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Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:32:11 -0700

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Andaman Sea, Thailand

Koh Panyee

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:34:14 -0700

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Ko Panyi (also known as Koh Panyee) (Thai: เกาะปันหยี) is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand notable for being built on stilts by Indonesian fishermen. The population consists of 360 families or 1,685 people descended from 2 seafaring Muslim families from Java.

he settlement at Ko Panyi was established at the end of the 18th century by nomadic Malay fisherman. Ko Panyi is known as Pulau Panji in Malay language. It was during this time that the law limited land ownership solely to people of Thai national origins, and due to this fact the settlement was, for the most part, built on stilts within the protection of the island's bay, providing easy access for the life of a fisherman. With the increase of wealth for the community, due to the growing tourism industry within Thailand, purchase of land on the island itself became a possibility, and the first structures of relevance were built; a mosque and a freshwater well.

The village has a Muslim school which is attended by both males and females in the mornings. Due to the informal nature of this education, many of the male children attend schools further afield in Phang Nga or in Phuket. Further emigration from the village is encouraged as the size of the settlement is restricted by dangerous water conditions in the rainy season.

A mosque based on the island adjacent to the settlement serves the predominantly Muslim population and is a focal point and meeting place for the community. A market stocked with goods from the mainland sells basic amenities such as medicine, clothes and toiletries.

Despite the recent rise in tourism, life in Ko Panyi is still primarily based around the fishing industry as tourists only visit in significant numbers during the dry season.

The village includes a floating football pitch. Inspired by the 1986 FIFA World Cup, children built the pitch from old scraps of wood and fishing rafts. As of 2011, Panyee FC is one of the most successful youth soccer clubs in Southern Thailand. A 2011 brand campaign for TMB Bank includes a short film that tells the team's story. The film is based on interviews with the original team, and it stars local children rebuilding the field on location.

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Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:18:56 -0700

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Andaman Sea, Thailand

Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:19:04 -0700

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Andaman Sea, Thailand

Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:25:13 -0700

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Andaman Sea, Thailand

Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:12:47 -0700

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Thailand

Fearless

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:40 -0700

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Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Theravada Buddhist temple in western Thailand that was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for wild animals, among them several tigers, the majority of which are Indochinese tigers.
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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:50:33 -0700

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The Bridge on the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:32:13 -0700

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Kanchanaburi, in Myanmar border, is home to the famous Bridge River Kwai. During WW II, Japan constructed the meter-gauge railway line from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma. The line passing through the scenic Three Pagodas Pass runs for 250 miles. This is now known as the Death Railway.

The railway line was meant to transport cargo daily to India, to back up their planned attack on India. The construction was done using POWs and Asian slave laborers in unfavorable conditions. The work started in October 1942 was completed in a year. Due to the difficult terrain, thousands of laborers lost their lives. It is believed that one life was lost for each sleeper laid in the track.

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1939-1945

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sat, 11 May 2013 22:23:32 -0700

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The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main Prisoner of War (POW) cemetery associated with victims of the Burma Railway. It is located on the main road (Saeng Chuto Road) through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery. It was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 6,982 former POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British and Dutch. It contains the remains of prisoners buried beside the south section of the railway from Bangkok to Nieke apart from those identified as Americans, whose remains were repatriated.

There are 1,896 Dutch war graves, the rest being from Britain and the Commonwealth. Two graves contain the ashes of 300 men who were cremated. The Kanchanaburi Memorial gives the names of 11 from India who are buried in Muslim cemeteries.

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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:46:12 -0700

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James Bond Island

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:36:56 -0700

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Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khan Phing Kan is a pair of islands on the west coast of Thailand, in the Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea. About 40 metres from its shores lies a 20 metres tall islet Ko Tapu or Khao Tapu.
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Phang Nga Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sat, 11 May 2013 04:45:54 -0700

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Andaman Sea, Thailand

Fishing

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:49:19 -0700

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Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Customers

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:03:30 -0700

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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market

Friendship

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:35:58 -0700

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Rails to nowhere - Hellfire Pass

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:50:25 -0700

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Hellfire Pass (Thai: ช่องเขาขาด, known by the Japanese as Konyu Cutting) is the name of a railway cutting on the former "Death Railway" in Thailand which was built with forced labour during the Second World War, in part by Allied prisoners of war. The pass is noted for the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life suffered by its labourers during construction. Hellfire Pass is so called because the sight of emaciated prisoners labouring at night by torchlight was said to resemble a scene from Hell.

Hellfire Pass in the Tenasserim Hills was a particularly difficult section of the line to build. It was the largest rock cutting on the railway, coupled with its general remoteness and the lack of proper construction tools during building. A tunnel would have been possible to build instead of a cutting, but this could only be constructed at the two ends at any one time, whereas the cutting could be constructed at all points simultaneously despite the excess effort required by the POWs. The Australian, British, Dutch and other allied Prisoners of War were required by the Japanese to work 18 hours a day to complete the cutting. Sixty nine men were beaten to death by Japanese guards in the six weeks it took to build the cutting, and many more died from cholera, dysentery, starvation, and exhaustion (Wigmore 568). However, the majority of deaths occurred amongst labourers whom the Japanese enticed to come to help build the line with promises of good jobs. These labourers, mostly Malayans (Chinese, Malays and Tamils from Malaya), suffered mostly the same as the POWs at the hands of the Japanese. The Japanese kept no records of these deaths.

The railway was never built to a level of lasting permanence and was frequently bombed by the Royal Air Force during the Burma Campaign. After the war, all but the present section was closed and the line is now only in service between Bangkok and Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi.

There are no longer any trains running on this stretch of the line...

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Long-tail boat

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:27:47 -0700

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The long-tail boat, known as Ruea Hang Yao (เรือหางยาว) in the Thai language,is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable powerplant. A craft designed to carry passengers on a river may include a lightweight long canoe hull, up to 30 metres, and a canopy. There is much variation among these boats, some have evolved from traditional craft types, while others have a more improvised look—the sole defining characteristic is a secondhand car or truck engine.

This engine is invariably mounted on an inboard turret-like pole which can rotate through 180 degrees, allowing steering by thrust vectoring. The propeller is mounted directly on the driveshaft with no additional gearing or transmission. Usually the engine also swivels up and down to provide a "neutral gear" where the propeller does not contact the water. The driveshaft must be extended by several metres of metal rod to properly position the propeller, giving the boat its name and distinct appearance.

Advantages to the inboard engine with a long driveshaft include keeping the engine relatively dry. Following the basic design pattern allows a variety of engines to be attached to a variety of different kinds of hulls. This flexibility simplifies construction and maintenance while sacrificing the efficiency and comfort that might be expected of a typical mass-produced product.

Cooling to the engine is provided by a shaped metal pipe strewn underneath the rear running board which is used as a rudimentary heat-exchanger. This is then coupled to the engine using rubber or plastic hoses. Clean water is then used as the coolant.

Control is achieved by moving the engine with a lever stick attached to the inboard side. Ignition and throttle controls provide simple means to control this simple craft. Larger boats may include more than one "tail," with several operators piloting in tandem.

Long-tail boats are now often used to transport tourists. There are also competitions involving long-tail boats in certain provinces of Thailand.

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Cave

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:40:52 -0700

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Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Fishing

nobody@flickr.com (Katya_N) — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:36 -0700

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Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea, Thailand