The latest from Ian MacKinnon and Andrew Drummond's coverage on the Isaan Murder in the Guardian.
THE BAR GIRL AND THE FARANG
Every year hundreds of Britons leave the UK to marry Thai brides. The perils of such liaisons were revealed last week when retired engineer Ian Beeston was murdered by his wife and her lover. Ian MacKinnon and Andrew Drummond in Suwannaphum investigate a ruthless marriage market in which money can buy beauty but not necessarily love.
Andrew Herrington, a retired Birmingham lorry driver who now lives in Thailand, lowered his voice and turned to his companions: 'Well, you know, he married a bar girl. What did he expect?'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/17/thailand.familyandrelationships
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