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US Army Special Forces Train Taiwan Troops Near China's Coast https://www.newsweek.com/american-special-forces-train-taiwan-soldiers-penghu-kinmen-china-coast-1868009 Poking the bear worked out so well, let's try the dragon as well! What could go wrong!

Speaking of ilks, the shining city on a hill has just recently permanently stationed Green Berets on Kinman Island. That's not just some lonely outpost in the South China Sea. Kinman Island lies in Xiamen Harbor just 6 miles from Xiamen Port and City, with closest point barely over one mile from mainland China. Apparently we weren't content with pulling Ukraine into NATO leading to the destruction of that country and loss of up to half a million Ukrainian men. Now we want to use the bodies of Taiwan's young men to "hurt" China. Expect to see reports of "unprovoked Chinese aggression" in the near future. But as a lovely young lady once said when asked about the deaths of half a million Iraqi children, "We think the price is worth it."

Yes, done it many times. I just never put it on the YouTubes.

Deport her for not having a work permit and performing reserved activities.

Compare the FX rate offered by the banks with the Wise FX rate, and factor in transfer fees.

No sense of humour, just an old sourpuss.

How much do those billboards cost? I was thinking of renting one for Phuket.....

What a shame. I was hoping the tradition for wifes was the same as for flippy-flops.

How much?

What's the tradition when you exit a temple and can't find your wife?

Not checking it is the worstest thing YOU could do!

Maybe. Or police could have politely explained, apologize or be deported, regardless of lack of evidence.

Nah, just set up automatic deduction from your bank account. PEA leaves your bill in the box outside, then pulls the charge from your authorized account.

I get confused in the restaurants. Customers wear their shoes inside, but take them off to eat, often putting their dirty feet on the seats or benches and cushions. And then there's uncle, who puts his feet on the table to pick his toenails. Amazing.

There's also this........(google translate)

Just wondering how many additional seats in total have been added to accommodate the "surge"?

We still only have one side of the story. But there are further developments. If you follow the links on the Facebook group page, you find (google translated):

The Russian lady is local according to Thaiger. As to defamation, I don't believe it matters whether the accusations are true or not. There's nothing in the legal text about statements being false, only that they harm the other party's reputation. That's why people get fined or jailed for bad restaurant reviews.

Are you saying a foreigner, in particular a Russian lady, cannot avail themselves of the Thai justice system?

Yes, Ploy did provide the footage to the police. But it was Ploy who posted the two photos to the Facebook group. It was Ploy who selected which frame grabs to post, not the police. And it was Ploy who posted the Russian's Instagram account. I'ma bet if the Russian lady survives the pitchforks-and-torches mob justice, the real story will be quite different.

Section 326. Defamation Whoever, imputes anything to the other person before a third person in a manner likely to impair the reputation of such other person or to expose such other person to be hated or scorned, is said to commit defamation, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding twenty thousand Baht, or both.

From the Thaiger: Maybe not such a clever Ploy! Now the abused Russian victim can sue the shopowner for defamation.

It might be hard for this generation. Back in the days before floppy discs (no internet, landline phones, only 3 TV stations that ended programming at 2am), my buddy and I made gunpowder in the garage, packed into Miller brand 7-ounce pony glass bottles, charged with appropriate schrapnel, and blowed stuff up real good. If they really wanna replicate it...........

Who to blame when the kidlets build their own homemade rockets and set fires or blow off some fingers? I don't think "don't try this at home" will suffice.

But she's pregnant!