The deep south is remote from Bangkok, and the problems appear intractable.

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Also a problem is the considerable cost of extracting deep water reserves from the remote South Atlantic.

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The South African Air Force is being used to rescue people affected by the flooding in remote settlements, some of which are cut off from the outside world.

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Also a problem is the considerable cost of extracting deep water reserves from the remote South Atlantic -- although this becomes less of an issue as oil prices continue to climb.

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Oltio is a mobile payment service provider based in South Africa and will offer MasterCard?s open loop and remote payments solutions to merchants in the country.

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