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Graham Lawrence

@GL1962

I write stories based on my experiences as a Brit living in the global south for 30 years. Eastlit publisher. Retired Education Administrator & teacher/trainer.

Bangkok, Thailand Katılım Eylül 2010
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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
New story, Drinking Beer with a Gunman in a Temple at a Funeral, now out! A very short tale, & very old, being one of my earliest pieces of writing in Thailand. It is also one of the few where I used a longer title! I hope that some of you will enjoy it. grahamlawrence.net/drinking-beer-…
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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@FreeMsian It is pointless to come out with this SG bravado rubbish. Malaysia can end SG in days by cutting water, food etc. Why not just try to be good neighbours, and cut the jingoistic nonsense.
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FreeMalaysian@FreeMsian·
Outside, Msia put up a bravado that they are a huge nation compared to Singapore. Inside, we know SAF is simply too strong because they made sure every penny they spent on military equipment is accounted and not lost on corruption, a path UMNO refused to take and compromised us.
Ladeez Washarum@13Mr_Mayhem

I just love the Malaysia-Singapore dynamic. We're not allowed to fly unarmed police helicopter over JB out of fear of being accused as aggressor. But SG can fly F 15, F 16, Apache Longbow and C130 (probably carrying SAF commandos) about 30 seconds from Istana Bukit Serene

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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@ivrespecter You are talking about the relatively small Thai upper and middle classes. The huge working class still has several children a woman - usually two. Lots of families and lots of single mothers
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Zhu Su (Positive Doom Baller)
Zhu Su (Positive Doom Baller)@ivrespecter·
Thailand’s fertility crisis: women freezing their eggs everywhere because economic conditions are bad! 🫠
Sue@sue_xbt

Thailand, one of the lowest fertility rates in the world Surprising to no one who actually lives here Women aren’t opting out, they’re buying time. Millions of Thais earn under $10/day, having a baby isn’t a lifestyle choice. It’s financially impossible And even the ones who can afford it are freezing their eggs because the economy is too shaky to commit Both groups. Same answer….not yet It’s not a crisis of desire. It’s a crisis of conditions Fix those first

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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@Kathleen_Tyson_ @itswpceo The UK probably increased the estimates from prostitution, terrorism, money laundering and all those other dark economy the corrupt IMF now allow western countries to include so they don't reveal the true state of the disaster in their economies.
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Kathleen Tyson@Kathleen_Tyson_·
@itswpceo This has to be rigged. UK is collapsing in real time, riddled with government subsidised frauds, deindustrialising from highest electricity costs, massive increase in food inflation and poverty. Could India really be doing worse?
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World updates@itswpceo·
🇮🇳First time in History, India dropped back, India has lost its spot as the 5th largest economy in the world. 🇬🇧UK overtakes India as the world’s Fifth-largest economy. New Largest Economies in the world 1. 🇺🇸 US — ~$32.38 trillion 2. 🇨🇳 China — ~$20.85 trillion 3. 🇩🇪 Germany — ~$5.45 trillion 4. 🇯🇵 Japan — ~$4.38 trillion 5. 🇬🇧UK — ~$4.26 trillion 6. 🇮🇳 India — ~$4.15 trillion 7. 🇫🇷 France — ~$3.60 trillion 8. 🇮🇹 Italy — ~$2.74 trillion 9. 🇷🇺 Russia — ~$2.66 trillion 10. 🇧🇷 Brazil — ~$2.64 trillion
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Iran Army@IranSpoof·
Should Reza Pahlavi become the new leader of Iran ? 0% 50% 100% How many percent do you agree ? comment below 👇
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@WeTheBrandon They better hope Trump and the genocide state don't attack Iran again, then. Or they will see what Yemen has to say about that. Most of the world has turned to Russia, Brazil a bit for oil, and Malaysia and Russia for gas.
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@WSJ Actually they are just committed to defending their country from aggressors and have changed the military and media paradigms in a way the US and Israel cannot take. Iran are cheered on by the whole world now. Israel and US hated
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@rippinkitten18 @shaunrein Totally. Out here we have already seen them withdraw from the car market and just offer pick ups. BYD are taking Thailand by storm now. I think they are competing with Toyota for top stop in monthly sales currently. Toyota used to have an impregnable lead.
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Law 🇾🇪 🇸🇾 🇮🇶 🇦🇫 🇵🇸@rippinkitten18·
@GL1962 @shaunrein That’s something I thought of too. I’m thinking ford would rather use up their important resources on cars rather than weapons….. which is something the are not set up for… their layout is for making cars. Not weapons. Oh well. Bye bye ford.
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Shaun Rein@shaunrein·
It all makes sense. Yesterday I criticized Ford's Jim Farley for saying we should ban Chinese NEVs from entering US Today it's reported the Pentagon is in talks w Ford to make weapons When you can't make competitive cars, make weapons
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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@OneQuantumLeap @RaniaKhalek Considering the Shia are over half of Lebanon's population and Hezbollah is supported by parts of the Christian, Druze and Sunni communities, it wont last long and if they had a fair voting system the regime would not be in power
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OneQuantumLeap@OneQuantumLeap·
@GL1962 @RaniaKhalek Agreed. It is a flimsy regime supposedly governing Lebanon. And they must surely know the situation is not looking good for them.
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Rania Khalek@RaniaKhalek·
Yesterday the Lebanese government met with the Israelis in DC and they talked about sham "peace" and how Hezbollah and Iran are the enemy of everyone, while Israel is blowing up our village, displacing our people and occupying our land. Today the Israelis have renewed their demand that everyone south of the Zahrani River displace themselves immediately toward the north or risk death. By validating that Hezbollah is the big monster, the Lebanese government has essentially helped Israel justify this horror. Utterly depraved.
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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@MattooShashank Countries can ignore the US. Here in Thailand Russian oil is being bought Yesterday Russia and Thailand signed to increase agricultural trade. US anarcho capitalism has enabled a whole sanctions busting infrastructure globally & then are barter & Chinese/Russian transfer systems.
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Shashank Mattoo@MattooShashank·
Journalist: Will you consider sanctions relief for countries that are suffering due to high oil prices? US Treasury Secretary: No. We will not be renewing licenses allowing countries to buy Russian and Iranian oil
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Jamie Bonkiewicz@JamieBonkiewicz·
What happened to Pete Hegseth? He seems to have disappeared.
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@les_politiques Ori Goldberg today was saying from inside Israel that they are taking quite a beating from Hezbollah, and the IDF are struggling to hold the land they have.
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Sophia@les_politiques·
The fact that we are back today talking about a ceasefire in Lebanon can be unmistakably attributed to Iran. The US wants Iran back at the negotiating table and Iran wants an urgent ceasefire in Lebanon as a pre-condition. Netanyahu, meanwhile, is balking, he wants to capture Bin Jbeil before a ceasefire, but this seems far away, if not impossible. x.com/TVManar1/statu…
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Sophia@les_politiques·
I know I have gone back and forth on not trusting Iran in the past to support Hezbollah until the end but the latest signs coming from Tehran are that if the negotiations with the US are to continue, a ceasefire in Lebanon seems to be a pre-condition now. x.com/alihmourad/sta… x.com/Alihashem/stat…
Ali Hassan Mourad@alihmourad

