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25 minutes ago 25 min two french nationals arrested for attacking thai man in phuket thailand news discussion two french nationals arrested for attacking thai man in phuket snoop1130 yesterday at 10 20 am 1 day a thai man kunanya phokham is recovering from serious injuries after being assaulted by french nationals in phuket on april 13 the incident occurred around 4 p m on soi tan phra metta road kathu district when kunanya refused to join a songkran water fight while riding his motorcycle his girlfriend maytinee sila immediately reported the assault to patong police station get today s headlines by email kunanya was on his way to meet maytinee near black bar when he encountered the group 33 replies 2 004 views snoop1130 yesterday at 10 20 am 1 day cjinchiangrai 1 hour ago 1 hr phuket calls for stricter measures on foreigners aggresive songkran behavior thailand news discussion phuket calls for stricter measures on foreigners aggresive songkran behavior snoop1130 yesterday at 10 31 am 1 day a group of foreigners in phuket faces backlash after displaying aggressive behavior during the songkran festival video footage shows them blocking roads harassing motorists and engaging in inappropriate conduct towards women the patong police arrested the group on april 14 charging them with causing a public nuisance and obstructing traffic get today s headlines by email the incident has intensified public criticism highlighting concerns over disruptive behavior by tourists in thailand 30 replies 2 150 views snoop1130 yesterday at 10 31 am 1 day vangrop 1 hour ago 1 hr from the forums russian economy meltdown russian economy meltdown swissie replied to 3numbas s topic in what the papers are saying canada not much on the radar here pls elaborate 4 minutes ago 4 min 3 replies the end of pepsi as we knew it the end of pepsi as we knew it celsius replied to britmantoo s topic in asean now community pub a true internet classic 5 minutes ago 5 min 36 replies now republicans are marxists too now republicans are marxists too alan zweibel replied to alan zweibel s topic in political soapbox that s not evidence evidence is some sort of event or statement all you re claiming apparently is that it s the kind of thing he might do because he s foolish whatever the validity of that assumption you need actual proof clearly you re not providing it because you ve got nothing just like your question about the drop in oil production why did you raise it more nothing 6 minutes ago 6 min 29 replies trump s plan iran runs dry in 10 14 days trump s plan iran runs dry in 10 14 days spidermike007 replied to davb s topic in political soapbox how to lose friends how to diminish influence and how to become a nearly irrelevant nation one year of don s menacing leadership that s how as recently as last year america s allies and strategic partners in asia steered clear of buying russian oil in order to comply with western sanctions and many had limited interactions with iran another major producer the u s and israeli war on iran has upended those dynamics for many asian countries reeling from the oil shock caused by the war securing a meeting or phone call with officials in moscow and tehran is now top of the agenda on monday a special envoy from south korea began meeting officials in iran to discuss the fate of south korean vessels stuck in the persian gulf that same day president prabowo subianto of indonesia arrived in moscow to buy oil before the war about 80 percent of the oil that passed through the strait of hormuz was destined for asia the sudden shortfall caused by the war has left countries with small oil reserves like the philippines scrambling to figure out how to shore up supplies many leaders in the region are turning to america s adversaries for their needs as president trump sends mixed signals about how long the war will last that means that for some countries in asia oil from iran and russia is returning for the first time in years after washington suspended some sanctions ...