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As long as BRICS remains a trade bloc and not a political bloc then it will be a viable balance to a bullying so-called ally. This could shake up global trade. BRICS is half of the world population with 32% of global GDP in PPP, and is bigger than the G7. Clearly, it will act parallel to the dollar and not replace it, but it should help spread the risk for countries. Trump's tariffs will accelerate the decline of the dollar's dominance and make more urgent the parallel BRICS payment system.

I find it difficult to believe he could not find a muay Thai gym near his home. There are a few in Lancashire. Yes, Thailand is the home of Muay Thai but there are great practitioners all over the world so why leave his wife to give birth alone?

I blame the lack of education. Most information pools all plastics into one category - Plastic.

Might as well start a thread on what westerners do that don't make sense. Share a room with a stranger in university. Having gaps in bathroom stall doors that are way too big. Sales tax not being added to an item until you get to the till. It is easy to laugh at others, but harder to try to understand.

With Cambodian interest rates at 0.77%, those politicians are hoping for anonymity because they certainly will not be able to save much.

Kids are born with autism. They don't catch it later in life. If autism could be brought on by vaccines, then adults could develop autism at 40.

Bernie Sanders is a democratic socialist by his own admission and I don't see anyone confusing him with a Marxist. Most Americans cannot differentiate a socialist from a communist or Marxist. It just looks like a dog whistle for the lower educated.

When a friend turns against you, perhaps the alternative to fighting is to ignore and look for new friends. Looking at the BRICS countries seems a rational strategy. Even though Trump said he will punish countries that try to replace the USA with BRICS (another friendly gesture). Certainly, less reliance on the dollar would open up markets to trade in more currencies. Risk management professionals usually point out that putting too many eggs in one basket is dangerous.

So Thailand imports roughly $1.7 billion from the USA. The USA imports roughly $63.3 billion from Thailand. How could Thailand increase its imports to parity with the USA when it has a populati9n of 70m while the USA has a population of 350 million? Especially when their demand is different.

All his mistakes seem to boil down to being "yesterday's man" and desperately trying to cling on to the old days.

Perhaps Carabao could write a song about it.

In principle, she is a first hand witness and could probably review a list from memory. What does it matter who tells the truth?

Has anyone bothered to talk to Ghislaine Maxwell? She's in prison and could get some time off if she cooperates with the police. On the other hand, some visits from a journalist to elicit the truth could help expose the dirty men that took advantage of her service. Would she be found dead in her cell later? Not if she recorded and signed an affidavit first.

Maybe cut the military budget as Mr. T is a man of peace.

The only product whose producers are knowingly killing their customers. And the mugs still but them.

Of course, if a coup is necessary, when the army is put into a corner and is given no choice, they have to step in to save the country. No servants for senior officers? Then you leave them no choice. 😳

If rich Thais are allowed in, have them audited for secret, untaxed wealth. It's a dead giveaway.

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