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Bangkok and suburbs suffering excessive levels of PM2.5 pollution
Emdog replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Where did they pull the PM2.5 number of 65.9 from? I'd consider that a relatively healthy day. Checked IQ air a few minutes ago: 160 in Bangkok; 152 in Pattaya. Which might lead one to assume the majority of pollutants are not from vehicles... I'd hazard the guess it is field burning -
Did anyone not on life support actually think Trump would testify? No way, no how. Just another one of his red meat lies to his zombies
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Thai mechanic found dead in sewer highlights lethal risks of heavy drinking
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
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I disagree. I believe in such concepts as "jurisdiction": Germany has no jurisdiction in Thailand and vice versa. For example, let's say you are from a country which has law against homosexuality... maybe Iran . You come here, find a boyfriend and have a good time. You return home and are charged, tried and given the death penalty. They do kill gays in Iran. But you are fine with this as "due process" and don't mind lack of jurisdiction? I think it is Texas that wants to charge women with abortion murder EVEN if they leave the state and go to another where it is perfectly legal. Borders are there for reasons: you laws end at the borders and ours begin
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Chinese Tourist Exposes Nana Area as Potential Danger for Women
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
I love seeing Thai police all clotted together like some rugby scrum rather than spread out so they actually cover a "beat"... "...the attention-grabbing attire of a Chinese female tourist might attract interest.." nowhere in the article does it spell out just what the problem is, but my guess has to do with drunken foreigners (non Asian) figuring all Asian women down there are "in the game" and bothering them. And so we have the cops photographed with groups of Western white women and friends... Maybe the Thai cop thinks they are Chinese? Not the sharpest pencils in the box- 111 replies
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“Thailand will exceed target of 27 million arrivals” for 2023
Emdog replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Choices should be "good" and "better" if coming from TAT -
I'm no fan of pedophiles, but I am of due process If Germany has no extradition treaty with Thailand, what was Jens arrested for in Germany? Unless it was for a German crime done on German soil it is a huge violation of basic civil rights if cops can just snatch you off the street in order to talk with foreign cops who have no jurisdiction or legal way to get you into their jurisdiction.
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Tourist rubles ensure warm welcome for Russians in Thailand
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"Thailand is America’s oldest ally in Asia..." Sorry, but any earlier streak Thailand may have had went out the window with WW2. Only allies since Thailand's ally Japan lost, if even then. -
Trump can be sued over January 6 Capitol attack, US appeals court rules
Emdog replied to CharlieH's topic in World News
You do realise that Trump appointed judges who'd never been in a court or tried a case.... if Obama is pathetic what does that make Trump? -
I wish I could feel some sympathy, but looking inside myself, it just isn't there.
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I used to like to buy some of the fakes that used the same font and a similar name to fool and/or get around laws: "The Mouth Face" for "The North Face"; all sorts of variations on Panasonic; take font and letters for Addidas and scramble them up... I've had copies that are at least equal to quality of "name brand" and some even better. Anything to do with "Intellectual" here is not all that valued IMO
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Let us not overlook the fact that free visas result in less revenue for the government in the "here and now". Would "the wrong lung...er ... long run" factor in the filling of that hole of incoming revenue in the meantime? And how could they calculate the free visas were the deciding factor in Chinese tourist plans? Sounds like more numbers just pulled out of some figure producing orifice
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Pattaya police explain alleged bribery in child prostitution case
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
drat... vid not available. But good try. Police didn't explain much other than the bribe was only half a million. Standard procedure worldwide is to keep the suspects passport so can't do a runner.... or is it just my cynical mind that thinks "that's what the courts & cops want to happen"? -
Thailand ramps up fight against online IP infringements
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"... agreement has been reached with major online platforms such as Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop," Just for laughs, bust them like you do with mom and pop shops selling knock off Gucci bags and such. Essentially the same crime "Sell 5 fake Vutton bags, you're a crook. Sell a thousand and you're retailer of the year" -
Authorities Raid and Dismantle Fake Monk Gang on Sri Racha Mountain
Emdog replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
I wonder if Lord Buddha had a monk certificate? As everything is Maya/illusion, perhaps could argue that all monks, all people, everything is not real... -
"...accidentally drove his motorbike into a communication wire that was dangling across the road..." "accidentally implies he made some sort of error (moving to Thailand?). Gives impression communication wires across the road are to be expected.... hmmm okay... it was his fault: should always leave abode with the attitude "They're all trying to kill me!"
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“They said that these people are living illegally in Thailand regardless of their having the U.N. card [recognizing refugee status] or not and that Thailand did not accommodate people coming illegally." Reminds me of when all those Uygurs that had refugee status, were rounded up and sent back to China... to face death? we don't know what became of them What we do know is that shortly after the roundup we had the bombing of Erawan Shrine
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Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege
Emdog replied to CharlieH's topic in World News
In my best valley girl speak "Well, yeah, duh, for sure..." On first glance at headline, I thought it read "Meth designed platforms to get children addicted" I would rather be in a "shooting gallery" full of heroin addicts than a roomful of teens swiping about on social media... more chance of having real social contact. Easier to kick that junky habit too- 1 reply
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