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  • Teerapol Pongsrapang (32) is the comanding officer of the Thai Royal Navy ship that is patroling the east coast of the south of Thailand. They are there to prevent smugling by sea and to help keep the peace in the troubled south of Thailand.
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  • Rotan Batu, also known informaly as "Widdows village" started functioning in 2004 as a project that was funded and created by Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who donated 20m baht ($514,000) of her own money to purchase the land on which the village is now located. Its purpose is to give shelter and work to mainly Muslim widows who lost their husbands during the insurgency in the south of Thailand. They now live there about 450 people, the widows together with other members of their families. The village is self sufficient as there is enough farm-land where they produce the vegetables and fruit for themselves and sell the extra production in local markets. They also create handcrafts which are sold as souvenirs in other parts of Thailand giving them some extra income. The village is considered quite safe but it is guarded by solders 24 h a day to make sure no attack happens there.
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  • Women farmng in Rotan Batu..Rotan Batu, also known informaly as "Widdows village" started functioning in 2004 as a project that was funded and created by Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who donated 20m baht ($514,000) of her own money to purchase the land on which the village is now located. Its purpose is to give shelter and work to mainly Muslim widows who lost their husbands during the insurgency in the south of Thailand. They now live there about 450 people, the widows together with other members of their families. The village is self sufficient as there is enough farm-land where they produce the vegetables and fruit for themselves and sell the extra production in local markets. They also create handcrafts which are sold as souvenirs in other parts of Thailand giving them some extra income. The village is considered quite safe but it is guarded by solders 24 h a day to make sure no attack happens there.
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  • Mushlim woman dressed in Malausian style clothes in a vilage near Narathiwat. In the south of Thailand the majority of the population is Mushlim and culturaly, many feel closer to Malaisia than Thailand.
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  • Small boat crossing to Malaysia in Sungai Klolok town on the south border of Thailand. Many people who live near the border in both countries have a special permission to cross back and forth through the border as they have family members in both sides or they need to cross often for their business.
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  • Rotan Batu, also known informaly as "Widdows village" started functioning in 2004 as a project that was funded and created by Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who donated 20m baht ($514,000) of her own money to purchase the land on which the village is now located. Its purpose is to give shelter and work to mainly Muslim widows who lost their husbands during the insurgency in the south of Thailand. They now live there about 450 people, the widows together with other members of their families. The village is self sufficient as there is enough farm-land where they produce the vegetables and fruit for themselves and sell the extra production in local markets. They also create handcrafts which are sold as souvenirs in other parts of Thailand giving them some extra income. The village is considered quite safe but it is guarded by solders 24 h a day to make sure no attack happens there.
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  • Rohishamu (19) lost his legs when he was shot three years ago by a guy on a motorbike in a random shooting in Narathiwat. His mother Maresha managed to get them accepted in Rotan Batu village where they could find some peace.  .Rotan Batu, also known informaly as "Widdows village" started functioning in 2004 as a project that was funded and created by Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who donated 20m baht ($514,000) of her own money to purchase the land on which the village is now located. Its purpose is to give shelter and work to mainly Muslim widows who lost their husbands during the insurgency in the south of Thailand. They now live there about 450 people, the widows together with other members of their families. The village is self sufficient as there is enough farm-land where they produce the vegetables and fruit for themselves and sell the extra production in local markets. They also create handcrafts which are sold as souvenirs in other parts of Thailand giving them some extra income. The village is considered quite safe but it is guarded by solders 24 h a day to make sure no attack happens there.
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  • Fishermen returning from fishing on their traditional hand-painted boats called Kolae. Most fisherment in Narathiwat live in a small fishermen's village that is attached to the city, on the banks of Bang Nara river. Kolae boats are mainly found in Narathiwat and Patani provinces of south Thailand.
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  • Fishermen returning from fishing on their traditional hand-painted boats called Kolae. Most fisherment in Narathiwat live in a small fishermen's village that is attached to the city, on the banks of Bang Nara river. Kolae boats are mainly found in Narathiwat and Patani provinces of south Thailand.
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  • The local imam in frond of the mosque where he serves, in Karbi village. .Karbi village is a small mushlim village near the border with Malaysia. The main production of the village is rubber.
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  • Father and son having breakfast in their house in Karbi village, a small mushlim village near the border with Malaysia. The main production of the village is rubber.
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  • Local men with gung, in charge of taking care of the protection of their village. Karbi village is a small mushlim village near the border with Malaysia. The main production of the village is rubber.
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  • Students and teacher in front of the Attarkiah Islamiah institute in Narathiwat. This private school is the biggest islamic school in Thailand. It has about 4000 students who go there to study from all over Thailand and 223 teachers. It has middle-school and high-school  and together with the normal lessons the students are also taught the Koran and the islamic rules.
