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

By: Matti Sarmela

...lture is centralizing, fusing, integrating. Centralization is the cultural law of meritocracy. In the postlocal world, centralization continues and na... ...nd judge, sort out the village disputes and crimes. It was rare that even criminal issues were notified as far as the amphoe (municipal). They were r... ...unicipal). They were resolved within the village. There used to be more criminals then, too, than today. Drug addicts in particular used to steal b... ...'t take matters up, the villages take care of things themselves and punish criminals. The village road used to be very bad. In the rainy season, you c... ...from them. The old person believes that the poisoning should be stopped, a law made to prohibit it. It's harmful to people and animals. Because they a... ..., only peanut and maize remain, as they can be grown in dry soil. The only legal means for villagers still to earn an additional income from the fores... ...house has been a skill possessed by village men. In the past, every son-in-law had to build his wife a house in her parents' compound; it was proof o... ... According to the Christian concept, the church ceremony made the marriage legal, but it was consummated by the first sexual intercourse; the same con... ..., you must have completed six years of elementary school. That is also the legally required minimum school leaving age. The parents of a boy wanting t...

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