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He retires next year so won't have much time to put too many changes into place.

Do these so called Captains have to pass any sort of exams before being let loose on the seas?

And the title of the thread above it: Phuket tops list as World’s Most Overcrowded tourist destination

Do they normally have a staff member on the train? I mean apart from the driver. Never seen it myself.

I doubt it was the Navy, for their submarine.

I agree. I try to take these type of photos in the daytime, using natural light. less shadows. I usually take them in my living room, with my back against a white wall while I am facing the windows, with the blinds open.

Is anyone having problems today, paying for goods on Lazada via Bangkok bank mobile banking app? I regularly order from Lazada and pay by Bangkok Bank Banking app on my phone. Today, under select Payee, when I search for the Payserve 123 which is the usual payee for Lazada, nothing happens. TIA

Or inactive posts.

Taxing foreign income brought into Thailand might be a good idea.

if I was him, I would now do a sweep for hidden mics and cameras.

That wouldn't work. Those wily Thais would probably just bring it all back home as cash.

I wonder if that Digital Wallet is what they will use at the next election attract voters.

Why not have a little of both? Stay in Thailand, and enrol in a half decent international school. Should at least grow up bilingual or even trilingual, and have a better education.

Too expensive to demolish and start again?

There used to be really good opticians here in Samui called Sawang Optical. They moved to Chiang Mai, and people still used to order from them. https://m.facebook.com/SawangOpticalChiangmai/ I believe they also have one (or members of their family) in Siam Square area Bkk. I have tried to find it when there, but could not.

Maybe to remove his electronic tag / ankle bracelet.

They could probably tax those shops out of existence.

With cheap Thai and Burmese labour, I wonder if he will lower his prices.

He is 74 now and according to doctors at the Police Hospital in ill health. Would he really want to get back into the affray at his age? Surely he has enough money and wouldn't want to risk upsetting the apple cart again.

What's an unlicenced VOIP? I thought with those things, you just downloaded an app or bought a VOIP phone set and signed up for a service.

A property developer at that.

I am not more moral than you, but will give my opinion. Firstly. As for why some people obey, it's probably a bit to do with upbringing, education, perhaps having a strong moral compass, or a desire to be a good member of society. Secondly. Many of those laws and rules are made for the smooth operation of society, or to improve or protect the lives of its members.. e.g. The yob in the flat upstairs might like playing loud music all night long, and think that it's his right to do what he wants in his property.. But what about the poor neighbour living below him with young children, who has to get up and go to work? Where your world view is wrong is that if everybody did as they wanted, the whole system would break down. Why write a book, if everybody is going to expect to download it for free. The same with movies, music and software. The system only still works because a large number of people are still willing to pay. Even paying for sex I suppose. If no one did it, what would happen to prostitution? Don't forget the other side. Not all sex trade workers are willing participants. Human trafficking is bigger than ever. Most road laws; Motorcycle helmet, insurance, drink driving (MOT in the UK), using a mobile phone while driving etc. are for your and other road users protection. Streaming stations such as Spotify and Tidal, and radio stations all around the world, all pay a royalty for every time they pay a song to that particular artist, or whoever owns the rights to that song. Some artists do sell the rights to their back catalogues. The other side of it is that artists get their songs listened to by millions of people who might then go and buy their albums. Massive publicity for them. I'm not sure how libraries work, but they are not breaking any laws. HTH

i found ExpressVPN customer services to be quite helpful when having problems. Sometimes a VPN's servers get flagged by the tv companies. Express have four just in London if I recall correctly. that's without all their other ones covering the rest of the UK. I found that trying their other servers usually resulted in success. A bit trial and miss, but I almost always managed to find a connection.

I am streaming ITVx at this very moment on my iPad using surfShark VPN.

Easy enough to make yourself. A few videos on Youtube. I find it to be inconsistent wherever I try it. Either too oily, too spicy, chicken chunks instead of finely chopped chicken.