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Solar LED floodlight questions
6 hours is about right in my calculations -
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Law Refusing Breathalyser Test Now Equals Drunk Driving, Say Police
Indeed, but don't forget the urine test for other drugs than alcohol, this could also be made mandatory. -
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Report Dream Crushed: British Expats’ Thai Retirement Nightmare
Why am I thinking I know this name Savage from somewhere in the near past,Rings a bell. -
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Road Rage (Foreigner Style)
Hard to tell all with no sound, but the red car was supposed to wait for cars going straight. Lordgrinz had the right of way. If Lordgrinz beeped a little as the red car was pulling into his lane, which seemed correct as the red car adjusted to go straight in his lane, beeping a short beep is to tell other drivers they are coming into your lane without possibly looking first, so they can stop to avoid an accident. Lordgrinz wasn't being aggressive using his horn, but the red car's driver was by his actions. Some people definitely overuse their horns, especially in the west, but that's what a horn is for. To warn other drivers they are either cutting you off, or are going into your lane when they're supposed to wait for a clear shot. That the red car then cut into Lordgrinz's lane and stopped was wrong. He raised his arms, thinking his beeping wasn't called for (it seems), which could have been on him, as some think they own the roads. That he sped up, stopped and got in front of his car was asking for trouble. He should have waited until Lordgrinz passed, then continued on his way. Most of this is on the red car's driver, seeing we can't hear any sound. Courtesy on the roads is how accidents and road rage is avoided. Overuse of horns does piss people off, and exacerbates the situation. Again, a horn is there for a reason, and has saved countless lives using it, stopping people from cutting into speeding vehicles, especially motorbikes. He and I come from a country where the drivers, on average, are much more skilled, and know and follow the rules better, and if not, are punished for infractions. Whether it's "normal" here to cut people off and we should adjust, doesn't stop the fact that it's still bad driving that causes most accidents, and Thailand's drivers, and enforcement, needs to be improved markedly, as the stats on daily road deaths and accidents has shown for decades. The only valid thing that can be said, is be the best defensive driver you can be, as things like this happen every day, all year long, and adjusting to that fact can save your life. Knowing they'll be doing this, and just let them go on their way, as the majority of vehicles here have some weapon inside, and a loose cannon isn't worth losing your or other's lives for, is the best recourse. -
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Middle East Four journalists among 15 dead in Israeli strike on hospital
No international journalist's allowed into Gaza. Why ? 🤔 Ah because it's not safe says Israel , just ask Al Jazeera's journalist's. Just a coincidence then that the only people allowed to report on what's happening get wiped out and accused of being terrorists or it's put down as an accident. Only thing that's preventing this s**t show massacre ending is the amount of a** kissing between Israel and trump . -
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Myanmar Migrants in Thailand Reject Junta’s Voting Drive
The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s military regime is facing widespread rejection from its overseas nationals, particularly in Thailand, as it attempts to rally support for its upcoming general election scheduled for 28 December. The junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) has called on citizens abroad to submit personal details to embassies between 22 August and 8 September in order to vote early—a move many see as a thinly veiled attempt to legitimise military rule. Thailand, home to over 4 million Myanmar migrants, has become a focal point of resistance. Despite efforts by junta officials to engage with Myanmar-Thai Friendship Association representatives in Naypyitaw, the response from the diaspora has been overwhelmingly negative. The Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok announced that forms for advance voting are now available, but few appear willing to participate. “We voted before, and they ignored it,” said one Myanmar woman living in Thailand. “This election is not credible. If forced, I’ll spoil my ballot so it won’t count.” Concerns are mounting that the junta may retaliate against non-participants by refusing to renew essential documents, such as the Passport for Job, which enables legal employment abroad. Many migrants work under bilateral agreements between Thailand and Myanmar, and fear that non-compliance could render them undocumented. Similar sentiments echo across the region. In South Korea, Japan, Laos and Singapore, Myanmar nationals have denounced the election as a sham. In Tokyo, a formal appeal was submitted to Japan’s Foreign Ministry urging non-recognition of the vote. In Laos, workers say they’ll only vote if coerced. In Singapore, one migrant summed up the mood: “Whether we vote or not, the world knows this election is for the junta—not the people.” The UEC’s push for overseas participation appears increasingly symbolic, as the regime struggles to gain legitimacy following its 2021 coup. Western governments and Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government have already dismissed the election as a ploy to entrench military control. With Thailand at the heart of Myanmar’s migrant exodus, the junta’s advance-voting campaign may do little more than expose the depth of its isolation. -2025-08-26
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