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Jen’s English Tip’s – Expressing Similarities
. Expressing Similarities . We can use like or as to say that things are similar. She is like her sister. He is a doctor like his father. Like his brother, he is a vegetarian. You are dressed just...
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Why a Canadian Journalist’s Death in Siem Reap is likely to Remain a Mystery
Dave Walker. A missing Canadian journalist found dead in Cambodia . . SIEM REAP – On the morning of Feb. 14, 2014, a 58-year-old Canadian named Dave Walker rose late and left his room at the Green...
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China Reacts with Concern as Japan Approves Overseas Military Combat
Japan’s ruling coalition, led by nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pushed the laws through in the early hours of the morning after days of tortuous debat . . TOKYO – China reacted with concern...
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Pattaya Declared a Disaster Zone after Flash Floods
Rescue workers use an inflatable boat to bring schoolchildren home from their flooded school . . PATTAYA -Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has declared Chon Buri, which includes the popular tourist...
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Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha Approves Royal Thai Police’s Purchase of 152,468 SIG...
Thai Police will place direct order to purchase a total of 152,468 9 mm SIG Sauer Model P 320 pistols from manufacturer in the United States . . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has...
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Golden Horse Temple Fights Drug Addiction with Horses and Boxing in Chiang Rai
A resident prays after offering alms to horse-riding monks during their early morning alms-collecting round, along the steep slopes surrounding the ‘Temple of the Golden Horse’ in Mae Chan-Photo...
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Jen’s English Tip’s – Confusing English Words
. . Confusing English Words . “to” versus “too” Basically, “to” is a preposition. For example: a. She listened to the music. b. I spoke to her. c. We wrote a letter to him. “Too” has a number of...
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Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Special Economic Zones Plans Sparks Fears Among...
Cargo trucks parking in Chiang Saen Commercial Port. An important gateway in northern Thailand to the Greater Mekong Subregion. . . CHIANG RAI – As Prayut Chan-o-cha’s government kick-starts its plan...
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Thaksin tells Thailand’s Red Shirt to Wait “Just Play Dead for Now”
A woman prays in front of a picture of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a religious ceremony at a temple in the village of Suan Mon near Udon Thani . . DUBAI – Ousted Former Prime Minister...
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New Study Shows Stress Linked to Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer patients from Switzerland are cared by Thai caretakers during afternoon activities at Baan Kamlangchay care center in Chiang Mai. . . University of Florida’s Center for Translational Research...
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Jen’s English Tip’s – Idiomatic Expressions
. . Idiomatic Expressions . Call a spade a spade: Speak clearly and plainly; describe something as it is Cast pearls before swine: Do something for people who cannot appreciate it A chip on the...
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Eiffel Tower Closed after 3 Men Sighted Climbing Paris Landmark
Eiffel Tower was closed today when men were spotted scaling the outside of the iconic structure. With recent terrorist threats specifically targeting France’s monument, officials are not taking...
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US Extradition Hearings for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom Begin in New Zealand
The suit filed in April last year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria charges Megaupload and Dotcom, among others, of encouraging its users to upload...
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Philippine Fugitive Politicians Wanted for Murder Arrested in Phuket
Seated from left to right: Mario Reyes, Joel Reyes, flanked by Thai police . . PHUKET – Thitirat Nongharnpitak, Deputy Chief of Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau has reported that a former...
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1.3 Million People Dying Every Year Consuming Tobacco in Southeast Asia
Thai Policeman takes a cigarette break in Bangkok . . BANGKOK – According to a survey conducted by World Health Organization – WHO, Over 1.3 million people died of tobacco consumption in Southeast Asia...
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Jen’s English Tip’s – Luck and logic
. Luck and logic… What should you trust? . Luck and Logic once went hiking on a road. At sunset as it was getting dark, Luck turned to Logic and exclaimed, “After so many hours of hiking, I’m very...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Prepares to Take on ISIS in Syria
Russian troops and tanks stationed near Latakia air base in Syria . . WASHINGTON – According to a United States Congress report Russian President Vladimir Putin views the Syrian army and its Iranian...
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Thai Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Three Military Officers over Human...
Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin holds up the arrest warrant Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong . . Major-General Paween Pongsirin, a senior police commander in south Thailand said on Tuesday arrest warrants have...
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Thai Immigration Introduces New 6 Month Multiple Entry Tourist Visa
. . BANGKOK -Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially announced that it will start offering six-month multiple-entry tourist visas (METV) starting November 13. In a notice posted to the...
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35-year-old Japanese Man Falls to His Death from Condo in Bangkok
25-storey Lumpini Place Condo Ville building on Rama IX Road, . . BANGKOK – Pol Lt Col Pattarut Phrasopha, a duty officer at Huai Khwang police station has reported that a 35-year-old Japanese man fell...
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