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  1. mfd101
    Yes, wouldn't last 10 minutes in any clash with SthK or the US
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    Political theatre on both sides. The issue is to get the playwrights together to finalise the script before opening night. Otherwise the action on stage will be a mess.
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    Um, shouldn't that be the other way round (if you're thinking armed might)?
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    I've been using the same 6-piece set of photos for the last 4 years. Still 2 years to go before I need a new set.
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    Never mind, that great genius Thaksin senior will soon be rushing to the rescue with a brotherly call on his opposite number. Then all will be well.
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    That's precisely the problem. For both parties, 'stability' and 'national sovereignty' are incompatible, because neither party's 'sovereignty' is satisfied with the status quo.
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    I think if I live to mid-century I may even see a high-speed train from Prasat Surin to Bangers! Well, at my age, I'm allowed to spend most of every day dreaming.
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    And so Burma slowly turns into just another Chinese resource opportunity, subject to rule from Beijing. Be careful, Thailand! Be very careful.
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    My experience of visiting Usofa 20 years ago was that VAT was not included at the time of ordering, only at the time of paying. Coming as I then did from sweet & innocent Oz & NZ, this was a shock. But one lives & learns.
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    Well, certainly in this photo he doesn't look too healthy. But I don't suppose he looks much worse than 70% of AN users.
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    A joint exercise by the two governments in distracting the populace from real daily problems (poverty, inflation, wages, corruption ... ) that neither government has a clue how to address or particularly wants to.
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    My family's home village - Khok Salaeng - on the Qui vive. Quite unnecessarily in my view. The more each side gets overexcited the greater the chance of something nasty happening. But memories of the Khmer Rouge back in the 70s are still alive in the village amongst the old people - artillery shells landing and the KR coming across to steal cattle as the villagers fled ...
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    If he lives long enough, his day will come. But it might be quite a wait.
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    Happening in just about every 'white' country. Part of the ongoing reunification of the human species. And a good thing too. No point in worrying about it.
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    If only the gallows were still in use (or a firing squad), and preferably televised, the example would have an excellent effect on future behaviours.
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    So the State Audit Office is getting an audit. How very Thai-some!
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    I think you need to take a sedative and have a nice lie-down.
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    Mmmmm, hard to work that one out.
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    The King & Queen presided the other day at the gay marriage of one of their senior staff.
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    And what a lovely photo the first one above is: You sure? You really believe that? You bull<deleted>ting me?
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    Buddha in bad mood.
  22. mfd101
    Meloni is fun to watch at assorted EU meetings & with Trump. Lots of eye-rolling at others' idiocy or indecision. No-nonsense approach. Refreshing. Particularly for staid & stumbling ol' Italy, now emerging on the world stage again for the first time in many many moons.
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    Same obsession as in Thailand for the official beginning of the monsoon season, regardless of what's been happening on the ground for days or weeks beforehand. Here Thai officialdom declares the opening of the season some time in June and says we must prepare for possible flooding, often weeks after the annual deluge has begun. The annual symbol of official incompetence.
  24. mfd101
    A modern survey vessel could be very useful in the much-disputed waters of the South China Sea ... And India has much relevant experience with Sri Lanka & the Maldives.
  25. mfd101
    A politician assuring you that nothing's happening is a sure sign that something's about to happen.

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