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Dealers in high places
News, Published on 12/02/2012
» With the staggering amounts of money to be made it should not surprise anyone if some people who are supposed to on the side of drug suppression are in fact involved in feeding the drug trade, both in Myanmar and Thailand
Put a tax on sea polluters
News, Published on 12/02/2012
» Today I went to the beach near my condo on Pratamnak Soi 5 in Pattaya. There was a strong wind blowing from the sea. This caused floating objects in the sea to be washed ashore.
Give nature time to heal
News, Published on 11/02/2012
» A medical survey conducted recently among hard-driving, white-collar workers in China has reached a conclusion that should have been obvious from the start. Long hours spent sitting behind a desk with little activity and irregular eating habits will eventually generate a multitude of aches and pains. As stress builds up, workers become physically uncomfortable, irritable or depressed. After hours of staring at a computer, their muscles are tired and weak, their joints stiff and they suffer from general malaise. Although the survey concentrated on workaholics in China, it would have found the same result here. Fortunately, most of these symptoms can be avoided by taking short breaks and getting some routine exercise _ a sensible course of action and one proven to work.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 10/02/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Defining 'fake' before it kills
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 10/02/2012
» Tolomeo Almonacin is suffering from prostate cancer. His fever symptoms did not die down in spite of having medication prescribed by the hospital. The doctor later found out the medicine was fake. The video then cut to a shot of police searching pharmacies as part of a process to stamp out the counterfeit drugs trade in Peru.
Tapping into prison phones
News, Published on 06/02/2012
» It is probably impossible to imagine a more complicated proposal to fight drug traffickers than the one put forward by authorities during the weekend. Certainly, it could serve as the plot for a movie or Sunday evening soap opera comedy. The source of the plot is Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, but there are numerous other players.
Much ado about nothing
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 02/02/2012
» During the morning news talk show Reung Lao Sao Athit on Channel 3 last Saturday, the presenter reported a story in which a team of policemen led by the outspoken politician Chuwit Kamolwisit shut down a nightclub, Narcissus, located off Sukhumvit Road the previous night. Chuwit, formerly a massage parlour tycoon, claimed the club is known to host secret "drug parties" and was a place "where foreigners assemble for unlawful purposes". However, urine tests on the spot did not return a single person testing positive for drugs.
The general and Nitirat
News, Published on 01/02/2012
» Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's criticism of the Nitirat group amounts to yet another intervention in political matters. Moreover, his comments coincide with two reports which cast the military in a negative light.
Chill of a new 'war on drugs'
News, Published on 31/01/2012
» Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has taken over as the general in charge of the next big battle in the war on drugs. The old commander, Thaksin Shinawatra, is in no position to lead the charge again. What is remarkable about Mr Chalerm's announcement of the next crackdown is its similarity to that of his mentor's in Dubai.
Baan Muang Editorial
News, Published on 31/01/2012
» The government must continue its nationwide campaign against drug trafficking, which still poses a big security threat to the country.