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1. news | 26 May 2013
Invasion of the job snatchers
Newspaper section: Spectrum
» The tourism boom in Phuket over the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in Russian and Chinese visitors and also growing resentment from local tour guides who say illegal foreign workers are stealing their jobs.
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2. news | 26 May 2013
Young monks struggle with gender issues
By Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» Despite being born a boy, 28-year-old Deer has never accepted her masculinity. She is, she said, and has always been, female.
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3. news | 26 May 2013
Under pressure: refugees feel welcome has worn out
Newspaper section: Spectrum
» As she sits chewing betel nuts outside her bamboo home in the Mae La Oon refugee camp, Naw Molo Moe says life has become more difficult since non-governmental organisations began scaling back their financial aid.
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4. news | 26 May 2013
Come join the circus ... before it's too late
Newspaper section: Spectrum
» In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set...
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5. news | 26 May 2013
Offshore private pension transfers: growing clarity for QROPS
Networth
By Andrew Wood, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» If you have ever worked in the UK, no matter what your nationality, you probably were enrolled in a private pension scheme to which your employer and maybe you made contributions. The UK government continues to tweak leg...
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6. news | 26 May 2013
Land title deeds: Part 2
Newspaper section: Spectrum
» As part of our series on laws relating to condominiums, last week we explained Nor Sor 4s (chanotes) and Sor Kor 1s. This week we will unscramble the letters in the most frequently encountered of the remaining title deed...
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7. news | 19 May 2013
Hackers eager to exploit 'black holes' in Thai cyberspace security
Newspaper section: Spectrum
» The recent hacking of the prime minister's website set off alarm bells among the government's security watchdogs, but there are hundreds of well-trained hackers lurking in cyberspace ready to strike ill-prepared ...
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8. news | 19 May 2013
'If I'm guilty, execute me': Abhisit on the red shirt crackdown
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» Three years to the day that the events of April and May, 2010 culminated in the red shirt crackdown and the surrender of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's leaders, Thai society remains deeply divi...
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9. news | 19 May 2013
Divided we stand: Red shirts call for solidarity on may 19
By Achara Ashayagachat, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» Thousands of red shirts will today converge on Bangkok's Ratchaprasong shopping district to mark the third anniversary of the group's bloody battle to topple Abhisit Vejjajiva's Democrat government.
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10. news | 19 May 2013
The great Cambodia land grab
By Luke Hunt, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» Ask Sreap Samoen where are the communal grazing lands? Where can local villagers fish and grow crops? The 50-year-old woman with a weather-beaten face points into the distance and says: "It's all gone. The company h...
