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  1. 1. news | 07/02/2010

    Change in the weather spells trouble for rice farmers

    » Serm Sornwiset tried desperately to start a water pump on his farm to draw pond water for rice saplings withering in his field, but the pump had run out of gas again. Over the past few weeks, the 50-year-old farmer has used pumped water from three ponds in the hope of keeping the saplings alive and earning extra income from the sale of the harvest this dry season. The problem is that the ponds are only half full, and there is no guarantee he will have enough water to ensure a good yield.

  2. 2. news | 07/02/2010

    Burma in the grip of election fever

    » Election fever is already gripping Burma even though a date for the polls has yet to be announced. The election law which will govern the process is now expected to be published in May, with the elections at least six months away, according to Asian diplomats who closely follow events in Burma. "The elections will be held whether we like it or not," a young Arakanese student in Rangoon, Nyi Nyi said.

  3. 3. news | 07/02/2010

    Ban Mankong: From slum upgrading to social upliftment

    » Prior to 2004, 230 families in the Bang Bua Canal Community lived in shabby and unsafe conditions. For almost a century people have squatted illegally here, living in fear of eviction. Drugs, violence and abuse were constant threats to dwellers.

  4. 4. news | 07/02/2010

    Bali High, Phuket not so much

    » Bali was the magical word when it came to Asian resort destinations in the early 1990s, before it was overtaken by Phuket. But now the tide has turned again and the Indonesian island has surpassed its Thai rival over the past 18 to 24 months, says Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks.

  5. 5. life | 07/02/2010

    Less is more in bangkok condo market

    » While doubts linger about how the property industry will perform this year, the market for used homes should do well because prices of new properties have risen as buyers continue to benefit from low interest rates, said Visit Kunatharakul, managing director of Realty World Alliance Company.

  6. 6. life | 07/02/2010

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    Family law in Thailand Part XXII: Voidable marriages - grounds to cancel a marriage

    » Last week we began the discussion of the grounds for cancellation of an existing marriage that fall in the category of voidable marriages. This week, we will explain other grounds on which a marriage may be cancelled due to voidability. A marriage may be.

  7. 7. news | 31/01/2010

    Death toll rising in land reform quagmire

    » When a group of about 500 members of the Thailand Land Reform Network (TLRN) demonstrated in front of Government House on Jan 19 this year, the media paid little attention to them or their message.

  8. 8. news | 31/01/2010

    Punishment or treatment?

    » At Cambodia's drug treatment facilities, residents, who mainly comprise street children, young glue sniffers, disabled people and some other drug users, are told to "sweat out" their addictions. Security officials operate most of the centres, and daily regimens consist of exercise and discipline - for example, they may be forced to stand on one leg or spend hours chained to a flagpole.

  9. 9. news | 31/01/2010

    Tales of prison life: A male convict tells all

    » Kai is a young Thai man recently released from a provincial prison after serving a three-year term. He was an amphetamine (ya ba) addict but was found with enough pills to classify him as a distributer. Kai might have had a lighter sentence had he confessed to the court, but he chose to fight the case and lost. He also lost an appeal for a reduction to his sentence. Prison has taken three years from this man's life and his continued addiction could have been even more costly.

  10. 10. life | 31/01/2010

    When share market slows opportunities go begging

    » Although the Thai stock market rose by 63% last year, both local and foreign investors are currently taking a more cautious stance because of political uncertainty within the country, says Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, CEO of DBS Vickers Thailand.

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