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Truth of no importance
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2017
» Re: "BBC journo Jonathan Head risks jail over Phuket report" (BP, Feb 24).
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Take a 'study trip' for romance, shopping
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2017
» The Office of the Auditor-General made a crucial decision this past week to penalise top administration of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University for misusing state money in its tour programme overseas three years ago. Local media agencies reported that Prapan Thammachai, rector of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, together with two vice-rectors, took a nine-day trip abroad, starting with China before flying to three countries in Europe, from March 17-29 in 2014 in what was supposed to be a study trip. Also travelling with them were members of the university council.
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A tale of wasted days and wasted nights
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/02/2017
» One of my New Year's resolutions was not to write about Bangkok's traffic woes, a thankless topic. I held out for 57 days, which is not a bad effort considering the hours already wasted this year sitting in the Big Mango's gridlock.
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Leading neurological specialist claims birthdays are dangerous
News, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 26/02/2017
» Alzheimer's and dementia can be triggered by small silent strokes caused by high blood pressure, but "birthdays are dangerous" and can be fatal for elderly people, warns a World Federation of Neurology former president.
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US professor recounts uneasy meeting with Dhammakaya heads
News, Published on 26/02/2017
» Stephen B Young, an American professor who discovered the Ban Chiang archaeological site in Udon Thani province's Nong Han district over 50 years ago, was in the news again this week when he revealed to Thai authorities his impression of Wat Phra Dhammakaya when he met its leaders in 2011.
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No sex please, we're Thai
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/02/2017
» It started off as nothing more than a small fishing village on the Gulf of Thailand. Its long sweeping bay was dotted with a few boats and shacks where the villagers lived. Then a group of 500 American soldiers stationed at a military base in Nakhon Ratchasima were driven to Pattaya on June 29, 1959, for a week of rest and relaxation (R&R). They rented several houses at the southern end of the beach from a prominent local, Luang Sunthorn, thus opening a Pandora's box for this sleepy fishing village.
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Set zero: The Krabi power plant is ded-sa-molay
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/02/2017
» Environmentalists have cautiously hailed a victory of sorts after the government agreed to set zero the proposed Krabi coal-fired power plant. Don't worry, dear reader. It is not necessary to understand that first sentence. I was just testing you. Or rather, I was testing myself.
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It's no yoke eggs matter
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/02/2017
» If we were to cast the situation of the Thai egg industry in the form of a story, there would be three main characters. First would be the big company that supplies roosters and chickens (the birds that produce the eggs) to breeders. Second is the large farm that raises chickens for their eggs, and third is the government official who controls the quantities of eggs produced.
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Stopping trafficking movement in its tracks
Spectrum, Published on 26/02/2017
» The transnational crime plaguing Thailand in recent years is being treated seriously by authorities, says a government expert. Panitan Wattanayagorn, an adviser to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, says the government is actively trying to fix these issues, placing special focus on fighting human trafficking crimes.
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Tracing the path of terror home
Spectrum, Published on 26/02/2017
» The government has made clear its intention to make Thailand a Southeast Asian hub. Whether that means building a high-tech industry base or adopting leadership in aviation design, the idea of becoming a regional hub has been marketed with mass appeal.
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