bradiston

2 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

I think Thailand will continue to have a slow immigration system at the airport and visa extension process for at least two more generations. Firstly,  the Big Bosses want the systems to be as they are. Secondly, their Assistants who will eventually take over from the Big Bosses have learned the current system so they will continue it. It may take two generations or more for these people to be replaced by people who will revolutionise the Immigration Department. Eventually, the airport immigration process will probably be carried out on planes with a special device before arrival. Only passengers with a problem will meet an Immigration Officer.

Funny you should mention that last item. Returning to UK from France many years ago on a ferry, the purser collected my and my Thai wife's passports in advance of our arrival. Result? We were waved into the strip search channel, and our car was almost completely dismantled. The reason? We'd travelled down to the South of France looking for land for a small holding, towards Marseille. Click click click, 1+1=3, Thai/French Connection. When they were finished, one of the customs people had the gall to say "Well sir, if you've got it, you've got away with it. Welcome to the UK." The dike female officers enjoyed examining my wife though by what she told me afterwards. Ugh. Borderforce? Useless scumbags.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

That's probably true, i was in San Francisco watching a game, the most boring event ever, people went there just to stuff their faces

A bit off topic maybe, but I actually enjoy watching it. The duel between batter and pitcher a bit like cricket. It just it has that effect. Set the alarm for the top of the ninth!

30 minutes of baseball usually does the trick for me.

Modern day passports have a chip in them containing the holder's biometric data, including photo, as supplied to the passport issuer. I believe the immigration process compares the data on the chip with for instance the photo, or facial recognition record, that's taken of you. So they have realtime verification. Not sure of the complete dataset stored. Fingerprints are also included as a prerequisite on some passports. AFAIK the UK dataset doesn't include fingerprints. The chip is reprogrammable but heavily encrypted by PKI. Already hacked by a variety of sources. But see below for full fascinating, on topic, link.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric_passport

5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Of course you prefer to believe Hamas, that goes without saying 

And you believe whom?

6 hours ago, koolkarl said:

If you believe in those numbers published by Hamas, you likely believe in the tooth fairy too.  Propaganda is one tool of 4 tools used by xxxxxxs to go after infidels.

And your own estimates are....?

6 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

The WP perhaps?

Word processor? Worker's Party?

And what of Kit and the scumbags across the border? Is there any coordination between the Khmer and Thai police? Apprehension of Chinese suspects in and around gangster town Poipet? Or is it just mafia controlled? Is there any intergovernmental activity on this? The Shins and Huns are close enough.

11 hours ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

Well done Khun Tony’s tireless efforts to hold the coalition government together. A stable government is the cornerstone for progress

And a hamburger is the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast, pre getting whacked, that is. I thought Prompow was off to join Kla Dharma. A twisty tale to be sure.

6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes correct, your lies, there have not been 45,000 civilians killed, that is an outright lie.

 

My facts:

 

Gaza Famine Alert Retracted Amid Diplomatic Backlash & Incorrect Data

https://aseannow.com/topic/1347177-gaza-famine-alert-retracted-amid-diplomatic-backlash-incorrect-data/

 

So all the sources I quote are also lying? Where do you go for your information?

42 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

None of them back your claims, again stop spreading misinformation, why do you keep doing it when its not true?

They all quote similar figures. Can't you read?

14 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

 

   45 000 civilians have NOT been killed .

What you wrote isn't true .

You MUST know that your figure isn't true , it been refuted many times already, yet you still keep posting untrue figures 

Links to the refuted figures please.

I posted 3 links to those figures. Here are some others.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel–Hamas_war

https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-hamas-war-death-toll-1-year/story?id=114458943

https://www.ochaopt.org/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422308/palestinian-territories-israel-number-fatalities-and-injuries-caused-by-the-israel-and-hamas-war/

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15944.doc.htm

And so on.

8 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Where did FEWS.NET get their info from ?

Really doesn't matter where they come from , they can be a pro Palarstiand group from the USSA deliberately  spreading lies about what is happening in Gaza , bit I expect that FEWS.NET got all their info from a Palestinian source inside Gaza

You bet? Oh boy.

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

You were lying, you supplied a link claiming the report was there. Its not. Thats the old Nov report.

 

 

Facts matter. Here's a few more from the OP confirming it was withdawn:

 

The swift withdrawal of the report has raised questions about the balance between accurately reporting humanitarian conditions and navigating diplomatic pressures. While FEWS NET has not commented publicly on its decision to remove the report, the retraction underscores the sensitive nature of information dissemination during times of conflict.  

 

 

Search as I might I can't find any retraction by FEWS, only references to it by 3rd parties. Where does FEWS announce its retraction? Not on their website as far as I can see. The Nov 12th post is the last on the subject there. Maybe you have a link to it?

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

More lies from you, that report is from Nov, here is the retracted page where the report was:

 

https://fews.net/middle-east-and-asia/gaza/alert/december-2024

 

 

And more distortion from you. This was an entirely US backed report and it was only when they read it did they and the Israeli government throw up their hands in horror and hastily get the counteroffensive of denial and denigration going. Obviously they've tried to totally discredit it. But it won't work. The cats been out of the bag for a very long time.

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

More lies from you, that report is from Nov, here is the retracted page where the report was:

 

https://fews.net/middle-east-and-asia/gaza/alert/december-2024

 

 

And here's the full statement from Al Jazeera. I've already reported you once for calling me a liar. Twice won't harm.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/26/retraction-of-us-backed-gaza-famine-report-draws-anger-scrutiny

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Why not read the OP, its all in there. Fews claimed 65-70k there. Wrong, that's the facts. Even UNRWA disagreed with them.

 

 

Your sources are all Israeli biased. Even the Colombia professors are. But as I said before, FEWS is a division of USAID. So don't blame the Palestinians if the US gets it's facts wrong, which incidentally, I don't believe it has. It wasn't the Palestinians who produced this report. Right?

Here's the link again. I don't see any sign of a retraction.

https://fews.net/middle-east-and-asia/gaza/alert/november-2024

35 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Actually it was UNRWA that confirmed the data is wrong and agreed with the US officials rather than the report.

I thought UNWRA was a proscribed organisation? FEWS.NET published it. They are a USAID sponsored organisation.

https://fews.net/middle-east-and-asia/gaza/alert/november-2024

Check it out. Read the sources. You're just reading the US/Israeli reactions.

5 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Palestinian side caught lying yet again .

All their baseless claims need to be fully investigated for honesty and truthfulness 

FEWS.NET is an American sponsored organisation. They published the famine alert, not the Palestinians. But of course the American ambassador and Israel don't like any adverse publicity, even their own.

9 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Lets start off with credible links to your claims first.......

 

Once you've done that then absolutely, my sources will be linked to, or you could just find them yourself, there's a new topic about it but I see you have real difficulties with facts

Your facts, my lies, right?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel–Hamas_war

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422308/palestinian-territories-israel-number-fatalities-and-injuries-caused-by-the-israel-and-hamas-war/

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-12-16-2024-9f7c8f0df71dc4c97a6b31aed6e13304

Need more? Try googling it. Every single source agrees. Don't try gaslighting me. "have difficulty with facts"? You haven't presented any.