Blame game begins over walkway failure, Monkeypox surge in June : Tim Newton Today - July 3

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July 3, 20233 yr

Thailand News - Investigations underway but the blame game has begun between the airport operators and the manufacturers and service contractors of the Don Mueang Airport travelator / walkway that caused a woman's leg to be amputated last Thursday. Banking services interrupted over the weekend with a failure of Promt Pay services, Monkeypox cases surged in June but still a small number of cases in total, chocolate sauce on Chicken? Would you try it? Samui has critical water shortage.

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July 3, 20233 yr

Cash is King. People who trust digital currency, or crypto currency, are foolish.

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