Archive for April, 2006

The Ravages of Disease

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Did you know that in 2003 more than 58,000 people in Thailand died of AIDS? That’s roughly 10% of those living with this disease. Slightly less than 2% of the population in Thailand is suffering from AIDS, but that’s not the only disease they confront.
Hepatitis A is a common waterborne disease in Thailand while malaria, [...]

The Boom Heard Round the World

Friday, April 14th, 2006

While other world economies have faltered in recent years, the free market economy of Thailand remains strong. Thailand has a solid infrastructure in place and the government is supportive of investment, which has led to a robust increase in export growth from this Asian country.
The tsunami that devastated so much Asian landscape didn’t spare Thailand [...]

Thailand: Vital Stats that Beat the Cowboys

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Of course, many of you know that Thailand was once known as Siam. It was a revolution in the early 1930’s that ultimately led to the name change. Then again, the entire government would change by 1940.
After World War II, Thailand became an ally of the United States, which, by the way, has purchased many [...]