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2008-05-13 Southeast Asia

Five gunned down in two attacks in southern Thailand

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Posted by ryuge 2008-05-13 06:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Any connection between the violence in the south and the "shortage" of rice?

Posted by bman 2008-05-13 10:15|| 2008-05-13 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 bman - Southern Thailand isn't a good area for growing rice. Most of the rice is grown in the flatland around the nation's capital, Bangkok, or highland rice grown in the north. The primary agriculture in the south is rubber cultivation.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-05-13 13:51|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-05-13 13:51|| Front Page Top

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