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Proud moment for a girl called 'Proud'
Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/09/2023
» It's about time we had some cheerful news and what could be more cheerful than witnessing the wonderful smile of 19-year-old Thai golfer Chanettee Wannasaen after her extraordinary win at the LPGA's Portland Classic last Sunday. Nicknamed "Proud" the Chiang Mai native was beaming as she clutched the large trophy which was almost as big as herself.
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Sweetener warning stirs debate
Published on 30/06/2023
» LONDON: Consumers, food companies, retailers and restaurants need to decide whether to fight back or find alternatives to one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, as a leading global health body prepares to declare it a possible carcinogen.
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High-speed rail dilemma
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2022
» The medieval Dutch canonical cleric Thomas van Kempen once said, "The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid." Kempen the cleric was obviously talking in a metaphorical sense, using basic construction jargon to drive home his point on spiritual development.
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Two arrested for smuggling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/12/2018
» A Myanmar teenager and a Thai woman have been nabbed for their alleged links to a group of 21 Malaysian nationals arrested for allegedly carrying drugs in March 2016.
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Global ideas are okay
News, Postbag, Published on 28/03/2018
» Re: "More US meddling", (PostBag, March 26).
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Anzac Day success
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2017
» I would like to express my gratitude to the various volunteer, government, veteran and corporate organisations that contributed to a hugely successful and well-run event to commemorate Anzac Day 2017 at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
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Mr X's gang unravels
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 12/02/2017
» Sayobphairee Operation 60/1, the biggest trafficking takedown since the army chased Khun Sa back to Myanmar, began with the largest drug bust outside a nightclub urine test-centre.
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Drug case in the limelight
News, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2017
» Several police agencies were pleased with the arrest on Jan 20 of the alleged drug lord Xaysana Keopimpha. In particular, there were four discrete agencies involved in the case. The main office of the Royal Thai Police, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the independent Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) have all clung tenaciously to the case. Mr Xaysana is said to be the biggest kingpin arrested in Thailand in more than 40 years. Unfortunately, authorities are treating the case more like a local soap opera instead of the three-nation cross-border crime it appears to be.
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Police nab suspected 'Mr X'
News, Published on 30/01/2017
» The recent arrest of Xaysana Keopimpha, a 41-year-old Lao national, has brought officials face-to-face with the relatively young figure allegedly at the top of one of the region's drug dealing groups.
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A day to savour, half a century ago
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/07/2016
» It was the summer of 1966 in England. Harold Wilson was prime minister, A Man For All Seasons and Alfie were the box office hits, and the brilliant Till Death Us Do Part TV series had just begun. The Beatles were top of the hit parade with Paperback Writer.
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