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It seems to be an accepted fact that visualisation is an important strategy for reading comprehension. I think it would be difficult to grasp a lot of reading material with no visualisation skills.
https://www.csi-literacy.com/blogs/blog/reading-strategies-visualizing
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That's great news! Hope everything works out well for the trip home.
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There is a fatal flaw in their argument in that you need an advertising budget to entice first time visitors. Once you take that budget into consideration you probably gain more from the repeat visitor . This looks like a justification for a new advertising scheme.
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Also worth trying the Red Cross. They have links to many places and can tell you if there is any available stock at any blood bank.
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Did you try here:
https://canchamthailand.org/central-blood-register-needs-rh-blood/
I have no idea how or if it works at present but I know it used to work well a few years back.
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5 hours ago, Eligius said:
It is said that General A. is scheduled to retire sometime around the middle of next year. It would be a marvellous, fabulous retirement gift to himself if he can do what he is itching to do so keenly - follow the grand and great Thai militarist tradition of ... launching a coup! But this time it will be really repressive (under his watch). General Prayut will seem like a liberal, in comparison!
It seems it isn't only me who noticed he is nearing retirement. Bearing in mind his fathers coup ended in failure the rest probably goes without saying.
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I would imagine a large number that possibly voted for the government were "fence sitters" , who voted for some sort of status quo rather than turmoil in the view that after the election the economy would improve. It is now rather obvious that the economy did not improve and those fence sitters are probably having second thoughts.
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It really is rock and a hard place. If there are physical protests, then I predict some sort of possibly engineered escalation as an an excuse to get Apirat "in". If there is no viable opposition then things will just go more drastically downhill and untenable with various scenarios panning out which could involve long time frames and no optimistic outcomes. The solution to this problem is really tricky.
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The actual tax has not been delayed but the collection has been delayed until Aug 2020. Normally the collection would be March/April 2020. If it is a primary private residence with title holders name on the House registration then under 50 million is tax exempt. Commercial use seems to be a little murkier and I would imagine that is where they will be looking to make gains.
In my opinion this could be the straw that breaks the camels back when things are looking grim already.
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9 minutes ago, Number 6 said:We also might consider that far too many of these vendors are underemployed. Or worse it's a second job just to stay afloat (sound familiar westerners?).
I see many young people that look intelligent, urban, middle class that are on the streets fobbing knick knacks and rubbish for pittances. It's not as bad as after 97 but it's not healthy.
Recently read BKK post article 100s thousands of grads from proper universities without jobs. This will only grow given the direction of technology and the economy. It really is a neo fuedal society.
There won't be any tourists from Tianjin. The province just went bankrupt. No joke. Chinese govt will not prop up SOEs.
The entire world is in quite a precarious state. Thailand would be well advised to grease all the wheels. When the shtf all and I mean all tourism will screech to a halt. Then again, all Thailand has left anyway are the Chinese.
Let them eat cake.
Probably one of the reasons the govt is so keen to legalise GRAB taxis. It seems to be the last resort for many Thai graduates.
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I would say there is a big drop in Thai tourists this year. Of course there are still some but nothing like about 10+ years ago. Even last year there were still reasonable amounts but this year substantial drop.
The peak of Thai tourism was when you had substantial investment by Thais in places like Pai. I would say their enthusiasm has waned considerably since then.
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On the weekends the Night Bazaar area is doubly dead because of the weekend markets and the Chinese who tend to migrate towards Nimman area.
Most of the Night Bazaar area seems to have been bought or leased out by the Beer Chang Group. Not quite sure what the plan is behind that. Maybe there is actually no plan at all!
They seem quite happy to sit around while the "original Night Bazaar building " sits at least 80 % vacant. I was told that particular building is on a long lease to Chang. Why lease a building that is mostly empty??
Then of course there is the fact that tourism is way down. It is not just up and down , it is totally down. If next year turns out to to be worse or the same as this year, it is really going to be a problem!
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7 hours ago, Percy P said:The only way money earned by Chinese own companies to send to China would be by money laundering. Money earned in Thailand remains in Thailand.
Not if the services are prepaid for in China.
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5 hours ago, Neeranam said:
I have great story about two sisters and a 60 baht a night guest house on KSR many years ago, but probably not the place to recall it. Luckily no cctv or internet then. Thanks for the memories!
I remember a great guesthouse along the Mekong River years ago. Returning guests knew which room to absolutely avoid, as there was a direct viewing hole. (Before the days of CCTV).
The OP has a point, Thailand has little sense of privacy laws. Just to point out that in Thailand , to get a hotel license, you have to have CCTV. I doubt most people have the time to watch it or playback unless they have to. Another thing is that most people do not change the password for remote viewing. This I know for a fact because a guy who was installing seemed to have a large swathe of hotels at his disposal to view! All those hotels/houses should have changed their passwords after installation.
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Looking at the local daily news in Suffolk, he seems to spend most of his time annoying the locals and getting into trouble with planning rules. I think it was last year he tried to get a big pool dug , saying it was for the wildlife but then it turned out to be more swimming for his mates.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ed-sheeran-could-forced-remove-14501658
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9550968/ed-sheeran-angers-neighbours-swimming-pond-secret/
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Before deciding on the best option you need to consider weight. DHL is great if the weight is heavier but pretty expensive if only a small package. Under 2kgs the best option is usually Thai Post (small packet - airmail). But if it needs to absolutely be there in the next couple of weeks not the option to choose.
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So what happens for the rental bikes. By the time they get the fine through the post, the helmetless renter has long gone. Multiply the helmetless renter many times and the bike rentals are going to work up quite a bill! It seems like a pretty unworkable scenario.
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Since being released in December 2018 - having agreed to wear an electronic tag - Khan had been living in Stafford.
This is from the BBC news article. It would seem to insinuate that he should have been still wearing an electronic tag. It is also suggested he was attending an event at the Fishmongers Hall on the subject of prisoner rehabilitation!!
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1 hour ago, Naamblar2014 said:
Exactly what I was thinking, with a small edit. Insurance should be included when participating in water sports or hiring a motorcycle. Not additional. If you are licensed here the compulsory insurance already covers you for personal injury hospital bills I believe.
I think a lot of people stumble in that they have insurance but it doesn't cover adventure sports and motorbike riding. A lot of travel insurance says these are not covered if you read the small print.
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Quotewater sports, motorcycle accidents and attack by animals.
Simply make it compulsory for those hiring motorbikes and doing watersports to purchase appropriate insurance when they hire the service in question. "attack by animals" ??!! don't know what to think about this one , is it by any chance stray dogs? In which case it is the municipalities job to sort out.
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Something to do about pesticides. Can't read much of the banners.
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It looks like they have ripped off the "OXO" brand, both name and colour ,which is pretty much the logo of both brands! Obviously OXO came first.
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Just now, KhunBENQ said:Leaks must have happened much earlier.
And adding biometrics has nothing directly related to email.
I got this 2 years ago - from "Grace". They seem to know when my visa expires and have the email I use only for immigration. Have never used an agent before at all. Only one place they can get it!!
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Australian navy races to rescue thousands as new fire threat looms
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This seems to be on a totally unprecedented scale. Families I know whose grandparents grew up in the bush are saying they have never seen anything on this level. The scale and devastation are really unprecedented. Absolutely tragic.