29 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: A large statue of the Buddha at Wat Khok Samankhun in Hat Yai.Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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