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Today in Divorce…

March 15, 2012

Every Breath You Take…I’ll Be Watching You: CIA Divorces The course of true love never did run smooth, especially for the spouses of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives. According to recently divorced CIA couples, marriage to a professional spy is a taxing full-time job: spouses of CIA operatives reported that they were often asked (or [...]

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Drug Tourism in Southeast Asia

March 12, 2012

While a recent article on the alleged increase of drug-using tourists in Southeast Asia certainly raised our hackles, our impatience with the article’s premise – that young western backpackers come to Southeast Asia to use drugs, aided by a hospitable and accepting culture – is only the beginning. The Atlantic article perpetuated a number of [...]

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Friday Favorites

March 9, 2012

Shrink Who Faked His Own Death Found in Thailand A British psychologist who faked his own death during a family trip to Russia, in order to claim government benefits for his wife’s breast-enhancement surgery, has been jailed after being apprehended in Thailand. Stephen Calloway allegedly bribed a mortuary in Moscow with a bottle of vodka [...]

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Atlantic Magazine Claims that Tourists use Drugs in Southeast Asia (Shocking!)

March 8, 2012

Atlantic magazine is scared for the world’s youth. According to the magazine’s March 7th article “The High Lands: Exploring Drug Tourism across Southeast Asia”, written by one Eve Turow, we all need to be afraid…very afraid. Tunrow’s article paints a portrait of Southeast Asia where evil Asians corrupt naïve backpacking youths, give them drugs, and [...]

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Is Thailand’s Hitler-Themed Fashion “Cute”?

February 28, 2012

Hitler t-shirts, Hitler jewelry, Hitler, statues… this isn’t occupied Germany in the 1940’s, or a neo-Nazi convention. It’s Thai “Hitler-Chic” fashion, and it’s offending scores of foreigners in “the land of smiles”. Young Thais have described the designs as being “cute” and “funny”, but they aren’t so funny to Israeli diplomats in Bangkok, who have [...]

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Will Visa Restrictions Follow the Bangkok Bombings?

February 24, 2012

Following the arrest of a Lebanese-Swedish terror suspect in January, and the failed bombing attempted by three Iranian men this month, both the Thai populace and the international community are beginning to question the wisdom of Thailand’s notoriously lax visa regulations. Are increasedvisa restrictions the answer to Thailand’s recent terror-related woes? How will increased entrance [...]

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Thai Law Enforcement Calls for Stronger Gun Control Laws in Thailand

February 21, 2012

Should Thailand increase gun regulations? According to a video report published by the Bangkok Post, some members of the Thai police force seem to think so. Incidents of gun-related violence are allegedly on the rise in Thailand, paving the way for future battles over Thai rights to bear arms. But what are the gun rights [...]

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Bangkok Bombings Incite a flood of “False Flag” Theories

February 17, 2012

Three Iranian citizens have been detained after inadvertently blowing the roof off of their Bangkok house and subsequently causing two more explosions. Were they Iranian, Israeli, or American? Were they part of a government-organized operation, were they backed by Hezbollah or Al-Qaeda, or were they merely a group of small-time terrorists who played with fire? Does [...]

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Utah Legislature Strikes Down Amendments for Divorce Class Law

February 17, 2012

While most people consider divorce to be about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist for a root canal, legislators in Utah evidently feel differently; recently, they tried to extend the divorce process to a 90-day long ‘waiting period’ in addition to taking a mandatory “divorce class” before even filing divorce. Under Utah state [...]

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Bombings in Bangkok on February 14th

February 15, 2012

Bangkok residents spent a rather unsettling Valentines Day in the city this year, after a series of bomb blasts off of Sukumvit 71 injured several people, including one of the perpetrators, who allegedly blew off his own legs. At about 2:20 pm yesterday, an explosion partially destroyed a house located off of Sukumvit 71. Three [...]

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