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A Thai monopoly and Leicester's triumph
News, Published on 06/05/2016
» No good party should be spoiled. As Leicester City's well-earned triumph is being celebrated and admired, accompanied by endless elation and intrigue, the anatomy of this previously unheralded, unsung and unlikely championship team that has just conquered the coveted Premier League title will be talked about long into posterity. It is truly incredible, an unprecedented feat harking back 132 years in LC Football Club's trying and grinding history.
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When politics override logic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2018
» Re: “Light rail routes facing cutback”, (BP, Nov 2). A number of weeks ago I made a simple calculation based on the projected cost, the expected number of likely passengers and the proposed fare for a high-speed rail to Chiang Mai. The venerable Japanese International Cooperation Agency undertook a large study of that route and concluded it was not feasible and withdrew its interest in it.
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Opening up duty-free
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2018
» As the auction for the concession to operate the duty-free zone at Suvarnabhumi airport comes closer, the fate of an underachieving industry hangs in the balance. The state-run Airports of Thailand (AoT) has not yet revealed whether it will do away with the current monopolistic concession model that has allowed only the sole operator, King Power International, to grow richer -- at the cost of both the state and shoppers.
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Regime needs lesson in Leicester karma
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 05/05/2016
» On top of tactics by manager Claudio Ranieri, creativity by winger Riyad Mahrez and goals by striker Jamie Vardy, it is the moral and spiritual support by Phra Prommangkalachan, better known as Chao Khun Thongchai, that helped land 132-year-old Leicester City its fairytale Premier League triumph.
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About Politics
News, Published on 07/05/2016
» Auditor's findings have put MR Sukhumbhand in a precarious position v A thorny problem arises over what to do with the army chief when he retires v Flak over the Senate question forces the NCPO to look at alternative ways to prolong its power
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Sex clip was no joke
News, Published on 03/06/2015
» How stupid do you have to be in 2015 to record yourself on your mobile phone doing something illegal? Perhaps not so very stupid after all. Three English professional football players made a video of themselves during a sex orgy with Thai women in Bangkok last week. It was given straight to a British newspaper, and the contents are now known and can be viewed worldwide. The racist, humiliating treatment handed to the women is grounds for dismissal by any decent business.
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