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Jet-setting monk flies into turbulence
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 07/07/2013
» He's a high-flying monk who stirred controversy when he was filmed aboard a private jet donning designer sunglasses and high-tech gadgets last month. But Phra Wirapol Sukphol now appears set for a hard landing as supporters and critics face off over accusations of fraud, money laundering and sexual misconduct at his Si Sa Ket monastery.
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The curious case of the 'Phuket poltergeist'
Spectrum, Published on 07/07/2013
» Last Monday, 22 students in Phuket were taken to Patong Hospital after they collapsed, screaming and convulsing, following morning assembly. Many tied the incident to an alleged supernatural event which took place during a camping trip to Phangnga province from June 26 to 28. More than 200 Matthayom 1-3 students from Wat Suwan Khiri Wong School made the trip to Ban Namsai community in Khao Lak for drug awareness training and other activities.
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HIV scourge spreads from red lights to white collars
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/07/2013
» Thirty-four-year-old Ball met his partner Sonchai at high school and the pair started living openly as a gay couple when they roomed together at university.
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Online pioneers predict that one day we ll all be caught up in the web
Spectrum, Published on 07/07/2013
» I magine, in the not-too-distant future, a world where the internet becomes a part of everything.
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Managing UK private pension transfers
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 07/07/2013
» Although the last "Networth" column was intended to be the final in the series on UK private pension transfers, there have been many questions relating to some aspects of this important part of expat pension planning.
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Travelling with counterfeit goods
Spectrum, Published on 07/07/2013
» Bangkok is a shoppers' paradise. From its enormous, world class shopping malls to the evening street vendors peddling T-shirts, handicrafts, jewellery and more, you can buy almost anything here. This includes goods of questionable authenticity. On stopping at a stall to look at a Rolex watch recently, I was quoted a special price of only a few thousand baht. Given that a genuine Rolex normally fetches thousands of dollars, this was either an amazing deal, a vendor with a numeracy problem, or a counterfeit watch. I assumed the latter, and this led me to question whether it is even legal for me to buy this watch and take it back to my home country with me. So today, we will examine the international transport of counterfeit goods from Thailand.
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