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...bedroom mansion on the night of Sept. 5, 1999. A scion of one of Thailand's richest business clans, Hangthong's personal fortune had been depleted by costly political campaigns and his familial relations strained by an ugly inheritance feud. "He was nervous, hands shaking as he ate," recalls younger brother Nopdol Tumwattana, who lived at the compound in Bang Khen in northern Bangkok with Hangthong and may have been the last person to see his brother alive. Hours later, after calls from panicked relatives, police found Hangthong slumped in a living room chair, still clutching a revolver. Investigators quickly...
...case would not stay closed. Four years on, Hangthong's younger sister Narumol, convinced her brother was killed over their late mother's fortune, hired a Scottish forensics specialist and enlisted the aid of a Thai medical examiner to scrutinize the evidence. Their conclusion: blood spatters at the scene, the angle of the entry wound and other factors strongly indicated murder. Last Friday, after an investigation that lasted more than two months, prosecutors charged Nopdol with murder, but he isn't the only one on trial. The sensational case has raised so many questions about the way cops handled...
This is troubling given the numerous media polls that point to the substantial influence the show has on younger females. According to the reports, women are making personal and political decisions based on what they see on the show. Given how popular “Sex and the City” is among college women, the show’s nonchalant outlook on sex could have a negative effect on how its younger viewers perceive their own sex lives. The characters are attractive role models as self-reliant women who are confident in asserting their sexuality and are not dependent...
...recent New York Times article pointed to the rising popularity of swinging—or what the promoters like to call “erotic networking”—among a markedly younger crowd in Manhattan. The movement, driven largely by younger women, promotes parties where sex is treated like a sport and girls as young as 18 and 19 take on multiple partners in one night. The women involved claim to feel sexually “empowered” through the activity. A recent college graduate who was interviewed for the article had no qualms about...
...adds to the energy and makes it more emotional, makes it more fun,” co-captain Ziggy Whitman said. “But since it’s only one year—especially for the younger players—it makes it more difficult to ground yourself and say, ‘it’s just a squash match...