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A deadly rite of passage
News, Published on 04/02/2012
» Those expecting to see a lessening of violence in our school system this year have already had their hopes dashed. A student initiation rite last month led to the violent death of a 15-year-old in Samut Prakan. Less than a week later, a near-riot involving vocational school students wielding knives and homemade ping-pong bombs ended with four people in hospital and 28 in police custody.
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You get what you deserve
News, Published on 05/05/2012
» Re: ''You're imagining it, says PM'' (BP, May 4).
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Happiness should come from having a healthy body, not a skinny one
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 13/06/2012
» Today, people are more concerned about weight and in particular, appearance, than they are about their health. In order to stay in shape, some go to the extreme.
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Muscling in on a body of work
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 08/08/2012
» Recently, I attended the opening of a sports and exercise centre where I explored leading-edge sports technology, sophisticated scientific instruments and fitness testing as well as a wide range of exercise-based rehabilitation tools that can help professional athletes keep fit during recovery and also help patients regain faster after bone- and joint-related surgery.
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Rice will end up rotting
News, Published on 10/08/2012
» Re: ''Kittiratt, Korn spar over rice price schemes'' (BP, Aug 9).
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Economic inequality is a sure recipe for soaring crime
News, Published on 09/01/2013
» About noon on Christmas Day in London, I became the victim of a crime. Somebody smashed in the rear window of our family car; nothing serious, fortunately.
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Teens gorging themselves to an early grave
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 14/03/2013
» While online weeks ago, I stumbled across shocking photos of South Korean teenagers who publicised their bizarre dining experience: They gorged themselves on French fries piled on trays, taking pictures of their feast _ a so-called "potato party" _ and then posted them on social networks. And they also challenged the world by saying that they don't care about eating such a staggeringly unhealthy diet.
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Donate some respect
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/04/2013
» The Thai Red Cross Society has been trying desperately to explain to the public that it has actually never despised people with diverse sexual preferences and has never discriminated against them in the matter of blood donation.
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The perils of overenthusiastic parenting
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 22/05/2013
» A nasty week of traffic congestion signals that school has already reopened. Children are busy with books and engaged with their school activities while parents help them choose their classes.
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Put traffickers behind bars
News, Published on 22/06/2013
» Governments worldwide have a sworn duty to protect the weak and vulnerable from physical exploitation by criminal gangs. The onus becomes even greater if forced prostitution, domestic servitude or slavery in sweatshops or aboard fishing vessels is involved. When the authorities neglect this obligation they risk being branded as culpable by the US State Department in its annual human trafficking report, a fate that has just befallen Thailand for the fourth consecutive year. Washington has again declared this country to be an international people trafficking hub.
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