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And Trump has not done his homework, minerals, rare earth's ect , yes Ukraine has lots , like lots of other countries. but it is the processes of these minerals, and rare earth's so they can be used in manufacturing is the difficult part, and it is China that processes 90% of the worlds rare earths exports them . I would say Zelensky knows that ,and someone must have told Trump ,or is Trump saying no problem we can do the processing our self's , just go and build all the plants.

Before the last election Labour they cut taxes, they will do this and do that, pump millions into the NHS. But the batteries in the calculator must have been flat, anyone could see they proposals would not just add up, and they claim that the Tories left a 22 billion black hole, they somehow have to fill Now they are finding out their proposals will not work just no money in the coffers, hence cutting winter fuel payments, increasing NI payments, still not going to work. Basically the UK does not pay enough tax ,it was Magie T that cut taxes, hoping that all the revenue from North sea oil will make up for the short fall ,but now no North sea oil taxes ,plus other taxes ,the tax rate will have to up just not enough money coming in ,but that would be political suicide ,at the following general election ,and it would slow UK growth ,so no government will do that just Bodge along putting up other taxes like NI and cutting fuel payments. It would help if scroungers on the SS system were stopped, that is costing a lot of money it could be done, but the do- gooders would move in saying they need that money ect ,ect. Looking ahead income taxes will go up, no choice, but would we want the new Tory leader in Number 10 next time, maybe it is better, the devil you know ....,as I said before cannot see it being Farage, well I hope not.

A flash in the pan, it is like a lot of BI- Elections the Liberals do well, then come the general election and they still end up with their 10-20 seats. What was it David Steel said after one convicting bi election win, not so far from a general election "Go home and prepare for government ", the following election, same result,10-20 seats. The UK press is loving it, listen to today's Radio 4's Today program. they said above, it is the Red Top's having a field day.

If a farmer finds a dead animal the Knacker man come along picks the carcass up and pays the farmer, not a lot, if re if, the farmer decides to have the carcass examined he will contact his locale DLD office ,Department of livestock Development, all provinces have one, they should come and take tissue/blood samples from the animal and it will be sent to a lab in Saraburi, for examining ,they will be no cost to the farmer . Very rarely they are a rabies case, that case the DLD office will send the head to Saraburi for examination, they look at the brain, again no cost to the farmer.

You first have to find out how the Anthrax spores were spread to kill the farmer, a grazing cattle beef animal? cattle and goats would be most suspect here in Thailand, but other wild animals can spread it, contact with an infected animal can spread the spoors vie a cut or scrape can cause Anthrax. About 30 years ago now in my area farmer found a dead dairy cow in his field one morning, so a lot of the locales had some of the meat, a few became sick, went to the local hospital, tests found out it was Anthrax no one died, but that is one-way spoors are spread. I live in a big dairy cattle area, to my knowledge we have had no cases of Anthrax just recently, but we would not be likely to know ,a farmer finds ,say a dead cow etc. one day ,he will just ring up the local knacker man who will just take it away ,no tests will be done on the animal. As you know Anthrax spoors can last a lot of years in the ground, one reason it can be so deadly

Potatoes need about 5 month growing ,I know early verities have a shorter growing time, but they is no why they will grow in Thailand, Thai verities are main crop verities. Plant them in December main growing time will be the hot season, best time would be August, in the rainy season, and a bit cooler,spuds like water, and harvest them around February time. As you said virus, and fungus infections, are a big problem over here, of which potatoes are very susceptible, you would be better off just buying them from were ever .as I said wife buys them from our local market, this evening she made a Southern style curry, with potatoes very nice it was too.

In my area they are popular used for spraying rice and maize crops, and spreading fertilizer, been using them for 4-5 years now, and the price charged per rie has come down over the past 2 years, about the only thing that has come down in Thailand.

In the wife's family the scouts, and guilds uniform are nearly all second hand, passed down through the family, most are in good nick as they are only used for one day a week, more than once I have heard about the high costs of the uniform. More than one girl in the family has used a secondhand school skirt at some time in their education. One thing I can just remember as a scout, back in the sixties the old Baden Powell hats, still used here.

Most pork is produced on big factory farms by big companies. like CP and Betagro they have they own feed mills, buy in ingredients in bulk and by the ship load, a lot of food stuffs for pigs and poultry is imported, they are going to be OK, they will what the price to be high, some of the smaller family-owned farms will be hit the hardest. The hot weather is a problem, the rainy season is not, pigs are in the shed the whole time, farm gate price is right Thai friend of mine has a few pigs, and he says the farm gate price is good, he said 85 baht/kg, he would be happy at that.

