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Camping with the Gods

Camping with the Gods

Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (25 March 2024)

Banteay Chhmar villagers support the community while preserving ancient holy sites.

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THE HANDICRAFT HIGHWAY

THE HANDICRAFT HIGHWAY

Story by Ron Emmons / CPA Media (14 August 2023)

The inhabitants of the former kingdom of Lanna have developed a reputation for producing some of the most beautiful and diverse handicrafts in Asia.

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A Neighborhood Stroll with Thai Film Critic Kong Rithdee

A Neighborhood Stroll with Thai Film Critic Kong Rithdee

Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (21 September 2023)

Our correspondent, Joe Cummings, reminisces about old, historic Bangkok with Thailand’s leading film critic, Kong Rithdee.

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OLD LANTA

OLD LANTA

Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (15 November 2023)

The eastern shore of Koh Lanta offers a more subdued take on the popular Thai island, writes Joe Cummings, who is already daydreaming of his next visit.

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THAI TRANSPORT

THAI TRANSPORT

Story by Ron Emmons / CPA Media (11 December 2023)

Once you’ve booked your dream holiday to Thailand how are you going to get around? Our reporter Ron Emmons has the answers.

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Pondicherry

Pondicherry

Where India Meets France

For most people, images of European imperialism in South Asia are inextricably bound up with the poetry of Kipling and the pomp of the British Raj. Yet few people, by contrast, are familiar with the former French Indian Territories, administered from the sleepy colonial enclave of Pondicherry until their return to India in 1954.

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The Chanthaburi Tales

The Chanthaburi Tales

Story by Ron Emmons / CPA Media (23 July, 2023)

Scenes to rival Chaucer’s classic await visitors to Chanthaburi in Thailand’s east.

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The Splendours Of Phimai

The Splendours Of Phimai

A Classical Khmer Gem of Northeast Thailand

Perhaps the best-preserved, and certainly the most famous Khmer temple complex in Thailand may be found at the small town of Phimai, fifty-nine kilometres north-east of Khorat, on a turning off National Highway 2 to Khon Kaen. In classical times the site was directly linked by road to Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire. Indeed, there are clear indications that Phimai was the main religious and administrative centre to the north-west.

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