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Missing British man found dead in Bangkok
Many policies do include coverage for repatriation of remains in the event of death during travel. -
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Beautician from Thailand battles British heirs for £400k inheritance
My first thoughts but she is not contesting the will. She is going after the two sons. So even more bizarre. -
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Trump & Netanyahu Press Conference: U.S. will "take over" and "own" the Gaza Strip.
@OneMoreFarang one of your posts removed for peronal attacks, you've also had others removed for trolling the topic with unattributed claims. Carry on and it will be more than posts of yours removed -
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Is moving to Cambodia really the end of the line?
Let's make up a fictional scenario. Let's call our character Jim. Now Jim wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer as a child, in fact he failed all of his O-Levels and ended up working in a food processing plant for the next 10 years. When he was 26, fed up with his life in his working class home town, Jim had an idea to make the move to Thailand. The problem was his family were dead against it and he also had a girlfriend at the time, but Jim was determined, so he booked his flight without telling anyone and left very abruptly. Naturally this caused him to burn his bridges back home so now he was stuck in Thailand. Jim stayed on the Khao San Road and bought himself a fake degree, making him a bachelor of English, then two weeks later got himself a job teaching at one of the local thai schools, earning a measley 30,000 baht per month. But for Jim that was Ok, his apartment was only 3,500 a month and he didn't like going out clubbing much. However, as Jim progressed in his career and his salary stayed the same, he started to get depressed and began drinking heavily. Around the same time he found himself an alcoholic Thai girlfriend from one of the bars and the two became heavy drinking partners. One night the girls brother came around to Jims apartment demanding money, which Jim refused to hand over. Jims girlfriend seemed to be in on the scam, as by this point they had only known each other for about 3 weeks. When he confronted her she denied everything and told Jim that because she was so offended she was going to get her brother to do him in tomorrow. Jim knew he had to leave, that night, so he packed his things into a small suitcase and headed for the airport when his girlfriend was at the bar. The was a flight that night to Phnom Penh. Jim had never been to Cambodia before but he knew how rough it could be, but it was either that or face being murdered by his girlfriends brother. So naturally Jim chose the former and boarded the plane to Cambodia. Knowing that he could never return to Thailand for fear of being killed Jim now feels like he is at the end of the line. Cambodia seems to be the last stop on Jim's sad journey, where drugs, guns, booze, and sin are all available night and day. Cambodia, at least to me, seems like the end of the Line for many expats who move to south east asia. Mostly for those with no better options available to them. That is not to say that one day I wont become like Jim myself, I could think of a lot worse places to be than Cambodia but once you move there then that's most likely it I reckon. THE END OF THE LINE. regards, Elvis from Tupelo. -
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Trump & Netanyahu Press Conference: U.S. will "take over" and "own" the Gaza Strip.
Here's an idea: Have Gaza Palestinians move to Palestine West Bank. Evict all the Israeli "Settlers" land thieves breaking UN resolution. Move from Palestine to Palestine. When total destruction of Gaza is rebuilt, some may wish to return to Gaza. -
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Drunk French tourist crashes into Patong cop, arrested on the spot
Tourists without a Thai Drivers license should NOT be allowed to rent motorbikes. Some drive responsibility, but the majority that I see are causing havok riding like idiots!
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