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Stress simply is resisting what is.
Built up stress effects the prana flow of the body, which if prolonged can result in weakness, illness and disease. There are ways for resolving things to relieve the cause of stress. One way is to give all your worries to a higher power such as God, Buddha, Kali, Shakti etc. r "Seeker" wrote in message ... I Seek What causes disease and pain? What causes respiratory disorders, cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, headaches, digestive disorders and arthritis? After reading about Qigong I am inclined to believe that this is the result of prolonged stress. |
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Closing early in Bangkok
Stress simply is resisting what is.
Built up stress effects the prana flow of the body, which if prolonged can result in weakness, illness and disease. There are ways for resolving things to relieve the cause of stress. One way is to give all your worries to a higher power such as God, Buddha, Kali, Shakti etc. r "Seeker" wrote in message ... I Seek What causes disease and pain? What causes respiratory disorders, cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, headaches, digestive disorders and arthritis? After reading about Qigong I am inclined to believe that this is the result of prolonged stress. |
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wrote in message ... Let's bring back the days when we were really known as squeeky clean Singapore. What do you mean by "good old days"? Vice activities were here as early as the first immigrants. |
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Singaporization of Thailand?
OrangeMan wrote: Closing early in Thailand Seth Mydans/NYT Midnight's the limit for clubs and bars BANGKOK Imagine a city where bars, nightclubs and even movie theaters shut down early, where young people are off the streets by curfew, where universities stage surprise drug tests and where a woman cannot enter a restaurant without a male escort. . |
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Good to know. Not that I planned to party until 4 a.m. every night, or spend
all my money on prostitutes and illegal drugs-- I don't. But if the government of Thailand wants to turn its greatest city into a convent, I'll be sure to spend as little time as possible there and spread my tourist dollars around in another city. "OrangeMan" wrote in message om... Closing early in Thailand Seth Mydans/NYT Midnight's the limit for clubs and bars BANGKOK Imagine a city where bars, nightclubs and even movie theaters shut down early, where young people are off the streets by curfew, where universities stage surprise drug tests and where a woman cannot enter a restaurant without a male escort. . That would not be the racy, all-night Bangkok that people like to call "fun city." . But it is Bangkok - and the rest of Thailand - as imagined by powerful government reformers who have already begun to put a crimp in the fun. . Nearly three years ago, they began what they call a "social order" campaign, enforcing a 2 a.m. closing time that nobody had ever bothered about and raiding nightspots and testing customers for drugs. . To almost everyone's surprise, the politically popular campaign has persisted despite the resistance of powerful businessmen and the complaints of Western tourists. . Now the screws are beginning to tighten. . On March 1, most nightclubs, bars and discos will have their closing times moved back to midnight, one of the most stringent curfews in Asia. After March 29, under another new regulation, all youngsters under 18 will have to be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless they are with their parents. . This month, the Interior Ministry announced a 100-fold increase in license fees that, if put into effect, is sure to put scores of restaurants, ballrooms, massage parlors and other entertainment places out of business. . With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intimidating the press; packing the courts, the police and the military; and all but eliminating political opposition, and with social order added to the mix, Thailand could begin to be a somewhat different place. . There are those, indeed, who warn of a creeping dictatorship as the popular and powerful prime minister moves systematically to bring the country into his grip. . "There is a very troubling hint of a yearning to gradually turn Thailand into a police state," wrote Pravit Rojanaphruk, a political commentator, in the English-language daily The Nation last week. . Government officials are not shy about saying pretty much the same thing. . "I want my children to grow up in a polite, peaceful and orderly society," said Purachai Piemsomboon, a former interior minister who instituted the crackdown, in a television interview last year. . As soon as it was started, Thailand's campaign was widely popular, with polls showing that 70 percent of the public backed it. For the moment, Purachai has become the most popular politician in the country. . "Students are reveling without a limit," he said. "Dancing is not dirty, but how they behave matters. They must not have sex in lifts or toilets. That's pathetic." . This is a time of wrenching change in Thailand as traditional social and family structures give way to the modern world. Purachai was voicing the fears of many people who see their country, and their children, running out of control. . On the other hand, there are critics who say Purachai and his fellow reformers have gotten a bit out of control themselves. . At one point, a police district in Bangkok, resurrecting a long-forgotten law, ordered entertainment places to turn away any women who tried to enter without a male escort. . Early last year, the police raided movie theaters in a shopping mall and ordered them to close at midnight, citing an old martial law curfew that was still on the