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Life will never become Dull in Boring
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/08/2014
» Important news from Scotland — lovers of exotic place names will be pleased to learn that last weekend the village of Dull in Perthshire celebrated the second anniversary of its auspicious pairing with Boring, a small town in Oregon.
A rolling stone gathers a lot of dollars
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/07/2014
» The hand-written lyrics of Bob Dylan’s song Like A Rolling Stone fetched a record US$2 million (64.3 million baht) recently at a Sotheby’s auction.
Happy days are here again … well, sort of
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/06/2014
» The recently launched “Return Happiness to the Public” campaign in Thailand could be fun. The only problem is … what makes us happy? Some might say, not having to listen to ancient marching songs over and over again would be high up there on the list.
The lady who jumped in at the deep end
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/05/2014
» It was almost three years ago the headline for this column read: "There could be a lady waiting in the wings." It marked the first indication, however unlikely it seemed at the time, that Yingluck Shinawatra could possibly become the next prime minister, which for Thailand was stepping into unknown territory.
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.
Hang on, there must be some mistake
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/04/2014
» Being a certified wrinkly, I thought I was too ancient to enjoy a brand new experience, but that’s what happened last week, thanks to the Thai tax department of all the unlikely sources.
The festival that doesn’t know when to stop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/04/2014
» The Songkran Festival seems to have gone on forever this year. There are definitely an awful lot of city people who slipped away for a “long weekend” about 10 days ago who haven’t been heard of since.
There’s nothing like a meaningful controversy
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/04/2014
» One of the more entertaining aspects of Amazing Thailand is the ability to create controversies over the most unlikely topics. When I first arrived in the Kingdom there was a raging row over roller skates.
You’re never alone on the streets of Bangkok
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/03/2014
» When I was first in Thailand, any expedition in Bangkok would almost certainly involve hearing the joyful greeting, “Hey you, farang, one baht,” from the street kids. You would hear it every time you went out and I even began to wonder if the first English lesson they were all taught at school was that “hey you, farang” was the proper way to greet a foreigner.
Life is just a lottery … even if it’s rigged
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/03/2014
» Twice a month the whole of Thailand grinds to a halt. Now this is not because everyone has simultaneously fallen asleep, although in this country that is not beyond the realms of possibility.