[what percent of obesity cases are the result of lifestyle choices?]

The mantra "exercise more, eat less" is profoundly ineffective for most people. Yes it might work a little bit while you are doing it, but generally it's too difficult and cannot be maintained for long periods. The sorry subject generally gains all the weight back and even more. Therefore, the final result is FAIL for most people. The data supports this. Why do you think so much money is made selling diet and exercise? Because it doesn't work for most people.

 

For all the people who maintain this "exercise more, eat less" nonsense, please tell me the cause of all these obese babies. It certainly can't be lack of exercise, as they are too young to walk. It can't be what they are eating, as they were born this way. What is the cause? Answer this question and you will see that it is NOT diet and exercise that will fix this. Have a little empathy. These children did not choose to be this way. SOMETHING IS WRONG with their bodies. What is it?

 

[Seven groups of foreigners expected to be allowed entry]

Any mention of the land borders and citizens of those countries?

[Airports hope for more visitors despite tough $3,000 deposit]

Dream on.

[Cambodians with foreign passports exempted from $3,000 deposit for Covid-19 test]

And Cambodians holding Cambodian passports? I assume the $3,000 not needed. What about the health certificate?

[Do you believe in God and why]

New Rule: anyone replying to this thread must FIRST read all 561 pages!

[Cambodia’s hotels and international flights to reopen shortly]

7 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

However still no indication of when tourist visas will start to be issued again. 

Details. ????

[Cambodia’s rice exports up by 42 percent in first five months]

Buy it while you can. Huge shortages coming next year.

[Local vendors shun small US currency]

2 hours ago, how241 said:

US notes are always good and never expire.  

You're dreaming.

[What is good business to start or to buy int post cover-19]

Contact tracing ap and data mining of it.

[Two Lao women, two Thais nabbed over prostitution charges]

Would this mean Line is not secure?

[Change is a comin]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

Nah.. in time the Covid fiasco will be but a memory like the previous others viruses, pandemics and what'not that "shook the world" and now no one hardly remember what they were...

Wishful thinking. What business owner will invest capital and resources knowing he can be shut down on a whim and for an indeterminate time, until it is "safe"? Any volunteers? Businesses are NOT coming back.

[Why is 7 Eleven requiring customers to register before entry?]

Police state wet dream.

[Long-lasting global recession likely due to COVID-19, says World Economic Forum report]

4 minutes ago, Retarded said:

Preachers are thriving by preaching doomsday,

Financial tabloids are thriving by spreading recession and bear market,

Medias are thriving by boosting fears.  

There is no money to make on the other way.

This is true. But that doesn't make the prediction false. Sometimes it's prudent to anticipate what is coming and prepare for it.

[U.N. warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic]

Let's be clear. Any global mental health crisis isn't due to the pandemic. It's due to the LOCKDOWN.

[Do the numbers equate to locking down the whole world?]

15 minutes ago, johng said:

No,  makes no sense unless the reason is to achieve "something else"

The longer this goes on, the more people start to wake up. This was never about a virus. Anyone thinking this will be a "V" recovery will be incredibly disappointed. The danger of course is that if everything opens and the economy is in depression, Trump would lose the election. He has a much better chance to win by delaying any opening until after the election. Then he can blame the economy on the shutdown. Ignore what he says to the contrary.

[Cambodia poised to be big Covid-19 loser]

17 minutes ago, RikPOP said:

Ever heard of the Khymer Rouge genocide 1975-79 ...looks like that was in 70's.

I am guessing you missed the irony dripping from his post.

[Crackdown on street vendors?]

14 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

This virus gives government officials carteblanc to do whatever they want to whomever they want...

 

A new world is emerging out of the pandemic...without firing a shot...governments are dispensing with personal freedoms at an unprecedented rate.

 

A few years from now people will have forgotten how they once roamed the world, their country without checkpoints and engaged in unrestricted commerce.

Agreed and my prediction is the USSA will be unrecognizable five years from now. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't think so.

[What business looks like in the post-Covid era]

Every business needs to consider that the future means their business can be shut down on a whim and for undetermined amount of time. Scary. Any volunteers?

[BTS implements strict measures to reduce risk of Covid-19]

Sometimes the best option will be to take the train the WRONG way to the end of the line. Then get back on the empty train and take it back to your destination.

[World food prices fall sharply in April because of coronavirus - U.N.]

The cure for low prices is low prices. I'm not worried about this year, as this year's harvest was planted last year. What I worry about is NEXT year. Farmers not selling their crops this year will not plant for next year. Trouble will arrive next year.

[Bangkok: Businesses ready for the "New Normal"]

No I don't think they are ready for the new normal. The shock waves haven't even begun yet.

[Lifting booze ban could fuel contagion: Taweesin]

3 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Aha! 

 

"Spot the scam" is at work here.

 

Yes. Who benefits from the pandemic? Is it a planned stock market reset? Inquiring minds want to know.

I could tell you, but my post would just be deleted as off topic. I don't think it has anything to do with the stock market. Sorry, everyone needs to figure it out by themselves. We are only in the beginning stages of this. Should be quite the show.

[Lifting booze ban could fuel contagion: Taweesin]

15 hours ago, johng said:

There is no logic to this whole WuFlu debacle !

I have found many times in the past that when things are not making any sense, they really ARE making perfect sense, but you just haven't figured out the hidden agenda yet. This is true of corona as well.

[Data on Gilead drug raises hopes in pandemic fight, Fauci calls it 'highly significant']

OK well I hope any new vaccine developed for corona will be properly tested and safe (double blind placebo controlled and peer reviewed). 

[Next wave of U.S. states prepare to reopen as coronavirus could push jobless rate to 16%]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Personal interest and common good don't always convene.

Sorry but that is ridiculous. We are talking about people who's lives, perhaps businesses they worked 30 years to build, are being crushed, their wife and kids are hungry, no food on the table, and no plan on how to get some. Millions of people are in desperate circumstances, this goes WAY beyond personal interest.