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When being a loyal customer just doesn't pay
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 11/07/2012
» It's difficult to be a consumer nowadays if you don't keep up on information about the product of your choice. If you're loyal to some goods or services and continuously pay a fixed amount every month without asking any questions, you may be letting the companies providing your goods or services take advantage of you.
Reward those police who serve the public
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 13/06/2012
» Traffic in some areas of Bangkok on Sunday was unusually busy as the police force was holding entrance exams. Those who pass are bestowed the rank of police constable.
Landowners' fires put public safety at risk
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 09/05/2012
» One evening while heading home, I was alarmed to find a bright orange flame shining in an empty plot of land in my neighbourhood.
We can have our fruit, and eat it, too
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 11/04/2012
» I spent the holidays visiting a friend growing fruit in Chanthaburi and I was amazed when he told me that he had just sold mangosteen at his orchard for 100 baht a kilogramme, a high price for consumers to spend on the so-called queen of fruit.
Looking good enough to eat
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 07/03/2012
» Have you ever seen mouth-watering dishes posted on Facebook, Twitter or other social networks, making you want to follow your friends to wherever that irresistible dish is being served? This is a kind of marketing power which restaurant owners might not even realise _ that nowadays photo-sharing on social media can benefit their business. Those posting images on social networks may not be aware that they are helping drive the marketing of their most (or least) favourite restaurants.
Blind to the business of begging
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 08/02/2012
» There was an interesting piece of news last week that really impressed me about the cleverness of the guy in the story. The man was earning over 100,000 baht a month from begging _ far higher than the government's proposed 15,000 baht monthly salary for a new university graduate holding a bachelor's degree. With his wife acting as the guide, the man put on a pair of dark glasses and feigned blindness. The couple popped in and out of restaurants in Chon Buri, collecting change from the compassionate and earning 3-4,000 baht a day. Their game unravelled only after the couple had an argument. The wife grumbled about the husband's "big spending" at their rented air-conditioned bungalow, and a fight ensued. Police were called in to investigate the disturbance.
Old enough for crime, but not punishment?
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 11/01/2012
» The second Saturday of January is the annual day when children and the youth in Thailand are celebrated. But not all of them have a chance to enjoy Children's Day. Some of them are locked up in de facto prisons, officially known as the Juvenile Observation and Protection Centres. These youths should have the opportunity to live a normal life after they serve their terms. Surprisingly, some of them choose to commit the same crime or offence again and again. Should society still give such untamed youths the opportunity for freedom again _ only for them to become recidivists?