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Community Royal Thai Navy Tests Readiness of Peacekeeping Force, Amid National Security Concerns
'National Security Concerns' This is the lot that ban you from taking photos when landing/taking off from Utapao Airport in case you highlight the aircraft carrier that has never moved. (They've never heard of Google Earth.) It's also the same people that allowed a tanker of contraband fuel to escape at breakneck speed AFTER being arrested! -
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Tuk Tuks
I spend a bit of time in Sriracha and Chonburi city, I use them to get around. -
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Married Birds and Flying Avocados — Grocery Runs in Patts Ain’t Always So Simple
Crikey, it happens to me all the time. What a coincidence, I thought I was the only one. -
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UK Asylum Appeals Surge Leaves Thousands of Migrants in Hotels for Years
The legal aid system was designed to provide a reasonable defence for British citizens when accused of a serious crime and is paid for by UK taxpayers. To provide this for dinghy illegals at the cost of £69 per hour per illegal is insulting. If there was anyone of any reasonable intelligence in government then the illegal dinghy arrivals would be made to fund their own appeals and accommodation or give them a choice of accepting a free flight home. Then there would be no backlog and the hotels would magically empty. -
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Crime Norwegian Man Arrested at Surat Thani Bus Terminal After Attempted Crossbow Attack
so what's the reason for that? thailand is supposed to have a more relaxed pace of life than back home, yet people are deteriorating mentally here? just spoke to a thai woman who had to break up with her farang boyfriend because he was always "angry with her". where is the anger coming from? -
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UK British Citizens Being Left Behind? Councils Housing More Asylum Seekers Than the Homeless”
ChatGPT is a rather better source than the Daily Mail! British local authorities don’t allocate council (social) housing to asylum seekers the way they do for local homeless people. The systems involved are quite separate, but asylum seekers do rely heavily on temporary or emergency accommodation — often putting extra pressure on housing services, even though it’s not the same as social housing. 🏠 1. Council Housing vs. Asylum Accommodation Council (social) housing: Run by councils or housing associations. Eligibility is based on criteria like income, savings, local connection. Asylum seekers are ineligible and cannot join waiting lists. Around 90% of social lets go to UK nationals. Asylum seeker accommodation: Provided by the Home Office, not through social housing schemes. Includes hotels, hostels, private-sector housing via contracts Intended only as temporary housing while claims are processed. 🆘 2. Support After Recognition Once asylum is granted, people must leave Home Office housing (typically within 28 days, now extended to 56 days). Then: They can apply to local councils for homelessness help, not council housing per se Numbers have surged: e.g., over 9,500 refugee households needed council help in 2023, up from ~3,300 in 2022 In some areas (like Glasgow), up to half of new homeless people are refugees. ⚠️ 3. Homeless Local Families Often First in Line Local homeless individuals/families, especially those in priority need (children, risk, disability, etc.), are legally entitled to council-provided temporary accommodation, and possibly permanent social housing. But councils face chronic shortages and funding pressures — often resorting to gatekeeping, delaying or denying help 📊 Summary Comparison Group Council Housing Access Temporary Accommodation Local homeless people ✅ Eligible (means-tested) ✅ Councils must accommodate them under homelessness law Asylum seekers (in flight) ❌ Ineligible ✅ Provided by Home Office (hotels, contracts) Recognised refugees ❌ May apply as homeless ✅ Councils must consider them; growing numbers request help 🔍 4. What’s Driving the Debate? Tension and misconceptions: With rising numbers of recognised refugees seeking council help, some locals worry they’re “jumping the queue.” But that's misunderstanding: asylum seekers haven’t queued for council housing — refugees are entering the homelessness process . Council strain: Many areas are overwhelmed. For example, Glasgow asked the Home Office to pause dispersals due to acute housing pressure — asylum housing costs are £26.5 m this year and rising ✅ Conclusion Council/social housing is primarily reserved for UK or settled residents and is not used to house asylum seekers. However, once asylum seekers receive refugee status and lose government-provided housing, they often turn to council homelessness services, which are already under severe strain. This may indirectly reduce housing availability for local homeless—due to scarcity, not preferential policy.
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