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...dial are as varied as they are opinionated. Democracy advocates in Hong Kong exhort listeners to attend the latest Victoria Park rally. Downtrodden Bangkok citizens listen in glee as a crusading radio program exposes?in real time?a corrupt traffic cop as he tries to extort money from a taxi driver (who rings the program as the shakedown is happening). A lonely migrant worker in southern China receives advice on how to find a mate even without the help of a village matchmaker. Best of all, since talk radio flourishes at the intersection of anonymity and outspokenness, even the shyest...
...media companies are ever mindful of getting their licenses revoked and are often forced to adjust their programs accordingly. This time, though, the public came to radio's rescue. Within hours, thousands of irate listeners had signed a petition demanding their show back. Parliament was lobbied, and scores of taxi drivers, their cabs draped with protest banners, joined a solidarity rally in front of the radio show's offices. Two days later, the military backed down and the station was back on the air. "We were delighted with the support," says Somchai Swangkarn, managing director of the INN Group...
...Zhijian Shenzhen entrepreneur nailed by authorities for running illegal taxi operations and forging official documents. Given a 17-year jail sentence in April, Wu is $24.1 million in debt...
Then he came to Cambridge, arriving at Brattle Square every morning in a taxi cab and tying as many as 200 balloon animals and flowers each...
When on one occasion in seventh grade he missed the school bus, his father said, his son called a taxi rather than compromise his perfect attendance record...