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...until 1994, when former CIA Director William Colby told Congress of the Hmong's "heroism and sacrifice." Shortly after the Pathet Lao regime took power in 1975-two years after the U.S. had left the country-tens of thousands of Hmong refugees began arriving in neighboring Thailand to escape persecution in Laos. Many were relocated to the U.S. In Laos itself, many Hmong have resettled outside the mountains, and the Lao official claims that the Hmong are overrepresented in the civil service, army and police force. But thousands more remain trapped deep inside the mountains, playing a deadly game...
...Asian governments need to unite on the issue, because bird flu isn't going away. Outbreaks surfaced last week in Malaysia and again in Thailand, where an 18-year-old became the country's ninth person to die from the virus. News on the research front has been worrying, too. Recent experiments in the Netherlands have shown that cats can carry and spread the H5N1 virus, while South Korean scientists have linked their outbreak this past winter to migratory ducks. Such ducks have a natural resistance to the flu, so they can potentially spread the virus over wide areas without...
ELECTED. APIRAK KOSAYODHIN, 43, a member of Thailand's opposition Democrat Party; as governor of Bangkok. Apirak's victory is a blow to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's ruling party, whose favored candidate came in a distant second. Apirak, a former telecommunications executive, said his priority would be to tackle Bangkok's bad traffic and pollution...
...PHUKET, THAILAND: It might not rate a mention on the world surfing circuit, but Surin beach's smallish swells generate plenty of enthusiasm among novice wave riders. Local outfit, Saltwater Dreaming, tel: (66-76) 270 549, offers a two-hour lesson with board rental for $12, covering board-riding basics and tips on safety and reading sea conditions. The best waves occur from April to October...
Interest in Thai massage has grown dramatically since 1992, when Apfel-baum, already a licensed massage therapist, first boarded a plane to study the art at its source. Then for several years, she spent two to three months annually in Thailand, traveling around the country to learn a variety of methods. Other American massage therapists have made similar pilgrimages. Thai massage has taken off across the U.S. over the past four years, says Mary Beth Braun, president-elect of the American Massage Therapy Association. "In our surveys, we've seen our members increasingly list it as one of their techniques...