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Does living in Thailand drive you to drink?
This is exactly it. Thailand outside of the beach areas is a very boring place to live, unless you do gardening all the time or play golf. Very little to do in the country areas besides drink, and this is why so many locals have problems with alcohol and die young from cheap liquor. Very much like how crack took off in the US Midwest, another boring place where farming is the mainstay with no beaches or other activities besides seasonal hunting and fishing. -
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Bangkok Building Collapse: Nearly 100 Interviewed as Probe Widens
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Pattaya Bar Raided After Noise Complaints Disturbing Residents
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Trump urges Russia 'get moving': Witkoff Holds High-Level Talks in St Petersburg with Putin
Trump Presses Putin for Ukraine Ceasefire as Witkoff Holds High-Level Talks in St Petersburg In a significant diplomatic development, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Friday, marking their third encounter this year. The high-level meeting lasted over four hours and centered on what the Kremlin described as "aspects of a Ukrainian settlement." As talks unfolded, former President Donald Trump publicly urged Russia to accelerate efforts toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, expressing deep frustration over the ongoing conflict. "Russia has to get moving. Too many people ere [sic] DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war," Trump wrote on social media Friday. His direct message to Putin came as European nations pledged €21 billion ($24 billion) in military aid to Kyiv. Despite these efforts, European defense ministers stated they saw no indication that the war was nearing an end. Kirill Dmitriev, special envoy and head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, described the talks between Witkoff and Putin as “productive.” Dmitriev had previously met with Witkoff at the Grand Hotel Europe in St Petersburg, ahead of the official engagement with the Russian president. He had also recently visited Washington, becoming the most senior Russian official to do so since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. As speculation grows about the possibility of a future meeting between Trump and Putin, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov maintained a cautious stance. “Let’s see. It depends on what Witkoff has come with,” he said when asked if discussions could lead to setting a date for a Trump-Putin summit. Peskov also sought to lower expectations, saying, “No need to expect breakthroughs,” as the “process of normalising relations is ongoing.” While diplomatic efforts continued behind closed doors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a poignant visit to his hometown of Kryvyi Rih, which suffered a deadly missile strike by Russian forces on April 4. Nineteen people were killed in the attack, including nine children. Zelensky laid flowers in front of photos of the young victims, including Herman Tripolets, nine, and seven-year-olds Arina Samodina and Radyslav Yatsko. During his visit, Zelensky accused Russia of prolonging the war and claimed that Chinese nationals were now being deployed alongside Russian troops. “We have information that at least several hundred Chinese nationals are fighting as part of Russia's occupation forces,” he said. “This means Russia is clearly trying to prolong the war even by using Chinese lives.” Zelensky also renewed calls for enhanced air defense capabilities. “We discussed this with President Trump – Ukraine is not just asking, we're ready to purchase these additional systems,” he posted online. “Only powerful weapons can truly be relied upon to protect life when you have a neighbour like Russia.” Trump, who has repeatedly insisted he could resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict within 24 hours, reiterated his belief that the war would have never started had he been in office in 2022. “A war that should ld [sic] have never happened, and wouldn't have happened, if I were President!!!” he wrote. Despite recent attempts at diplomacy, tensions remain high. In February, U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia for their first face-to-face discussions since the invasion. However, a proposed ceasefire in the Black Sea collapsed after Russia insisted on the lifting of post-invasion sanctions. Trump has since expressed growing irritation, stating he is “very angry” and “pissed off” with Putin over the lack of progress in reaching a truce. This week, the U.S. and Russia completed a rare prisoner exchange. Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating $51 to a Ukrainian charity, was released. In return, Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen accused of illegally exporting microelectronics to Russia for military use, was handed back to Moscow after his arrest in Cyprus in 2023. Based on a report by BBC 2025-04-12
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