The United States of America became the tenth country to revoke its own ‘terror alert’, that it had issued last month for travelers going to and/or already inside Thailand.
The news was announced yesterday in an online report by National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT). Read more »
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Thailand – USA relations remain unscathed following reports that the two countries were experiencing a rift of mis-communication.
In a report released earlier this week by the State-run news agency, MCOT, General Yuthasak Sasiprap, Thailand’s Defense Minister denied allegations that Thailand had declined an offer by the United States for flood aid. Read more »
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The following question was submitted to Thailand-USA admin:
I am a US citizen living in Phuket, Thailand on a retirement visa for 3 1/2
years. Can I apply for a Thai Passport?
If so, where and what are the required documents?Thanks for any information you can provide.
-Robert
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I know I have a record for two misdemeanor charges in the state of Colorado from 2003 and I wanted to see what exact results would show using an instant pay search service. After verifying payment to the website, I was shocked to see the results:
No Records Found
This post is to report a service review. On Saturday, December 11, 2010, I, [name omitted] an American citizen engaged the online services of the the following website: http://criminalbackgroundrecords.com whose parent company is identified as INFORMATION ENTERPRISES, INC. I purchased a Colorado instant background check on myself for $24.95 USD using Paypal to pay them.
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Following is a (nipped down version of) reflective essay by Neaw, a 2nd year Thai University student who visited the USA in the summer of 2009 on a travel-work program. The essay was composed for Intercultural Communications course at Thammasat University. For the sake of readability, the Literature Summary part has been ommitted:
Is self more important than society? In regards to intercultural studies amidst the age of globalization, this is perhaps the most commonly addressed question. Last summer, I traveled to the United States, having the opportunity to work at a popular amusement park in Vallejo, just outside of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area in Northern California. The pace and style of life over there was all new to me, much different to what I was used to in Bangkok. During this brief yet enlightening experience living and working overseas, I gained valuable insights about not only American culture, but my own Thai background in comparison. Here I present a narrative of my experience, highlighting the manifestation of the cultural values of individualism apparent in the US, contrasted with collectivism in Thailand, respectfully. Read more »
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So you’ve arrived at the realization that teaching English to foreigners-in a foreign country may be just the unemployment crisis cure you were needing. If you landed on this page without reading the first part, it is strongly suggested you read that before continuing.
As local unemployment rates continue to surge, a window of opportunity is glowing just beyond the horizon. What next, how to get there and grasp it? Read more »
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With the economy hurtin’ and uncertain, a lot more folks find themselves in position to consider critical career change, if not by choice, certainly a crisis’ coercion. Whatever the actual current number of laid off, jobless sentenced hobos, the fact is much of the first world is left with an excess supply of skilled laborers and idle intellects alike, with no apparent demand to utilize them.
Perhaps this applies directly to you? Don’t reserve your copy of ‘Slangin’ Rocks for Beginners’ guide just yet, there is still light in more prestigious fields of work. In fact there is more than enough demand and necessity for white collared workers regardless of any economic crisis the news was babbling about. This Crisis’ Cure has come!
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