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Shaking off the laundromat blues
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/03/2023
» In last week's item concerning boutiques I wondered whether their influence could extend as far as the world of laundromats. My thanks to reader Jenifer Divine in Hamburg for informing me that in the German city's St Pauli district there is a laundromat dedicated to Jimi Hendrix which just about gives it boutique status.
Bangkok offers glimpse into the past
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/03/2022
» Stroll along the Chao Phraya River and visit the old quarter of the capital Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and you can see living proof of the harmonious mixture of Thai-Chinese and European cultures, which still carries a connection from ancient Ayutthaya to the modern Rattanakosin era.
More tests needed
News, Published on 18/10/2021
» Mor Prom might give an overly rosy picture of our fight against Covid-19 because it doesn't relate infections found to the number of tests which yielded those cases.
Long in the tooth and fearing the pain
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/02/2021
» Ever since the horrors of the school dentist who had an uncanny knack of hitting the nerve, I have always regarded dental visits with some trepidation. The very word "extraction" is enough to spark spasms of terror. So last week, as I was sitting in a dentist's chair in Bangkok about to have a misbehaving tooth extracted, I was not exactly a vision of joy.
Mr Bean Jr spotted at 'Panther Gold'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/11/2019
» A joint army exercise between Thailand and the United Kingdom suddenly caught the public's attention when reports began to emerge that the son of Rowan Atkinson, known for the portrayal of comedic character "Mr Bean", was among the troops participating in the drill.
Voice for the voiceless
News, Postbag, Published on 01/08/2018
» Re: "No justice at all", (PostBag, July 30).
Identity crisis
News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2018
» Re: "'Thainess' not all bad", (PostBag, July 30).
Vaccine crisis looms
News, Postbag, Published on 29/07/2018
» Those who live in Chiang Mai might find it a little strange that, during the past few days, Chinese tourists in large numbers have gathered at the city's various hospitals -- waiting for themselves and their children to be vaccinated against certain diseases.
Set up trust for Boars
News, Postbag, Published on 16/07/2018
» The Thai cave survivors are children whose entire life lies ahead of them.
Disaster now a circus
News, Postbag, Published on 02/07/2018
» Re: "Hope lives on as cave rescue crisis unfolds", (Opinion, June 30).