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...aunt's house and fled. When he finally came home this year, the teenager had no idea of what he would face. He bought new roofing material for his aunt and waited. And in a public ceremony last month, he apologized to her and to his neighbors, and was forgiven...
...single room features Formica tabletops and little in the way of decor, though loud Cambodian pop music sets a certain atmosphere. Whatever is lacking in ambiance, however, the restaurant more than compensates for with the menu. The food is so alive, so bursting with flavor, that all else is forgiven. Eating at Floating Rock is a strange and wonderful journey into a cuisine that is rarely found on these shores...
...father: "When he asked to see me I was unsure. But I said to myself, 'I need to be an example. I cannot tell people to do this if I cannot do it myself.' We have spoken; he told me what he did. He had no reason. I have forgiven him. It is hard, but I forgave." The prisoners she works with are helping to rebuild the homes of survivors. Rebuilding their faith in their neighbors might take a lot longer...
When Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to eliminate illegal drugs from "every square inch of the country" by Apr. 30, listeners could be forgiven their doubts. This was the man, after all, who once pledged to untangle Bangkok's perpetually snarled roads. Traffic, it turns out, is still a problem, but early results of this new drug war suggest that traffickers are becoming an endangered species. During the first week of February, the police announced that 9,232 alleged dealers were arrested, and nearly 7,000 more surrendered. Authorities seized upwards of 41 million amphetamine pills. It seemed Thaksin...
Lesson: it pays to get paid like the boss. What's possible? Despite a recent furor, "loans that might eventually be forgiven are still on the table," says Peter Hillman, a partner at Chadbourne & Parke, a New York City compensation law firm. Likely candidates for loans include sales execs, who may land a sign-on bonus too. Also on the table for V.P.s and up: club memberships, private-school tuition and a relocation deal that puts cash in your pocket...