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Chances are that it wasn't actually a pair of women that nicked his cash and Rolex.

The 39B beers are a loss-leader. They hope the punter will also order something else at the standard price and/or think he's saving so much on the bottle of beer that he can afford to but a few ladydrinks that he otherwise would not do. The gross profit on a Bar-Beer ladydrink is between 40 and 80+ baht, depending on what commission the girl gets and what the actual drink is. If a punter only drinks beer and doesn't buy a ladydrink, the bar about breaks even - give or take a Satang. However, invariably that is the punter who has a few buddies he attracts to the bar that would not otherwise be a customer. I heard a rumour that some of these guys are on a commission basis for new customers, but that could be urban legend.

Perhaps the Immigration Department should consider enforcing the use of a registration and user login/password system, rather than the open format it currently has. As it stands, anybody with your passport details can submit an application. This makes it wide open for entrepreneurial individuals to set themselves up as an "intermediary". In fact, it's basically designed for this purpose. Australia has an app and an enduring registration login/password, with the tourist visa having a 12 month term when approved. Approval is usually only a minute or less.

I wonder if Alberta will join?

The age-old question of what was invented first. Stone tools, or beer.

Maybe Mr. Hegseth is of the opinion that men should not be regarded as retarded females. And that if you want excrement to happen with no regard to life or limb, that a person with a swinging pair might have a slight advantage on the battlefield. I mean, no disrespect to Joan-of Ark or Mother Therese and their ilk, but generally speaking it has traditionally been a man's role to defend King (and woman) and country. I invite all beta males with indecisive pronouns and low testosterone counts to prove me wrong.

Stop calling it illegal migration. It is a british (lower case intentional) state sponsored invasion that Hitler could only have wet dreams about. I wonder what No. 10's weekly bill is for Vaseline Intensive Care and Kleenex tissues?

Don't blame Wise. Blame the Globalist surveillance state governments of the world. They have put in place extremely stringent AML (Anti Money Laundering) regulations that every banking organisation has to comply with, or face huge fines as retribution. Here's a brief summary of the regulations applicable to your case: "AML laws mandate regulated entities to monitor transactions continuously and report suspicious activities to the competent authorities, often through FIUs. Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) serve as the primary investigative triggers for law enforcement and regulators. Entities are also obligated to maintain detailed records of transactions, customer identification, and due diligence steps for prescribed retention periods—usually five to ten years—supporting audits, investigations, and prosecutions." If you really want to scare yourself, dig deeper here: A complete guide to AML regulations around the world On a positive note, I'm pleased your situation was quickly resolved by Wise. Downside, your name is now on a globalist organisations naughty list.

April 1st seems an appropriate day to commence this initiative. But the real question is why was it not described as the ubiquitous "crackdown"?

Thanks, that explains it - I didn't pick up on that detail.

Where did they get "US$198.20 per barrel on 23 March to US$242.91 per barrel" from? Even in SGD Brent is currently SGD114 and peaked briefly at SGD145 a fortnight ago.

I'm not even sure it can be called a Bar-Beer if it has A/C, three walls and a glass frontage. They usually get the distinction of being called a Club, with the commensurate pricing.

As above. SHMBO tops up on the school run with diesel and I've told her that the tank must be full all the time so I can drive to golf. She's been told a few times that the limit is 500 baht, but that isn't usually a problem as the tank is rarely lower than 3/4 full. Several times she's tipped the service station staff to go above and beyond the official party line and exceed their limit. No diesel on Thappraya yesterday but found some on Suk. There will be a severe shortage of supply very soon because the supply chain is irrevocably screwed up for at least a year. I'm off tomorrow to purchase a bicycle before the Thais realise how bad the situation will become. Not looking forward to cycling 40klm with a golf bag over my shoulder - I might have to do the 7-iron, sand wedge, and putter trick. It will probably lower my handicap.

An amusing thread. This "war" was never about the Iranians having a potential nuclear capability. It is just a rinse and repeat version of every war that ever was - a reason to feed the Military Industrial complex, The Financial Industrial Complex, and The Corporate Industrial Complex. Does nobody realise that we have been ruled by Fascism since at least Bretton-Woods, and that big business decides when we go to war, not puppet governments. Regular destruction of huge swathes of productive assets are periodically necessary to keep the money tree growing - usually when debt is HUGE and productivity is low. It pleases the Military, the Banks, and the Corporates. Dollars to donuts they are already bidding on the huge contracts to rebuild Ukraine and the Middle-East - the more they can blow up in the meantime, all the better.

This decision will be appealed and overturned. It's either that, or every person in America will have to publish or verbalize a disclaimer before virtually everything they write or utter. It basically makes every and any financial opinion open to litigation. It may open the door for litigation about virtually anything said or written that causes offense or perceived offence. Don't think it can happen? It's already the law in Soviet Britain - saying hurty words will land you in jail.