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Animals to stop naughty activity in Lumpini
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/08/2018
» No hanky-panky in the park, if you don't mind.
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All Blacks star remembers the pain of 1995 defeat
Sports, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/06/2018
» One is an All Blacks legend and the other arguably one of the most exciting rugby players England has produced in recent years. But despite playing in different eras, both Andrew Mehrtens and Anthony Watson recognise rugby's future is very much in the hands of the kids.
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And the award goes to … not these films
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/03/2018
» It's Oscar time again and as usual Hollywood is ignoring exciting Thai productions. Here are a few that caught the eye:
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A traditional fair that is fit for a queen
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/11/2017
» The Ploenchit Fair, to be held at Bangkok Patana School next Saturday, serves as an annual reminder that the year is drawing to a close. The fair always reminds me of Queen Victoria, or rather her statue, which graced the fair in the days when it was held at the British embassy.
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Perils of mushroom picking in Thailand
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2017
» One encouraging piece of news this week was the Supreme Court reducing the sentence of the Kalasin mushroom pickers accused of illegal logging from 15 years to five. But many questions remain.
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Climb every mountain … ford every stream
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/03/2016
» About 18 months ago, I stood at the foot of Phu Kradung (Bell Mountain) in Loei province, contemplating whether I was capable of making it to the top.
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Capo can return to the dictionary now
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/05/2014
» One outcome of the past week’s proceedings is that we have lost one acronym, but gained another.
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The curious case of sacred traffic cones
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/05/2014
» As in most cities, traffic cones in Bangkok are part of the urban landscape and nobody takes much notice of them, except when inebriated citizens occasionally try them on as hats.
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When whistling could be music to the ears
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/01/2014
» When all this stuff in Bangkok is finally over _ if it ever is _ there are going to be tens of thousands of people with a full command of that popular unmusical instrument, the whistle. But when the whistle-blowing stops, what are they going to do? They can't all become football referees. And most of those other cherished whistling jobs, such as train guards or car park attendants, already have long waiting lists. So we are going to have on our hands an awful lot of extremely frustrated whistle blowers.
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Blowing the whistle on what is still 'Amazing Thailand'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/12/2013
» Well, we've just about scraped through another year, although in recent weeks things have looked decidedly dodgy.
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