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Viewfinder: The Thai Prime Minister Visits a Construction Site Ahead of Elections

Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha visits the construction site for the Bang Sue Central Station, the site of Bangkok's new railway transport hub, on March 20th, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

In Thailand, Ecology Monks Add a Moral Dimension to the Environmental Movement

Through rituals like tree ordinations some monks in Thailand are integrating Buddhist principles into sustainable ecological practices.

Kiley Price

Onlookers cheer as ambulances deliver boys rescued from a cave in northern Thailand to a hospital on July 8th, 2018, in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Divers began an effort to pull the 12 boys and their soccer coach on Sunday morning after they were found alive in the cave in northern Thailand.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Cheering for the Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team

Onlookers cheer as ambulances deliver boys rescued from a cave in northern Thailand to a hospital on July 8th, 2018, in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Pacific Standard Staff

Elephants participate in a football game to kick off the World Cup fever as part of an anti-gambling campaign at the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya on June 13th, 2018. Painted with flags of countries competing in the World Cup, the nine elephants played a game against students from a local school ahead of the start of the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Elephants Celebrate the World Cup in Thailand

Elephants participate in a football game to kick off the World Cup fever as part of an anti-gambling campaign at the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya on June 13th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Field Notes: Tigers Cool Off at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand

Kanchanaburi, Thailand: Two tigers cool off at Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Yannasampanno, a Buddhist temple that once doubled as a wildlife refuge. Thai authorities later removed the tigers after allegations of wildlife trafficking.

Pacific Standard Staff