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Cover: Prasat
Banomrung stands impressively atop Phu Banomrung, an extinct volcano.
Construction on a high place carries on the customary practice based
on a local belief which worships the supernatural powers of sacred
mountians.
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Capturing
Bat Calls at Ang Rue Nai Bats, the
animal so many hate and fear, the strange and mysterious ghost bird,
vampire, pest and deadly carrier of disease, in the eyes of a group of
researchers working deep in the jungles of Ang Rue Nai were incredible
pollinators, insect killers and producers of guano, a great
fertilizer. Sarakadee visited Professor Sahra Bamrungsri, head of the
team, for a first hand look at the world's only flying mammal and the
technology we have developed in order to better understand them.
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Sandstone
Temples and Their Civilization Research
and renovation of Thailand's ancient sandstone temples have produced
tomes upon tomes of descriptions detailing their designs and
sculptures, influences from the Ramayana and Mahabharata,
architectural philosophy, legends, and related inscriptions. The
people who lived within their walls and prayed to their gods did not
seem of much importance. Here is an attempt to look at more life
within these stone remnants.
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Homeless
Children in Chiang Mai: From Mountaintops to Streetsides
A child we spoke to said if
homeless children like himself were sad, we would never see their
tears because the tears have poured down and dried out long ago since
when they were home. They slept on the street, under bridges, and in
deserted buildings but the whole of Chiang Mai was their home; and
they were free-as long as the cops stayed away. Kesorn Sithiniew tells
of several young lives who, according to all official documents and
legal records, do not exist.
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EXPO
2000 in Germany
One hundred and fifty years, 61
expositions and 13 countries since the first spectacular event, the
World EXPO has finally come to Germany. This time the focus will not
only be on technological wonders and how advanced they are, but also
how they are used by humans for the benefit of humankind and in
harmony with nature. Opened on June 1, 2000, this five-month-long
cultural and technological fair promises all visitors everything from
a marathon 21-hour production of Faust to models of hydrogen-powered
cars.
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