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Given that much of the value of the Rouble is determined by Russia's vast energy reserves, and Russia's (so far) ability to continue selling said energy, I do not think the Rouble will "crash". But it does have serious risk if the war goes badly for Russia. Difficult call to make, but as others have suggested, likely most of the Russians able to stay in Thailand at the moment are not worried about their Rouble exposure.

Two weeks ago I was walking home. I recently developed a corn on my little toe, so walking can get painful after a km or so. As I was (clearly, but not overly) hobbling along, a taxi pulled up alongside me. He rolled down his window and offered a ride. I explained that I lived just 200m up the road, and would walk. "Free" he said, repeating it twice. I accepted, and had a nice chat for the 200m ride. A genuinely nice person who I think could see I was having a tough time walking and decided to relieve me of that pain.

I love riding standing on the platform on the back!

The reason I still use pen and paper is simple. I find it is much faster to take notes, my notes are far more detailed and convey more information than I could easily produce on a computer. And I also notice that I remember the things I write on paper much better and much longer than information I put into my computer. That said, many of my written notes do eventually end up in the computer, if they are important enough and lend themselves to that. Interestingly, I still run circles around the kids mocking my old school approach to work.

I knew a Thai guy whose grandfather was murdered. The police knew his family had a good bit of money. When asked why the case had not moved forward, the reply was "100,000 baht would ensure prompt action". I believe you are mistaking a business operation for a public service.

What is different, at the moment, is the huge blow up caused by Chuvit exposing the Chinese triad and immigration abuses. This has put every immigration office on very tight standards - doing everything to the letter. Just bad timing.

I think that 10,000 would not be unreasonable. But, get an agreement on paper limiting the payment to that amount for a period of time - hopefully many years. She will be happier with the extra money, and you will have eliminated the potential for extortion for some time.

If I want to sell Lipton tea in Thailand, but I know the price I would have to charge would never sell, then I have a choice - abandon the idea of selling in Thailand, or reduce the cost to get to a price I know can sell.

The Bangkok Bank branch in New York is owned by Bangkok Bank. It is a branch. It is the same account with the same account number. When I deposit USD into my account in New York, it instantly appears in my account in THB. But you are correct that you still have the deal with the conversion from USD to THB, and in this case, you get the rate that BB applies. Bangkok Bank's web page about their New York branch. https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand/Transfer-money-from-US-to-Thailand-via-Bangkok-Bank-NewYork-branch

Thanks. I admit being too lazy to read the original article.

I have to wonder if the girl was already dead before the diversion of the burst water pipe.

Having developed code with Lazada for a logistics company, I can tell you that Lazada has an enormous target on its back, and was forced to update many of their security measures to avoid being inundated and overwhelmed. This will likely only get worse over time, as hackers continue to push.

Got the battery in my 2014 MBP replaced at iParts in Udom Suk. 2 years later, batter condition is "Normal", and charge holds well.

fitradio.com comes straight up with AIS and 3BB

What bar does Rubicon work in?

Or... they send a message to the other venues to ensure envelopes are exchanged in a timely fashion.

Taiwanese companies that can (e.g., TSMC) are diversifying location to hedge a possible invasion, and I would expect that Thailand will continue to be an attractive destination. On the flip side, once the investment is made, the company benefits from a stable currency. To wit, some US international companies are having their profits ravaged by exchange rates.

I think I pay 345 baht per pint at Foodland in Thong Lor. An outrageous price, but I think nothing of it. I generally eat about 1/4 of that pint in any sitting, so about 80 baht for a wonderful treat. I am simply grateful it is an option. Last pint was New York Super Crunch.

There is an entire industry on the dark web where account passwords are marketed. I have had a number of accounts fall into this market. In each case, changing the password on my Google (or other) account fixed the problem. Until it was "hacked" again. It is not entirely clear to me how this hack occurs. There is no way there is a keyboard sniffer on my computer, so I suspect brute force bots are pounding away until they meet with success.

@Crossy is absolutely correct: "Task A is to contact the card provider and talk to them." No bank wants to absorb a credit card default. CCs, by definition, are "unsecured" debt, meaning the bank has no access to collateral, and the options for resolving the debt are all undesirable. Most often, if you are communicating with the bank about your situation, and offering reasonable alternatives that suggest you will ultimately pay the debt, the bank will want to work with you. In the end, if you default, your credit score will be destroyed, and you are likely to be hounded by debt collectors (that acquired the debt from the bank for pennies on the dollar, or satang on the baht). But I do not believe that this can affect your immigration status. And it is not a criminal offense.

With no work permit? I believe without that you have no access to labor laws.

Companies are not charities. Whatever costs go into their production will be reflected in their prices. Hence, their customers will pay. Economics 101.

As efficiently as Thais adapt, and it impresses me often, this is an organic problem that takes time to resolve. With the wages paid for these service workers, they cannot afford to be commuting across Bangkok for this job every day. They need to be in affordable accommodations near Khao San. When covid hit, most returned home to ride out the storm. The problem is that most of these folks went through their savings, and now they need to have a deposit and one month's rent to return, as well as the first month's expenses while waiting for a paycheck. Not easily acquired.

Did they all succumb to a Thai girlfriend?