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    The physician with music in his soul

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/11/2021

    » Many foreigners have chosen to make Thailand their home over the years and some go on to embrace the kingdom in such a manner that their contributions to the country will never be forgotten. One such person was British doctor Patrick (Paddy) Dickson who sadly died last week following a heart attack at the age of 92.

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    Wrong turn in the Valley of Windmills

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/01/2020

    » At my age, any new sensation tends to either be an ache or a pain, however, on New Year's Day I was up at 6am, which was definitely a ground-breaking feeling. I hasten to add this wasn't because I hadn't made it to bed after a night's revelry. Admittedly in the distant past there might have been several occasions in Bangkok when I've witnessed dawn on Jan 1 before hitting the sack, but we won't go into that.

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    Sandcastles, seafood, but sorry, no sex

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/03/2017

    » In a week that began with a senior Pattaya policeman denying the existence of any prostitution in the resort, it was hard to take any news too seriously. Surprisingly, he didn't mention the highly acclaimed police swoop last year which netted 32 elderly expats in Pattaya for the heinous crime of playing bridge.

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    Home in the garden of earthly delights

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/08/2015

    » Considering the tragic events at the Erawan Shrine last Monday, it seems inappropriate to write anything too frivolous in this week’s column. Most of us are in a state of shock.

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    Those barking rascals are wagging their tails again

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/04/2013

    » It is good to see North Korea is maintaining its flair for stirring rhetoric. Last week it likened the US to a "boiled pumpkin", which has a certain whimsical appeal. Long-time observers will appreciate that whoever came out with the pumpkin imagery is simply following a grand tradition of spokesmen from north of the DMZ.

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    The house is gone, but memories linger

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/05/2013

    » Last week curiosity got the better of me while in the vicinity of Samitivej Hospital, and I dropped by the little soi off Sukhumvit 49 where I lived for more than two decades until 2006.

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