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Canal death mystery, sex for drugs, forgetful felon
News, Mae Moo, Published on 28/04/2024
» Burning it at both ends
Caught short, errant mate, spooky theft, gift of the gab
News, Mae Moo, Published on 23/10/2022
» An Udon Thani woman is afraid for her safety after a young customer paid for a 10-baht snack with a meth pill.
A time for solitude
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/03/2020
» Starting on Thursday, Thailand is under a state of emergency. Hopefully, this will help the country cope with the Covid-19 pandemic more effectively. At the time of writing, a full lockdown is not yet announced. But in line with the emergency decree, it's likely that social distancing will no longer be urged but enforced. Only with people staying calmly at home will it be possible to keep the highly contagious virus under control. China has shown that such stringent measures worked. If everybody complies, it should bring a good result here, too.
Broken but not shattered
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 14/03/2020
» 'Don't be naughty, otherwise the police will come and get you!"
Island of unspoilt charm
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/10/2018
» Nothing lasts forever. But no less true is the fact that certain things do last longer than expected. The peaceful and simple lifestyle of the rural communities on Koh Sukon of Trang province is an amazing case in point.
Old monks' gift to cyclists
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/12/2017
» Apart from Suvarnabhumi airport's newly renovated Sky Lane, there are not many cycling lanes where bicyclists in Bangkok and peripheral areas can ride without worrying about hitting a jogger or being crushed by an automobile. This place in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, is one such rare training ground.
Philippines' Duterte says he personally killed people
AFP, Published on 14/12/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.
The German legacy in Qingdao
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/03/2016
» The wind was chilly and the mass of fog it brought inland from the adjacent sea obscured the entire sky and anything higher than the treetops. From the lookout point on a small hill where I was standing I could see through the white haze part of a town made up of Western-style buildings that were topped with red-tiled roofs, including one impressive mansion perched on the side of another mound nearby. When the sky is clear, I was told, it would also be possible to see the twin towers of a century-old Catholic church and many other pieces of historical architecture further away.
The fads of tomorrow
Guru, Adam Kohut, Published on 25/09/2015
» Alas, Bike for Mom has passed us by. But does that mean Bangkok's cycling craze is over? Heavens and mercy, no! Cycling, somehow, has wriggled into a place of semi-permanence in the heart of urban Thailand. Despite Bangkok being the world's most ill-suited place for cycling (besides the bombed-out husk of Aleppo and the lost city of Atlantis), it is nonetheless rolling on two-wheels toward eco-friendly glory, aided by unrelenting media coverage and a crazed public support that is both impressive and frightening.
Mini enduro race comes to the capital
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/04/2014
» Enduro, the latest of mountain biking’s various overlapping disciplines, has become a boom among many MTB addicts in Thailand. Quite a few people now own the expensive enduro rigs, and even more are dreaming of getting one. There is even a Facebook group, created earlier this year, where Thai enduro enthusiasts can exchange news, views and passion concerning this particular genre of biking. However, there has never ever been an enduro competition in this country.