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Koh Chang landslide blamed on resort expansion
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/10/2010
» Heavy rainfall was not the only cause of the land- and mud-slides that have ravaged parts of Koh Chang, authorities say.
Are you brave enough?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/10/2010
» Are you brave enough to be in the same room with 15 giant dinosaurs? If you live in Bangkok, you’ll get a chance to find out this November.
Eligible / Ineligible
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/10/2010
» allowed by rules or laws to do something or to receive something / not allowed by rules or laws to do something or to receive something
Dance doesn’t wash
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/10/2010
» WELLINGTON: A Turkish immigrant who claimed he was performing a traditional dance with violent-looking moves as he beat up his wife has been convicted of assault by a New Zealand judge.
Teaching in the mother tongue
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 03/10/2010
» Waeyousoh Sama-ali started his career in education in 1964 in a remote village of Pattani, assigned to teach at the kindergarten level. The education system at that time was heavily influenced by the nationalistic policies put in place by Field Marshal Plaek Phibulsonggram in 1941, as well as the 1961 Education Act passed during the regime of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat.
First community deeds issued in Thailand's land reform program
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2010
» Will community deeds prevent rich landlords getting their hands on land as they did in the 1984 Sor Por Kor scandal?
Impediments to income mobility in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2010
» Education and capital are the major impediments to income mobility in Thailand and some regions such as the northeast face significant barriers. Economist Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput uses research findings to explain why this is the case.
Technology showcase for disabled community
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/09/2010
» Health, recruitment and technology companies for people with disabilities will come together at the iCREATe2010 event, which will target the disabled community.
Drunk man pats croc
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2010
» PERTH, AUSTRALIA: A man (photo) who was ejected from a pub for being too drunk broke into a zoo and climbed onto the back of a crocodile named Fatso, which bit him on the leg but then let him go.
On a road to NOWHERE
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/09/2010
» The Easter Bunny has been hopping up and down Bangkok's expressways this week. No, I haven't been partaking of any illegal substances other than that bottle of Australian Shiraz I smuggled into the country without paying extra sales tax. What could the Easter Bunny possibly have in common with the tangled web of tang-duans that strangle my beloved Bangkok?