books. . "Although the law was established 30 years ago, it is still practical, especially for today's generation, who face too many temptations," said Somchai Petprasert, a police colonel working as an adviser to the Education Ministry. . It has only been a little more than a decade since Thailand was ruled by generals, and the rights and freedoms of its democracy are still fragile. It was only at the end of 1997 that these were codified in a new Constitution. . Thaksin's six-year-old government has been systematically rolling back those reforms, weakening safeguards against corruption and electoral fraud, muzzling government critics and using economic pressure to stifle the press. . Public morals and social behavior may prove to be a greater challenge, though. . "We are helping them keep their virginity," explained Nikhom Jarumanee, an Education Ministry official, when an experimental curfew was tried on Valentine's Day two years ago. . Plenty of people here think this is balderdash. . The Bangkok Post, an English-language daily, summed up the mood in a sarcastic headline last week: "Lock Up the Young, This Is Thailand." . The New York Times Back to Start of Article Midnight's the limit for clubs and bars BANGKOK Imagine a city where bars, nightclubs and even movie theaters shut down early, where young people are off the streets by curfew, where universities stage surprise drug tests and where a woman cannot enter a restaurant without a male escort. . That would not be the racy, all-night Bangkok that people like to call "fun city." . But it is Bangkok - and the rest of Thailand - as imagined by powerful government reformers who have already begun to put a crimp in the fun. . Nearly three years ago, they began what they call a "social order" campaign, enforcing a 2 a.m. closing time that nobody had ever bothered about and raiding nightspots and testing customers for drugs. . To almost everyone's surprise, the politically popular campaign has persisted despite the resistance of powerful businessmen and the complaints of Western tourists. . Now the screws are beginning to tighten. . On March 1, most nightclubs, bars and discos will have their closing times moved back to midnight, one of the most stringent curfews in Asia. After March 29, under another new regulation, all youngsters under 18 will have to be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless they are with their parents. . This month, the Interior Ministry announced a 100-fold increase in license fees that, if put into effect, is sure to put scores of restaurants, ballrooms, massage parlors and other entertainment places out of business. . With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intimidating the press; packing the courts, the police and the military; and all but eliminating political opposition, and with social order added to the mix, Thailand could begin to be a somewhat different place. . There are those, indeed, who warn of a creeping dictatorship as the popular and powerful prime minister moves systematically to bring the country into his grip. . "There is a very troubling hint of a yearning to gradually turn Thailand into a police state," wrote Pravit Rojanaphruk, a political commentator, in the English-language daily The Nation last week. . Government officials are not shy about saying pretty much the same thing. . "I want my children to grow up in a polite, peaceful and orderly society," said Purachai Piemsomboon, a former interior minister who instituted the crackdown, in a television interview last year. . As soon as it was started, Thailand's campaign was widely popular, with polls showing that 70 percent of the public backed it. For the moment, Purachai has become the most popular politician in the country. . "Students are reveling without a limit," he said. "Dancing is not dirty, but how they behave matters. They must not have sex in lifts or toilets. That's pathetic." . This is a time of wrenching change in Thailand as traditional social and family structures give way to the modern world. Purachai was voicing the fears of many people who see their country, and their children, running out of control. . On the other hand, there are critics who say Purachai and his fellow reformers have gotten a bit out of control themselves. . At one point, a police district in Bangkok, resurrecting a long-forgotten law, ordered entertainment places to turn away any women who tried to enter without a male escort. . Early last year, the police raided movie theaters in a shopping mall and ordered them to close at midnight, citing an old martial law curfew that was still on the books. . "Although the law was established 30 years ago, it is still practical, especially for today's generation, who face too many temptations," said Somchai Petprasert, a police colonel working as an adviser to the Education Ministry. . It has only been a little more than a decade since Thailand was ruled by generals, and the rights and freedoms of its democracy are still fragile. It was only at the end of 1997 that these were codified in a new Constitution. . Thaksin's six-year-old government has been systematically rolling back those reforms, weakening safeguards against corruption and electoral fraud, muzzling government critics and using economic pressure to stifle the press. . Public morals and social behavior may prove to be a greater challenge, though. . "We are helping them keep their virginity," explained Nikhom Jarumanee, an Education Ministry official, when an experimental curfew was tried on Valentine's Day two years ago. . Plenty of people here think this is balderdash. . The Bangkok Post, an English-language daily, summed up the mood in a sarcastic headline last week: "Lock Up the Young, This Is Thailand." . The New York Times Midnight's the limit for clubs and bars BANGKOK Imagine a city where bars, nightclubs and even movie theaters shut down early, where young people are off the streets by