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We have read this already before, after and within every smoky season. The sad reasult: nothing will change here in the North. My experience is, they are only talking, but not realy acting as promised. I'm afraid next year we will read the same "promises" again.

Walking without shoes in temples etc. seems to be the problem - and the stockings. A general Thai culture problem.

I give the "too stupid" compliment unused back to you. It seems, that you are getting aggressive, if you do NOT understand or don't want to understand a simple comparison. For a 'highly intelligent reader' - like you - I repeat it with simple words what I have written before: in the year 1867 the tzar of Russia "sold" Alaska for 7.2 million Dollars to the USA. (Alaska purchase - What a joke !). Imagine the Russians would like to have it back and therefore would start a war against the USA. And here is the analogy. Ukraine once belonged to the Russians, but they don 't want again to be under a Russian dictatorship. I guess the USA would never give Alaska back to the Russians, and the Ukrainians would not want to be part of Russian dictatorship, again.. That's history, Russia cannot change..,,. except by a war.

Immagine the following situation: Russia would like to win ALASKA (one of the states of the USA) by crossing the Bearing Sea with their army. They battled already ~3 years. To stop the war against the USA-state the Russians demand some parts of Alaska well known for its oil and mineral resources. If not given to the Russians the war between the USA and Russia would go on. Now ask some idiotic and stupid US-Reps - including Trump and his minions - if they would understand Russia's demand or if they would go on with the fighting. I guess by 100% that they and nearly all Americans would never give up the fight for their own state in order to have a peace agreement with Russia. Now, compare this with the policy of the ORANGE man - also called POTUS - and you can understand Zelensky .

May I add, not only in the USA this moron is disliked, but nearly in all states around the world!. He and his minions have destroyed the good reputation of the USA.

When a man, lying so-and-so, convicted criminal, with a character worse than a snake .... and the bad list goes on and on ...... elected in a 'norma' democracy as in the USA, what should I think about this voting public? Yes, you guess it. Ít's hard to believe, that such a moron has been chosen sitting on the chair of the POTUS. Before they had elected one of the most intelligent and best US-president - Obama. And thereafter this ORANGE crook - without any small drop of moral. It reflects also the deficit of critcal thinking and (maybe) the power of 'modern' money orientated medias as FOX i.e. But now, when they see the bad (money) results of their voting, the brain seems to start working. I'm very happy about this and hope that the orange painted man will not sit the 4 years on the chair of the POTUS. Good luck for the fighting against this convicted criminal.

The wind has sent it to the Pai valley and neighboring valley in Pang Mapha. Yesterday the air in Pang Mapha was "cleaner", but not yet healthy. Amy, a good friend, told me " This year is better than last year, concerning the smoke". I hope the weather forcast (AQI) is okay. Today and to tomorrow we should get some (strong) rain. That will clean the air, as normal. The only way to get rid of it

Don't forget it, after his November 2024 election Trump hurried to "friend" Putin. Now we cann guess what the "good friends" talked about: Putin: what should I do that you (USA) will not make me a problem because of the Ukrainian-War? Trump: I will take care, that you (Russia) will not be punished by a higher import tax rates.

Trump isn't able to cure cancer, he has it in his brain! That's the problem we "whinge" about. 😲

.... but Trump-bootlicker VANCE is a high quality Vice-President ??? I imagine, Harris would have flown to Greenland. She would have been welcomed with open arms and had not to escape to the US-army buildings in Greenland. Many thanks to Greenland for this reaction against the autocratic USA government of Trump!!! The same would happen nearly everwhere in the world, because the Trump idiotic policy is "beloved" so much

Compared to TRUMP, Hillary is like an angel and an extremly intelligent person!

Thailand does not yet have enough pollution. Now they like to add the "Formula One Grand Prix". Congratulation to the money-maker-criminals

Never forget, polls are made to influence and manipulate people. I ignore them in general and try to use my own brain.

