BANGKOK: “Out of the 30 years I’ve been running this shop, this is the peak for us,” 53-year-old Siri said as she stitched a Thai sarong for a client.
History fever is gripping Thailand and a growing number of Thais are wearing traditional dress, a phenomenon encouraged by the junta and the palace, and fuelled by a popular television soap opera.
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