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On the naughty Stephff
Life, Dave Kendall, Published on 07/04/2023
» 'Hard cover. 160 color pages of pure old-fashioned sexism, outrageous political incorrectness and borderline humor with a touch of ugly neocolonialist patronizing that will definitely make this book strictly forbidden in 20 years."
Living in La La Land
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/02/2023
» Re: "Poll seen sparking spending spree", (Business, Feb 23).
Giving us a break?
Oped, Published on 26/06/2021
» There were five PostBag letters on June 24. Not one of them was from Felix Qui, Burin Kantabutra, Kuldeep Nagi or Eric Bahrt. Was it because they didn't write any or because the PostBag Editor finally decided to give readers a break from those guys?
Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update
Published on 09/03/2020
» Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.
Flying the Thai flag
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/04/2019
» Racing driver Alexander Albon is fast becoming the pride of Thailand. The 23-year-old's recent contract with Italian Formula 1 team Toro Rosso makes him the first Thai F1 driver in 65 years, since Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh represented the Kingdom in 1954.
Customs poses no obstacle for Ferrari dealer
Business, Published on 06/04/2018
» An overzealous Customs Department has sealed the fate of a number of luxury car importers, but the new tax system based on retail prices has helped official car dealers like Ferrari Thailand, which has already paid full taxes on its vehicles.
What's in a name?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/11/2016
» For "smooth cultural integration", Thai international study agency Smart NZ Education advises that students with nicknames like Poo, Pee and Porn consider alternatives. The issue made headlines earlier last month after a report by the New Zealand Herald indicated that students might get "harassed if nothing is done". That's not unlikely, despite the fact that "faeces", "urine" and "pornography" -- the formal English words for the aforementioned nicknames -- weren't exactly those parents' intention when their children first came into the world.