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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The United States of America Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton made a diplomatic and humanitarian visit to Thailand on November 16 and 17, 2011. Following this text is an embedded video clip including speeches by both Clinton and the Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra. 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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Upon learning that a sequel to the Hollywood blockbuster, the Hangover was being filmed in my then-residence Bangkok, curiosities arose. When you’ve lived in Thailand’s capital for the better part of a decade, you pretty much see it all and it doesn’t take long before one becomes jaded amid the cosmopolitan wonder of a city which [international] name’s pronunciation resembles a ludicrous action. What follows is a part-film review, part-social-cultural perspective and critique, and represents the sincere opinions of the author. Read more »
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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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In tourism Thailand–from the grimes of Kao Sarn road to the sleeze of Patpong, Pattaya and Patong–you’re certain to run into public drunks staggering around with an open bottle in hand. Foreign holidayers and some misguided expats have mistaken the streets of Thailand for some hippie festival–a 365 day/24 hour party. Mindful locals and expats who have either inherited wise common sense or have earned it with a hard lesson of bad experience know better. Every now and then, an incident happens which reminds us of what not to do. The following report is of a Thai who had to fatally learn the hard way. Unfortunately for him, there will be no second chance.
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