Images of shot Egypt protester revive criticism of police
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Slow Wise transfers
Now wise is very Slow. Bank of Montreal posted debit card transaction June 19th BUT wise transferred money to KasiKorn Bank June 25th. -
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USA Trump Unleashes Tirade Against Zohran Mamdani After Shocking NYC Mayoral Primary Victory
There is nothing childish about correcting your bizarre belief that the religion of Islam is in fact a race. 😄 Maybe just better to accept you are wrong, apologize and we can all pretend you never said it. -
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Report Rising Pedestrian Deaths Highlight Urgent Need for Enhanced Safety Measures
Definitely has nothing to do with drivers "knowing the laws". I'm sure the motorcycles whizzing through the crosswalks with pedestrians KNOW there is 2000 to 4000 baht "fine" if they are caught. But will they be caught? Absolutely not. And if they are caught, will the fine be that high? Also absolutely not. 999 times out of 1000 they break the rules with no consequences and that's all it takes. Just like every other official all the way to the top. "The rules don't apply to me" -
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Report Rising Pedestrian Deaths Highlight Urgent Need for Enhanced Safety Measures
When I first visited Thailand in 2006, I hired a Toyota with a tray. My wife overloaded and squeezed her family into and onto the vehicle. As a proper and fit person, I objected to this dangerous practice. Naturally, they all thought I was an id*ot. "What's wrong with him?", I was told. To keep the peace, I eventually allowed it. I drove in Bangkok and down to Hua Hin with people loaded in the back of the truck. D*mb scooters would swerve in front of me without looking or indicating. People did not seem to follow any road rules. When I drove at the sign-posted speed, I got angry looks from every one as cars raced past me. My wife yelled at me: "Drive faster!". When I stopped at a pedestrian crossing, everyone, even the pedestrians who were waiting to cross, looked at me as if I was a fool. When we drove along the beach, my wife shouted: "Slow down!". First I thought there was an emergency, but when I slowed down, she wound down the window and threw out rubbish. It is very sad that pedestrians die because of ignorance and the way Thai society accepts chaos. When I pointed out the chaos, I appeared to offend everyone which was not my intention. It was merely making an observation. The way traffic works in Thailand is that unless there is a traffic light, the pedestrian gives way to everything else, scooters give way to cars, cars give way to vans and buses and trucks always have right of way, unless of course, there's a traffic light. At the end of the day, authorities here are just as dysfunctional and chaotic as the traffic that they are supposed to regulate. I have since remarried and am now retired in Thailand. I fully accept the driving style in this country and the deaths that come with it. It is not my problem if inept authorities are unable to catch up with the runaway train that they created. -
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Video Chaos in Pattaya: Viral Fight Highlights City's Nightlife Issues
my oh my...This city/cesspool (Can add Patong too quite soon) is turning like a sort of Island of Doctor Moreau or The hills have eyes kind of place. with some inbred mutants crawling on the asphalt saying things like "AArg", "Urgg", "Arff" .
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