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M&S Boss Warns Budget Will Shrink UK Retail as Historic Department Store Closes
Only Rachel from accounts could be so dumb as to 'go for growth' by making it more expensive for businesses to hire staff. The economic stupidity and total lack of common sense is mind-boggling. -
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Thailand Slips in Global Corruption Ranking for 2024
The Problem of corruption has been around for a long time in Thailand and its roots are deep in the culture. Officials were traditionally not paid salaries but were entitled to retain a 10 to 30 percent portion of the money involved as a fee for their services. Even at these times wrong-doers were around and were called ging maung (“eating the state”). In traditional Thai value system merit is derived from power and in this way forms a basis for patron- client relationship in the political society. There is also a tradition of presenting gifts to high officials. In this context you see that some things used to be legitimate under the traditional patronage system but are clearly to be considered problematic in modern legal system. Thais still accept paying fees to officials as sin nam jai, the 'gifts of good will' and do not see that as a form of corruption. Much more they see taking things, even small ones like pencils, home from office corrupt -
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Woes befall US farmers due to Trump.
//Locked// If you send me a PM with credible links to those claims I can edit it and re open it again for you -
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Consorting with a war criminal ,does trump care ?
Considering he met Kim Jong Un in his first term and I have detailed on another thread how he clearly owes Putin big time (Deutsche Bank loans, Fancy Bears, Miss Universe!.....), consorting is no surprise. Rewarding the murderous aggression is extremely disturbing though, particularly if you live near the front line. The more you appease a tyrant, the more it encourages them. Stalin lasted until he was 74. -
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American man and Thai wife lose 15.2 million baht in Hua Hin property fraud
Just watched Tim Newton today on Youtube. He covered this story. Tim recommends not buying anything in Thailand, renting only. -
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"Nomad Capitalist" suggests Americans abroad may be headed towards pariah status
As I understand it, per Project 2025, Trump will end granting dual citizenship. We can hope anyway.
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