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The best argument so far against a cashless society.
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18 minutes ago, NanLaew said:
Years ago, when I was a guest on BBC Radio 4's "Desert island Discs", the host Sue Lawley asked me apart from the music, what 3 things I would need if cast away on a desert isle. I answered, "Today's newspaper, a copy of The Sun and something to read."
Hilarious! My old Mirror mates would have loved it.
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That funny noise you can hear is Extinction Rebellion twerps filing their teeth while foaming at the mouth.
Bring it on, Don!
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17 hours ago, from the home of CC said:
people actually read this rag on a regular basis?
I was working in Fleet Street when the first issue of Murdoch's lurid tits-and-bums tabloid Sun hit the pavements. We hacks promptly dubbed it "The Beano".
Wonder if anyone can guess what Sun journos called their biggest rival, the Daily Mirror? (Sorry, no prizes except applause for the correct answer!).
The last laugh went to the Murdoch scribes. Sales boosted by bare-boobed Page 3 girls, the Sun soon left the Mirror and its other rivals standing. Today it has the biggest circulation of any UK newspaper (And no, its one and a half million subscribers didn't all vote Leave!).
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Somebody's obviously forgotten the election's already been held.
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13 hours ago, impulse said:
I, on the other hand, wish Thailand had handled it with a little more finesse, simply telling the couple that their innovation violated Thai law, and allowing them to remove it at their own expense. Or, move it somewhere out of the way of shipping, even within Thai waters- subject to Thai law.
Instead, they've stifled innovation, put the fear of God into anyone wanting to try something new in Thailand, and cost the taxpayers a lot of money.
In 20 years, when there are flotillas of zillionaires living off the coast of Malaysia, Myanmar or Cambodia, and entire offshore resorts drawing $$ billions in tourist cash, Thailand will be on the outside looking in.
Since the oceans account for five sevenths of the earth's surface here, aren't sea cities a possible solution to the "overpopulation problem" which so-called experts are constantly banging on about?
Assuming any technical difficulties could be overcome, a building boom on the briny would create huge numbers of new construction and other jobs. It would also free up land to grow more food and create wildlife parks for threatened animal species.
N.B. I've just read that less than two per cent of the world's surface is actually occupied by humans, though our activities (farming, for example) swallow up a lot more. Still, even taking these into account over half our planet is lying fallow.
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Anyone mug enough to pay the extortionate prices charged at fancy coffee outlets should at least insist it be served in a ceramic container, rather than the usual cheap-and-nasty plastic, paper or polystyrene.
Hopefully, with an anti-plastic campaign in full swing, everyone will eventually benefit from better taste - in every sense of the word.
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16 minutes ago, JAG said:
The new government:s idea of a 'green' solution will be another buy of tanks!
Or submarines!
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2 hours ago, ravip said:
The surprising factor is why such behaviour is not considered as terrorism and appropriate remedial actions not taken by the international community.
All the Humanitarian agencies and democratic governments are silent about the stoning to death, public be-headings etc.
Why is it that Human Rights are 'selective'?
Fear of reprisals from their Muslim minorities is the real reason Western governments, NGO's and the international community generally turn a blind eye to Islam's appalling human rights abuses.
Political leaders in the UK, for example, will go to ridiculous lengths to avoid upsetting followers of Islam, when compared to other religions.
In the light of recent events, one can hardly blame them. Who in their right mind would risk stirring up a hornets' nest of five million potential stingers?
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33 minutes ago, atyclb said:
personally i would trust the uk nhs pregnany information slightly more (LOL) than the asianaturalmedicine.blogspot info you posted, and i am not even from the uk
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/foods-to-avoid-pregnant/
So would I. I was posting, of course, with my tongue stuck firmly in my cheek. Thanks anyway for the pregnancy link, but there's no chance of me getting preggers or even, in my eighties, helping someone else fulfil such an ambition!
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1 hour ago, geoffbezoz said:As I said please research history. I would not consider that indiscriminate bombings, mass shootings that occurred last century and continued into this one and this are by the "odd nutter". Or for that matter in times gone by under the name of Christianity. However to discuss who is the worst mass murderers in the name of religion there has been previously is rather a sick issue considering that on this occasion it is reported that the death toll is now 290. You may consider that Muslims may be the worst but as I said check your history books.
It does not make it right but it is sheer hypocrisy to suggest one religion or another is to blame. They are all to blame as history proves and don't forget it was the Buddhist community that instigated riots etc against the Muslim community last year in Sri Lanka. Extremists of any ilk only want an excuse to cause mayhem, rightly or wrongly.
Islam, by its very nature, is an extremist ideology. It advocates the use of force to convert non-believers if friendly persuasion fails - as the Qoran, the hadith and the example of the life of Muhammed (which all Muslims are bound to follow) makes clear.
Unfortunately, unlike Christianity and other religions which have managed to modify and adapt to meet the needs of modern societies, Islam has not only resisted change but has become, if anything, increasingly fundamentalist in recent decades.
Unless and until it is reformed, this medieval and arguably totalitarian ideology will continue to produce fresh crops of fanatical jihadists to fulfil the Prophet's vision of a global caliphate - with unbelievers either converted, killed or living in second-class dhimmitude under Sharia.
