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Athlete cheated by taxi on return home
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/02/2018
» Badminton player Pannawit "Tawan" Thongnuam returned to Bangkok after being knocked out of a tournament in Malaysia, only to be ripped off by a taxi driver on his ride home from Suvarnabhumi airport.
A pair of prize cocks
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/02/2018
» Thailand has again won the grand prize at the annual International Snow Sculpture contest in Sapporo, Japan, this time with a magnificent pair of Thai fighting cocks.
K-pop star dies
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2017
» SEOUL: The lead singer of South Korea's top boy band Shinee died on Monday after being taken to hospital unconscious, several news outlets including the Yonhap news agency reported without giving any source for the information.
People smugglers
Published on 09/05/2016
» Fourteen Rohingya refugees, including kids, abandoned by people smugglers were found in a southern forest, police said on April 27, almost a year on from a crackdown which has forced traffickers to find new routes.
Ice age
Published on 04/04/2016
» New actor Nattarat Nopparattayaporn (Ice) started an internet buzz when he starred in the romantic comedy, Gas So Huk Rak Tem Thang (Romance at a Gas Station), on Line TV in February and March. Before being an actor, Ice was the first and only Thai model to work in South Korea.
pioneer
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2012
» a person/company/organisation who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop; one of the first people to go to a particular area in order to live and work there นักบุกเบิก, ผู้บุกเบิก
hurdle
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/05/2011
» an obstacle; a problem that you must solve before you can do something successfully อุปสรรค
de facto
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/11/2010
» in reality; in fact; actual, even though not official อย่างแท้จริง, อันที่จริง, ตามความจริง
Testing times for students
Learningpost, Published on 04/05/2010
» According to the media, students living in the Asia-Pacific region are more likely to feel pressure before sitting for an examination. They also often report on the lengths parents go to ensure their children have every possible advantage in attaining success in examinations.