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• Opening a Bank Account in Vietnam
What's the score with opening an account in Vietnam? As I understand it, anyone can open a basic account with ATM card if you present your passport etc. and you even get a Visa debit card with some banks.
Are there any other considerations? I know ...
• Bangkok Bar Report
Last night I went to Nana after not going there for ages; prompted by Brit Maverick's recommendation. It's gotten pretty sad in there. All the shows put on in the bars there are pathetic. Cowboy still excels in this regard. I'd heard that Angel Wi...
• "I've Done My Time" - Gary Glitter going home
Paedophile Gary Glitter freed from jail and heading back to Britain for heart treatment on the NHS
Gary Glitter was released from a Vietnamese prison today and is flying back to Britain to take advantage of free medical treatment on the NHS.
His la...
• Taliban executes women in Pakistan
Taliban executes women in Pakistan
TALIBAN militants shot dead two women in the troubled north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar after accusing them of being prostitutes, police said today.
The hardliners crushed the face of one of the women, appar...
• The 2008 Olympics... and related stuff
The medal count thus far...
medal count
Beijing's Future After The Olympics
China's Economy Slows During Olympics
Foreigners Do's and Don'ts while in China
Controlling The Weather
• Imprisoned Abroad in Thailand
Here's an interesting presentation of the story of a British girl (with her hoplessly flawed logic) that ruined her life for a thousand pounds (~63,000 Baht)... and the horror of running out of money in a third world country...
I'll only post the...
• Ex-premier Thaksin and wife Potjamarn failed to return to BKK for court appea...
'Missed the flight'
Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Khunying Potjamarn have fled to London and will not be back for their court cases, a close supporter said on Sunday after the couple failed to catch their scheduled flight back from Beijing to B...
• www.savethaksin.com
Apparently, we all need to be sending postcards to the British embassy, asking they give asylum to this great man.
That's fine, but can he afford it?...
... of course he can
http://www.savethaksin.com/
• Work in Thailand without a degree
I'm gonna move over within the next year hence the research. Every time I've searched for jobs all I come up with are highly qualified positions and teaching jobs. I have quite a lot of electrical experience but am only part qualified and have had...
• Dhamma Talks At Wat Yannawa In English
Celebrating its 240th anniversary, royal temple Wat Yannawa is to start a series of Dhamma talks for the international community on August 21st, given by a British monk (Phra Cittasamvaro) resident in Bangkok. The talks and guided meditation are f...