... Translation © Annira Silver Original book: Matti Sarmela, Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. ... ...hor. However, the name of the author must always be clearly indicated. Matti Sarmela Layout Hemmo Vattulainen Helsink... ... Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY ... ...a hurry overtake recklessly. In Thailand, road traffic accidents cause the deaths of tens of thousands of people annually, but driving is unavoidable.... ...ation, the most famous being the so-called 'wonder rice' varieties. In the 1950s, an international testing station was established in the Philippines,... ...ere and the number of victims has begun to decline, although statistics on deaths will continue to rise. Maybe deaths from Aids will gradually become ... ...y, and no longer have a future in any case. In densely populated villages, deaths of ten people from Aids constitutes a rare cause of death in recent ... ...een engendered by the concept of a ”loosely structured” community (Embree 1950), that was said to reflect the whole culture of Thai villages. Charact... ...een engendered by the concept of a ”loosely structured” community (Embree 1950), that was said to reflect the whole culture of Thai villages. Charact...

...ge Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of three villages in Lampang Province, and the changes in villagers' lives over three decad...