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Bad experience teaching in Thailand
Congratulations on obtaining your CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults). I did my CELTA - in Chaing Mai - in 2009. I originally booked it for 2006, but it took me 3 years to come up to scratch with the Grammar requirement. (When I went to Secondary school - failed my 11 plus - in the late 1960s, Grammar was what I call implicit - included with English if you like.) Learning Verb Tenses to perfection 40 years after leaving school was no easy feat. However, a more suitable course to prepare you for your KG job would have been a TEFL followed by a TEYL. -
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American Academic Faces Thai Royal Insult Charges in Legal Storm
US Scholar in Thai Jail: Family Fights Lese Majeste Charges Screenshots from NBCDFW video A Dallas man's relentless battle to exonerate his brother, Paul Chambers, a distinguished American academic detained in Thailand, underscores the complexities of international law and freedom of speech issues. Paul, based in Thailand for over 30 years, faces allegations of lese majeste—insulting the monarchy—and breaching the Computer Crime Act, charges his family vehemently denies. Originating from Oklahoma, Paul Chambers has devoted his career to examining Southeast Asia's civil-military dynamics. The controversy centres around a webinar on the Thai military he attended in October, with accusations tied to a promotional blurb his family insists Paul did not author. His brother Kit Chambers, from Dallas, expressed bewilderment over the situation: "We don’t know why this has happened. We just don’t." Paul, 58, voluntarily surrendered to police following the arrest warrant but has since been incommunicado for over a day. Facing a possible 15-year sentence, Paul's predicament is dire, particularly considering the challenging conditions within Thai prisons. With two bail attempts thwarted, his family is now seeking an appeal. Meanwhile, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights are defending Paul, as Kit pleads for US governmental intervention. The US State Department has voiced significant concern, providing consular aid and advocating for greater freedom of expression in Thailand, urging adherence to international human rights obligations. This case has ignited international debate, highlighting fears that Thailand's lese majeste laws may be curbing free speech. As the US embassy in Thailand closely monitors developments, they pledge to safeguard Paul's prison conditions and champion his fair treatment and eventual release, reported The Thaiger. -- 2025-04-09 -
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Trump Rejects EU’s ‘Zero Tariffs’ Offer, Vows to Erase $350bn Trade Deficit With Energy Sale
Procurement will suffer and the loss of US purchasing power will not recover, never. Factories take mature planning and execution and time. -
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Gaza Bloodbath: 30+ Killed as Israel Bombs Bakeries, Hospitals & Refugee Camps"
Nope, those days have gone . The days of talking and negotiating have gone . Palestinians need to be expelled for the land . That is the only way to have peace in the future . Sounds like genocide to me, which is precisely what the Jews have wanted to do to the Palestinian Muslims for over 70 years... 😞 -
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Gaza Paramedics Shot ‘With Intent to Kill,’ Red Crescent Demands International Probe
We know the IDF did lie, we know war is dirty, we have the video footage recovered from the phone of the body of a paramedic gunned down by the IDF and dumped in a shallow grave. The Ted Crescent’s calls for an international investigation are entirely reasonable. -
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THAI's Sky-High Deal: 45 Dreamliners to Revamp Fleet
I flew on Thai 787-8 from Bangkok to London in August 2022. 6 seats across in "business" class 2-2-2 - terrible! Economy was very cramped and narrow aisles with 3-3-3 seating. Hope you can enjoy that if they do same on the new orders.
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