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GLAAD Condemns Social Media Giants for Failing LGBTQ Communities
The LGBT community is under attack on social media you say? -
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Thailands number 1 forum improves by leaps and bounds since Thaiger takeover.
I miss the Brunei forum, was such an ocean of tranquility -
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Europe remains the key to Britain’s future economic success
Your comment is tosh. It was plain to see that the PM, most of her cabinet, along with the Civil Service, dithered, dallied and made all best efforts to stop the UK leaving the EU. They only succeeded in part but the result is the dog's dinner we still have to eat now. -
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Oxen Predict Prosperous Harvest at Royal Ploughing Ceremony. Video
Cambodia’s annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony has heralded a promising agricultural season, after oxen consumed rice, corn, and soybeans—symbols of abundance in traditional Khmer belief. Held on 15 May in Kampong Chhnang city, the centuries-old ritual was presided over by King Norodom Sihamoni and overseen by a Brahman priest from the Royal Palace. After ceremonial ploughing, oxen were released to choose from seven offerings: rice, soybeans, corn, wine, water, grass, and sesame. Their strong preference for rice (95%), corn (95%), and soybeans (80%) led the priest to predict favourable yields for these key crops in the coming season. The Royal Ploughing Ceremony, celebrated each year during the month of Visak, marks the official start of Cambodia’s planting season. Rooted in tradition and spiritual guidance, it also functions as a vital signal to farmers across the country that the time to sow has arrived. Senate President Hun Sen, who attended the event alongside National Assembly President Khuon Sudary and Prime Minister Hun Manet, took to social media to mark the occasion. “This ceremony reminds us of the beginning of the planting season and offers hope for a prosperous harvest,” he wrote. The ritual took place at Preah Sre Field in Kampong Chhnang City Stadium and featured an exhibition showcasing agricultural tools, local produce, and handicrafts ahead of the 2025 farming season. Kampong Chhnang Provincial Governor Sun Sovannarith played the symbolic role of Sdech Meak, with his wife Phat Sophany as Me Hua. While modern weather forecasting has long supplemented traditional methods, the ceremony remains deeply embedded in Cambodia’s cultural identity. With the oxen offering optimistic signs, hopes are high for a fruitful year in the Kingdom’s vital agricultural sector. -2025-05-16 -
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Tourism Tourism Shock: Thailand's Visitor Numbers See Alarming Plunge
Prices are falling then. Over a decade ago we stopped overnight in Hua Hin on way to Penang. Tuk tuk was 200 baht to go half a mile down the road. Would have walked if not before smartphone days. Always found it expensive and hardly representative of Thailand. I would suggest Chinese staying at home was more to with China's domestic issues. -
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