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It could all be pretty amazing again

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/01/2012

» I trust everyone is holding up well at the height of the funny hats and hangovers season. In a few days it will be back to grim reality _ hangovers without the hats. And I won't complain if I don't hear that ''happy new mia'' Thai joke for a while.

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That's one way to liven up parliament

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/03/2012

» There has been some discussion recently concerning sobriety, or rather the alleged lack of it, in the Thai parliament. It was even suggested that MPs should line up to take a breathalyser test before they can enter the hallowed talking shop. What a splendid sight that would be. Mind you, if they had such a test in the British parliament they would never get a quorum.

OPINION

Writing on the wall

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/04/2012

» Not far from my house in Bangkok is a large telephone junction box on which someone has recently sprayed in large black letters "Jon Smith Was Here!". Not the most original form of graffiti , but at least it was spelt correctly. It would have perhaps been more intriguing if it said "Lady Gaga Was Here" or maybe had a bit of local colour like "Thaksin Was Here".

OPINION

Grim White House in-tray

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/11/2012

» When Barack Obama won the US presidential election four years ago, the BBC commented that when he took over from George W Bush _ a few months later he would be inheriting ''the in-tray from Hell''. It wasn't far off the mark. Certainly things haven't been a barrel of laughs for Mr President. But he can't complain: After all, he wanted the job.

OPINION

Winning hearts and minds in the Big Mango

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/01/2013

» In the unlikely event you hadn't noticed, electioneering for a new Bangkok governor is with us again, always a time of festivity, buffoonery and unscheduled mirth. The candidates are as usual full of promises, but a little bit thin on the policy side. Indeed for the next month we are going to hear a lot more promises_ some silly, some daft and some utterly absurd. And be prepared for daily photos of grinning candidates clutching terrified babies, cooking noodles and kissing grandmas.

OPINION

And now, a good hand for the losers

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/03/2013

» It seems only fair to pay tribute to the 24 candidates that didn't quite make it at last week's Big Mango election. Lest we forget, for months these people acted above and beyond the call of duty in the name of democracy, sweating their way around Bangkok's steamy streets, sporting those fixed grins so beloved by politicians.

OPINION

In Thailand, the little things mean a lot

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/06/2013

» During recent weeks there have been a number of reports concerning today's by-election in Don Muang district of Bangkok. News items have also appeared on the airport, which although in the same district, is spelled Don Mueang with that sneaky , "e" creeping in. It's very trivial, but that little "e" can be quite irritating and the different spelling must be a bit puzzling for readers.

OPINION

Pink limos show up in the strangest places

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/06/2013

» Following last week's column concerning cars of a pink persuasion, there have been assorted sightings of pink Cadillacs in Pattaya, Udon Thani and even Nakhon Nowhere. This iconic limo turns up in the most unusual places.

OPINION

Transport chief and the fuss on the bus

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/07/2013

» The best tale of the week featured Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt attempting to get first-hand experience of the daily woes faced by Bangkok's long-suffering commuters.

OPINION

That was one of the great shows, that was

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/09/2013

» It was sad to learn of the passing of British TV broadcaster Sir David Frost, 74, last week. Although he became internationally known through his interviews with former US President Richard Nixon in 1977, I will always remember him for his early work on the breakthrough BBC satirical show That Was The Week That Was, aka TW3.