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    How two little piggies saved their bacon

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/11/2023

    » Following last week's gripping yarn concerning the rescue of Fiona, the loneliest sheep in the world, it seems only fair to report on another tale featuring animals in distress. My thanks to reader Paul Drew for alerting me to the saga of two pigs, Butch and Sundance, who became known in England as the Tamworth Two, belonging to the breed of that name.

  • OPINION

    Under the weather

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2023

    » The collapse of a fabric roof at Indoor Stadium Huamark has stoked fears about the safety of operating in public buildings.

  • OPINION

    Unthinking flyboys

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/09/2022

    » Re: "RTAF sorry for airport flight delays", (BP, Sept 28).

  • OPINION

    There have probably been better years

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021

    » Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.

  • OPINION

    Noble no more

    News, Postbag, Published on 17/09/2019

    » An American senator is said to have coined the phrase, "The first casualty when war comes is truth", back in 1918.

  • OPINION

    Days of wine and woe

    News, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2019

    » Most people will be aware of the phrase "old wine in new bottles" but maybe not know that it was coined from the phrase "new wine in old bottles" and stems from biblical times when it wasn't deemed to be a good idea to decant new wine into old leather storage satchels because the leather could be cracked and the possibility of leakage was likely to occur.

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    A look back at another 'amazing' year

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/12/2017

    » It is customary at this time of the year to take a not too serious look back on the past 12 months, although there are some events you may well prefer to forget. If nothing else it will serve as a reminder that Thailand will always be Truly Amazing.

  • OPINION

    Just reflections of ourselves

    Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/05/2013

    » The wonderful thing about representative democracy is that, not only do we get exactly what we vote for, but the people sitting in government also represent exactly the people walking in the streets. It’s like a reflection in the mirror.

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