Thai
4 Jun 2019
Over the click-clack of the loom, Niphon's family laments the lack of apprentice weavers at his Bangkok silk shop, as modernity lures young Muslims away from a trade their community has dominated for generations.
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A Thai schoolgirl facially disfigured after a mug was thrown at her face by a teacher has managed to get her smile back.
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