Some potato's the wife brought two weeks ago from our local weekly market; we have just kept them on a shelf. Now the time factor, how the woman selling them has had them, and how long the wholesaler selling has had them I could not say. When I had the garden in the Uk, I would have planted these, and they would have grown, but here in Thailand I would have my doubts, most certainly not now just too hot, wait another 6 weeks for some rain and to cool down a bit.

It was her dad that introduced that scheme. As for the digital wallet, as far as I can see, that has not helped the Thai economy at all.

The shop where you buy the bike should be able to arrange the Por-Ror -Bor,the bike insurance and tax, As for speaking English, your best idea would be taking someone with you who can do the translation bit.

I had hip replacements done now 7 years ago now it was a posterior approach, at a privet hospital, cost then was 270K baht, but I had a ceramic joint leading an active life (we have a small holding rearing a few cattle), that was 25k baht extra, well worth it, your quote of 350k baht would be about right., at the time I was quoted 75k baht at a government hospital ,but I would have to waited for 6 weeks. After care physio you are well right, you are on your own, I was lucky I have a friend of mine in the Uk who is a physio he gave me a list of YouTube Vidos to look at, I was doing up two 2 hours day of physio for almost 2 months, but it paid off, I have very little problem now .

Never seen beef from Argentina or NZ in Thailand .milk powder from NZ yes. Thailand dose produce beef of its own ,look at Thai Angus beef from Macro not bad ,they is the Thai/ French beef company in Issan , they use a Charolais X Brahman breed plus a couple more outlets ,using the same breed.

I know Saraburi well, the new station must be way out of town, they are no big lakes in the middle of Saraburi, just the Chow Phraya river, would you build a new railway station mile from the main town center?, is this a photo shop job?.

I have had 3-4 new bikes over the years, ok small bikes, none have red plates, cannot say I have seen a big bike with red plates. All my new bikes I ride around for up to 3 months waiting for the plates to arrive, never been stopped by the police, as a bike with no plates.

If you go in to AN past posts potatoes and growing them has come up often ,here in Thailand they are not easy , as for finding seed potatoes here in Thailand ,easier to find hens teeth just not available, just to hot ,and potatoes are susceptible to a lot of dieses ,I have tried twice to grow them put them in the ground with lots of compost ,that was the last I saw of them . Only two weeks ago someone wrote about bringing in seeds from our own countries, to grow here, just will not work, I have tried it along with others no joy. Even the potatoes you get from Macro Big C etc. or your local market as we do, they are not the same as our ones in our home countries what verity they are I do not know, I think ?? they are imported from China. I use to work of a large arable farm in the UK and they put a sprout inhibiter on the crop before going into store, if it is still done, I do not know.

Do they also stock Tartan paint and glass hammers.

2019 – A new Senate, composed of 250 military-appointed members, was sworn in in the aftermath of the general elections held on that year. 2024 – After the Senate military-appointed terms expire, there will be an indirectly voted by the candidates from 20 professional and social groups to 200 members. If you remember back in 2019 the senate had 250 military -appointed members, you could say who ever got in would have been out voted by the 250 military appointed members. With Pita it was these votes that probably kept him out. But now after 2924 the military appointed members terms expire, now they will be an indirectly voted by candidates from 20 professional and social groups too 200.

Why can't they just use a debit card ,show it to the card reader job done ,when I am back in the UK that is about all I use now, takes a bit of getting use to paying for a pint of beer using a card, I use to always have UK cash here for trips back ,now it is about 40 GBP ,for that just in case time. Last time I was in the UK, someone in front was using they mobile phone to pay for some shopping, but it would not work, I thought I was back in LOS for a few seconds.

No, when I go back to the UK my Thai phone sim stays here in Thailand cannot use it in the UK, stays with the wife, when in the UK a I buy a UK sim, so I could use my UK sim at the airport, but when I get back here in Thailand I am basically phoneless ,unless you can down load the immigration QR code before I leave, or get a paper copy , for the return trip.

Lopburi is the same, central area is walkable (ignore the monkeys), Your Big C, Lotus, Makro etc. are a bit out of town, but they are a very good Bart-bus service, serves all the above shops, cost now I think is flat fair of 10 baht.

Has anyone not noticed that they are a restaurant of some kind, on just about every street corner? known as supply and demand. If they include all the coffee shops, the rate of going south, would be even higher. 100 baht for Mango and sticky rice expensive.

Lived near Lopburi now for 25 years, it is OK you have the old palace and grounds and museum old building, I like it, not many farangs around, it is the home of a missionary society language training or was? plus a few teachers. Must be 25 years ago now I had the misfortune to go to Pattaya for a day, not my cup of tea by far, everyone to they own PS, Our immigration office in and out, extension done, plus 90 day 35 minuets, nice staff, never a problem, no que.

Train, it takes about 3 hours, or minie bus, they use to , opposite from Wat San-pra-gun and level crossings that takes 1 1/2 hours. think not done that trip for a few years now.