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Valentine's Day bombs: a farce with deadly implications
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2012
» To one neighbour of the three Iranian bombing suspects who sent Bangkok into a frenzy last week, the most unforgivable act they committed during their stay was not mowing the lawn in front of their humble rented home.
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Order in the house! Make mine a double
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2012
» Politicians and alcohol _ much like love and marriage _ go together like a horse and carriage. While the Democrats have been wagging their collective finger at Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung for appearing to have had one too many before a debate in parliament, many who aren't Thai or don't understand Thai politics, media or culture are simply bemused.
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Power plays on the Mekong
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2012
» Eventually, we could proceed no further. In the distance, a one-metre high gravel barrier emerged from the brownish waters of the Mekong, the planned construction site of the controversial Xayaburi Dam. As we moved closer, we could see the gravel wall had blocked most of the width of the river and there was only a small channel with rocks and rapids left for the longtail boat to navigate through.
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New home not where the heart is for Xayaburi locals
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2012
» It's early in the morning, but 20-year-old Boonma looks exhausted due to a lack of sleep over the past three or four nights. His mother Ta, 54, is worried about her son's health and is not sure he is doing the right thing.
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'Cinderella' ends in a dark 'fairy tale'
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2012
» Seventeen years ago it was almost impossible to turn on a television or pick up a newspaper without hearing the story of Little Fish and the elderly Frog Prince _ a lurid tale of love, lust and death behind palace walls that enthralled a nation unaccustomed to public scandal.
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A wonder or a worry?
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2012
» Technically illegal in Thailand, krathom is now growing in popularity in the West where it is viewed as both a herbal wonder treatment and a potential new drug scourge.
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Blemishes in the beautiful game
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2012
» The findings of an ongoing parliamentary investigation may threaten the existence of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), said the spokesman of a committee on corruption last week. As a public organisation under royal patronage and a recipient of public funds, the FAT is not allowed to seek profit, but evidence that the Thai Premier League (TPL) runs on a profit-making model could lead to court-ordered sanctions including dissolving the body that runs football in Thailand.
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A plea and a puzzle: Search for truth's many twists
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 12/05/2013
» The curious case of Nepalese woman Nirmala Oli began with an email to the Bangkok Post from a desperate father who alleged his daughter had been falsely accused of stealing a US$700 (20,500 baht) bottle of perfume from a duty free shop at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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A crash course in PR: Rule No1 - don't hide
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2013
» THAI Airways International flew into a storm of controversy last week after it decided to paint over its name and corporate logo following the crash of an Airbus 330-300 (flight TG 679) at Suvarnabhumi late last Sunday night which left 14 people injured.
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Drawing cultures together
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2013
» Conflicts and cultural clashes are everyday facts of life for children living in communities plagued by deep-seated ethnic tensions.
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