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Imagine? No bombs, no military...
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." -Joni Mitchell Says it all 👆 -
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Updates and events in the War in Ukraine 2025
Actually, Ukraine doesn't have much rare earth minerals worth mentioning and it had/has zero operating mines for these. But Ukraine does have a lot of strategic mineral resources such as titanium, lithium, beryllium, manganese, gallium, uranium, zirconium, graphite, apatite, fluorite and nickel. So Trump made an ignorant comment, at least regarding rare earths. But seeing as most of the deposits of the minerals I mentioned above are now in Ruzzian-Occupied territory, I'm thinking it's okay if Trump is mistaken, while of course these minerals are of strategic importance, and that's an important reason why Putin and his accomplices should not be allowed to have them. So I hope Trump secures them. -
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British tourist’s bribery tale dismissed as ‘untrue’ by Pattaya police chief
Had exactly the same thing happen to me. But I had done my homework before coming to Thailand, I had studied everything I could find for 5 years prior, so I instantly knew how the game would be played. First the lead cop "interviewed " me, all the while keeping pace and watching my reaction, which unbeknownst to him was trying to suppress laughter watching HIS every move knowing that they were following a well rehearsed script. They asked for 30,000 baht, I pretending to look at my balance and told them "can only pay 15,000", ( I had an emergency fund of about $7000US) and that's how much it cost. I had pepper sprayed a guy who I thought was going to rob me ( I have Bipolar II disorder and was triggered into a hypomanic state) , and I had told them that. His friends could have jumped on me and beaten me to a pulp, but They believed me. Then I took a ride to the police station with the guy sitting next to me and smiling. He was quite nice about it (of course, he knew he would get half of the "fine" for "hospital costs" haha) I knew that things could be worse - I knew these were Thai police, and knew they cold get away with a lot of bad things, but in the US I would have been beaten and tased for "resisting arrest", my bail would have been $5000, they would have held me in lockup until my arraignment, it would have cost $5000 for a lawyer and I would get off, and the guy I sprayed if it was in the US would have sued me into next week. So I wrote off the 15,000 baht and threw away my pepper spray. As I walked back to where I had been, I went to a sidewalk card table bar and a bar girl threw her arms around me and gave me a big hug, and boy did I need one. And an ice cold beer. One of the best beers I ever had. And then I was in a tremendously good mood because I had negotiated my way through one of the most treacherous Thai scenarios, and came out on my feet with no harm done. This was only my second time here - That's when I really found out how strange Thailand really was. And that was also when I realized that no matter what happened in Thailand thereafter, I would land on my feet and be OK. That was 10 years ago, and never had any such problems ever again. Cheers everybody. -
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Lufthansa extends A380 service to Bangkok
Tven just to offer the full range network of destinations with BA is worth to have at least one flight on it. This is what I like a lot with Emirates, they can really bring you from one place to another hassle free. -
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
All this is a load of rubbish relating to SP,nobody ever been apprehended or will be Me?, yes ever since set foot in TH, unfrozen,plus other countries too Last few weeks in touch with DWP,could not have been nicer,half hour at least talking,not only SP but another DWP shoved on me £110 tax free every week,knowing full well I'm here OAP A A are untouchable,no penalties,it's mean tested benefits that are under spotlight -
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How many border runs?
yes, i already know some border runs company. 1 or 2 border bounces are good enough for me. Thank you for letting me know
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