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Thailand to hold long-awaited 3G auction mid-October ScadAsia We've heard this one before, for at least the past five years.  Meanwhile free WiFi is now being offered in many locations Pattaya Plans Free WiFi At 1000 Spots   Pattaya Daily News  Free WiFi without an equipment upgrade is creating a noticeable slowdown especially noticeable in the afternoon and evenings

M16 'snipers' claim    they only fired blanks   Bangkok Post

Thai exports down, imports up thestar  Asia Rice-Thai rice stocks seen sold domestically, prices firm   Reuters customs-cleared exports decline 4.5% y-y, yawning trade gap  Forex Analysis   A year on, Thai Rice Subsidy Still Looks a Mistake  Asia Sentinel   Laos agrees with Thailand on proposal   The Nation

Futsal    Day dreaming bear wins 5-2

No major weather system in the upper atmosphere at the moment. High humidity most likely will cause scattered local storms.                                          Ocean temperatures continue to heat up,                                          creating further opportunities for major storms

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Sakon Nakhon Robinson proposed floor plan found at the wafflesupply Also saw on facebook that job applications are now being accepted

 Oh God 101

God, aka: subconscious mind. Prayer is verbal or mental conversation with your inner self.   The rest is just a good fable

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Thai men and women rated as the most unfaithful...    ...according to a survey by Durex.  Durex, the manufacturer of condoms also stated that Asian males are the most promiscuous in the world. Results of the survey have been published by media en masse.  Of course Thai media immediately went into denial mode Thai infidelity claim brings strong denials - THE NATION As surveys go, I tend to take them with a grain of salt, especially when they are done by a business. Such surveys are often done with the intent to get media attention. In my view, condoms do prevent various diseases, but also tend to promote promiscuity to some degree. An old adage comes to mind:  Where there's smoke... there's a fire, (no matter how small).  In an unrelated article regarding Thailand's education system, one sentence probably supports the survey's claims "Education gaps 'cost country trillions' - THE NATION "One third of children live with their grandparents due to teenage pregnancy problems."   There's gotta be some humor here somewhere.   Remember the one million tablets being handed out to school children. Thailand’s ICT Ministry has just signed a contract to have all tables retrofitted with 'censoring software.' The software will block all undesirable webpages and keep track of every webpage visited. Of course I tend to believe that 'most' censorship could be replaced with a proper education.

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