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If looks could kill (another use of the passive)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/02/2013
» “If looks could kill,” is an expression people use to describe when someone has given them an unfriendly, unpleasant or angry look. Six men in this funny video clip would be dead if that were true. Explain, using the passive voice.
Sri Lanka navy rescues Rohingya
Published on 17/02/2013
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's navy on Saturday rescued 38 Myanmar nationals who were drifting off the island's east coast, the second batch of Rohingya boat people to be saved in as many weeks, officials said.
Minister says limit energy or face cuts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2013
» Homes and government agencies will need to conserve power to heed off a potential energy crisis over the next several months, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said Saturday.
It's not all sanuk here says survey
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» LONDON - If you're Thai, don't get angry. But the fact is, you're not as much fun as the rest of the world thinks you are.
DSI says 14 resorts encroaching
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/02/2013
» The Department of Special Investigation says that 14 hotels and resorts in Phuket have encroached on national park land, sparking a probe by the Land Department to verify ownership of the concerned plots.
2 bombs defused, third explodes in South
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2013
» PATTANI : Security officers defused two bombs rigged to go off in downtown Muang district yesterday, but were too late to prevent a third from detonating.
Foreigner 'raped' after night out
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - Police are investigating the alleged gang rape of a Scottish woman on Friday morning.
City voters most let down by broken promises of past
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» Bangkok voters say the failure of candidates to keep campaign promises was their biggest source of disappointment in past city governor elections, Abac Poll has found.
Rohingya shelter boss struggling to quieten tensions
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/02/2013
» SONGKHLA : A temporary shelter for Rohingya women in this southern province is struggling to contain tension and quarrels among occupants.
Govt seeks drought solution
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered her government to develop long-term solutions to drought which is currently affecting more than 30 provinces.