The Red Cross During War

Time for Rice
In Mak Moun, Thailand, the locals wait to receive rice distributed by the ICRC. Rice plays a vital part in Thai life. Thais sometimes use the cooking time of rice to describe the length of an event: The phrase chua mo-khao duat means "the period of time for a pot of rice to boil."

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