:49:48 4.5 Northern shared dishes
00:52:27 4.6 Southern shared dishes
00:54:27 5 Desserts and sweets
00:54:37 5.1 Khong wan
00:58:16 5.2 Ice cream
01:00:19 6 Beverages
01:01:15 7 Insects
01:02:49 8 Street food, food courts, and market food
01:07:03 9 Vegetarianism in Thailand
01:08:58 10 Thai royal cuisine
01:10:30 11 Culinary diplomacy
01:15:00 12 Awards
01:15:53 12.1 Michelin stars
01:16:30 13 Culinary tours and cooking courses
01:17:01 14 Threats to Thai cuisine
01:18:05 14.1 Thai Delicious project
01:21:17 15 See also
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- Socrates
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Thai cuisine (Thai: อาหารไทย, RTGS: ahan thai, pronounced [ʔāː.hǎːn tʰāj]) is the national cuisine of Thailand.
Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge. Thai chef McDang characterises Thai food as demonstrating intricacy; attention to detail; texture; color; taste; and the use of ingredients with medicinal benefits, as well as good flavor, as well as care being given to the food's appearance, smell and context. Australian chef David Thompson, an expert on Thai food, observes that unlike many other cuisines, Thai cooking rejects simplicity and is about the juggling of disparate elements to create a harmonious finish.
In 2017, seven Thai dishes appeared on a list of the World's 50 Best Foods— an online poll of 35,000 people worldwide by CNN Travel. Thailand had more dishes on the list than any other country. They were: tom yam goong (4th), pad Thai (5th), som tam (6th), massaman curry (10th), green curry (19th), Thai fried rice (24th) and mu nam tok (36th).
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00:01:36 1 Climate change
00:03:11 1.1 Vulnerability and governmental response
00:07:18 1.2 Paris climate agreement
00:09:13 2 Rising sea level
00:10:27 3 Deforestation
00:14:39 3.1 Mangroves and beach erosion
00:16:18 4 Air pollution
00:22:36 5 Field and forest burning
00:27:18 6 Fisheries
00:27:27 6.1 Overfishing
00:34:14 6.2 Illegal fishing
00:36:21 6.3 Fishing practices
00:38:37 7 Waste management
00:40:18 7.1 Plastic waste
00:46:31 7.2 Electronic waste
00:47:56 8 Water pollution
00:50:04 8.1 Surface waters
00:51:49 8.2 Coastal waters
00:56:30 8.3 Groundwaters
00:59:43 8.4 Health effects
01:00:47 8.5 Improvement efforts
01:02:09 9 Wildlife
01:05:37 9.1 Conservation in theory
01:07:25 9.2 Conservation in practice
01:09:11 10 Domestic animal welfare
01:10:55 11 Governmental indifference
01:12:25 12 Murder of environmental activists
01:15:52 13 See also
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Thailand's dramatic economic growth has caused numerous environmental issues. The country faces problems with air declining wildlife populations, deforestation, soil erosion, water scarcity, and waste issues. According to a 2004 indicator, the cost of air and water pollution for the country scales up to approximately 1.6–2.6 percent of GDP per year. As such, Thailand's economic growth has come at great cost in damage to its people and environment.
Thailand's Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021) warns that, At present the country's natural resources and environmental quality are deteriorating, and have become a weakness in maintaining the basis of production, services and sustainable living. A large volume of the natural resources stock has been utilized for development, resulting in their continuous degradation. The forests have been depleted, the soil has become infertile, and biodiversity has been threatened. While exhibiting a future risk of water shortages, the existing supply of water has not been able to meet the demands of the various sectors. Conflicts over the use of natural resources stem from the unfair allocation of access and exploitation. Moreover, environmental problems have risen along with economic growth and urbanization. All of these problems have affected the quality of life and have added greater economic costs.