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Sun almost set on those Page 3 girls
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/01/2015
» For a moment it looked like the British national media had finally become nipple-free after more than 40 years. For the first three days of last week The Sun’s Page 3 girl, normally topless, was actually wearing clothes, prompting insiders and other newspapers to speculate that a decision had finally been made to drop the much-criticised daily dose of titillation.
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Well, somebody has to write the headlines
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/02/2015
» Last week’s column featuring memorable headlines prompted a number of readers to recall their personal favourites. It seems that everyone has a headline tucked away in their memory cells.
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At least they will be happy traffic jams
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/01/2015
» Last Monday we were greeted by the Bangkok Post front page with the cheerful news “Traffic paralysis beckons for city”, and you didn’t need to be a top urban planner to figure out that the city in question was Bangkok.
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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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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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The verdict is yours on the new tourist court
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/09/2013
» Best news of the week is the launching of a tourist court in Pattaya to speed up proceedings in minor cases. It means the jet ski scammers, rip-off artists and general riff-raff will all be immediately brought to justice _ well that's the theory.
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Nice base, a shame about the submarines
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/10/2013
» Last weekend, it was announced that a spanking new submarine base would open at Sattahip next March. This is wonderful news and would be even more wonderful if Thailand actually had any submarines. Still, it is a step in the right direction for a navy that hasn't had an operational sub since 1951.
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Pink limos show up in the strangest places
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/06/2013
» Following last week's column concerning cars of a pink persuasion, there have been assorted sightings of pink Cadillacs in Pattaya, Udon Thani and even Nakhon Nowhere. This iconic limo turns up in the most unusual places.
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It looks like full steam ahead ... well maybe not
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/03/2013
» You may have noticed an exciting report last week announcing a high-speed rail link to Pattaya by 2018, with flashy trains whizzing along at 250kph.
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Big Ben with legs might have been more fun
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/07/2012
» Every Olympics gives birth to mascots, most of them highly forgettable. Just try and remember a decent mascot from the last 40 years _ they don't actually leap out at you _ Misha the bear maybe from Moscow 1980, or Syd the Platypus from Sydney 2000.
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