BKKBike09

Right ... "let's illustrate our story with a picture of some other foreigner - they all look the same anyway". Maybe he's handcuffed left hand to the right hand of that police officer? Maybe he's calmed down so it's 'passive control'? I don't know or care. I do know that you LOVE to nit pick and always have the last word, so have it buddy! Floor's all yours. I won't respond.

Did he magically shrink and grow hair in the last 24 hours? Yesterday ..... Today .....

Thanks for the article. I went for the green one. That article also says that the normal version (50 kWh; the Extended Range is 60 kWh) will be launched in Thailand on 11 November. Overseas that sells for about USD 3,000 less than the Extended range, so maybe they'll offer it here for 1.1 million (vs 1.2 for the Extended). Or possibly less.

Guess I'm unlucky then because I've had 3 punctures in last 7 years driving on paved roads. Possibly having low profile tyres doesn't help but nonetheless.

BYD Atto now on order. Test drove briefly yesterday and more impressed than I thought i'd be with the ride quality and the power delivery. Certainly can feel the weight of the vehicle but it accelerates quicker than I thought it would (claims 0-100 kmh in 7.3 s). Biggest negative for me is that it doesn't have a spare wheel, not even a space-saver. There's a foam fill repair kit. However looks like there's space under the boot floor for a space-saver / jack etc. Not sure when delivery will take place - they said 'hopefully this month' but I suspect it might be longer. I'm not in any hurry.

In the Finder menu bar, if you select Go > Applications Do the Applications show up? If you Google 'finder applications folder empty' you'll see lots of threads / advice.

No parking.

I have looked at the EP. One of the better looking MGs (to me, anyway). The actual vehicle build quality however is (to me) not great. Lots of hard plastics. Manually adjustable seats etc. Do you need extras like a sunroof etc? No, but I'd still like them. MG battery is 'only' 50 KWh for claimed 380 km range; BYD is 60 KWh for claimed 480 km range. MG ground clearance is 115 mm; BYD is 175 mm. That's a potentially big deal if you live in any area prone to flooding. The BYD is however quite lardy compared to the MG - about 200 kgs more.

If of interest, here's the owners manual for the BYD Atto 3. Some interesting (okay, maybe not *that* interesting) snippets in there about recommended battery charge status, driving in floods, not being able to turn off, it seems, some of the numerous driver 'aids', data sharing with BYD (possibly a concern if your phone is linked to the vehicle) and the fact that the car has a built in transponder (or so it seems). I like this car and am seriously thinking about buying one. THB 1.2 million is same / cheaper than for exact same vehicle in Oz/NZ/UK (when released). However I remain unconvinced about viability of an EV with current tech for all-round use. Daily commuting: perfect. Long distance use? Not so sure. ATTO-3-Owner's-Manual-NZ-08_2022.pdf

120 kmh. But frankly one of life's pleasures here in LOS is that you can drive much faster than that and not worry about losing your license [cue outrage from AN members about respect for others, risk etc etc].

90 kmh for highway driving? No thanks. I want to get to my destination quicker than that. Would like to know what range you get if you drive at 110-120. PS - I'm seriously thinking about buying a BYD Atto 3. THB 1.2 million and cheap financing (interest at 1.68%).

More reporting says he had flown into Phuket on a domestic flight, not that he was trying to fly out. Which implies he'd lugged the ammo and mags all the way from Israel! Which would pose a lot of questions about airport security in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-720882 Not sure if Galil in 5.56 is what IDF still use as standard rifle (they also sold the Galil to Thailand).

All part of 'crackdown of the month' themed: "bad Chinese in Thailand". Next month will be 'unregistered toasters' or something like that.

It was a very ineffectual 'assault'. Should have found a couple of French blokes to lend a hand. That said, Veerawich isn't wearing a mask! They must be terrified of him.

Sure there's the right to self-defence. There's also 'reasonable force' and proportionality. Either party had the chance to walk away. Both parties chose not to. The French guys - for whatever reason - appear to have stopped their car in order to have a confrontation. They could have just driven on. I think they're unlucky in that the French guy doesn't appear - in the video - to be trying to 'viciously assault' the Thai guy. But the Thai guy still ended up in ICU. In any country if you get in a fight and another party ends up in ICU, you're going to court. PS - i'm not jealous of the Porsche. Don't like them. Now if it was a Maserati ...

Doesn't matter who started the fight. You get into it with someone and they end up in ICU, expect consequences.

Give it a couple of days and media / netizens will move on. The foreigners will pay compensation, fines and possibly suspended sentence - unless they are known to police in France or wanted by Interpol, in which case I suspect that as I type this, the police attache's office at the French Embassy in Bangkok will be discussing purchase of one-way tickets. The police here generally tolerate foreign on foreign crime but will take action when a foreign national police service asks them to.

From the linked article: "As Thai criminologist, Associate Professor Police Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Krisanaphong Poothakool explains, people no longer believe that the police can effectively protect them when they are in trouble. “On the other hand, why don’t people in the UK, Japan, or Singapore believe that they have to possess a gun? Because their government reassures them that, if there’s a crime, the police can take prompt action and provide justice.” True in Japan or Singapore. The UK? Forget the police taking prompt action and providing justice if you get burgled or mugged! They might however ask you to fill in a diversity and inclusion questionnaire alongside your victim statement.

+1 to that. And the welfare schemes also make it much easier to buy for the legions of minor govt officials they cover because welfare guns are around a third the price for same gun if purchased legally by an ordinary person. Plus some schemes allow for instalment purchase, whereas buying from a gun shop as an ordinary person is full payment in one go.

It's off topic but I'm intrigued: does it matter what altitude the aircraft is when overhead, or is it just a blanket "if I can see it, even 5 miles up, I don't like it"? And what about women shouting, is that tolerable?

Spot on.

Indonesia, with Sukarno-inspired Pancasila

I also wouldn't underestimate the potential for local FIs to lobby the regulatory authorities (BOT / MOF) to craft legislation that works to their advantage and to the detriment of foreign companies like PayPal.

Official registry. Doesn't give names of shareholders but gives nationality breakdown (eg Thailand 51% Hong Kong 49%). https://datawarehouse.dbd.go.th/login/en Has everything else including headline P&L/asset data (if filed). The English language info is not always as comprehensive as the TH original (eg director names will be listed in the TH version but not always in the EN version).

The resolution demands that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.” Thailand was quite happy to support the March UN Resolution. Flip flop. Flip flop. Makes abstention this time around a bit silly. Until you read that there's hope it will allow Thailand to buy gas from Russia at 'friendship prices'.