Increasing tension on border crisis between Thailand and Cambodia turned into a shooting war with Cambodia calling for ceasefire after 4 days.
May they agree on their differences and peace return
Monday, July 28, 2025
Border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia; Cambodia calls for ceasefire
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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Declining tourism in US? Used to bring in trillions of $ in revenue
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Airports empty, no hotel visitors, lay offs? What caused sudden decline in number of visitors. US is top tourist destination in the world with over 20M visitors, the highest in the world. But in stunning reversal, policies by the US govt (or Trump has driven away tourist. Stringent rules vs visitors and immigrants, $250.00 fee on US visa. Deportation of illegal immigrants. Lopsided trade deals (20% and above tariff and 0 tariff on US imports) have all but killed the US tourism industry.
These adds to all ready impoverished US population. Poverty in USA?
Why UK economy is f...ed?
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1. Huge debt
2. Lost manufacturing capacity, focussed on financial services
3. Energy crisis and Ukraine war - reduced access to USSR gas, and more budget for defense to support
Ukraine
4. Low productivity
5. BRICS exit; increased cost, made UK a risky investment site
8. Rising interest, higher inflation
9. Less access to labor market
10. Austerity that reduced expenditures for for infrastructures and public services
The sun never sets in British empire, now fast becoming a third world country
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Once vaunted as the capital of the world, the world's financial center, UK is now becoming dilapidated and cant even provide for the basic benefits of its people. How could this be?
A period of wage stagnation, but image of luxury persist.
History of empires; they follow the same pattern.
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From writing of John Glubb, a general. He said that empires last for roughtly 250 years and follow 6 stages....
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