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| Book Reviews |
| Child 44By Tom Rob Smith A crime novel set at the totalitarian height of Stalinist Russia in 1953, Child 44 tells of a believer in the worker's paradise, Leo Stepanovich Demidov, a state security |
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| Ao Phuket Revisited |
| After nearly two decades of discussion, the megaproject Ao Phuket, which would build a convention center, marina, dockyards, restaurants, hotels, resorts and a business centre on reclaimed land in the |
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| Airline Agonies |
| Fanfare over the arrival of a new twice-weekly Japan-to-Phuket direct flight operated by Thai Airways was muted at the end of July by announcements from two low-cost carriers ceasing local operations. |
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| Word of Mouth |
| A Tuscan NewcomerA personally modest but professionally powerful crowd of food and beverage executives from resorts across Phuket turned out on July 17 for a wine dinner at J.W. Marriott's Cucina |
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| Movie and Book Reviews |
| Mongol Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Khulan Chuluun, Sun Honglei and Odnyam Odsuren, Pai YingDirected by: Sergei Bodrov Genres: drama, historyThis epic from Russian director Sergei Bodrov follows a boy |
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| More Than Ajarn |
| Somewhere within the quiet Muslim community of Koh Yao Noi, a towering blonde figure stands out from the crowd. If you're fresh off the boat , he appears as just another tourist passing through town. |
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| Effortless Rosé |
| Winemaking is usually a straightforward endeavour. You take grapes, squeeze them to get the juice out, then add yeast and wait. Rosé wine is probably the most elemental example. Take some red grapes |
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| Agreeable Accord |
| Is it a BMW? Maybe the Audi A4? Or the VW Passat? Le Peugeot? No, It's the new Honda Accord. Acc-ord: The name reminds me of the French d'accord, which means "I agree" or "OK".And I agree. ... |
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| Stars and Their Cars |
| The official global sponsor of the 2008 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Football Championship is a South Korean car brand, Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai. ... |
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| An Official Visit |
| Only a few weeks after taking up his new post as Britain's ambassador to Thailand, Quenton Quayle dealt with a disaster in Phuket: the Sept. 16, 2007 crash of One-Two-GO flight 269. Eight of the |
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