Marking time behind the bars of a Bangkok jail

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Patricia Cahill, 20, was sentenced in 1990 to 18 years and nine months for drug offences in Bangkok, Thailand. She is in Larydow Women's Correctional Institute. She has learnt Thai and is teaching a Thai prisoner English. She enjoys literature. The 1,500 women in Lardyow get up at 6 am and work in the prison factories. There are no study, training or exercise facilities. Head of the Government Chemist's Forensic and Customs Division Dr Terry Gough informed the Foreign Office that the 30.5 kg of heroin concerned could not have fitted into the bottles and tins found.

Cases, Thailand, Correctional institutions, Drug traffic, Bangkok, Thailand (City), Bangkok, Thailand, Cahill, Patricia

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Would you buy a lighter from the Great Helmsman?

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It is now possible to buy a wide range of items featuring designs based on the face of Chairman Mao Tse Tung in China. The many westerners who are eager to purchase Mao memorabilia seem to have completely forgotten that he was a dictator who was responsible through his Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s for the death of vast numbers of ordinary Chinese. The Chinese Communist Party is keen for people outside to have a greater knowledge of Mao, while ordinary Chinese people cannot understand why westerners should want to purchase these items.

Popular culture, Public opinion, Mao Zedong

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Cloudbusters try to end the curse of China's sorrow

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There is a drought in the Yellow River region of China, where floods have also previously claimed lives. The harvest for fall 1997 is under threat because the lower reaches of the river have dried up. The dry periods have become more prolonged and threaten the livelihood of farmers. The government of Qinghai province is seeking to alleviate the problem using rainmaking equipment. Meanwhile, accumulated silt has increased the risk of flooding because the river level has risen.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Drought Relief, Environmental aspects, Droughts, Yellow River (China)

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