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War crimes and the price of justice
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 22/01/2012
» Putting a price on human life has never been a simple matter. For example, hospitals constantly face financial pressures, but patients' rights to privacy ensure that such awkward subjects are handled behind closed doors.
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These guys oughta be locked up! Cage fighting hits town
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 25/03/2012
» In last weekend's main event, Arnaud ''The Game'' Lepont was losing, staggering on unsteady legs as his opponent landed kick after blow and at one point had him in a choke hold. Krysztof ''Haja'' Hajtalowicz, a Polish master of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, had a 10cm height advantage and far greater reach. A blow to the face had split the Frenchman's lower lip, and blood poured from his mouth.
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The jailhouse rocked ... Well, not quite
Spectrum, Published on 01/04/2012
» Let's call him Stan. That's not his real name, as this recently released prisoner doesn't want to get into even deeper trouble than he was last December and January, when for a period of almost one month, he was incarcerated at Samut Prakan prison.
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For African footballers, the grass is greener in Thailand
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 15/04/2012
» The Thai Premier League _ boosted by increasing sponsorship, popular support and financial backing from politicians and corporate millionaire chairmen _ is on the rise. TPL champions Buriram United defeated the top teams of the Japanese and Chinese leagues in its first two Asian Champions League matches last month, an achievement unimaginable a few years ago.
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Regulator blames GMM Grammy for Euro row
Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/06/2012
» The controversy surrounding the broadcasting of Euro 2012 matches has swept politics from front pages and left millions of frustrated fans demanding to know: What happened to my football?
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How to ease the pain of regulatory compliance
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 17/06/2012
» Reporting requirements for financial transactions are among the chores that burden expats. Anti-money laundering regulations are among the most intrusive. Are these really necessary? Let's study these requirements in more detail.
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PETS IN THAILAND V Dog bites man _ part one
Spectrum, Published on 08/07/2012
» If your pet harms somebody, who is responsible? Let's say, for example, you always let your dog out into the street in the afternoon. There are some children who often play football in the same street. One night your dog is sleeping in his usual spot in your house. There's an angry banging on the door. It's the father of one of the children, accompanied by a policeman, who says your dog attacked his son. The father says his son is now in hospital with torn ligaments. He says his son will never walk again and you will pay.
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Blemishes in the beautiful game
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2012
» The findings of an ongoing parliamentary investigation may threaten the existence of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), said the spokesman of a committee on corruption last week. As a public organisation under royal patronage and a recipient of public funds, the FAT is not allowed to seek profit, but evidence that the Thai Premier League (TPL) runs on a profit-making model could lead to court-ordered sanctions including dissolving the body that runs football in Thailand.
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At casket of leader, KNU looks to an uncertain fate
Spectrum, Published on 21/10/2012
» David Taw's untimely death last Sunday in a military hospital in Yangon may have finally brought peace to the Karen leader, but it leaves the political organisation he spent decades working for grappling with a divisive split that threatens to weaken and derail its ongoing peace talks with the Myanmar government.
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From Cold War to the 'Tor Chor Dor'
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 10/02/2013
» At the height of the nuclear arms race during the Cold War, US military strategists theorised that if tensions escalated, controlled nuclear strikes against the Soviets could force them to back down.
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