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The disappearance of the love shacks
Spectrum, Published on 16/03/2014
» It’s nearing sunset on a Friday evening in the dry season, and in the village of Tang Kamal in Ratanakiri women gather by the well to bathe and collect water. Cooling off from a long day of farming, they try to avoid tripping over the pigs, dogs and chickens that clamour around their feet. When the sun sets, many of these women will sleep with their families in their homes. But some of the teenage girls will be an exception. It is a tradition in the Kreung minority, scattered in 27 villages around Ratanakiri’s Ochum district, to build girls their own private huts when they hit puberty. The idea of these huts, or “girls’ houses”, as they are referred to by the communities themselves, is that girls can have the space and opportunity to invite boys over, get to know them, and have sex with them if they want to.
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Follow your heart when buying your home
Spectrum, Published on 16/03/2014
» Owning a home is everyone’s dream, but finding a home that satisfies all your requirements is not easy. For one thing, you often face a dilemma when choosing between a home that you like and a home that would make a good investment. It would be great if you could get a property that satisfied both criteria.
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Exporting megawatts — Part III
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 16/03/2014
» Last time we reviewed the sources of Thailand’s electricity, and noted that some of the supply comes from its neighbour to the north, Lao PDR. Almost all of Lao power projects are hydroelectric projects, often sponsored (ie funded and organised) by Thai developers and Thai banks. Thailand’s thirst for electricity has been a boon to the Lao economy, and the supply of that electricity by Laos has helped fuel Thailand’s rapid growth; a classic symbiotic relationship in many respects. Yet the cross-border supply of electricity is a legally and politically complex enterprise. Let’s look at how it is done between Laos and Thailand.
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Boonma bags historic victory
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 16/03/2014
» PHUKET: Boonma Chaya secured a historic win at the BMW Golf Cup International World Final 2013 yesterday.
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Prosecutors' departure won't affect talks: poll chief
News, Published on 16/03/2014
» Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn on Saturday played down the withdrawal of public prosecutors from the latest effort to broker talks between the caretaker government and the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).
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Doody set to appeal long sentence
News, Published on 16/03/2014
» PHOENIX - Lawyers for convicted mass murderer Johnathan Doody plan to appeal the 249-year prison term handed down by a US court on Friday.
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Jet vanishing deliberate: Najib
News, Published on 16/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR: The mystery of the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 deepened Saturday after it was revealed the aircraft’s communications were deliberately disabled and it may have flown for another seven hours after its last signal was transmitted, possibly over northern Thailand.
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Russia, Crimea rugby clash ends in improbable draw
AFP, Published on 16/03/2014
» Not so much Six Nations as One Nation, Russia played Crimea Saturday in a rugby union match which ended in a draw, the day before a referendum on breaking from Ukraine expected to go in Moscow's favour.
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UN resolution on Crimea: Russia vetoes, China abstains
AFP, Published on 16/03/2014
» Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution condemning the Crimea referendum at a UN Security Council emergency vote Saturday, but China abstained, isolating Moscow further on the Ukraine crisis.
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Indonesian president intervenes in roaring forest blaze
AFP, Published on 16/03/2014
» Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Saturday for Sumatra, to take the lead in an operation to combat massive forest fires, which has so far proved fruitless.
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