curfew, where universities stage surprise drug tests and where a woman cannot enter a restaurant without a male escort. . That would not be the racy, all-night Bangkok that people like to call "fun city." . But it is Bangkok - and the rest of Thailand - as imagined by powerful government reformers who have already begun to put a crimp in the fun. . Nearly three years ago, they began what they call a "social order" campaign, enforcing a 2 a.m. closing time that nobody had ever bothered about and raiding nightspots and testing customers for drugs. . To almost everyone's surprise, the politically popular campaign has persisted despite the resistance of powerful businessmen and the complaints of Western tourists. . Now the screws are beginning to tighten. . On March 1, most nightclubs, bars and discos will have their closing times moved back to midnight, one of the most stringent curfews in Asia. After March 29, under another new regulation, all youngsters under 18 will have to be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless they are with their parents. . This month, the Interior Ministry announced a 100-fold increase in license fees that, if put into effect, is sure to put scores of restaurants, ballrooms, massage parlors and other entertainment places out of business. . With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intimidating the press; packing the courts, the police and the military; and all but eliminating political opposition, and with social order added to the mix, Thailand could begin to be a somewhat different place. . There are those, indeed, who warn of a creeping dictatorship as the popular and powerful prime minister moves systematically to bring the country into his grip. . "There is a very troubling hint of a yearning to gradually turn Thailand into a police state," wrote Pravit Rojanaphruk, a political commentator, in the English-language daily The Nation last week. . Government officials are not shy about saying pretty much the same thing. . "I want my children to grow up in a polite, peaceful and orderly society," said Purachai Piemsomboon, a former interior minister who instituted the crackdown, in a television interview last year. . As soon as it was started, Thailand's campaign was widely popular, with polls showing that 70 percent of the public backed it. For the moment, Purachai has become the most popular politician in the country. . "Students are reveling without a limit," he said. "Dancing is not dirty, but how they behave matters. They must not have sex in lifts or toilets. That's pathetic." . This is a time of wrenching change in Thailand as traditional social and family structures give way to the modern world. Purachai was voicing the fears of many people who see their country, and their children, running out of control. . On the other hand, there are critics who say Purachai and his fellow reformers have gotten a bit out of control themselves. . At one point, a police district in Bangkok, resurrecting a long-forgotten law, ordered entertainment places to turn away any women who tried to enter without a male escort. . Early last year, the police raided movie theaters in a shopping mall and ordered them to close at midnight, citing an old martial law curfew that was still on the books. . "Although the law was established 30 years ago, it is still practical, especially for today's generation, who face too many temptations," said Somchai Petprasert, a police colonel working as an adviser to the Education Ministry. . It has only been a little more than a decade since Thailand was ruled by generals, and the rights and freedoms of its democracy are still fragile. It was only at the end of 1997 that these were codified in a new Constitution. . Thaksin's six-year-old government has been systematically rolling back those reforms, weakening safeguards against corruption and electoral fraud, muzzling government critics and using economic pressure to stifle the press. . Public morals and social behavior may prove to be a greater challenge, though. . "We are helping them keep their virginity," explained Nikhom Jarumanee, an Education Ministry official, when an experimental curfew was tried on Valentine's Day two years ago. . Plenty of people here think this is balderdash. . The Bangkok Post, an English-language daily, summed up the mood in a sarcastic headline last week: "Lock Up the Young, This Is Thailand." . The New York Times Midnight's the limit for clubs and bars BANGKOK Imagine a city where bars, nightclubs and even movie theaters shut down early, where young people are off the streets by curfew, where universities stage surprise drug tests and where a woman cannot enter a restaurant without a male escort. . That would not be the racy, all-night Bangkok that people like to call "fun city." . But it is Bangkok - and the rest of Thailand - as imagined by powerful government reformers who have already begun to put a crimp in the fun. . Nearly three years ago, they began what they call a "social order" campaign, enforcing a 2 a.m. closing time that nobody had ever bothered about and raiding nightspots and testing customers for drugs. . To almost everyone's surprise, the politically popular campaign has persisted despite the resistance of powerful businessmen and the complaints of Western tourists. . Now the screws are beginning to tighten. . On March 1, most nightclubs, bars and discos will have their closing times moved back to midnight, one of the most stringent curfews in Asia. After March 29, under another new regulation, all youngsters under 18 will have to be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless they are with their parents. . This month, the Interior Ministry announced a 100-fold increase in license fees that, if put into effect, is sure to put scores of restaurants, ballrooms, massage parlors and other entertainment places out of business. . With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intimidating