Hmong News – Thailand

Hmong News – Thailand

Foreign Newspapers Apologie to Hmong Girls for Labeling them Tiny Thieves

CHIANG MAI – The Sun of Britain and Daily Mail Australia media outlets have sent letters of apology to the parents of Hmong sisters, Dokmai, 10, and her younger sister Gaolhee, 7 for wrongly accusing them of being caught on camera stealing a British …

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British tabloids apologise to Hmong family in Chiang Mai for suggesting girls were pickpockets

FOUR British tabloids wrote an apology on Tuesday to the family of two northern hilltribe girls who they had accused – in reports published online – of stealing a watch from a British tourist. The two young Thai girls were accused of being pickpockets …

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Thailand Morning News For March 22

A British tabloid and an Australian newspaper have offered apologies to two Hmong hilltribe girls for their reports wrongly accusing them of stealing a watch from a British tourist at Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai last September. NEW TERMS of reference (ToR …

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Foreign media apologise for calling Hmong girls thieves

CHIANG MAI – Two international media outlets have apologised to two Hmong hilltribe girls for reports wrongly accusing them of being caught on camera stealing a British tourist’s watch at Doi Suthep temple several months ago. The Sun of Britain and Daily …

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Hmong: Newspapers Apologize after Falsely Accusing Two Girls of Theft

Below is an article published by The Bangkok Post: CHIANG MAI – Two international media outlets have apologised to two Hmong hilltribe girls for reports wrongly accusing them of being caught on camera stealing a British tourist’s watch at Doi Suthep …

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Photo: British Tabloids Apologize For Calling Hmong Girls ‘Tiny Thieves’

Articles, Chiang Mai, city, family /

Chiang Mai Gov. Pawin Chamniprasart poses with two young Hmong girls at a meeting between their family and representatives from the British Consulate on Tuesday at Chiang Mai City Hall. The diplomats were there to deliver letters of apology from British …

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How life is changing for Thailand’s Karen tribe

The Karen are unique among Thailand’s major hill groups, which also include the Akha, Hmong, Lahu, Lisu, Mien and Palaung. Formerly animists and Buddhists, many con­verted to Christianity, which was intro­duced in Burma in the 1800s, mainly by American …

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Show us your nursery: Teddie’s global traveller nursery

There’s the ornate, hand-stitched baby carrier (pictured above) made by the Hmong tribe in northern Thailand. They’re known for their incredibly vibrant textiles. There’s the one-of-a-kind rattan peace sign hanging on the wall. Jennifer had one of …

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Attorney Kristy Yang Hopes to Become Wisconsin’s First Hmong-American Judge

As a young child growing up in a refugee camp in Thailand after the Vietnam War, Kashoua “Kristy” Yang only knew two words of English. They were “Pepsi, please.” “In the refugee camp in Thailand, if we were lucky enough, we’d have a few sips of Pepsi …

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State Assembly honors Aviation Heritage Center in Sheboygan Falls

and a T-28 aircraft used to train Hmong pilots in Thailand in support of U.S. operations in the “Secret War” in Laos during the Vietnam War. The Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin hosts thousands of visitors annually from across the state …

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Rep. Katsma, Rep. Vorpagel: State Assembly honors Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin

and a T-28 aircraft used to train Hmong pilots in Thailand in support of U.S. operations in the “Secret War” in Laos during the Vietnam War. The Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin hosts thousands of visitors annually from across the state …

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After Sharon: Four candidates of color vie for mayoral seats in Minneapolis and St. Paul

“Somebody has to stand up to this bully.” Thao came to Minnesota as a Hmong refugee. As a child his family migrated to Thailand during the Vietnam War and along the journey he tragically lost a brother and sister. While in Thailand, access to food and …

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Why did Laos let’s Thailand seige its drug lord instead, what are the reasons behind?t

Articles, cai, CIA, koj, Laos, Nplog, Thaib, Thailand /

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Chiang Rai Police Seize 1Million Yaba Pills, 90kg of Crystal Meth and 165kg of Heroin

CHIANG RAI – Police arrested three Hmong suspects and seized 1 million “yaba” pills, about 90 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine known as “ice”, and 165kg of heroin in Mae Sai early Thursday morning. Deputy National Police Chief Pol General …

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Hmong arrested ‘with yaba pills’

POLICE arrested three Hmong suspects and seized 1 million “yaba” pills, about 90 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine known as “ice”, and 165kg of heroin in Chiang Rai province early yesterday morning, deputy national police chief Pol General …

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Three arrested after vehicles intercepted with huge drugs haul

Police arrested three Hmong suspects and seized 1 million “yaba” pills, about 90 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine known as “ice”, and 165kg of heroin in Chiang Rai province early Thursday morning, deputy national police chief Pol General …

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Women’s life expectancy on track to hit 90 in some nations

90 year old woman, Hmong tribe village, Mae Rim District, Highlands near Chiang Mai, Northern ThailandChiang Mai, Northern Thailand. By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of reach …

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Images of Hans Manndorff s Anthropological Research on the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand ( )

Contact: hotmail.com 153 2 ASEAS 2 (2) October 1961 to May 1962 and covered five ethnic groups: the Akha, Hmong, Mien, Lisu and Lahu. 18 sample villages were studied rather intensively and 20 to 30 villages more briefly. The aim of the project was to …

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