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Bad parks image
News, Postbag, Published on 15/06/2018
» Thai prisons are full of non-violent offenders including for petty crimes.
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You can't beat a good song in the gridlock
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/09/2018
» Earlier this week a veteran taxi driver told me he was a great fan of Elvis Presley. He proceeded to sing Love Me Tender for most of the journey. He wasn't too bad either -- Elvis would have been proud. The crooner cabbie said singing took his mind off the horrors of Bangkok's traffic.
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End of the road for a special taxi driver
Life, Published on 03/04/2015
» I made my first Thai friend as soon as I stepped out of Suvarnabhumi Airport seven years ago to begin a new job in the Land of Smiles.
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Litany of ignorance
News, Postbag, Published on 20/03/2019
» Eric Bahrt in his March 19 letter, "Killing in the name", is confused about what atheists say morality might be, falsely assuming it means nihilism.
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Good chance of being caught on the hop
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/01/2023
» To mark this weekend's Chinese New Year celebrations for Year of the Rabbit it seems appropriate to dedicate today's column to our cuddly cottontail friends, otherwise known as bunnies. Let's hope not too many of them end up in a pie or stew. As a precaution, just be careful when you order "today's special".
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Endless debt cycle
News, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2019
» Re: "Handouts not the solution", (Editorial, Oct 4).
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Understanding Bangkok's traffic woes
News, Danny Marks, Published on 01/10/2019
» Anyone who lives in Bangkok won't be surprised to know that the navigation company, TomTom, recently ranked the city among the world's worst for traffic congestion. The transport sector also contributes greatly to Bangkok's overall carbon emissions: a quarter of its emissions -- higher than the global average -- come from this sector and is driven by private automobile use.
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Here's cheers to 2020
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2020
» I thank Robin Grant for his optimistic reaction to my remarks on democracy. Notwithstanding the informed, brighter perspective of the Spectator on the good times over the past decade, I still maintain my call for introspection on the future of democracy minus the British factor given that until the recent past former British colonies have been left out in the cold after the UK divested hold over its colonies which fed their mills and fuelled their manufacturing activities.
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A commuter's lot is not a happy one
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/07/2018
» Commuting in Bangkok has never been much fun and last week it got a whole lot worse if you happened to be a regular traveller on the BTS. The word "frustration" springs to mind, with perhaps a touch of "exasperation", "agitation" and a general feeling of "disgruntlement". It was definitely not good for the blood pressure.
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Diesel must die
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2019
» So, Pol Gen Aswin is going to "spearhead a campaign to tackle fine dust particles", (BP, Jan 25).
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