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A trip through 'Little Osaka'
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 09/06/2016
» Signs with Japanese characters can be seen on any corner, at general post offices, mini-marts, bars and little restaurants. Red paper lanterns are hung in lines outside shops decorated in Japanese style. Mother and son walk on the footpath, and, until they come closer, their Japanese conversation in soft voices make me think I may be displaced.
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Making the capital bicycle friendly is no easy feat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/06/2016
» City cycle lanes have become an issue again in recent weeks since an improved track around Chitralada Palace caused a furore on social media over it being supposedly impractical, with its construction damaging big tree roots.
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Water to the rescue
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/04/2016
» To cool people down during the summer, new waterparks have sprung up around Bangkok and in the provinces.
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Overprune is overkill
News, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2016
» Soi Rang Nam, one of Bangkok's greenest streets, just became the victim of a shocking branch-cutting campaign by the BMA.
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What did you do on Children's Day?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/01/2016
» Children have a lot to talk about today, but since Children's Day was yesterday, English speakers will need to use the past tense.
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Betting on bugs can be bit of a gamble
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/10/2015
» The most important news last week was undoubtedly a dramatic police swoop on a beetle fight in the northern province of Phrae. The eagle-eyed cops were so pleased with this successful raid they even held a press conference in which they announced to crime reporters that they arrested three men, confiscated two beetles and seized the grand sum of 100 baht, allegedly used for gambling purposes.
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Livestock dept says Thai camels free from Mers virus
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/06/2015
» The Livestock Development Department says it has tested camels extensively in the country and found them to be free from the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus.
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Wild cats, cocaine and claims of a police set-up
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/06/2015
» A calendar in the children’s room marks the number of days their mother has been in jail. Alongside it, pictures and drawings they have made of her are pinned to a large board.
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Postbag: Nan doesn’t need a mosque...
News, Published on 01/02/2015
» “Northern mosque a test of tolerance” (Spectrum, Jan 25).
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Makeshift schools only highlight a class divide
Spectrum, Published on 11/01/2015
» Bright yellow shipping containers are stacked three storeys high on the rocky ground next to a Don Muang construction site on the outskirts of Bangkok. It could be the graveyard of a disused port, but from one container on the ground the sound of children’s voices can be heard.
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