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2 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Simple.  By your ignorance in stating that the US declined to purchase more of Pfizer vaccine because you don't understand the manufacture & distribution timetable of all vaccines.  There will be more than enough vaccines for the US, & the additional hundreds of millions of doses will be given to other countries.

 

And, as I voluntarily worked for 2 NGOs in Cambodia in its redevelopment, I see the influence China has had.  Even the ex-Khmer Rouge, whom I've visited in the forests, speak of owing the Chinese.

Ever ask yourself why did King Sihanouk continued to live in Beijing, even after the Kingdom's restoration? 

 

There was nothing ignorant in referring to the US Govt. declining to take up Pfizer's offer for more than the initial amount before they (Pfizer) offered production capacity to elsewhere.

Nor was there any "blame" aspect to that in reference.

As to the various opinions of the people of Cambodia  I am sure there will be a percentage who are aware it was not the Chinese who bombed the snot out of them or their  neighbor Laos to little purpose.

I could perhaps consider asking why Sinahouk self exiled  to  Beijing and not perhaps New York?

Seems like I got away easy  with my application  for Yellow book. The guy who processed it did the translation of anything needed himself ! It took about an hour and half with him checking back with me or my wife as to verifying details. Once done moved  two desks down and had  Pink ID  card in 15 minutes .

Have never  yet used either one for anything.

There is some speculation that Barr has resigned in anticipation of undesirably  being associated with some further indefensible antics  from Trump.

Perhaps that  might be as puerile as Trump requesting the  Federal US  Attorney General to assist in suing Time  magazine for  not  naming him "Person of the  Year" ?????

Probably  not  but  as good as any excuse  to  get  out !

I would  seriously recommend you revise  your plan to incorporate drainage from  behind  any slab on the slope. The probable cause for the original slab to slide off would be due to water pressure  behind it. I have seen an in ground  concrete swimming pool that was left  empty have the walls  implode from water pressure in the ground outside during the  rain season.

Is it not possible that if tyres /tires are under  optimal pressure will be  running hot so inflating them may provide some cooling which would result in a  small pressure drop? Recommended pressures provided often give hot and cold figures.

2 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Why doesn't Cambodia get vaccines from their overlords in China?  Maybe a lack of trust in that they'll work?

 

...and of course somehow work this into blaming the US.

 

Factually, the US has preordered and prepaid for over 1 billion (1,000,000,000+) doses of vaccine from multiple pharms with the expectation that some may never reach viability.

 

Pfizer vaccine is the first, which 100,000,000 have been ordered and is already being dosed to medicos and seniors in care homes today.

 

More Pfizer vaccines will not be ordered because other vaccines will be ready before Pfizer can manufacture more, AND due to difficulties in transport and storage as these must be kept at -70° Celsius.  Pfizer is also the most expensive of all the vaccines.  Anyway, there is no infrastructure to distribute these in Cambodia.

 

Long before Pfizer can manufacture enough, Moderna (500 million doses) will be ready, at both a lower price and only needing 2-8° C storage.

 

So get your facts straight.

 

Kindly specify where my "facts" are not straight? 

Can you also provide some evidence China is Cambodia's "Overlord" ?

In Thailand  Doctors  do often  prescribe  urea  cream for  sores that  do not heal. Seems  to work.  Urine  may be a crude form of  same  intent?

So far sounds  bogus . Do You have a quote in writing . Do you have photo/video evidence they are  not  working to the  quote?

For  193,000 I'd  come with  my  BIL and do it   ! lol

1 hour ago, 2long said:

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YouTube and Gmail are down!

What will we all do now?!

Live a little  longer?

15 minutes ago, Solinvictus said:

Bitcoin seems to be more of an endeavor as more money continues to be printed..again..and again. If, I can recall, there isn't even a 'gold standard' to back the dollar. But that has been for years..Correct me if I'm mistaken..

Perhaps  research the  history of the move to the US$, the  history of  Fort Knox, and how historically  the US   coerced the world into the  debt  scenario it  controls  to this day, how it  has  suppressed attempts  to  return to a  gold trade standard, and how  China is threatening that control.

12 minutes ago, Jillie Norman said:

 

They are held by their delusional belief, thinking they are above everyone else. 

Delusion ,adopted  or induced , may not  be entirely based on superior thinking. It  can be  simply denial of reality to satisfy personal desire. Sociopaths.

8 minutes ago, Stocky said:

There was, in 2005 Thaksin set up a National Reconciliation Commission, the commission published its commendations in June 2006 and Thaksin's government said they would be implemented in full. Unfortunately Prem Tinsulanonda head of the Privy Council rejected the proposals stating that "The country is Thai and the language is Thai", one of the recommendations was to make Yawi, the local Malyu language, a working language for the region. That was the last genuine attempt at a resolution.

 

The State of Emergency in the south has been renewed every 3 months for the last 15 years.

Strangely enough many of the individuals involved  in the historical lack of  success are  Thai Muslim Generals.

 

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So there is  no genuine  desire  for a resolution when  workable  proposals  get  defied.

The  Baht  has  risen against the $US no more or less  than currencies of perceived  safe haven  value or gold.

The reality of it is that the US$ is an imposed exchange comparison  that has no genuine value  at  all !

Given the multiple trillions  printed  by the US  it would have almost no  value at all if the  Gold Standard was still in effect. For the  majority serviceable "debt" is now the measure of relative wealth.

Why do  you think  Bezos  laughs  like  a freakin  demon?

Just another  location  used and  abused  by  US intervention in the  failed attempt  to  destroy  the "Commies' and leave  behind  a  nation subject  to autocratic manipulation.

Cambodia  is  now simply a pawn in the system to demonstrate philosophical political points of interest now  that  Vietnam has subscribed  to monetary significance.

7 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The restive south is always in need of extending the emergency decree.  Does it help, not in my view, still have bombings and the shootings of officials be it rangers to school directors and such.  So tell me how the extension of the emergency decree will help curtail this violence.  I thought the Emergency decree was for stopping Covid, not insurgents.  Now the real truth comes out, restricting movements of people, just like when the Junta took power in 2014.

Perhaps the  arguable  justifications support both  motivations?

An interesting issue. But I doubt Cambodia is alone  in the fact that now  vaccines  are on the offer the Cambodian authorities  have  missed the  bus  on priority supply.? That should not be considered  any more embarrassing  than the  reality that the US  declined to purchase an extended  supply  of the only as yet approved  vaccine with a population well in excess of  need  and  an explosion in infections.

Is  Cambodia  on the  list  with the WHO collabaration for "free" vaccines distribution? I doubt  Hun Skin would  have any  philosophical  concern except  for  self and  close support .

1 minute ago, Stocky said:

This isn't news! A decision not to renew would be.

True enough.  But is there  or ever will there be  a genuine initiative  to find  some  resolution or is it  just a  convenient  scenario to self justify the involvement of military activity ?

It just occurred to me that it would be interesting to know  what the  UK Bookies odds are on the chance  Trump will ever ever  appear on an US   banknote ?

7 hours ago, Olivie said:

 

Last year all thai spent Bt28billion, and this year they will spend less but people living in bangkok will spend Bt30 billion? Am I missing something?

'Revenue from Thai travellers '

If these acts  of violence and baseless rhetoric  continue and/or  escalate could it invite use of the Insurrection Act ?

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Well, IMO you are correct that if the senate remains GOP majority, Biden is in for a hard time ????.

IMO it will be the USA overall having a hard time  if the GOP retains their strangle hold. However they will have to be squeaky clean in the process unlike  as  have been.