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16 hours ago, metisdead said:In that article it said this: "No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks but the defence minister said they were probably carried out by one group."
Until it is officially revealed as to who that one group was that carried out these attacks, let's keep the speculative speculations to a minimum.
Thanks.
One can understand the Sri Lankan authorities wishing to keep a lid on speculation which might lead to retaliation and increase civil unrest.
However, the evidence from news channels outside the country point to this being the latest jihadist outrage in a much wider war of religions. This ongoing conflict is given little coverage in Western mainstream media, despite claiming the lives of an average of eleven Christians every day and forcing thousands to seek asylum - usually without success - in countries like the UK.
According to a report in today's Sun, the Sri Lankan police chief warned of suicide bombers planning to hit "prominent churches" 10 days before today's attack.
Pujuth Jayasundara reportedly said: "A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama'ath) is planning to carry out suicide attacks targeting prominent churches as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo".
The NTJ is a radical Muslim group linked last year to the destruction of Buddhist statues.
In countries around the world where, unlike Sri Lanka, social media has not been blocked, Muslims in their thousands have been joyfully celebrating what they clearly regard as a justified revenge attack for the recent New Zealand mosque massacre by a lone Australian gunman.
This makes interesting reading: https://religionnews.com/2019/03/15/a-look-at-attacks-on-houses-of-worship-over-last-decade/
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2 hours ago, mikebell said:
Why has there been no investment in solar power? Lots of panels all over Vietnam. Friends are selling excess solar power back to the National Grid - IN UK!
Good point. With virtually round-the-year sunshine, solar is the obvious way to go here. Abundant, inexpensive electricity, reliable supplies, plus the creation of lots of jobs in manufacturing and fitting. The new government should make this sensible 'green' solution a priority.
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Hopefully, these over-the-counter test kits will be snapped up by Thailand's vulnerable gay population, which accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections in 2016, according to the HIV/AIDS information agency Avert.
The failure of large numbers of men who have sex with men to get tested is a reason Thailand has one of the highest HIV prevalences in Asia and the Pacific, accounting for 9% of the region’s total population of people living with HIV.
It is worth noting that not all commercial test kits can be considered reliable and an initial positive reading should always be followed up by diagnosis via a lab test. As it can take eight weeks or more for the HIV virus to appear, it makes sense to follow an initial negative reading with a follow-up testthree months later.
Here's an Avert chart which should clarify any confusion caused by the statistics for infection and treatment provided in the newspaper article.
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Just come across a hair-raising guide to the dangers of eating durian. Enough to put you off eating the stuff for life!
It lists nine potential hazards - including several which can prove fatal. The one of most interest to ThaiVisa forum members, I suspect, is this one:
6. Characteristically lethal when mixed with alcohol.
Don't say you weren't warned!
https://www.thealthbenefitsof.com/9-side-effects-of-eating-durian/
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The prime minister also invited the Thai people to be a good host, making the tourists feel welcome and helping keep them safe.
Keep them safe? How about the government showing the way by insisting on regular inspections of bunjee jumps, rope slides, tour boats and ferries and the thousand and one other potential death traps which await unwary tourists.
They might also consider taking decisive action, rather than pathetic public hand-wringing, to reduce the number of foreigners killed and maimed on some of the world's most lethal roads.
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3 hours ago, YetAnother said:
what a foolish, insecure place thailand has become
It's the way the military mind works, fixated on the irrelevant. Ask any ex-national serviceman who wasted endless hours picking up autumn leaves, whitewashing coal, ironing the pimples out of boots and shrinking their berets by dunking them in hot water laced with toothpaste.
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On 4/20/2019 at 4:00 PM, from the home of CC said:
in Hua Hin that is my standard experience, and also no copies..
Same at Tha Yang. In and out like a fiddler's elbow for 90-day stuff and 20 minutes last time around for retirement visa extension.
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On 4/21/2019 at 8:55 AM, Nyezhov said:
Western Toilets are good
Not true. Few public toilets are fitted with bum guns. My Thai wife was appalled when she discovered this on a trip to the UK.
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Time to roll out those mothballed Chinese submarines!
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10 hours ago, Naam said:
...white people don't exist.
Yes they do. Just ask the non-whites about them and their privilege.
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19 hours ago, Inn Between said:Weird stuff.
So, between the adoption agency, Ms. Theron, and any doctors involved, it took 3 years of the child's life to figure out the gender.........and only after the 3-year-old told them? W T F am I missing?
Not much - just the latest example of virtue signalling which has become de rigeur among celebs of all stripes these days.
What could be more woke at the height of the "trans revolution" than an icon of white privilege - and a single mum to boot - adopting a little black boy and raising him as a girl?
Let's just hope this somewhat dim star is at least bright enough not to put the boy on medication to delay puberty, the onset of which generally sees most so-called transgender children revert to their natal sex/gender.
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Easy borrowing and low interest rates are teeing us up for another global financial meltdown, with far fewer fixes than last time. Thailand, with its mounting public and private debt, is certain to suffer from any new credit crunch.
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Fire rips through luxury Hua Hin resort
in Hua Hin and Cha-Am News
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A little Thai bird (reliable or not I can't be sure) tells me that sugar cane farmers had been burning off stubble in a field next door to the resort shortly it went up in smoke.