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Recalling a world of dots and dashes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/05/2025
» I forgot to mention in PostScript last week that Sunday, April 27, was Morse Code Day which marks the birth of Samuel Morse, inventor of the famous communications code. The reason for my interest is that it brings fond memories of the late 1960s when I worked at Cable and Wireless (C&W) communications company in Holborn, central London.
Ghosts of past spies haunt London underground tunnels
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» LONDON - Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange.
Thai buyers chase classy London's bargains
Spectrum, Published on 04/09/2016
» London has long been the destination of choice for Thai investors looking overseas. The lifestyle, language, healthcare services and educational opportunities reinforce its position as a world-class city. In terms of the basic investment fundamentals, London has always been viewed as a safe haven with a strong and established legal structure, asset protection and a multicultural society.
Thinking not a crime
News, Postbag, Published on 21/07/2016
» Re: "Netiwit's monument gesture fires up internet", (Thai Pulse, July 20).
Fire underground causes chaos in London
AFP, Published on 02/04/2015
» An underground blaze in central London Wednesday caused mass evacuations and forced several West End shows to cancel performances as fire fighters tackled the blaze which sent out a pall of thick smoke.
Union says 36 dead in clash at S. Africa mine
AFP, Published on 17/08/2012
» Dozens of people were killed after South African police opened fire on hundreds of workers on a wildcat strike at a platinum mine, in the deadliest day of protest since apartheid.