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Price gouging by any other name
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» A story in the Bangkok Post the day before Valentine's Day quoted an executive for a flower delivery service as saying prices for roses in Thailand are the highest in the world. The company said it had increased the price of a single rose from 370 baht to 400 baht, because of higher fuel costs and higher wages, and roses imported from the Netherlands were double that.
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Upswing in police harassment
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» Coming into Ekamai bus station on the return trip from Rayong, I noticed two policemen sitting on a bench. It took a while to finally disembark, and looking around for a taxi, I saw the same two policemen sitting on the same bench vigorously going through the bags and belongings of two young backpackers.
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They're flogging a dead horse in Europe
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/02/2013
» Horses, or to be more specific, dead horses, have been galloping away with the headlines in Europe this week following revelations that horse meat has been turning up on dinner plates, masquerading as beef in bolognaise (or ''bologneighs'', as it has become known), lasagne, burgers and assorted creations featuring mincemeat. The expression ''I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'' has taken on a whole new relevance.
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Zero tolerance is playing with fire
News, Published on 17/02/2013
» A zero-tolerance burning policy for the North has been declared, but we should step back and consider the pros and cons before proceeding with it. It's not very fashionable in the dry northern region to advocate forest fires these days, and that's not my aim. What I'm saying is that we should concentrate on fuel management.
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Futility at finish line in race for governor
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/02/2013
» Baseless, directionless, clueless, senseless and hopeless is the Bangkok governorship.
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