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"Toon Bodyslam"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/05/2013
» Last week, our Friday Guru magazine did a feature on top Thai entertainers who did not have an easy time becoming rich and famous. Let's begin with Atiwara "Toon Bodyslam" Kongmalai. More tomorrow
End of the world?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/12/2012
» Not yet said a panel of top Thai scientists at a Chulalongkorn University faculty of science forum yesterday. There is zero evidence the world will end on Friday.
Visiting Obama gets no rest
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2012
» Visiting presidents get no time off for jet lag, it seems. President Obama's workday begins as soon as he gets off the plane at Don Mueang. Meanwhile, preparations continue for his visit.
Kru Lilly tells her story
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/10/2012
» Today’s Life section has a long story on famed transgender tutor Kijmanoch ‘Kru Lilly’ Rojanasupya. This excerpt will get you started.
3G auction criticised
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2012
» Telecom operaters seem happy, but Thai consumers may or may not be closer to having a true 3G system today after the low prices offered during yesterday’s bandwidth auction have prompted renewed threats of legal action against the NBTC.
Case against Dr Supat strengthens
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/10/2012
» Evidence against police doctor Supat Laohawattana became stronger yesterday after a second witness implicated him and DNA results indicated one of the those killed in his orchard was one of his Burmese workers.
Gaemi turns west – towards us
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/10/2012
» Gaemi, still a tropical storm in the South China Sea, has turned west with landfall expected on the Vietnamese coast sometime tomorrow. Preparations are continuing to mimimise its effects when it reaches us a day or so later.
BMA’s flood planning blasted again (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/09/2012
» Democrat Party-led City Hall's flood preparations have received plenty of criticism from the Pheu Thai party, but yesterday's criticism from a prominent academic may have been more damaging and accurate.
Learn Thai: The flood season
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/09/2012
» Today's story contains Thai/English vocabulary you are guaranteed to see again before the flood season finishes, probably more than once.
HFM disease reaches Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2012
» As of yesterday, nearly 30 schools in Bangkok had either closed or suspended some classes after students were found to have been infected with a strain of the hand, foot and mouth disease virus.