the press; packing the courts, the police and the military; and all but eliminating political opposition, and with social order added to the mix, Thailand could begin to be a somewhat different place. . There are those, indeed, who warn of a creeping dictatorship as the popular and powerful prime minister moves systematically to bring the country into his grip. . "There is a very troubling hint of a yearning to gradually turn Thailand into a police state," wrote Pravit Rojanaphruk, a political commentator, in the English-language daily The Nation last week. . Government officials are not shy about saying pretty much the same thing. . "I want my children to grow up in a polite, peaceful and orderly society," said Purachai Piemsomboon, a former interior minister who instituted the crackdown, in a television interview last year. . As soon as it was started, Thailand's campaign was widely popular, with polls showing that 70 percent of the public backed it. For the moment, Purachai has become the most popular politician in the country. . "Students are reveling without a limit," he said. "Dancing is not dirty, but how they behave matters. They must not have sex in lifts or toilets. That's pathetic." . This is a time of wrenching change in Thailand as traditional social and family structures give way to the modern world. Purachai was voicing the fears of many people who see their country, and their children, running out of control. . On the other hand, there are critics who say Purachai and his fellow reformers have gotten a bit out of control themselves. . At one point, a police district in Bangkok, resurrecting a long-forgotten law, ordered entertainment places to turn away any women who tried to enter without a male escort. . Early last year, the police raided movie theaters in a shopping mall and ordered them to close at midnight, citing an old martial law curfew that was still on the books. . "Although the law was established 30 years ago, it is still practical, especially for today's generation, who face too many temptations," said Somchai Petprasert, a police colonel working as an adviser to the Education Ministry. . It has only been a little more than a decade since Thailand was ruled by generals, and the rights and freedoms of its democracy are still fragile. It was only at the end of 1997 that these were codified in a new Constitution. . Thaksin's six-year-old government has been systematically rolling back those reforms, weakening safeguards against corruption and electoral fraud, muzzling government critics and using economic pressure to stifle the press. . Public morals and social behavior may prove to be a greater challenge, though. . "We are helping them keep their virginity," explained Nikhom Jarumanee, an Education Ministry official, when an experimental curfew was tried on Valentine's Day two years ago. . Plenty of people here think this is balderdash. . The Bangkok Post, an English-language daily, summed up the mood in a sarcastic headline last week: "Lock Up the Young, This Is Thailand." . The New York Times Copyright © 2004 the International Herald Tribune All Rights Reserved |
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Yeah, good for you. Bangkok and for that matter, Singapore don't need your kind of tourist to corrupt our young and sully our asian cities with your "filthy" dollars. Maybe we prefer eco tourists and those who can appreciate the natural beauty of a place or region rather than those sex hungry tourists after lust. On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:04:59 -0500, "Matt Kelly" wrote: Good to know. Not that I planned to party until 4 a.m. every night, or spend all my money on prostitutes and illegal drugs-- I don't. But if the government of Thailand wants to turn its greatest city into a convent, I'll be sure to spend as little time as possible there and spread my tourist dollars around in another city. |
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wrote in message ... Yeah, good for you. Bangkok and for that matter, Singapore don't need your kind of tourist to corrupt our young and sully our asian cities with your "filthy" dollars. Maybe we prefer eco tourists and those who can appreciate the natural beauty of a place or region rather than those sex hungry tourists after lust. In that case, why are there so many Thais and other asian nationalities (so I'm told) working on the game in Singapore? Ewan On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:04:59 -0500, "Matt Kelly" wrote: Good to know. Not that I planned to party until 4 a.m. every night, or spend all my money on prostitutes and illegal drugs-- I don't. But if the government of Thailand wants to turn its greatest city into a convent, I'll be sure to spend as little time as possible there and spread my tourist dollars around in another city. |
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On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 10:08:30 +0800, wrote:
Yeah, good for you. Bangkok and for that matter, Singapore don't need your kind of tourist to corrupt our young Interesting that all estimates I have seen say that 95% of the prostitution in Thailand is carried out for the benefit of Thai men. Who is corrupting who? Dave |
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Dave Baker wrote:
On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 10:08:30 +0800, wrote: Yeah, good for you. Bangkok and for that matter, Singapore don't need your kind of tourist to corrupt our young Interesting that all estimates I have seen say that 95% of the prostitution in Thailand is carried out for the benefit of Thai men. Who is corrupting who? Dave early closings has nothing to do with prostitution. The guys who want it will pick up their girls before midnight. However it will destroy the value of many bangkok nightclubs that have nothing to do with sex. |
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