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One in three women 'a victim of domestic violence'
AFP, Published on 20/06/2013
» More than one woman in three around the globe is a victim of domestic violence, with those in Asia and the Middle East most-affected by the scourge, the World Health Organization said.
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Follicle Challenge
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/04/2013
» Problems such as hair loss, greying, baldness, hair damage and itchy scalps are common. Those suffering from such problems can have an inferiority complex, whether male or female.
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Sick orphans 'biggest losers' in Russian anti-US adoption law
AFP, Published on 29/12/2012
» Sick or handicapped children will be the biggest losers in a Russian law banning adoption of Russian children by American families, adoption agencies have warned.
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The end of days
Life, Plalai Faifa, Published on 16/11/2012
» Viewers who have followed Bela Tarr's ongoing chronicle of humankind succumbing to terminal misery and entropy will find the process reaching its bitter end here (the word is that it is the director's final film, his definitive statement). The Turin Horse is a cinema snob's wet dream: shot in the bleakest black and white with Hungarian dialogue (very little of it), filled with takes that go on for long minutes in which virtually nothing happens, a mood of intensifying breakdown and despair that culminates in complete stasis. Not a lot here for the Great Unwashed, the Batman crowd, but even they will have to admit that the film is stunning to look at, whether or not it really works as a whole and does justice to its colossal theme.
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Tick here if you think this system is insane
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/07/2012
» THE STORY SO FAR: It's work permit renewal time, and your columnist has been hit with an edict to prove he doesn't suffer from elephantitis, leprosy, tuberculosis, syphilis and insanity. The first four are a walkover. The last? NOW READ ON!
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Why It's downright certifiable!
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/07/2012
» It's that time of the year again. I'm talking about work permit time, when I make my annual visit to the Labour Ministry to get a stamp that enables me to work for yet another year in the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Blood tests discriminatory
News, Published on 01/07/2012
» I am an instructor at a prominent university in Bangkok and I am increasingly concerned at the increasing trend of xenophobia within institutions relating to foreign employees in Thailand, particularly those employed in education.
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Disease pandemic fears rise as migrant workers go unchecked
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/05/2012
» Fears are rising over the spread of serious communicable diseases among migrant workers as the government's policy on nationality verification does not require them to undergo annual health checks.
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Teenagers want sex for valentines day
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2012
» Poll reveals young lovers intend to lose virginity, disease control dept launches "Safe Love - Condoms Can Handle It" safe-sex campaign.
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Bacteria that no drug will kill
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2011
» Development of new antibiotics cannot keep pace with speed of drug resistance. Hospitals especially risky places.
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