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On top of the world in Kathmandu
Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/09/2025
» I was sorry to read about the unrest in Kathmandu this week. As a kid in the UK during the 1950s I used to daydream about far away places with strange-sounding names. One of those places was Kathmandu.
A magician from the trenches of war
Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/09/2025
» Last month PostScript mentioned the strange phenomenon of how the 1950s British ventriloquist Peter Brough and his schoolboy dummy Archie Andrews had a successful radio show called Educating Archie. Although Brough's ventriloquist skills was a visual art and seemed wasted on radio it didn't appear to bother listeners.
Strange choices of pets in Thailand
Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/08/2025
» There was a report in last Monday's Post that lions are becoming popular pets in Thailand. It is believed there are about 500 captive lions mainly in Thailand's zoos, breeding farms and petting cafes, but more disturbingly, some in private homes. It doesn't need spelling out why this is not a good idea.
Thai schoolboy rides horse to school each day
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» ANG THONG - A student in central Thailand has captured widespread attention with his extraordinary daily commute to school on horseback.
Schoolboy repeatedly assaulted for breaking vaper
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 13/03/2025
» KHON KAEN - A 13-year-old schoolboy who was a regular user of e-cigarettes has been moved to a boarding school after he was repeatedly assaulted by a 16-year-old boy for breaking the latter’s vaper.
The lonely songbird in a gilded cage
Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/02/2025
» A few words on singer/actress Marianne Faithfull who died last week at the age of 78. I have followed her career with some interest because she lived in my home town of Reading in the early 1960s, attending St Joseph's Convent school.
14-year-old fatally stabbed by teen friend in Sattahip
Published on 11/12/2024
» CHON BURI - A 14-year-old Thai-Australian schoolboy was stabbed to death by his friend at the entrance of a housing estate in Sattahip district on Tuesday night. The teen attacker was subsequently arrested.
2 students killed, 12 hurt as truck hits school pickup
Published on 15/11/2024
» PATTANI: Two students were killed and 12 others hurt, one badly, when a six-wheel truck hit a parked pickup carrying students in Sai Buri district of this southern province on Friday.
From the Ammies to the Posh
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/10/2024
» While most football fans know the nicknames of clubs in the Premier League and Championship they are probably less familiar with those in the lower divisions. Some simply reflect a team's colours or a variation on the club name. But many provide an insight into the cultural and economic environment of towns and regions where the clubs first developed.
Ruffian runs amok; callous teen killing; barn puzzle
News, Mae Moo, Published on 06/10/2024
» 'Taen' leaves trail of destruction