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Gaza Famine Alert Retracted Amid Diplomatic Backlash & Incorrect Data
I just tried to access the above link, and FEWS website says "access denied". The November report already indicates a dire situation and is still accessible: https://fews.net/middle-east-and-asia/gaza/alert/november-2024 At that time the population in North Gaza was 75-95,000 people. "A famine can be declared only when certain measures of mortality, malnutrition and hunger are met. They are: at least 20 per cent of households in an area face extreme food shortages with a limited ability to cope; acute malnutrition rates exceed 30 per cent; and the death rate exceeds two persons per day per 10,000 persons." https://news.un.org/en/story/2011/07/382342 Actually, the Israeli COGAT & American ambassor's claim of a remaining population of 9-15000 people, means that based on the famine critieria quoted above the situation would be even more critical than with the higher population figure, so the retraction is entirely political, not based on the FEWS evidence-based approach. Mr Lew is just trying to confuse the public. There is an obvious confusion between the remaining population of 3 beseiged camps and the population of North Gaza. The situation in North Gaza is described in the UN report in my earlier post. -
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It's Time to Change the Annual Visa Extension Approval Process
Thanks OP for a good Christmas laugh. Most people get their final stamp at the end of the month. If you go back many years things were not the same. In the mid 90 s delays of 3-5 months were common. My worst was ... apply beginning June received final approval stamp end December. Felt like a Xmas pressie from immigration. (sorry if a bit off topic) -
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Day-to-day life in Myanmar
That's the place where (supposedly), 1,000 Japanese soldiers in WW2 got eaten by crocodiles! -
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An Indecent Proposal?
I would sit down and write another complete fictional posts saying what you (fantasized ) had happened. ........... -
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Dozens Feared Dead in Crash After Passenger Flight Diverts From Russia
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DTV visa extension
Immigration have denied-entry to those with all the required by law items - documented many, many times on this and prior version of this forum. They then "say" they are denying for "in Thailand too long / much" - which is not a legal reason to deny-entry - then they "stamp" that you didn't have the money (covering tracks) - even when you do. If you weren't around at the time, the "show the money only in cash" bit was introduced - then, people started carrying the unneeded cash (I bought travelers checks for this purpose) - and then, Immigration stopped asking to see it, and denied entry regardless - would wave their hands if you tried to show them you had all the requirements. How did it affect Thais I know? Lost jobs and near-zero tips - tips being far more than the salary when they had Western customers in restaurants. Also consider that the "zero-baht" and other "tour group" types are literally "bussed" to specific venues. In their short "free / recess" breaks from the group, they tend to go to 7/11 for their "shopping." The result is a much lower ratio of Thai-employees per-tourist, vs Western tourists, who go to various shops, restaurants, etc on their own - and spent considerably more per-capita. Denying entry to people from higher-wage nations did start some years ago, is correct - and, just coincidentally, right after the "elite visa" was introduced under Thaksin. People often blame Prayut, but he didn't start it. There have been many variations on "crackdowns" over the years, with each iteration harming Thais working the tourist-sector. As a result of these practices, before coming here, I was warned against coming to Thailand by various expats I encountered from South America to Europe. Due to their insatiable greed, Thailand-Immigration has developed a nasty reputation with millions of former and potential visitors. -
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Remembering the 2004 tsunami in Phuket
I went to the Similans on that Christmas day to snorkel and spent the night in a tent just off the beach. Luckily I got up early and walked up the trail to the top of the island to see the spine of the island chain. As I got back down I was greeted by a Thai guy running up and putting his towel on the bushes. I wrote up a description with linked photos for my grandson a couple of years back http://who.thaiholiday.biz/tsunami.htm
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