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Russian Tourist's Pattaya Adventure Sours with Luggage Theft
In the early Thailand days, there weren't safes in the rooms, the choice was using one behind reception, or an envelope in the hotel safe. In the latter case, we had a lot of missing items in the morning, one being the night shift receptionist. I have recollections of a locked bag in a locked suitcase, secured to an immovable object with a computer cable lock! The Lek Hotel had safes with some fancy magnetic key, but you needed to hide that before fun and games and passing out! -
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Thailand's Tourism Boom: 5.5 Million Visitors and $8B Revenue
How are they turning away quality tourists exactly ? Please explain ? -
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Ethiopian Men Share Shocking Abuse Stories from Myanmar Scam Compounds
And Chinese have been paying off Myanmar Generals to turn a blind eye, -
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Zelensky Pushes Back Against Trump’s “Disinformation” on Ukraine War
I don't really know who ryan McBeth is, except he's a regular on Newsmax (Trumpist TV channel), and seems to think he's doing important NATO work. Seems a hopeless optimist. 4D Chess, or is it tiddlywinks. Ukrainian sources are reporting US weapons supplied have now ceased. The value of actual aid delivered to Ukraine by US is actually less than $100bn. To date, a lot of the munitions set were EOL, and therefore had zero value (and actually would cost to dispose of. Once EOL, an artillary shell is not used, unless its Ukraine under the guise beggers can't be choosers). For "new" munitions, the money hasn't gone to Ukraine. Its gone to US contractors, who will add it to the corporate bottom line, creating jobs, and a bit of tax back to the federal and state governments. Turns out the "missing " munitions were never missing. Someone in the US forgot to enter serial numbers into a database. This is in line with the last time the DoD was audited, and it was found they could not account for 60% of their assets/hardware. That doesn't mean 60% was put on ebay/stolen (though some of it is, and I was involved in some examples, that resulted in a couple of quarter masters going to prison, but paltry in the grand scheme of things)., but that accounting procedures are poor. Not unique to the US; the UK MOD has "lost" a few Challenger tanks (know one knows where they are (probably lurking in a forgotten shed at BATUS, where a few Challengers permanently sit, saving on shipping costs). And you can find shockingly old kit in stores; not long ago, WW1 rations turned up. -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 21 February 2025
Chiang Rai House Fire Leaves Family Displaced A devastating fire completely destroyed a large wooden house in the San Khoang Luang community at 08:35 on the morning of 20 February. The Chiang Rai Municipal Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office received an emergency call reporting the blaze in Soi 5, Tambon Rob Wiang, Muang District. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1352434-chiang-rai-house-fire-leaves-family-displaced/ -
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Global Manhunt Ends: Interpol Nabs Suspected Moroccan Murderer in Turkey
Surely you know why?
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