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    PROPERTY IN THAILAND, Part 5 Documents of land rights

    Spectrum, Published on 30/09/2012

    » A couple of weeks ago we explained that the constitution protects individual property rights. But how are the rights to land bought, sold and evidenced in Thailand?

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    Here, There, Everywhere: Alternative workplace strategies prove valuable

    Spectrum, Published on 29/07/2012

    » Alternative workplace strategies (AWS) result in increased cost savings, more efficient space utilisation, higher productivity. But despite these and other benefits very few companies in Thailand have adapted AWS. However, as undersupply in the Grade A Bangkok office market grows, companies are finding it difficult to expand their offices in existing buildings or secure larger spaces in new ones. As a result, many companies are reconsidering AWS.

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    PETS IN THAILAND V Dog bites man _ part one

    Spectrum, Published on 08/07/2012

    » If your pet harms somebody, who is responsible? Let's say, for example, you always let your dog out into the street in the afternoon. There are some children who often play football in the same street. One night your dog is sleeping in his usual spot in your house. There's an angry banging on the door. It's the father of one of the children, accompanied by a policeman, who says your dog attacked his son. The father says his son is now in hospital with torn ligaments. He says his son will never walk again and you will pay.

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    Tiny charms hold major powers in eyes of ever growing faithful

    Spectrum, Published on 15/07/2012

    » A hundred small gold-painted terracotta figurines depicting little boys in traditional Thai costumes are brought in by temple staff who busily line them up in front of the old revered monk Luang Pou Yaem for a blessing ceremony.

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    Youth army reserves: bullets, bonding and a ticket out of the real thing

    Spectrum, Published on 15/07/2012

    » For 17-year-old Kornwut the highlight of his time as a member of the Army Reserve Force Students was blasting away with M16A1s left over from the Vietnam War. Though they were only 5.56mm calibre guns and offered little recoil, they were fun to shoot and he would have done more but that could get costly _ due to budget constraints reservists who wish to practise their shooting must pay 30 baht for five bullets.

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    Developers aim high for bangkok skyline

    Spectrum, Published on 15/07/2012

    » The concept of iconic building designs and celebrity architects is often associated with super-luxury properties, whether hotels, condominiums, apartments or office buildings. The world's leading architects, the likes of Sir Norman Foster, Daniel Libeskind and Cesar Pelli, have painted the skylines of major metropolitan cities from New York to London and Dubai to Hong Kong.

  • THAILAND

    Will latest bank scandal hit expatriate pockets?

    Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 15/07/2012

    » Late last month a new banking scandal was revealed, one that may have far wider implications to our banking system than we can yet imagine. Although the story has quieted down somewhat, it could be that we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg? How might you be affected as an expat?

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    PETS IN THAILAND VI Dog bites man _ part 2

    Spectrum, Published on 15/07/2012

    » As we were sitting in an outdoor restaurant recently, a foreign patron, dressed in shorts and sandals, went to the toilet and when he came back, he disturbed a cat sleeping under his chair. It howled and attached itself to his leg. It dug its claws into his leg and bit down hard. Finally, it was pried off the man's leg by someone else at the table, leaving a mess of blood and deep scratches behind.

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    'Alif the unseen': A Cross-Cultural harry potter for the web set

    Spectrum, Published on 15/07/2012

    » In an unnamed emirate in the Persian Gulf there lives a young man with Harry Potter potential. He calls himself Alif, for the letter in the Arabic alphabet, but that's not his real name. It's the internet moniker he uses for his work as a hacker, protecting his clients from censors and the secret police. Alif is uncannily good at this. He's not a boy wizard like Harry, but he works magic just the same.

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    Left to wander and wonder who will give them shelter

    Spectrum, Published on 22/07/2012

    » Kaek isn't quite sure how old she is. She could be 41 as her temporary ID card indicates, or, she could be a decade older as her hangdog demeanour seems to reflect. Despite being middle-aged, she has never had a place to call her own. Kaek was born near Sra Ket Temple on Bangkok's Rattanakosin Island some time in the 1960s or early 1970s, she says. Her parents left her in the care of the only nun at the temple, who raised her until she was forced to leave at the age of six.

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