نتنياهو أصبح عالقًا بين كماشة صمود المقاومين في بنت جبيل وضغوط ترامب عليه لإعلان وقف إطلاق النار كشرط إيراني لاستكمال مفاوضات باكستان

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Graham Lawrence
Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@CleansedTweets The Thai 51% rule is good. If they relax it, they will get foreign investment to surge and prices will rise especially in BKK. Of course developers will like it. They make money. But property is already priced high for most ordinary Thais especially in BKK.
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Miss Money Penny (AKA British Miss)
Miss Money Penny (AKA British Miss)@CleansedTweets·
Bangkok Property Boom 🚀 Incoming? Maybe. #Thailand strictly limits foreign ownership of condos: Thais must own at least 51% of units in any building. In a 100-unit condo, foreigners can buy no more than 49. With the real estate market slumping, the government is considering relaxing the rule, dropping the Thai minimum to 25% (or even lower) in some projects. Developers are pushing hard for the change. The big question: Is this early-2000s London all over again? Back then, surging foreign ownership helped skyrocket prices. Ordinary Brits ended up priced out of their own city. Could the same happen to ordinary Thais in Bangkok? Possibly Want to know how much units cost? Have a look at this post I made earlier: x.com/CleansedTweets…
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@CleansedTweets Yes it can be done with a reasonable life. How much you spend varies by where you live and your own lifestyle. But you can even live in parts of Bangkok, eat mostly local food and occasionally have a drink and live on 30K. If in rural areas it is even easier.
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Miss Money Penny (AKA British Miss)
Miss Money Penny (AKA British Miss)@CleansedTweets·
Influences on Insta saying you can live well in Thailand for $1000 a month are lying to you. You need 3x more (minimum) to live well. Thailand dwellers Agree?
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@Normanjam67 @underdriver Yes. That is why need to turbocharger hatred, create fake enemies and pretend that war is imminent. In the news always look for the stories they are not telling you.
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OneQuantumLeap@OneQuantumLeap·
@RaniaKhalek The Government needs toppling I would add, fence sitting Lebanese have only themselves to blame. What else could ever be expected of Israel, the US and a Lebanese government that is clearly a US puppet regime. Itis either take to arms or be genocided.
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@David__Osland Add in many non-European countries. It is a world standard not an EU one. The EU in part just aims to follow it. There are many global values and standards that Europe cannot claim as its own without reinforcing the belief that Europe considers itself exceptional.
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David__Osland@David__Osland·
University tuition is free or nearly free in Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and many other successful European economies. But try raising that point on a British television political talkshow.
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Reg@flashydavid1975·
@theAJdeleon Lols and if it had much mess crime
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AJ De Leon@theAJdeleon·
Bangkok is basically just Manila if Manila had a better train system, wider side walks, more efficient government, better living standards, better everything. We deserve better!
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Graham Lawrence@GL1962·
@talkrealopinion You get a currently small stream of Ukrainians come through Thailand, and probably other countries, and then take a direct flight to Russia to apply for citizenship and passport. They can get this is not linked to Nazi groups and the Ukrainian regime. Then they avoid war.
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Global Thinker@talkrealopinion·
Ukrainian citizens wo attend rallies abroad to demand weapon deliveries to Ukraine and who are against the withdrawal from Donbass must be deported from every single country. They can replace the men in Ukraine who don't want to fight. Send them straight to Donetsk region.
Glenn Diesen@Glenn_Diesen

Zelensky wants Ukrainian men expelled from Europe and sent to the trenches. Merz: "It is crucial that these men are there to help their country". This is what "pro-Ukrainian" means in Europe: No diplomacy & fight to the last Ukrainian to weaken Russia as a strategic rival

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@FreeMsian @ivrespecter @Kathleen_Tyson_ @itswpceo @delhi_dave @IranSpoof @WeTheBrandon @WSJ