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  • Class at the Attarkiah Islamiah institute in Narathiwat. This private school is the biggest islamic school in Thailand. It has about 4000 students who go there to study from all over Thailand and 223 teachers. It has middle-school and high-school  and together with the normal lessons the students are also taught the Koran and the islamic rules.
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  • Students at the Mushlim school of the 300-Year Mosque..300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • Graveyard next to the 300-year mosque. There, are buried 22 of the 78 Muslim people who died from suffocation or dehydration while being transported in trucks under police custody after being arrested during the 25th October 2004 protests outside the Tak Bai police station. The mosque is concidered as one of the most important hard-core mushlim locations in Southern Thailand.  .300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • 300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • Class at the Attarkiah Islamiah institute in Narathiwat. This private school is the biggest islamic school in Thailand. It has about 4000 students who go there to study from all over Thailand and 223 teachers. It has middle-school and high-school  and together with the normal lessons the students are also taught the Koran and the islamic rules.
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  • Men exiting the 300-year mosque after the Friday service. The mosque is concidered as one of the most important hard-core mushlim locations in Southern Thailand so non mushlim people are not allowed to enter the building.  .300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • Men chatting outside the 300 year old mosque while waiting for the Friday service to begin. 300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • Man with birdcage in the fishermen's village that is attached to the city of Narathiwat, on the banks of Bang Nara river.
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  • Men praying during the Friday service at the iner yard of the 300 mosque. 300-Years Mosque or Wadi Al-Husein Mosque is located at Ban Talomano, Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. As the sign outside it says, it was build in 1624 by Wan Husein, a pioneer of Due Lok Mano Village and an islamic teacher at Sano Village. The whole wood building is a combination of Javanese and local styles of art before the Arab influence.
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  • Solder guarding the local army camp in Narathiwat.
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  • Solder guarding the local army camp in Narathiwat.
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  • Mosque in a village in the south of Thailand where the majority of the population is Mushlim
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  • Tatsuta station in Naraha town. <br />
Tatsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 240.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north remain suspended indefinitely.
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  • Family in Uji city south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji..
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  • Scents of The Tale of Genji in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..Possibly one of the more impressive points within The Tale of Genji is scents. The tale touches upon the exquisite scents of Kaoru and Niou no Miya, which, as their names imply, became evident merely from their proximity. This indicates the importance of scents to the Heian aristocrats. This exhibit gives an insight into what scents were used in that period, along with the tools and materials for incense..
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  • Culture of the Imperial Court and Annual Events at the time when the novel "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, as it is presented in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The aristocrats' costumes and the furnishings of their residences are shown in a 'shinden-zukuri' structure, a typical style of residence in the Heian Period. There are also exhibits introducing games often played by the Heian nobility, such as 'kai-awase' (a shell-matching game), 'igo' (also known as 'go') and 'sugoroku' (a board game), along with the annual events in the Heian Period for each season. This all helps to provide a clear insight into the culture of the imperial court..
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  • Tatsuta station in Naraha town. <br />
Tatsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 240.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north remain suspended indefinitely.
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  • Tatsuta station in Naraha town. <br />
Tatsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 240.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north remain suspended indefinitely.
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  • Fan and hat as those used by the court nobles at the time when "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto....
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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  • Screen depicting scenes from the novel "The Tale of Genji" at the Genji museum in Uji city south of Kyoto..
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  • Statue of Lady Murasaki who wrote "The Tale of Genji 1000 years ago, now stands adjacent to the legendary Uji Bridge in Uji City south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji, a popular retreat for the Heian Era aristocracy..
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  • Tatsuta station in Naraha town. <br />
Tatsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 240.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north remain suspended indefinitely.
    NARAHA-4150.jpg
  • Tatsuta station in Naraha town. <br />
Tatsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 240.9 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. However, due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, operations were halted. Operations south of the station were resumed on June 1, 2014, however operations north remain suspended indefinitely.
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  • Gissha and Court Lady Attire exhibited in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The oxen-drawn carriage called 'gissha' is a symbol of the luxurious life in The Tale of Genji. The exhibit includes the patterns drawn on the carriages that would eventually develop into family emblems, as well as a beautiful black-lacquered oxen-drawn carriage. It also features the attire of a court lady, 'juni-hitoe' (twelve layers of kimono), with carefully restored courtly colors..
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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  • Culture of the Imperial Court and Annual Events at the time when the novel "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, as it is presented in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The aristocrats' costumes and the furnishings of their residences are shown in a 'shinden-zukuri' structure, a typical style of residence in the Heian Period. There are also exhibits introducing games often played by the Heian nobility, such as 'kai-awase' (a shell-matching game), 'igo' (also known as 'go') and 'sugoroku' (a board game), along with the annual events in the Heian Period for each season. This all helps to provide a clear insight into the culture of the imperial court..
    30_GENJI_9831.jpg
  • Autumn in Uji city as presented in a multimedia presentation at the Genji museum, of Uji city south of Kyoto..
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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