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No easy answer to who lit fuse in bomb attacks
Spectrum, Published on 26/02/2012
» Since the bomb blasts earlier this month which struck Bangkok and New Delhi, and a failed attack in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, confusion over events on the ground has been compounded by a predictable war of words between Iran, widely viewed as behind the attacks, and its arch-enemy Israel, the apparent target.
Is it 'Alien' or 'Avatar' in Kaeng Krachan?
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 19/02/2012
» Last July the mysterious crashes of three military helicopters in the space of a couple of weeks riveted the country's focus on Kaeng Krachan National Park, the nation's largest in Phetchaburi province. Much less attention was given to another dramatic series of events around the same time affecting ethnic Karen-Thai inside the park. These culminated in raids by park officials in which a total of 90 of their homes and rice barns were burned down. The ethnic Karen and their advocates say the National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation Department is conducting a campaign to drive them out of the park.
Valentine's Day bombs: a farce with deadly implications
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2012
» To one neighbour of the three Iranian bombing suspects who sent Bangkok into a frenzy last week, the most unforgivable act they committed during their stay was not mowing the lawn in front of their humble rented home.
With attitude and tattoos, hope is delivered to inmates
Spectrum, Published on 12/02/2012
» Heather Luna-Rose works 12 hour days, driving taxis around a small island off the west coast of Canada. She does this every day for eight months, just so she can spend the rest of her year in Thailand talking to foreign men in prison.
Myanmar's rising drug trade
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 12/02/2012
» Professor Des Ball pushes plates of what is left of a roast duck and barbeque prawn dinner to the side as he spreads a large map across the dinner table and stabs his finger at a point where northern Thailand meets Myanmar.
TAXES IN THAILAND Part VIII: Calculation of allowances
Spectrum, Published on 05/02/2012
» For the past couple of weeks we have used an example to figure out how tax deductions are calculated. This week we'll use the same example to show how allowances work and how they are used to determine taxable income. Remember, the terms allowance and exemption mean the same thing for the purposes of this discussion.
Taxi drivers stuck in reverse
Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/01/2012
» Earlier this month, the government reached a compromise to increase the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by just 50 satang per kilogramme starting tomorrow. In a concession to angry transport operators, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong dropped the original plan to increase the price of CNG _ more commonly known known as NGV (natural gas for vehicles) _ at the rate of 50 satang a month for 12 months until it reached 14.50 baht a kilogramme. Mr Kittiratt has promised further consultation with the transport sector in the next few weeks before deciding whether there will be further CNG price hikes.
TAXES IN THAILAND V: Know your allowances (exemptions)
Spectrum, Published on 15/01/2012
» As we discussed last week, your taxable income is the income to which income tax rates are applied and your taxes are calculated. The formula for determining your taxable income is: Taxable income equals assessable income minus deductions minus allowances.
Living over troubled waters
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 01/01/2012
» Obstructions along canals in Bangkok and nearby provinces are commonly cited as a major factor behind this year's flood disaster. However, clearing them has proved a thorny issue for authorities as it means not only removing debris and sediment, but also tearing down people's makeshift homes.