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Is anyone interested in Thai politics?

Here's a pretty provocative article about the Thai political situation, from an ex-diplomat who argues that Thailand may be falling apart.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timcollard/100029730/thailand-could-be-falling-apart/

Comments? Observations? Anyone personally participating in or caught up in the demonstrations?

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Added by TaoMountain on March 15, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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Check out this new website. Definitely worth keeping an eye on this!

The Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions is a research centre at the interface of science, medicine, and the humanities, which bridges past and present, and inspires fresh investigations and innovative research strategies for tomorrow’s health care

http://medicaltraditions.org/

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Added by TaoMountain on March 4, 2010 at 9:22pm — No Comments

[Laos] Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts

http://www.laomanuscripts.net/en/pages/index.html The Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts makes images of almost 12,000 texts from throughout Laos easily accessible for study. Collaborating institutions are the National Library of Laos, the University of Passau, and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz. The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooper… Continue

Added by Kelly Kidson on February 3, 2010 at 9:21pm — No Comments

[NEWS] Thailand Evicts 4,000 Hmong to Laos

By SETH MYDANS Published: December 28, 2009 BANGKOK — In a quick, one-day operation, Thai soldiers with riot shields and clubs evicted more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers from a holding center Monday and forcibly repatriated them to Laos, where they say they face retribution from their government. Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/world/asia/29hmong.html?_r=1&partner=rss&em… Continue

Added by TaoMountain on December 28, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

[News] Fire at Siam Society

Early on Friday 20 November there was a fire at the Siam Society, which destroyed the office and shops, and damaged part of the library. They are keeping updates listed on their website: http://www.siam-society.org/ Continue

Added by Kelly Kidson on November 22, 2009 at 3:29am — 2 Comments

Three ways you can help TaoMountain improve our services

Do you value the mission of our website to provide a platform for education and exchange about traditional Thai medical culture? Do you want to help us keep it going? Do you want to contribute to our efforts to keep this website free, open to the public, non-corporate, and unaffiliated with any particular school, group, or agenda? Do you want to make our members aware of your services or classes every time they visit our site? Do you want your business name or logo to be seen on every page of th… Continue

Added by TaoMountain on November 17, 2009 at 9:02pm — No Comments

[Lao] New publication: Contemporary Lao Studies: Research on Development, Language and Culture, and Traditional Medicine

Contemporary Lao Studies: Research on Development, Language and Culture, and Traditional Medicine CLS publication The Center for Lao Studies (San Francisco) and Southeast Asia Publications at Northern Illinois University are pleased to announce the publication of Contemporary Lao Studies: Research on Development, Language and Culture, and Traditional Medicine, edited by Carol J. Compton, John F. Hartmann, and Vinya Sysamouth. ISBN: 978-1-891134-39-1 | Printed in the USA | Paperback Price:… Continue

Added by Kelly Kidson on November 17, 2009 at 12:24am — No Comments

[ Lao Food] Lao Food in East Oakland

If any of you are local.. check out some of the places mentioned! http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/10/27/lao-food-in-east-oakland/ Continue

Added by Kelly Kidson on November 16, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments

[ NEWS ] Western Theravada abbot excommunicated for performing Female Ordination

Here's another interesting development in the role of women in Thai Buddhism: a Western Theravada abbot nicknamed Ajahn Brahm was excommunicated for ordaining several women in violation of the sangha's policy. Read the article here: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=70,8659,0,0,1,0 Continue

Added by TaoMountain on November 4, 2009 at 11:03pm — 2 Comments

[ HEALTH ] A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma

A Breathing Technique Offers Help for People With Asthma An alternative technique developed by a Russian doctor more than a half-century ago has been found effective in some trials. Read the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03brod.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Continue

Added by TaoMountain on November 4, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

[ CELEBRITY CITING ] Halle Barry gets Thai massage

http://x17video.com/celebrity_video/halle_berry/halle_berry_at_el_leon_thai_ma.php Continue

Added by TaoMountain on November 4, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Videos - Rare Glimpse into the Sangha

Hey Everyone, I recently came back from a 1-month trip in Thailand. Sept 2009 I spent the entire month in Thailand doing all sorts of things. I shot a lot of video from activities and events rarely seen by Westeners. Like this video http://forum.thai-institute.com/forum/topics/video-personal-story-of-a Its a glimpse into the personal story of an individual becoming a monk and disrobing just before major nature… Continue

Added by David Roylance on November 3, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

[ NEWS] TaoMountain Newsletter Spring 2009

Resources for Traditional Thai Massage & Medicine www.TaoMountain.org Newsletter © 2002-2009 Pierce Salguero TaoMountain is the premiere resource and online community for serious teachers, students, and practitioners of Thai massage and traditional Thai medicine. Our mission is to educate Western practitioners of the healing arts about Thai massage and Traditional Thai Medici… Continue

Added by TaoMountain on October 19, 2009 at 3:28pm — No Comments

[NEWS] Is a Virus the Cause of Fatigue Syndrome?

A study published last week in the journal Science suggested that might be the case, reporting that many patients who had the syndrome were infected with a recently discovered virus. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/health/13fatigue.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Continue

Added by TaoMountain on October 13, 2009 at 6:29pm — No Comments

[NEWS] Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome By DENISE GRADY Published: October 8, 2009 Many people with chronic fatigue syndrome are infected with a little known virus that may cause or at least contribute to their illness, researchers are reporting. Continue: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/health/research/09virus.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Continue

Added by TaoMountain on October 10, 2009 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Meditation is everywhere

Prison inmates go Zen to deal with life behind bars * Story Highlights * Programs across the country educate inmates about meditation and yoga * Meditation has helped reduce violence in Alabama prison, official says * "They don't feel so close to exploding," documentary director says * Buddhism is third most popular religion in United States By Stephanie Chen CNN RIVERDALE, Georgia (CNN) -- In his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacati… Continue

Added by Steven Brown on October 9, 2009 at 11:54am — No Comments

[ WATCH ] Thai Institute's video library

For some live footage of medicine-related travel in Thailand, see this: http://forum.thai-institute.com/page/audiovisual-library Continue

Added by TaoMountain on October 1, 2009 at 10:39pm — No Comments

[ READ ] Nirvana for Sale? Buddhism, Wealth, and the Dhammakaya Temple in Contemporary Thailand

A newly published book from SUNY Press: Nirvana for Sale? Buddhism, Wealth, and the Dhammakaya Temple in Contemporary Thailand by Rachelle M. Scott Explores the relationship between material prosperity and spirituality in contemporary Thai Buddhism. Read More: http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61873 Continue

Added by TaoMountain on October 1, 2009 at 9:59pm — No Comments

[NEWS] A Doctor for Disease, a Shaman for the Soul

A Doctor for Disease, a Shaman for the Soul By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN Published: September 19, 2009 MERCED, Calif. — The patient in Room 328 had diabetes and hypertension. But when Va Meng Lee, a Hmong shaman, began the healing process by looping a coiled thread around the patient’s wrist, Mr. Lee’s chief concern was summoning the ailing man’s runaway soul. Multimedia “Doctors are good at disease,” Mr. Lee said as he encircled the patient, Chang Teng Thao, a widower from Laos, in an invisible “p… Continue

Added by TaoMountain on September 21, 2009 at 9:37pm — 1 Comment

Update!

I am now settled in Vientiane. If anyone is traveling this way please feel free to send me a message! Kelly Continue

Added by Kelly Kidson on September 20, 2009 at 9:33pm — No Comments

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