Everything you ever wanted to know about "Thailand: World’s Centre for Fake Passports" John Stapleton Aug 2018 An excellent, detailed investigation on the subject. 35 minute read. JS is a very good old journo, who has been around a few blocks and down a few dark alleys himself. Researching...

I generally agree JB, that there was no direct specific, high level, US intervention in the coup. Except maybe/probably for some slightly off-reservation assistance. "Special Forces" I just read recently was pinged as being directly involved in some small ways, by an authoritative source. ...

Air Asia, for some of us it's like having a lifelong relationship with an abusive mistress.
Love the benefits, hate what you have to put up with.
Can't stop going back.

Do you mean - Who benefits when the global trade in cheap crappy plastic-and-tin disposable consumer shit decreases? Yes, and electronics and clothes and shoes (including most of the high end stuff). China makes a huge range of things including quality products. Disclaimer; Author suspects he has s...

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Who benefits when the global trade in cheap crappy plastic-and-tin disposable consumer shit decreases?

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Very insightful - comes from a publication called "American Thinker"

"To promote the event, it added, the 4th Equinox Angkor Selfie Photo Contest under the theme “Angkor Wonder Selfie” will be organised" According to The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster; (Revelations 7;11) the world is going to Hell in a handbasket when they have selfie contests at An...

A clip from the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
demonstrating how life is just so perfectly al dente when you live a pure Pastafarianist life .

Links below to a host of the worlds most famous tourist attractions. There seems to be a common theme running... 9 tourist attractions that are dying https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/08/travel/9-tourist-attractions-that-are-literally-dying/index.html 17 places around the world that are being ruined b...

A policeman stops a man in a car with a panda in the front seat. "Hey, what are you doing with that panda? You should take it to the zoo." - "Yeah yeah, ok i will" says the man The following week, the cop sees the man with the panda in the front seat, again. both of them wearing ...