KhunHeineken

How many more links would you need before you accept Myanmar is officially in civil war? Here's the BBC. Dated 23 January. See the words "civil war" yet again? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68038513 "The man who led the 2021 coup against the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, provoking a catastrophic civil war, has faced plenty of international censure, and is loathed by much of Myanmar's population."

You didn't mention anything about not making the same mistake twice. Many do.

Why American is not the greatest country in the world. Australia gets a mention.

I was under the belief Aboriginal people got an annual, or bi-annual payment from their land council, which is a lump sum.

How can you lose land that you can never really own in Thailand? The purchase money just gets redistributed to Thai's, one way or another.

What about those that haven't lost their life savings in Thailand, are they "lucky" or something else????

1st Feb 21 is nearly 3 years ago. Do try to keep up with the latest news on the civil war in Myanmar to save embarrassing yourself anymore than you already have.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Mon-forge-their-own-path-in-Myanmar-s-civil-war https://news.sky.com/story/myanmars-civil-war-has-taken-dramatic-turn-and-never-has-the-ruling-military-looked-so-vulnerable-13030330 https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/is-myanmars-civil-war-pushing-the-country-toward-fragmentation/ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/myanmar-civil-war-coup-opposition-resistance-ceasefire-4059991 https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/rohingya-crisis-myanmar https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/26/watch-bloody-civil-war-one-outcomes-facing-myanmar/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/21/myanmar-military-karen-knu-rebels/ Speaking of Google, the above are all from the front page of quick Google search. They all mention "Myanmar civil war." Must be "fake news." Maybe it's time to take a look over the next door's fence and see what's going on in their back yard.

Research not your strong point.

Wiki doesn't agree with you, nor do most governments around the world. he fantasy that this is no civil war in Myanmar is all in your own mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)

I see you are even quoting yourself these days. You are probably the only person that reads your own posts.

Here's me thinking you actually post some content sometimes, instead of trolling me all over this website.

Been there, done that. I paid for a dedicated IP Address only to be blocked. When I emailed the VPN company and asked how is it an IP Address, only used by me, can be blocked by a website, their answer was, basically, data center IP Address are different to residential IP Addresses. I then set up a VPN to my router in my home country and haven't had any problems. For those who can not have access to a friend's or relative's router to VPN back to, I have suggested before to look into a decentralized VPN. Basically, someone in a house rents their router and bandwidth out to you for really cheap. You can stream and surf for hours on their residential IP Address for small money. They are pay as you go, not a subscription, so perfect for the casual user.

Myanmar is in civil war.

I once asked a Thai bar girl how much she charges for a "ram." I got a more honest answer from her than the website in your screenshot.

The problem arises when banks and other companies blacklist data center IP Addresses, mainly for geo-blocking, but sometimes for a small layer of extra security. It's not a great idea to log into your online banking on wifi at an airport or cafe for example, unless you turn on a VPN to stop a man in the middle attack, but then many companies see you using a VPN and block you. It's a real PITA sometimes. This is why I set up a VPN to my router back in my home country. It looks like I am still in my house access banking, streaming etc, but I could be anywhere in the world.

I agree. Would you want to buy a place to live in whilst serving out your 2 years in Australia and the "correction" happens? It would see you lose a lot of money, the equivalent of many, many, many portable pension payments.

It's well known that property is a long term investment. Historically, property has increased in value, no denying this, however, property is also subject to boom / bust cycles. Also, property can be effected government decisions, such as rezoning, raising taxes etc. Then, you have the influence of banks with interest rates and their home loan policies. There's more to property than just supply and demand market forces. I agree whatever property you buy will increase in value over the longer term, but in my opinion, flipping it after only 2 years poses a risk to return on investment, and if it can't be sold, there's rates, strata, upkeep etc that has to be paid for whilst it sits on the market. The whole time your money could be earning at least 5% in a simple term deposit. If we are talking Sydney, yes, rents re high, but what you will lose in stamp duty, legals, and agents fees may mean it's easier and cheaper to rent for the 2 years. Just to show it does happen. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/house-values-falling-nearly-1000-a-day-as-rba-warns-of-uncertainty-ahead-20220831-p5be8w.html

If they were to use fully imported cheese, the price point of the pizza would be more expensive than what tourists can get back home, so they use the cheapest cheese, hence, the title of this thread. This happens to protect Thailand's dairy industry.

The kebab shop on Beach Road, next to Mike's Shopping, still rolls them in foil and toasts them to make the wrap have just a slight crunch to it. I've always liked it when they are made that way. Very nice.

Not getting into the argument if a good pizza can be had in Thailand or not, but we all know the ridiculous price of cheese in Thailand, and I think this is the reason many places do not do a nice pizza, because cheese is one of the main ingredients to a decent pizza.

A market correction was always going to happen. Sadly, what should be all about homes for Aussie families, successive governments have turned housing in Australia into a lucrative investment scheme, which sees your average Aussie a slave to a bank for 30 years, and also a declining birth rate. Madness, for a country with so much land. Bill Shorten went to an election with a policy of rolling back negative gearing, and we all know how that went. Just too many people on the investment property gravy train, to the point that's it's a drag on the government's bottom line. Thus, the Australian property market Ponzi scheme continues.

You'll be needing one in the future, for numerous reasons, some leisure, some business, nothing surer.

Yes, not very nice of the Australian government. The benefits system and superannuation system in Australia is different to that in the UK.

That's if it has gained in value to a point it covers the mentioned costs, plus agents fees on the sale, and any repairs and maintenance within the 2 years. If you don't get any offers nearing your asking price when your 2 year are up, do you sell for less and take the loss, or have your money tied up in a vacant property, which still attracts taxes and fees, until the right offer comes along?