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Greedy lender pays price, just a fun stabbing, axe mishap
News, Published on 14/01/2024
» An underground money lender met a grisly fate when the partner of one of his long-suffering customers crushed him against a power pole.
Coming out fighting
News, Published on 23/04/2022
» The line "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" sprang to mind early this month with the woman rejected not in love but in her political rights and not for 10 or 20 years but for life.
The everlasting appeal of Mrs Peel
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/09/2020
» I was saddened to learn of the death of actress Dame Diana Rigg at 82, best known by people of my vintage for her role as Emma Peel, the dynamic comrade of dapper secret agent John Steed in the idiosyncratic BBC series The Avengers. Rigg only appeared in two seasons, 1965-67, but she certainly made her mark, displaying a winning combination of charm, fashion, sophistication and martial arts. She was particularly proficient at karate chops.
'Ja New' attack signals return of political violence
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/07/2019
» In Avengers: Endgame, Tilda Swinton's character, the Ancient One, warned the heroes not to mess with time.
Democrats turn to 'Avengers' for inspiration
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/07/2019
» The Democrat Party recently unveiled its so-called "Economic Avengers" team, which is made up of nine people with knowledge and expertise in various economic fields. Here, the leader of the team, Prinn Panitchpakdi, son of senior party member and former United Nations Conference on Trade and Development secretary-general Supachai, talks about how the group was formed and how it will help to drive the economy.
PM's mood belies grim reality
News, Published on 18/05/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was in an unusually fine mood on Wednesday despite talks in political inner circles that the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) was struggling to build a coalition of parties large enough to form the next government.
Stark choices await Jurin
News, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2019
» As the Democrat Party's share of the electoral dividends in the March 24 polls was unprecedentedly thin, its newly elected leader Jurin Laksanavisit has an uphill task in restoring the Democrats' lost popularity.
Regime's knives are out for Thanathorn
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 04/05/2019
» Drivers on the eastern ring road beware! Keep under 120kph when approaching kilometre 5 in Klong Luang district of Pathum Thani.
Hun Many warns of making superpower choice
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/11/2018
» Asean may have to choose between China and the US one day in dealing with the fast-changing geopolitical landscape, according to Hun Many, president of Commission 7 for Cambodia's National Assembly.
At least the Lady Plods put on a happy face
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/09/2018
» There have been understandable mumblings following the announcement that the Royal Police Cadet Academy would no longer be recruiting females, scrapping the normal 280 places available for the ladies. The explanation, in which we were assured the move would not affect the number of women in the police force, was something of a head-scratcher and had a definite "Catch-22" feel about it, which is probably exactly what was intended.