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	<span style="font-size: 12px;">Eric Barht did it again: Ban alcohol on trains and (presto!) rapes will disappear. He might also think about bringing in sniffer dogs for yaba, and while we&rsquo;re at it, why not buy some of those magic scanning X-ray machines so popular in the airports of the US of A to prevent train-jacking?</span></div>
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	Clara Holzer&nbsp;</div>
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	Bangkok</div>

Drinking and rape aren't necessarily companions

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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Drinking and rape aren't necessarily companions

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