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About investments Gold will rise again
21 May 2013 : Gold price drop temporary, not on five-year downward trend, NESDB head says. Gold used worldwide for bank reserves & speculation. Cannot fall for long.
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About mobile phones 3G finally here, but too slow
21 May 2013 : Some 3G packages even slower than old 2G. Flood of complaints on slow 3G speed. NBTC consumer protection panel to push for action.
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About seafood, labour & the environment
Seafood industry: Slave labour & environmental destruction?
18 Mar 2013 : "I don’t want slave labour and destruction of the ocean mixed in with my prawn cocktail," widely read UK news site concludes in investigative journalism article.
General news
Chula vs Uthenthawai: Two sides to the story
18 Mar 2013 : There are two sides to the story of the land dispute between Chulalongkorn University and the Uthenthawai campus of Rajamangala University of Technology.
About Kings
King Jigme of Bhutan
16 Mar 2013 : Bhutan's ambassador to Thailand describes King Jigme's approach to being a king in an interview with the Bangkok Post.
About health
Air Pollution: Northern Thai "hell in the air"
15 Mar 2013 : Wildfires in Myanmar & Thailand caused sudden dangerous levels of air pollution in northern Thailand. Children, older people & asthma suffers told to stay indoors.
General news
PM orders speedy elephant death probe
15 Mar 2013 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has told police and wildlife authorities to speed up an investigation into elephant poaching in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province.
About telecommunications
Mobile phones: 3G & 4G coming next month
14 Mar 2013 : For next month, AIS plans 3G & True Move 4G. DTAC will launch 3G services in late June.
About air travel
US wants armed marshals on Thailand flights
14 Mar 2013 : Israel's airline El Al has armed marshals on each flight. Now US govt wants the same after recent threats to US airlines.
General news
Latin American pope chosen
14 Mar 2013 : Tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square on Wednesday celebrated with Argentina Latin America's first pope – Jorge Mario Bergoglio – with many hoping he will revolutionise the Church.
About tourism
Koh Samui tourism boom
13 Mar 2013 : New planes for Bangkok Airways means 189,000 more airline seats. Massive shopping mall at Chaweng will change face of Koh Samui.
About human rights
Rohingya boat people: Navy shot them Thai villagers say
13 Mar 2013 : Forced back to sea to die, trafficked & sold, now shot at by Navy, Rohingyas escape violence in Burma, only to meet violence once again here.
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