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Always look on the bright side of life
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/03/2014
» The news has been so gloomy in Thailand that I admit to have been scratching around in search of something remotely cheerful to write about.
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It’s no longer just a walk in the park
Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/03/2014
» With the Bangkok shutdown virtually shutting itself down, it was something of a relief to witness the Big Mango getting back to normal — well, sort of normal.
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Don Mueang … the airport that refused to retire
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/03/2014
» Last week Don Mueang airport celebrated its 100th anniversary. The airport has done well to reach the century mark, since it was initially put out to pasture nearly eight years ago at the sprightly age of 92 when Suvarnabhumi emerged from the Cobra Swamp.
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Life is just a lottery … even if it’s rigged
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/03/2014
» Twice a month the whole of Thailand grinds to a halt. Now this is not because everyone has simultaneously fallen asleep, although in this country that is not beyond the realms of possibility.
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You’re never alone on the streets of Bangkok
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/03/2014
» When I was first in Thailand, any expedition in Bangkok would almost certainly involve hearing the joyful greeting, “Hey you, farang, one baht,” from the street kids. You would hear it every time you went out and I even began to wonder if the first English lesson they were all taught at school was that “hey you, farang” was the proper way to greet a foreigner.
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It’s beginning to look like walking wounded
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/04/2014
» Being a Thai politician can be a more hazardous occupation than you imagine. For a start they have to put up with all the insults. They may be thick skinned, but after a while being called a “buffalo”, “lizard” or “toad” must get on their nerves.
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There’s nothing like a meaningful controversy
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/04/2014
» One of the more entertaining aspects of Amazing Thailand is the ability to create controversies over the most unlikely topics. When I first arrived in the Kingdom there was a raging row over roller skates.
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The festival that doesn’t know when to stop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/04/2014
» The Songkran Festival seems to have gone on forever this year. There are definitely an awful lot of city people who slipped away for a “long weekend” about 10 days ago who haven’t been heard of since.
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Hang on, there must be some mistake
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/04/2014
» Being a certified wrinkly, I thought I was too ancient to enjoy a brand new experience, but that’s what happened last week, thanks to the Thai tax department of all the unlikely sources.
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The curious case of the unwanted fire trucks
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/05/2014
» The sorry tale of the unused fire trucks is approaching the doubtful status of a full-blooded Thai saga, with the usual ingredients of high farce, excuses and red herrings, ultimately sinking into a legal morass. And we are still no nearer getting the trucks fighting fires.
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