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Great escapes … and some not so great
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/09/2017
» Recent events have got me thinking about some of the great escapes that have occurred in Thailand over the years, although I think the latest episode is the first time someone like political philosopher Montesquieu has found himself in the thick of things.
Perils of mushroom picking in Thailand
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2017
» One encouraging piece of news this week was the Supreme Court reducing the sentence of the Kalasin mushroom pickers accused of illegal logging from 15 years to five. But many questions remain.
Fire engines in the firing line again
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/07/2016
» It looks like we might be at the start of another fire engine saga, something the unfortunate Thai public has become all too familiar with over the years.
When things didn’t go like clockwork
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/03/2016
» A couple of years ago there was a fuss when it was decided to introduce digital clocks into the Thai parliament. Centre of the storm were 10 parliamentary officials responsible for spending nearly 15 million baht on the clocks, a sum many thought was exorbitant.
The curious case of the unwanted fire trucks
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/05/2014
» The sorry tale of the unused fire trucks is approaching the doubtful status of a full-blooded Thai saga, with the usual ingredients of high farce, excuses and red herrings, ultimately sinking into a legal morass. And we are still no nearer getting the trucks fighting fires.
Blowing the whistle on what is still 'Amazing Thailand'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/12/2013
» Well, we've just about scraped through another year, although in recent weeks things have looked decidedly dodgy.
Time is still on their side ... just about
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/07/2012
» The most disturbing news of last week was the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first-ever gig, at the Marquee club in London _ July 12, 1962 to be precise. Now, that makes me feel decidedly ancient.
Keep your shirt on, please
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/04/2012
» Our thanks to Sgt Nop and the eagle-eyed boys in Ayutthaya's police force for livening up what had been a boring week by pouncing on a topless transvestite at the Songkran celebrations. Well, OK, they didn't exactly pounce, or even swoop.