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Xircal
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2 hours ago, 7by7 said:
What I did say was that it has since transpired that he is an interpreter; despite what your link and many other papers, including the Express, claim or hint at.
So please provide a link to the report that states the guy in the image is an interpreter.
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There are rumour flying around at the moment that the ECB is planning to wind down its stimulus program: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/eur/5551-taper-talk-just-a-misunderstanding-or-a-real-possibility
if that happens it's likely to lift the value of the currency although by how much is difficult to say. Also it's unlikely to begin until March next year.
At the moment though, the FX rate seems to be getting worse rather than better unfortunately: http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WebServices/Rates/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx
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1 hour ago, Psimbo said:
If you really believe the tunnel will ever be built I have some interesting Nigerian investment schemes for you. The money was in the B40 million 'feasibility study'- its all gone quiet since then.
There is no such thing as 'brake failure'- its driver error. A better option to relieve traffic and make the road potentially safer is a route from Kathu to Kamala and Chalong to Patong- both routes exist already in rough 4wd form.
Latest news on the project from August this year: http://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-tunnel-stalls-on-environmental-impact-58846.php
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10 minutes ago, dunroaming said:
Article 50 hasn't been triggered and won't be until next year. No trade deals or any other deals can be agreed until after the UK have left the EU according to the rules. It still looks as if the brexit team haven't got a plan for the exit at all
I said if Article 50 has been triggered already, not that it has been.
But I think the Leave campaign was just a protest vote and were as shocked as anyone that it had actually been approved by a voting majority. That being the case it's not surprising they didn't have a strategy in place to sever ties with the EU. Now they're faced with having to create one which will seek to get the best deal possible without giving too much away. I don't envy the negotiating team in that role and I'll be surprised if they achieve anything even remotely near what they want.
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12 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:
As I said dress code farangs writing what they belive. As I said I see many Thais shirtless every day.
You might see Thais shirtless working out in the fields harvesting rice, but never in the cities. I've never seen one shirtless in Patong.
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2 hours ago, 7by7 said:
It now turns out that some of the photographs are not of the children nor their relatives, but of staff.
For example, the person in this large photo in this Daily Express article supposedly of one of the children is actually an interpreter who accompanied the children!
I don't see any reference on the Daily Express site you linked to to indicate that the guy in the image is a member of staff. This link clarifies the position quite clearly I think: http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/photos-of-calais-refugee-kids-spark-uproar-but-uk-government-says-war-has-aged-them/news-story/7d8ed9e06a3b61dbeffb1fffad8e3f1f
Read what it says underneath the same photograph.
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3 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:
Well no I don't agree I see plenty of Thai men walking round shirtless every day. It is not frowned upon by Thais only dress code farang. But I would agree to wear a too in bars and restaurants be it a t shirt or vest whatever. I would rather have a farang in a vest in a bar near me than one smoking near me. The latter I then have to move away but that's my choice to do so.
http://www.thaizer.com/etiquette/keep-your-shirts-on-gentleman/
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1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said:
That's what I think now, too. And this article supports that belief.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mps-brexit-vote-article-50-too-late-2016-10
If they want to argue that the proposed agreement be ratified before triggering Article 50 then that's understandable, but there's no point in even discussing it after that event takes place.
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2 hours ago, Deepinthailand said:
In the same breath maybe it's the other person who is offended why should they move on because someone doesn't like the way they dress. If the restaurants allow the people in then they are ok wit there dress. And if another customer doesn't like it then it's down to them to live pure and simple
Walking around shirtless in Thailand is frowned upon. Visitors to the country need to adapt to the Thai way of living not the other way around.
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Isn't there a more deserving project for that kind of investment? The much talked about Phuket tunnel springs to mind. Considering the number of accidents that take place on Patong Hill with bus brake failures happening all too frequently resulting in passenger deaths I would have thought the tunnel would take precedence over a road in the uppermost northeast region of the country.
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I don't see the point of it personally. If Article 50 has already been triggered then it hardly matters whether the Commons ratifies it or not. If it isn't ratified then it just means that Britain will exit the EU without an agreement in place. In that respect, a bad agreement would be better than no agreement at all I would have thought.
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On 10/18/2016 at 0:28 PM, Deepinthailand said:
Live and let live. It's not my place to tell someone what he/she can or can't wear. I it offends you that much move 9n to another bar/restaurant plenty to choose from.
Why should the person who has been offended have to move? People need to respect other cultures and not just take the view that they can behave any way they wish just because that's the way they do it in their own country.
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On 10/18/2016 at 10:06 AM, davidbond said:
no Jungles in the west ,i never wear shirt when its hot ,have people gone mad,or lost there brains ,what wearing shirt got to do with anything ,for sure wear shirt in temple ,church ,but to sit in bar on the beach on holiday why ,south france ,most ladies don't wear tops ,its just normal ,and people just don't take an notice ,shirt or no shirt got nothing to do with anything
Go with the flow. If the locals do it then it's OK. But if not, you shouldn't be sitting or walking around shirtless. It is after all their country and therefore they're entitled to make their own rules.
