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Grim reaper at the wheel; ex-wife's revenge; hand in a basket
News, Mae Moo, Published on 24/11/2024
» Old geezer out for a spin
Is Bangkok in danger of getting greener?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/06/2022
» There is a decent-sized tree just over the wall at the back of my house in Bangkok which provides welcome shade. So I was a bit concerned the other day when workers from the local administration rolled up armed with a chainsaw, explaining the tree was threatening overhead electricity cables.
It all began with Rhett and Scarlett
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/03/2022
» With the Oscars upon us this weekend it seems an apt time to recall choice lines from past films.
Online chat shines ugly light on discrimination
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 11/11/2021
» A group of youngsters recently created a talking room on the social audio app Clubhouse under the name "#ClubhouseToxic" where they criticised Isan people.
Money isn't everything
News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2021
» Re: "Tourism readies for takeoff," (Business, Oct 27).
Enjoying the delicate sound of thunder
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/10/2021
» Something you get accustomed to in Bangkok at this time of the year is the distant sound of thunder, Mother Nature's way of reminding us of her power and also not to forget the umbrella if we are going out. I emphasise "distant" because the "flash, bang wallop!" thunderclaps directly overhead can be extremely scary and dangerous. But observing thunder and sheet lightning from a comfortable distance can actually be quite relaxing, almost like listening to the timpani tuning up at the Albert Hall.
EmQuartier closes stores after Monday visit by infected patient
News, Published on 08/01/2021
» The EmQuartier Shopping Complex in Bangkok has temporarily closed a number of stores that were visited by a Covid-19 infected customer.
No sugar coating
News, Postbag, Published on 10/06/2020
» Re: "Sugar care aid heads to cabinet", (BP, June 5).
Fear at the root of America's race problem
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/06/2020
» It's been a bad week in the United States: six nights of protests, huge anger, rioting and looting in 50 cities, hundreds arrested or injured -- but only six dead over the police murder of George Floyd. The number may have gone up by the time you read this, but it's definitely not 1968 again.
Students rebelling against a bleak future
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 07/03/2020
» Youth is always a conundrum for adults. That is odd, since all adults were once youths themselves.