Bangkok Electricity Cables
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Tuesday 4th November, 2008 at 10:21:21| Words: 119 words | Category: Photo Showcase
The photo project "Electricity Cables - Bangkok" was shot in and around Ratchada area in Bangkok by photographer Richard Daniels. The idea was to symbolize the organized chaos of Bangkok in a simple abstract way. "Electricity Cables - Bangkok" was selected for the 2008 International Photography Awards Best of Show. This is an exclusive exhibition curated by Bill Hunt of the prestigious Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York. The Best of Show exhibits a collection from amongst the nearly 350 winning photographs of this year’s competition out of a total of around 22,000 entries. The 2008 IPA Best of Show debuted at Splashlight Studio’s new 60,000 square foot facility in Soho, New York on Saturday, October 18, 2008 before traveling to 8 cities Internationally. (Photos by Richard Daniels)
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Army Conscription in the South
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Monday 3rd November, 2008 at 19:38:08| Words: 84 words | Category: News Photos
Family members (R) say goodbye to a young Thai man (C) waiting to be registered for his two-year military national service in Narathiwat. Around 1,000 young men have been selected to receive national military training from Narathiwat, one of Thailand's troubled southern provinces where more than 3,400 people have been killed in Muslim rebel attacks by shadowy insurgent groups. (AFP/Getty Images)
Family members (bottom) wave goodbye to young Thai men heading off by bus for their two-year national service training in Narathiwat. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Dress Rehearsal for Royal Funeral
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Sunday 2nd November, 2008 at 19:08:42| Words: 88 words | Category: News Photos
Thai soldiers participate in a dress rehearsal Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand, for the upcoming cremation of Princess Galayani Vadhana. The 84-year old sister of King Bhumbibol Adulyadaj, is set to be cremated in a royal ceremony on Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Officials proceed with a royal carriage during a funeral rehearsal for Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's late sister Princess Galyani Vadhana in Bangkok November 2, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of Thais are expected to take part in Princess Galyani's cremation ceremony, scheduled from November 14-19. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Thousands Rally to Support Thaksin
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Saturday 1st November, 2008 at 19:38:59| Words: 131 words | Category: News Photos
80,000 pro-government and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra listen to a speech of a speaker on stage during a rally at Rajamangala national stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. Thailand's military and police were on alert Saturday as the country braced for fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to speak by telephone at a rally that many fear could spark more political violence. (AP Photo/ Wason Wanichakorn)
Pro-government supporters wave clappers and cheer at a speech of a speaker during a rally at Rajamangala national stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Pro-government and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheer to a speech of a speaker from the stand during a rally at Rajamangala national stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Crocodile Skin in Fashion
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Friday 31st October, 2008 at 19:39:10| Words: 73 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai manager at the Elite Thai Leather factory carries dyed crocodile skins in Bangkok. Craftsman whip tough Thai crocodile hides into any style of luxury handbag a fashion designer desires. But despite its many qualities, the tough-skinned Thai reptile is not immune to the global financial slowdown. (AFP/Christophe Archambault)
A Thai worker at the Elite Thai Leather factory gives the finishing touches to crocodile skin handbags in Bangkok. (AFP/Christophe Archambault)
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Bomb Attacked Against PAD
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Thursday 30th October, 2008 at 21:24:06| Words: 112 words | Category: News Photos
A man, sitting in the back of a truck, holds his head after being injured from a blast inside the protest zone of an anti-government demonstration at the Makkhawan Bridge near the Government House in Bangkok on October 30, 2008. At least six members of an anti-government street movement in Thailand were wounded on Thursday when a grenade was thrown into their protest zone in the middle of the night, domestic radio and television said. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Injured people lie in the bed of a truck after being hit by a blast inside the protest zone of an anti-government demonstration at the Makkhawan Bridge near the Government House in Bangkok on October 30, 2008. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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Building the Crematorium
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Wednesday 29th October, 2008 at 18:38:56| Words: 84 words | Category: News Photos
Carpenters work on the stairs to the crematorium of late Princess Galyani Vadhana at the royal ground in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died on January 2, 2008 at the age of 84. Her cremation is set for Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
A carpenter, right, works near the entrance to the crematorium of the late Princess Galyani Vadhana at the royal ground near the Grand Place, background, in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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PM Somchai in the South
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Tuesday 28th October, 2008 at 19:06:13| Words: 50 words | Category: News Photos
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat (front) arrives to visit security forces in south Thailand's Pattani province October 28, 2008. (REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom)
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat (L) is shown weapons, which the military claim were collected from militants, while visiting security forces in south Thailand's Pattani province October 28, 2008. (REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom)
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Protest Against Beer Listing
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Monday 27th October, 2008 at 18:39:47| Words: 50 words | Category: News Photos
Thai protester hold signs meaning 'stop listing beer at stock market' outside the Stock Exchange of Thailand in Bangkok Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Thailand's stock exchange Monday to protest plans by the country's largest beer maker to list its shares on the market. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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