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Thailand enters 20th century!

June 4th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment

Women free to choose titles as Miss or Mrs
The Interior Ministry is ready to faciltate women to choose how they want to be addressed as the new law on name titles came into effect on Wednesday, a senior interior official said.
Women, be they single, married or widowed, are entitled to choose a form of address [...]

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Every move you make …

June 4th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment

If readers in Thailand are wondering why their internet connections are slower than usual, this may be the explanation. It’s from today’s Bangkok Post (in the computer section). I’ll post the article in full as Bangkok Post on-line articles have a habit of disappearing.
Net slowdowns suggest Govt is monitoring traffic
Thailand’s Internet is stuttering with a [...]

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