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Give trees a chance
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2018
» As of late, the construction company Italian-Thai has made headlines due to the illegal wildlife hunting activities of its president Premchai Karnasuta and the now -- sadly -- iconic panther he slayed. While Premchai is a threat to Thailand's fauna, it appears the company itself is no friend to flora, either.
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The walking dead
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/08/2017
» Last month, Honolulu in Hawaii successfully made a significant legal move, labelling itself as the US major city to ban pedestrians from texting or viewing their mobiles or other digital devices when crossing the road. Effective in October, the distracted-walking law will pose penalties from US$15-35 (500-1,163 baht) and repeat offenders fined up to $99.
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Cell-by dates
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 06/08/2017
» The day after That Woman's closing statement in her malfeasance trial, national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul seemed painfully unhappy about something. He looked the way men with look with multi-day dyschezia or domestic dissimilarity. He said her approximately 900 supporters gathered at the court were well behaved "thanks to the 300 police" he ordered in.
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Time for ride-sharing services to pay up
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 12/07/2017
» One typical habit of Thai officials is that if they can't solve an existing problem, they find a new one to solve.
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Where life and reality TV meet
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 12/06/2017
» Over the past weeks, two young women from Thailand made international news for wildly different reasons: one was Ariya Jutanugarn, a female golf player who was recently recognised as the world's No.2, the other Preeyanuch "Preaw" Nonwangchai, an attractive karaoke girl who allegedly murdered and dismembered another woman earlier this month.
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Change you can believe in, or pie in sky?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/06/2017
» What was seemingly an earnest campaign to illuminate Bangkok in a manner not involving digital billboards or aircraft warning lights has put the spotlight on truth in advertising and the ethics of social campaigns targeting Thai netizens.
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Mushroom case too sad for words
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/05/2017
» Listening to the morning news while boarding a taxi this past Wednesday made me feel like I was listening to a sad soap opera story. Most radio hosts gave their time to the mushroom-picking couple who were sentenced to five years in jail for their role in illegal logging in Kalasin.
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The cop, the seat belt and the fat farang
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/05/2017
» While I always wear a safety belt when sitting in the front seat of a taxi, it is taking a little while to get in the habit of wearing them in the back, as now required by Thai law. This is a result of spending four decades in Thailand not wearing seat belts in the back -- primarily because there weren't any.
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True or April Fool?
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 31/03/2017
» To celebrate April Fools' Day (Apr 1) and prepare you for the barrage of hoaxes and false news, I've come up with a quiz to help you practise your discerning between true or false. Here are seven either unbelievable-but-true or outright fake stories that have happened in Thailand.
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Justice system put on trial
News, Editorial, Published on 24/02/2017
» Following the much-publicised wrongful imprisonment claim by former schoolteacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, similar alleged "scapegoat" cases have recently come to light.
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