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Hunger Games Fiction Meets Truth in Thailand

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published November 20, 2014 at 11:46 AM HST

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A popular movie series in the United States is having a political impact on the other side of the world. A plot line from “The Hunger Games” has turned into a focus for government authorities in Thailand. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains in today’s Asia Minute.

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