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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/08/gary-stevens-thailand-premier-league-manager-tottenham “There used to be a football club over there,” said Keith Burkinshaw famously as he left Spurs in 1984. One wonders what the Yorkshireman would make of his former player Gary Stevens being put on g...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/uk-thailand-trafficking-specialreport-idUKKCN0PJ13V20150709?utm_source=twitter Sheltering in the backroom of a provincial Thai police station is a 35-year-old street vendor who triggered a human trafficking investigation that has reverberated across Southeas...

Did you buy that latte 2 hours ago? Think about leaving the coffee shop.

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https://willmckinley.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/the-1979-rockford-files-episode-that-inspired-the-sopranos/ A gang from Newark’s South Side is hiding Vinnie Martine’s body in a restaurant freezer. Tony’s mad because Anthony Jr. got caught pranking another mobster. And a boss who’s trying to reform get...

Ringo's no joke. He was a genius and the Beatles were lucky to have him http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/arts-feature/9571372/ringos-no-joke-he-was-a-genius-and-the-beatles-were-lucky-to-have-him/ He was the most influential Beatle,’ Yoko Ono recently claimed. When Paul and John first spotted him out...

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The Australian national anthem isn't the Neighbours theme tune? Blimey. You learn something new every day

After 38 years overseas, the good ole British picnic is one thing I do miss. http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/classified-features/9572472/the-pitfalls-of-picnics-and-how-to-avoid-them/ Strange, isn’t it, that despite having such famously terrible weather, we Brits are so fond of a picnic. It’s so...

"We have a good relationship with China already. Every country is good to us, except those who are still stuck on the word 'democracy.'" This is just what you expect from a man, who believes that the military, the civilian elite and the middle-class understand democracy and the ignorant, r...

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha denied the submarine deal was another bid to curry favor with China, the region's rising power. "There is no need for that," he said. "We have a good relationship with China already. Every country is good to us, except those who are still stuck on the ...

Employment standards for workers, however, continue to languish. Despite the passage of a Minimum Wage Law in 2013, the National Minimum Wage Committee has been unable to broker a deal between employers and workers, leaving the latter without any guaranteed minimum for a day’s work. The current prop...

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21656134-electronics-has-already-cut-data-cord-can-it-now-cut-power-cord?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/st/coiledandreadytostrike DRONES may one day transform the way parcels are delivered, crops monitored and suspects apprehended. Those who talk up these poss...

caller wrote:Unfortunately, it's his interpretation of 'happy'. I don't think he understands or cares what anyone thinks.

He doesn't care, his goal is to promote and sustain rule by the elite.

http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Thailand-expands-tax-breaks-for-international-headquarters BANGKOK -- Thailand's military junta has expanded a program offering tax incentives for companies serving as headquarters for subsidiaries throughout the region, hoping to spark more foreign in...

Myanmar and Asia Pacific’s Role in Driving Oil and Gas Growth http://oilpro.com/post/15137/myanmar-and-asia-pacifics-role-driving-oil-and-gas-growth With the volatility in the Oil patch at the moment, Myanmar and much of Asia Pacific presents as a unique opportunity to provide growth to a sector tha...

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Thai-auto-industry-struggles-to-end-2-year-slump HIROSHI KOTANI, Nikkei staff writer BANGKOK -- The trouble keeps mounting for Thailand's auto industry, which recently saw new vehicle sales drop for the 25th consecutive month. New car sales in May dropped 18% o...