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7 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:
Home office documents show that 65% of the supposedly children were found to be over 18. Sought of throws the whole concept of moral duty out of the window doesn't it?
You can get married in the UK at 16 legally (parents consent) and join the armed forces at 16. Are they classed as children?
Yes, exactly. Age groups clearly need to be redefined and like you say, 16 years old is a good starting point to determine when an individual crosses the border between childhood and adulthood.
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Here's a good site to determine how old some of these 'children' are: https://how-old.net/?q=#
All you need to do is to right click an image and then click "Copy image location". The description may vary according to the browser you're using, but I use Firefox. Then copy the URL which will have been saved to the clipboard into the Search field on that site.
I just tried it myself and the result can be seen in the images. Kind of makes a mockery of their claims that they're 14 years old.
Here's the original link to the Daily Mail report where the individual in the photo can be seen: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3849646/Mature-years-fears-real-age-child-migrants-arriving-Calais.html
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1 hour ago, ChiangmaiRob said:
That really depends on how deep the water is, doesn't it! And in most flooding hot spots you will be out of your depth with those standard wellies.
OK, how about some bigger ones then.
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5 hours ago, bamukloy said:
Hate to be a spoilsport, but I can see a day coming when these kinds of news threads will all be locked for comment, and it will be a good thing, IMO.
Unless you are a Thai voter, all the speculation will do absolutely nothing.. but strain relations between Thai and farang.
For sure , if it was a more sensitive PM (look at countries nearby) it would probably wind up with tougher visa restrictions.
I seem to remember a visa regulation of many countries..do not get involved in politics?
Its arguable whether commenting is classed as getting involved per se, but if you look at commenting in regards to other laws here, it is an absolute no-no.
In any case, if you are here under many of the existing visa classifications and rules, theres not a frikkin thing you can do about it, so why create unwanted noise?
It's easy to say that farangs shouldn't become involved in politics but those that do live in Thailand pay taxes and generally contribute to the economy. Therefore it's only reasonable to suggest that they have some say in how local policies are devised especially when it comes to the state of the highways and other infrastructure.
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On 10/17/2016 at 3:08 PM, 7by7 said:
These people need to go South to places like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran. All Muslim countries: all safe to live in and all speak a common language.
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6 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:
That word can again. Well tell that to the UK people who see EU citizens and others claiming welfare and getting housing, often ahead of them. It is this reason amongst others that really irritates people ,as their fathers and forefathers have paid into a system that others are clearly manipulating and benefiting from.
Same thing happening in the Netherlands with asylum seekers jumping the housing queue which isn't going down well with those who have been on the housing list for ten years being told they might have to wait a few more years because migrants have priority.
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23 minutes ago, rockingrobin said:
Article 8 of the Dublin III convention ,
Superseded by Britain's Op Out: https://www.ft.com/content/3282746e-11d8-11e6-839f-2922947098f0
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7 minutes ago, SgtRock said:
Pressure from Liberal dafties.
Note the '' Moral duty, not legal duty.
It's just asylum shopping. Britain needs to stand firm and refuse to accept these preposterous 'moral duty' suggestions. Genuine refugees are entitled to apply for asylum in the first safe country they enter and that's unlikely to be France unless they arrived by plane.
The French should never have allowed it to get out of hand the way it has and should have shipped these parasites back to wherever they came from. The fact that they didn't is their own stupid fault and they'll just have to suffer the consequences of it now not expected Britain to absorb a large proportion of them without question.
Also why aren't the Brits checking their ID? A simple dental check is all that's needed to establish their real age. If they're no longer children, they can be sent packing.
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The very odd thing about all this is that Britain is under no obligation whatsoever to take in any of these so called 'children' even if they have a relative living in the UK. That's clearly stated in the EU site which deals with family reunification: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/legal-migration/family-reunification/index_en.htm
It was also discussed in September last year when David Cameron used Britain's opt out to block redistribution of Syrian refugees: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2015/9/9/eu-unveils-quota-plan-for-europes-stranded-syrian-refugees
So why on earth the UK would feel duty bound to start accepting these ex-jungle individuals is perplexing.
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2 hours ago, SgtRock said:
Strange how Germany can do what it wants especially when it goes against EU rules.
I am positive that Camoron got sent packing with his tail between his legs when he made the same proposal at his resolute failure at EU negotiations in February.
Nothing new there. The European Court of Justice already mandated in September 2015 that EU migrants can be refused welfare in any EU state and not just Germany until they've been resident in the country for five years. It also applies to the UK while the country remains an EU member state.
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Assuming we're talking about unaccompanied two, three, four and five year olds, how do these children get to the camps in the first place? I can't imagine a child travelling across several countries on its own. How would it know which way to go and how would a child feed itself?
Or were the children actually born in the camps and then grew up there?
Tourism in Thailand to continue with curbs on entertainment
in Thailand News Headlines
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That sounds ominous. I can understand that for the first week or so entertainment is going to be toned down but what about the New Year celebrations? It's the most expensive time of the year to visit and if the period of mourning is going to stretch over Christmas and the New Year it's going to ruin it for many visitors who will have spent a considerable amount of money to make the trip.