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Does this picture of a farming couple from a Thai hill tribe best represent the human race?
Bangkok :: Thailand | 22 days ago
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But critics have questioned whether the picture is actually most representative of 'human', given the range of circumstances and attributes associated with our species. There have even been accusations that the choice has more to do concerns for
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Hill tribe harmony
Chiang Rai :: Thailand | 25 days ago
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In the hill tribe villages of northern Thailand, no door (or kitchen) is closed to a stranger in need. The mountainous province of Chiang Rai is home to about half a dozen ethnic hill tribes, driven out of China and Myanmar by persecution and civil
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Akha Sail for Freedom
Newport :: OR :: USA | 6 months ago
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The "Sail for Freedom" is a project to provide sail and human rights training for Akha people from SE Asia teamed up with young people from the US...Your donation will make a world of difference fo young people...GoFundMe is a personal fundraising
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'Akshaya Tritiya' isn't just for gold, it's about housing and cars too
Ahmedabad :: India | 1 year ago
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If you've so long thought that Akshaya Tritiya is all about buying gold, here's a myth buster. Along with the city jewelers' expectations of heavy rush at their outlets on the auspicious day, the four- and two-wheeler dealers as well as the realtors
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Early rains are affecting mango harvest upto 50% less than is usual
Mumbai :: India | 1 year ago
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The unseasonal rains may have brought relief from the summer heat but mango farmers of the state are crestfallen. The state's mango crop was already reeling from the prolonged winter earlier this year. Now, the unseasonal rains have made the outlook
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Laos throws doors open to 'eco tourists'
Vientiane :: Laos | almost 2 years ago
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It is a scene of everyday life for the Akha communities living in the Nam Ha Protected Area, where elephants, gibbons and leopards roam among giant bamboo near villages perched on the banks of a tributary of the Mekong river. The 220,000-hectare (544,
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Rs108 crore gold bought in Ahmedabad on Akha Trij
Ahmedabad :: India | 2 years ago
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On Friday, Ahmedabad is estimated to have bought gold worth of Rs108 crore. On the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya or Akha Trij , the city witnessed sale of about 500kg of gold at the rate of Rs21,500 per 10gm. The fall in price by about Rs400
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This Akha Trij, gold sales may dip by 20%, thanks to high price
Rājkot :: India | 2 years ago
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One of the most auspicious days for buying gold, Akshay Tritiya or Akha Trij is falling on May 6 this year, but rising prices of precious metals may play spoilsport for sales. Gujarat, which usually sees sales of around seven tonnes of gold on this
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Family Completes Horseback Trip Across the US for Akha Hill Tribe
Salem :: OR :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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August will mark 20 years working for the Akha hill tribe in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Vietnam on the part of the non profit based in Salem, The Akha Heritage Foundation. In 2007 Matthew McDaniel and his family planned a trip across the US
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Three killed, 32 injured in road crashes
Baŗīsāl :: Bangladesh | almost 3 years ago
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Three people were killed and 32 others injured on Friday in two road accidents in Rangpur and Barisal . Two persons died and around 30 others injured early morning when a Nilphamari-bound bus coming from Dhaka turned upside down in Post Office area
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