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Tourist Attacked in Walking Street Pattaya Brawl
You weren't there so you have no idea who was right and who was wrong.
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Beauty Queen's Eye-Slant Gesture Sparks Backlash Across Asia
"Photo composite for reference only" so it's not actually a picture of the gesture that caused offence (not even sure if it's actually a picture of Miss Finland).
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Updating my passport with Bangkok Bank
I was in Bangkok bank earlier today to get a new passbook as I had no pages left in the current one and the lady dealing with it took a photocopy of my marriage extension.
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Cabinet Approves MotoGP Renewal Despite Criticism
Buriram is an exceptional track for spectators, get a grandstand ticket and you can see 95% of the track, even the side stands will allow you to see around 60% of it. They also have large screens so that you can always have a close up view. Plenty of Australians come over for the MotoGP, I also stayed in a hotel in Surin one year that had three coach parties of Germans that had come over to watch it.
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10 street dishes that divide opinion - which side are you on
What exactly does that have to do with Thai street food?
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When Allegations Outweigh Evidence: Is Justice Dead?
Guilty of what? Having sex with a female of legal age?
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British Teen Faces Two Years in Georgia Prison After Plea Deal
Is that included in the initial $180,000 or does it cost extra? What a wonderful place Georgia is.
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Thai Service As Demeaning
Due to a blocked drain pipe making our washing machine unusable, I found myself down at the nearest laundromat doing the weekly washing. Whilst I was looking at the machine that dispensed tokens for the washers, the service lady came over and told me I needed to touch the qr code on the screen to get started. The qr code was in the top right hand corner and about the size of a postage stamp and quite frankly I think I would have been there for a while before I spotted it. She then told me that if I didn't have the means to scan the QR code and pay via a banking app she would quite happily take the cash from me and use her own phone to buy the necessary tokens. Funnily enough, I didn't walk away feeling hurt or demeaned in any way, quite the opposite.
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Getting your Omega 3 fatty acids in Thailand
I regularly eat sardines in oil for breakfast a couple of times a week but I refuse to pay over 100 baht for the Norwegian variety when I can get SeaCrown for less than half that. I usually add some chopped shallots and a chopped up hard-boiled egg and eat it on a slice of toast. For canned mackerel I like the Sealect variety in a spicy sauce, I don't like any canned fish in tomato sauce. Lazada also has cheap sardines in Japanese sauces such as Shoyu, Miso and Kabayaki. I have no idea how authentic the sauces are but they make a change from the standard vegetable oil. The brand name is Golden Prize and Boon Tree Food seem to have the best prices on them.
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Scam Gangs Shift Base From Cambodia To Thailand
A criminal background check to apply for a job in a scam centre? Just when you thought you'd seen it all.
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Thai High-Speed Rail Stalled Amid Contractual Disputes
So they couldn't come up with 10.67 billion baht but they can provide 160 billion baht in guarantees?
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Stuck in Visa Loop: Can't Open Thai Bank Account or Convert Tour
I've previously been turned down by Khonkaen immigration for having a bank letter dated the day before the application.
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ICE Arrests Chicago Police Officer Over Illegal US Residency
If he was cleared to work legally, as you say, then how would it be illegal to give him a gun in his position as a police officer?
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Met Chief Promises 'Ruthless' Purge of Rogue Officers
How the hell does that address the problem of "rogue officers"?
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Iran Hands Down 63-Year Sentence to French Citizens
Unless, of course. you're gay.