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Climate change: China’s youth cares

By Graham Land Mon, Apr 30, 2012 11:31PM UTC View Comments

A scientific comparison between global attitudes concerning climate change and the environment in general has revealed some surprising results. When I say scientific, I mean that young people in 6 countries were surveyed by the Carbon Trust in order to try and discern how worried they are about CO2 and climate change. The survey questioned...

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Singapore’s language battle: American vs ‘the Queen’s English’

By reddotrevolver Wed, Sep 07, 2011 10:23PM UTC View Comments

Known as a country in Southeast Asia with a highly educated workforce, Singapore is also one of the only countries in the region that uses English as a working language, and as a medium of instruction in schools. The ease of communication has established the country as the headquarters in Asia for many multinational companies....

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The Great Royal Wedding Escape

By Newman Thu, Apr 21, 2011 9:20PM UTC View Comments

I saw online a few days ago, that in a survey of 740 people carried out by social networking site CitySocialising, it was suggested that 18% of people planned to leave the country altogether in time for the ceremony! I’m just curious – is that because 18% of them don’t want to watch the Royal...

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Extradition process for alleged Phuket murderer unlikely to be swift

By Siam Voices Tue, Mar 08, 2011 8:30PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder The crime that Lee Aldhouse is alleged to have committed sent shockwaves through the close knit community of Muay Thai tourists and expats who frequent the Freedom Bar in Rawai. In the early hours of the morning on Saturday August 14 Aldhouse started a fight with DaShawn Longfellow, a US Marine who...

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