womble Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Mixed marriages, mixed blessings By Montakarn Shutt, dpa in Bangkok Thailand is fast becoming the land full of foreign son-in-laws, with the number of cross-cultural marriages rising at around 10 per cent a year. But they don't always live happily ever after. .............. Following up on its reputation as the Land of Smiles, Thailand is fast becoming the land full of foreign son-in-laws, especially in the Northeastern region of the country where provinces such as Udon Thani and Roi Et top the list of domiciles for Thai ladies married to Western men, mostly from Germany, Britain and Scandinavian countries. A 2006 study on cross-cultural marriages of Thai women in the Northeast, Thailand's poorest region, funded by The National Culture Commission Office investigated the risks and consequences such marriages pose to cultural and traditional values in Thai rural areas. ................ Thai women's rights activists have been lobbying hard to change the country's unfair family laws, and they recently succeeded in changing Thailand's rape law to include marital rape. They are now planning to draft proposed legislation that would provide more legal protection for Thai women with foreign husbands. Bangkok Post read article in full http://bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=120071 Whats the bet that any changes in law only apply to mixed/thai marriage and not thai/thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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