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It's already getting ugly in China.
So as Scarlett O'Hara would say: Oh Fiddle dee de. -
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Economy Thai Citizens Demand Government Action as Inflation Skyrockets
THB up again though. -
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Report "My Mate Nate" Star Nate Announces Relationship Breakup via Social Media
And that is not true. Americans can only own 100% of certain types of business (which is not what you claimed). I'd suggest that Nate's business is not one of those that you seemed to be claiming he'd be able to own in full just because he's an American. -
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Mobile Phone Internet that is cheaper but is not unlimited in Bangkok - How does it work?
Yes, correct. Unlimited packages will come with very slow speeds if they are cheap. -
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Accident Another Construction Mishap on Rama II Road Causes Vehicle Damage
I'm not so sure... I'm looking at this news from a different perspective. In many countries - particularly across Europe - a road beneath such a project would typically be closed entirely for the duration of the work. In other words, full traffic disruption would be the norm. As a result, any such 'drops' or incidents in those scenarios would have no real effect on the public and would likely go unreported. Construction, manufacturing, and the oil and gas industries all operate with rigorous safety and incident-reporting procedures. Serious events do happen - most often due to human error rather than mechanical failure - but they rarely make the headlines unless there's a fatality or severe injury. In the case of the Rama II road construction, previous incidents have led to a kind of media feeding frenzy, a pile-on. It’s a classic case of the 'contagion effect': once the media has latched on, even the slightest mishap, they're all over it like GottFrid nursing wood over a Brit-bashing thread. The truth is, while these incidents should rightly be scrutinised; particularly if patterns emerge - they wouldn’t attract media coverage in the West unless they had a tangible impact on the general public. Here, however, we’re seeing the 'Streisand effect' in action: the more one tries to carry on quietly, the more attention even the most minor issue receives. That said, Spidermike, you're absolutely right - there are clear shortcomings in this project. But I’d wager they’re no worse than those found in many other developments across Thailand. It’s just that, at this point, even someone tripping over on Rama II has become headline material.
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