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News Forum - Nigerian and Vietnamese couple found dead might have been linked to drug trade
Identified through her implants.. That's good detective work .. -
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News Forum - Thailand workers could earn over 100,000 baht in Saudi Arabia
Or back in the real world the worker can just make a call.... -
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News Forum - Thailand workers could earn over 100,000 baht in Saudi Arabia
Principles are nice when you can afford them.... -
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News Forum - Thailand workers could earn over 100,000 baht in Saudi Arabia
Lot of misconceptions here. No one is talking about Thais going to work as domestic helpers, where admittedly there have been many cases of abuse in the past. If, and I see no reason why it's not as stated, were talking about proper jobs such as nurses and engineers etc I see no reason why not. Salaries and conditions will be high. The only thing difficult for Thai workers will be the required level of English, because they will be competing directly with Filipinos. All this talk about employers holding passports is outdated for the most part, and it's easier to change jobs once you're in the country these days too. Dunno where the Thai gov person comes up with 100,000 baht a month for service jobs though. Starting salary for a Saudi would be about 45k a month, and for a foreigner about 18k in those types of jobs. A Thai won't go there for that I wouldn't have thought. I've been in Saudi 10 years now. Don't regret it at all. The life is good. The people are friendly and relaxed. Only wish it wasn't so damned got outside right now!! -
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Ukraine/Russian Conflict - General Discussion
Ukrainian forces are preparing for a battle to free the southern city of Kherson from Russian occupiers, and aim to do it on their own terms. The strategy holds much risk but, if successful, would improve Kyiv’s ability to defend its country, win foreign support and potentially negotiate better terms of an eventual peace deal. Western military observers surmise that Ukraine’s strategy is to draw as many Russian troops as possible into Kherson to defend it, cut off their paths of exit and wear them down. The ultimate objective could be to force their surrender. “If the Ukrainians can trap several companies worth of defenders, that would be the nightmare scenario for the Russians,” said retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales. Russian troops in Kherson could face a difficult choice over coming weeks, as advancing Ukrainian forces destroy more of their avenues of retreat. “The smart play for the Russians is to redeploy across the Dnipro and use the river as a defensive position,” said Mr. Nagl. “Instead they’re doubling down on stupid by reinforcing Kherson.” Ukrainian forces took the retreat-and-defend approach in the Donbas city of Severodonetsk in June, orchestrating what Western observers have described as a textbook withdrawal that is likely to be studied for years. Russian forces, in contrast, are expanding in Kherson. Mr. Nagl said this will heighten supply requirements inside the increasingly isolated city, posing greater logistical challenges for Moscow, which already struggles with provisioning troops. Mr. Nagl said the approach suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made defending Kherson a priority. “For Russia, withdrawing from Kherson would be seen as a huge defeat,” he said. For Ukraine, he said, “The gamble is to capture tens of thousands of Russians in Kherson.” He said success wouldn’t end the war but would buy Ukraine’s president time. “Zelensky needs a big win.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-seeks-to-squeeze-russian-troops-as-it-girds-for-battle-for-kherson-11660210201 It explains a lot, and why we still see Ukraine waiting to attack and instead continuing to degrade Russia's logistics and command. With only two already damaged bridges over the Dnieper, it won't be hard to cut off the estimated 20-25K Russian troops on the west side. There is an existing ferry in operation and I wondered why Ukraine hasn't destroyed that too. It's because it's bringing in Russia troops. It's too small for heavy weapons or large volumes of supplies, but you can easily ship in soldiers. Russia tried to set up a pontoon bridge and failed. The river current is too strong. The question is once Ukraine decides to finish off the bridges and take out the ferry. Can they inflict enough damage to force a surrender from troops who know there will be no cavalry coming?
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