KI can be useful. But one of its weakness' is common sense - at now. My internet provider stopped me contacting the Internet. Reason: suddenly too many people trying to give me an answer, when I was browsing in the I-Net. My reason for this: I tried to get more information about this browser!!! Result; a lot of trouble for me. If no KI, I would have got an answer for my searching. But KI assessed me wrongly as trouble maker.

It's better that these criminals die, before they kill (more) innocent people. Imagine, a member of your family woud have been killed or hurt by a drug addicted.

Stupid people elect stupid presidents - the rule of logic.

I guess the Thai officers will be very happy about the German-Thai DTA. In Germany many people need a tax accountant to do the very complicated job with a lot of specifique jurustic terms, the normal people cannot understand. Both tax laws, Thai and German, have special terms and exemptions. How to compare and work with them? Only 1 example of many: the personal exemptions are never the same. In Germany more than 11.000 Euros (in THB more than 396.000 THB) are an elemmentary exemption, and if you are married the double amount!. In Thailand much lower. How to compare and work with them? The list goes on and on! The Thai ofiice would only tax the money you transfer to Thailand to make it not so difficult - if no DTA.

Maybe you missed it: I talked about DTA between Thailand and Germany !

A very lovely family member of my wife called the Tax-offices in BKK and Mae Hong Son. She asked them, if a falang has to pay taxes of the money he transfers to Thailand and what already has been taxed in Germany. She also added the question, if I had to go to the tax-office in MHS to get a PIN (number). The Bangkok officer told her: no tax in Thailand because of the DTA (Double Tax Agreement), but she should contact the MHS-Office, too. The MHS-Tax-Officer confirmed: no tax on my money, that has already been taxed in Germany. Therefore: I should NOT ask for a PIN-number in the MHS-office, because I don't have any income here in Thailand. If only a few THB of bank interest it would woud alteady have been taxed by the Bank. Did some of our AN-members receive the same answer from their tax-offices?

.... and the wourld should forget the Trump-USA - especially the world leading currency the US$. US-America has already an amazing high amount of $-debts. The world should change to another or a new currency-system. Maybe the § will go down so much, that you cannot live anymore here in Thailand. Then you will regrett "America first" and suffer.

Under Trump ? People in the world liked and loved Obama for many reasons. He is and was one of the most intelligent POTUS America ever had elected. The orange painted face is just the contrary. Under Trump America's prestige goes down down down

My experience: if people don't like or don't want to understand a comment, than they refer to "speeling and gramar" - 2 "speeling" mistakes in your short sentence . What a joke!

Trump has learnt by his first election as POTUS. He has recognised a lot of of loopholes in American "democracy". And he is abusing them at his best. Some time ago I mentioned it aleady and repeat it now: the USA is NOT a democracy. Why? The POTUS has the power to influence the juristic system, the 3rd power in a real democracy. This missing rule allowed him to choose very right-wing people people as member/s in the highest Court, the Suprme Court of the USA. What a shame, they should be neutral with some common sense. Nearly every time the 6 REP-oriented judges sing the song of the new US-autocrat - as a thank your for their election!!! He has the "juristic" power to eliminate people in the 2nd power of the state, the adminmstration. And he is not hindered to replace "unloved" (but excellent) experts in the administration and replace them by footlickers. What a shame. He is able to stop and abuse international agreements and contracts. Look at Ukraine and Gaza, without the agreement of the the House Of Representatives. Very important and disappointing for me: in the USA it is no problem to select a condemned criminal as POTUS. What a serious joke! ..... and the list goes on and on!

You must have the same small brain as your darling TRUMP ! Waite only a few months, concerning inflation - and then we laugh about your comment, although that would not be ridiculous. You had forgotten to say: "rising unexpectedly to a six-month high of 3% in January"! I know already you would like to answer as your Darling: The reason was Biden. But Trump was elected in November 2024 and made al lot of idiotic predictions. Let's waite and see!

You should tell this to your criminal darling Trump. It seems you don't want to remember all what happened between Trump and whore Stormy Daniels - re. booking of the "hush money".