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News Forum - Thai man and foreigner clash over water splash dispute (video)
Suphanburi is a town as far as I remember, I had a girlfriend who lived there, she is still there I think, I visited the town once or twice, and I remember walking down the side of a river which was paved, I am talking about 20+ years ago though. -
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News Forum - Thai man and foreigner clash over water splash dispute (video)
I have had my car for 19 years now, I have driven it all over Thailand from Phuket to as far north as Chiang Mai, east to Rayong, and west to Ranong, I have never had a problem. A footnote, I drove Mercedes cars in England for decades, and I have discovered that was a waste of money as the Toyota I drive here has never needed a repair so far, except of course for brake pads, etc, and an annual service. It still feels like new (apart from the few dings I have collected over the years due to the low hidden obstacles you get here in car parks etc). -
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News Forum - Thai man and foreigner clash over water splash dispute (video)
True, I know things could change at the drop of a hat, I make my annual trip to get my visa extended, and I do the 90-day report online. I have just obtained a two-year Thai driving licence. So I am OK until Feb next year as that is when I need to extend the visa again. But I still know my time here is temporary. -
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News Forum - Xi Jinping’s bullet train gift sparks China-Thailand railway reality
The invasion stuff that you refer to is not based on any precedence. If you were citing Russia, you would have had a reasonable case. However, outside of Taiwan (where the claims of sovereignty by the Taiwanese are equally contentious ) and the nine dash line (which is an arbitrary territorial grab) China has never entertained imperial ambitions. Their historical narrative focuses on their humiliations rather than their conquests. -
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News Forum - Xi Jinping’s bullet train gift sparks China-Thailand railway reality
The debt trap diplomacy that you allude to here has been debunked as a myth. If China are guilty of anything, it is an absence of oversight of their creditor countries. Both in the feasibility of of the projects and the capacity of the borrower to service its debt. In the cases where the project has not been profitable, it’s notable China has resisted debt to equity exchange and have opted for renegotiations. As an aside the countries that have defaulted on their loans (Zambia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Ghana) took out those loans via institutions not aligned to BRI. These were arranged through shorter term private equity funds backed by Wall Street, with more onerous conditions. As the citizenry of the borrower south are aware, the onus for the failed projects that have occurred where BRI has been involved, falls with the incompetent and/or corrupt government officials charged with negotiating the terms of the loan and not with the Chinese lenders. The following research paper provides a comprehensive insight into several relevant projects regarding debt trap diplomacy; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19480881.2023.2195280- 1
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