{"id":140,"date":"2026-09-27T23:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-welcome-121a408.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2026-09-27T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:29:57","slug":"maothai-mayday-kamala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=140","title":{"rendered":"Mayday Kamala 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"skip\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<header class=\"hero \" style=\"--cover:url('assets\/32e989f5617e65.jpg')\">\n<div class=\"top\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h1>Mayday Kamala 1994<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"identity\">\n<p class=\"brand-story\">The Story of a Group of Thai Restaurants in Berlin and Palma<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"brand\" href=\"index.html\">THAI FOOD MAGIC<br \/>MAOTHAI<\/a><\/p>\n<nav class=\"language-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"mayday-kamala-de.html\" hreflang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">DE<\/a><a href=\"mayday-kamala.html\" 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WALL<\/a><span>\/<\/span><span>Mayday Kamala 1994<\/span><\/div>\n<article class=\"prose\"><\/article>\n<div class=\"curated-stammhaus\">\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>Around Kamala<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/32e989f5617e65.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A helicopter above the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/32e989f5617e65.jpg\" alt=\"A helicopter above the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A helicopter above the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/22757ebca7f1bd.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Police and pedestrians at the junction\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/22757ebca7f1bd.jpg\" alt=\"Police and pedestrians at the junction\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Police and pedestrians at the junction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/2c5755363c9abb.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"By the S-Bahn entrance\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/2c5755363c9abb.jpg\" alt=\"By the S-Bahn entrance\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>By the S-Bahn entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>Views of the street<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/9b7b2553d62317.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A line of police outside the buildings\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/9b7b2553d62317.jpg\" alt=\"A line of police outside the buildings\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A line of police outside the buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/ba8e6979c70ba9.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A view along the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/ba8e6979c70ba9.jpg\" alt=\"A view along the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A view along the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/88738f60a24c71.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"The crowd near the domed building\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/88738f60a24c71.jpg\" alt=\"The crowd near the domed building\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>The crowd near the domed building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>Crowds and police<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/a9ffb4119021d5.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"People beside a police vehicle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/a9ffb4119021d5.jpg\" alt=\"People beside a police vehicle\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>People beside a police vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/af413e13c0fb15.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Police helmets in the crowd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/af413e13c0fb15.jpg\" alt=\"Police helmets in the crowd\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Police helmets in the crowd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/33664b01bf476f.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Armoured police vehicles\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/33664b01bf476f.jpg\" alt=\"Armoured police vehicles\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Armoured police vehicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<details class=\"gallery-archive\">\n<summary>More from the archive \u00b7 8<\/summary>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/679843e90e19ab.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A cyclist passes the police line\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/679843e90e19ab.jpg\" alt=\"A cyclist passes the police line\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A cyclist passes the police line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/1615880d85d26d.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Police in front of the brick building\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/1615880d85d26d.jpg\" alt=\"Police in front of the brick building\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Police in front of the brick building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/e1eef24e5be986.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Looking across the junction\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/e1eef24e5be986.jpg\" alt=\"Looking across the junction\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Looking across the junction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/6bf1ed795e89c0.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"People gathered in the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/6bf1ed795e89c0.jpg\" alt=\"People gathered in the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>People gathered in the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/50f1a875daeb20.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Another view along the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/50f1a875daeb20.jpg\" alt=\"Another view along the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Another view along the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/2b73e9a45e16bf.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Crowd and police in front of the buildings\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/2b73e9a45e16bf.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd and police in front of the buildings\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Crowd and police in front of the buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/96827c9cca48e8.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Another view of the crowd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/96827c9cca48e8.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the crowd\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Another view of the crowd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/4f24d46b367c2e.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Pedestrians in the foreground\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/4f24d46b367c2e.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrians in the foreground\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Pedestrians in the foreground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p><dialog class=\"image-viewer\" aria-label=\"Image viewer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"viewer-close\">Close \u00d7<\/button><\/p>\n<figure><img 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