TigerandDog

there are some and they can most likely be counted on 1 hand, and I use my wife (recently elected pooyai baan) as an example. All our villages previous pooyai baans have charged a fee (which they are not supposed to) to certify document copies etc. which have gone directly into their pockets. With all the certifications that has been required for Myanmar & Laos people who have lived in Thailand for more than 20 years being granted citizenship, she has been offered fees usually around 500 baht each but she has refused on the basis of it's her job to do it for free. Some of them have insisted, so she's issued a receipt and told the relevant people that their cash will be used as a donation towards the village, and it has been deposited in the village's bank account. She's also made it known to the households in the village that run their small casinos that no bribes will be paid to the police, so they run their casinos at their own risk. She has the support of the vast majority of the village over both these issues. So in short, there are some who are not involved in any form of corruption.

If the biopsy comes back malignant, even if the cancer is localised within the prostate the OP's PSA readings are too high for Brachytherapy. My PSA readings were in range but also around the same as the OP's and Brachytherapy was immediately ruled out by my urologist as an option on that basis alone. For me the choice was conventional radical prostatectomy (robotic wasn't available when I was treated) rather than radiation.

as much as I wanted Tyson to knock Paul out, Paul won on points. The fact Tyson at 58 went the distance says a alot for Tyson's fitness but also says that Paul aint as good as he thinks he is.

have you seen the videos of his training regimen for this fight. Tyson looks fitter, stronger and faster than he has in a very long time. I'm not saying that makes him a certain winner, but I'd love to see him knock Jake Paul out cold.

I notice he didn't say whether it was the orange convicted felon demon.

It's called a car park NOT a parking garage. parking garage is just another instance of americans changing the english language to suit themselves rather than use the correct english naming format.

WRONG. #1. I'm not aussie. #2. It wasn't sarcasm, you meant it you arrogant pommy b.

another bible basher with no grip on reality.

"lesser nations". Come on mate, That's a rather derogatory comment to make, especially when Britain aint the empire it used to be anymore. These days Britain is classed as a lesser nation depending on where people are from. So please none of that pommy superiority complex.

don't even need to think about contraception after prostate cancer and having prostate surgically removed 11 years ago.

The Pooyai Ban should be able to witness as well, as they also have an official stamp for when they sign any documents. My pooyai ban ( Mae Luang ) will do for free as she's my wife. On a slightly different tack, but related, Centrelink shouldn't need to obtain proof of life for expats, especially those in Thailand, and I'm guessing the same protocols would apply elsewhere in the world. When an expat passes here in Thailand a couple of extra steps are required. in addition to obtaining an original death certificate, 3 copies must be obtained. The first copy together with the original is taken to the Amphur (District Office) so they can record the death. The 2nd copy is for Immigration so they can update their records and also notify the home country embassy. The home country embassy notifies the relevant govt departments in the home country including Centrelink if an aussie and the pension is stopped once the last valid payment is made. The 3rd copy is for the bank, so the bank account can be closed and the funds transferred to the beneficiary's account as per the expats last will and testament or in accordance with local laws. Also Centrelink would know there was an issue if the final payment they remit to the expats bank account bounces due to account closure. So that raises a minor question if an expat pensioner passes before turning 80 how does Centrelink know to cease their pension payments? Answer, because of the aforementioned procedure, which makes the proof of life process from 80 onwards a complete waste of time and tax payers money.

I believe, and I could be wrong, that the one thing that impacts the taxes is that shipping costs are included when customs duty is calculated and then VAT is calculated on the total cost viz. item value, shipping cost & customs duty. They've gotta earn money for the govt someway. Then the profit margin is added for instore.

that's not unusual. I've been here for 10 years and the quickest time for air mail to be delivered that I've either sent to Oz or received from Oz is 6 weeks from the date of posting. Longest is 12 weeks. Even registered mail takes around 4-5 weeks.

similar with ttb bank, but up to date of request so the statement reflects the transaction for that day. Can get 12 month statement same day as requested for a fee of 100 baht. However, with CM IMM I have always downloaded and printed my own statements for the past 8 years and just ask ttb to stamp them. No issues at the bank with doing it that way and CM have always accepted them.

even the legal eagles at Meidas Touch expect it to be reduced on the basis of EVERY appeal that has gone before the appellant court has been reduced. They're estimating that it will be reduced to within the range of $175m - $300m PLUS the interest.