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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

.... On Saturdays and Sundays, I go to watch boxing, but I don't take part in betting. I go to watch TV programmes for entertainment and to pass the time... ...schools, vocational schools, a commercial college, police training school, sports college, a construction sector vocational high school and a teacher ... ... pupil must have three complete outfits: school uniform, Scout uniform and sports kit, and in addition, school classes procure uniform costumes for fe... ...y the villages at least have football teams. The education system supports sports, even village schools have sport teachers, and in the cool season, i... ...rive for careers as sporting professionals, and internationally successful sportsmen become national heroes. Table 10 Perspectives of village communit... ...sing fighting cock should be killed. The audience was mostly interested in betting, increasing stakes, cash changing hands, that was the excitement of... ...ero. Villagers take no part in them. In December, village schools organize sports events, and in 1984, a sport tournament between schools of all North... ...her people do. The most severe punishment is given to a monk if he is seen betting at a cock fight. Nowadays, monks don't know Buddha's teachings like...

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