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by dozer
Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:15 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand's military government plays a new diplomatic game
Replies: 0
Views: 699

Thailand's military government plays a new diplomatic game

Washington has recognized that there are new players in Thai politics who are not aligned with the traditional elite, and has diversified its policy accordingly -- ------- http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Geopolitico/Thailand-s-military-government-plays-a-new-diplomatic-game It has been just over ...
by dozer
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:11 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand billionaires: The rich get richer despite sluggish economy
Replies: 0
Views: 613

Thailand billionaires: The rich get richer despite sluggish economy

BANGKOK -- After falling to second place last year, Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman of conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, is back on top again of this year's ranking of Thailand's richest private individuals by Forbes Thailand magazine..................... http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Execut...
by dozer
Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: AirAsia is partnering Bangkok Bank, Thailand's largest commercial bank with a credit card
Replies: 0
Views: 1960

AirAsia is partnering Bangkok Bank, Thailand's largest commercial bank with a credit card

Joint credit card to improve on low fares YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer BANGKOK -- Malaysian low cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia is partnering Bangkok Bank, Thailand's largest commercial bank, with a credit card that earns AirAsia Big loyalty program points and provides "convenient spending and tr...
by dozer
Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: How Thailand might save the world from a dengue pandemic
Replies: 2
Views: 906

How Thailand might save the world from a dengue pandemic

http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Science/How-Thailand-might-save-the-world-from-a-dengue-pandemic BANGKOK -- Thailand is at the center of a global rush to head off the risk of a dengue fever pandemic caused by global warming. For the past four decades, Thailand has been on the front line of the f...
by dozer
Thu May 07, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Visa financial requirements held for medical emergencies
Replies: 10
Views: 1406

Visa financial requirements held for medical emergencies

I have lived here most of my adult life and from 1987 on a full expat package. During that time I have heard so many stories of expats hitting hard times and on quite few occasions I have help out financially. Would it not be a better idea if the 400K and 800K financial requirement was held as some ...
by dozer
Mon May 04, 2015 6:31 am
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: Documentaries
Replies: 456
Views: 286953

Re: Documentaries

Without Gallipoli, we’d have no Page 3 James Delingpole finds a new documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s journalist father - Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went To War - a fascinating eye-opener http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/television/9512782/without-gallipoli-wed-have-no-page-3-says-james-delingpole/ htt...
by dozer
Sat May 02, 2015 3:58 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: RIP Richard Sabin
Replies: 111
Views: 16034

Re: RIP Richard Sabin - Passed Away This Morning

I only knew Richard from forum and he certainly knew how to stir the pot, a character, who will be missed, by friends and family. RIP Richard Got this from his Linkedin profile. Education Pocklington School Dumb Insolence and Sarcasm, A plus https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=69391512&auth...
by dozer
Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Is "Teflon Thailand" running out of steam?
Replies: 4
Views: 995

Re: Is "Teflon Thailand" running out of steam?

The company I work for has being doing business with Thailand from just after the Second World War. My father worked here for the company from 1947 to 1952 and my older sister was born here in 1948. However now with the emergence of more stable alternatives in the region, it has been decided to mov...
by dozer
Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:06 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: He drew first
Replies: 8
Views: 924

Re: He drew first

Killed in a printing shop and mocked by cartoonists.
by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:22 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: He drew first
Replies: 8
Views: 924

Re: He drew first

France's most famous cartoonist, 87 year old Uderzo father of Asterix comes out of retirement for
by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Thais & Facebook
Replies: 11
Views: 1543

Re: Thais & Facebook

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by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:14 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: He drew first
Replies: 8
Views: 924

Re: He drew first

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by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:27 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: Looks like Google have gone full islamophobe
Replies: 0
Views: 394

Looks like Google have gone full islamophobe

Looks like Google have gone full islamophobe That's a fatwa for sure....
by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: The books and reading thread
Replies: 276
Views: 29298

Re: Books

Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Down-Dark-Stories-Chilean/dp/0374280606/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420804640&sr=1-1&keywords=DEEP+DOWN+DARK If you were like me, one of the millio...
by dozer
Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:32 am
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Global Warming 2
Replies: 1125
Views: 67953

Re: Global Warming 2

Take heart, Liberals, the early snowstroms are covering up all those dead birds!