ThailandRyan

Checked into the Nai Harn in Phuket in April with my Pink ID card, and just last week in BKK checked into the Centre Point Hotel Chidholm with it. No issues. Not sure what your on about

It is getting worse. Thailand also tried to hold an ASEAN forum but it was not sanctioned by the ASEAN council. It's going to get worse. The Myanmar government wants all ethnic groups to either leave or follow there rule if law. Non democratic law.

Of course there is and a Trial or trials will be held. Yet there is another poster who insists that the Donald did not steal the items and he was allowed to have them. I think he doth protest to much as he does not know the true rules for the Donald to get his hands on the documents prior to leaving and after leaving office.

Where is the individual who believes the people who are telling him that BIden was paid 5 Million and there is a tape. Sorry Sir, there is no tape, if there was it would have already been delivered, listened to, marked as evidence and Impeachment proceedings under way. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/did-joe-biden-get-a-dollar5-million-bribe-or-not/ar-AA1ckUO6 On Thursday, following a deal between the FBI and the House Oversight Committee, all members of the Committee were permitted to view a notorious document that is in the FBI’s possession, in exchange for Congress dropping its push to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. However, it appears that the document only shows that the accusation has been made that Biden participated in bribery, and not that the accusation is true. Indeed, Congressional correspondent Chad Pergram of Fox News reported Thursday that “Source familiar with the FBI document reviewed by Oversight Cmte today tells Fox the following: ‘To be clear, the document does not say Joe Biden received any payments.’” Republicans, however, are alleging the opposite. This is consistent with much of what has been alleged so far by the Republicans on the Oversight Committee, who have studied voluminous documents, made numerous comments about the “Biden crime family,” but have yet to uncover any evidence that the president himself either received improper payments, or took any action in office to help anyone who was in business with his relatives.

Your point being what? That the separate branches will band together and launch an offensive to retake the country. Have you really thought about your view?

Why should the GOP try and remove funding for the investigation. The facts speak for themselves, and it appears the GOP is trying to backstop the former POTUS, yet all they will succeed in is putting there own careers in jeapordy. So did Trump misappropriate documents which he should not have had and which should have been in NARA's hands to begin with. The answer is yes he did. Misappropriation is a form of theft and so yes the Donald did steal documents which should have been returned to NARA https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/fact-check-trump-claims-documents-investigation/index.html False claim: Trump was following the Presidential Records Act by refusing to immediately return documents Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Presidential Records Act, a 1978 law, says he was supposed to hold negotiations with the National Archives and Records Administration about the return of official documents after his presidency. For example, he said in a March 2023 interview on Fox that the law is “very specific”: “It says you are going to discuss the documents. You discuss everything – not only docu– everything – about what’s going in NARA, et cetera, et cetera. You’re gonna discuss it. You will talk, talk, talk. And if you can’t come to an agreement, you’re gonna continue to talk.” He made a similar claim at a CNN town hall in May, saying the law “says you talk, you negotiate, you make a deal.” Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. The Presidential Records Act says that, the moment a president leaves office, NARA gets custody and control of all presidential records from his administration. Nothing in the law says there should be a negotiation between a former president and NARA over a former president’s return of presidential documents – much less that there should have been a monthslong battle after NARA first contacted Trump’s team in 2021 to try to get some of the records that had not been handed over at the end of his presidency.

As usual some posters have had issues getting a yellow book and others like me have not. A yellow book is useful as well as the pink card. Some folks have no idea sometimes. Many other posts regarding the yellow book and Pink ID. Take a look through these if you want. Best to take the missus to the local Amphur and ask whats needed.

The far right are still in a state of denial as far as things go. Just watched a video interview with a reporter who was in the court room audience seated just behind the secret service. Her comments seem to echo those of Trumps inner circle,, which have been posted before, that he seems pretty concerned about these charges. She indicated that Trump never looked back from the judge, never looked at Jack Smith and only leaned over to whisper to his attorney, all the while clenching his jaw. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/reporter-who-sat-behind-trump-at-arraignment-i-ve-never-seen-that-kind-of-expression-on-donald-trump-before/vi-AA1cGyoU?ocid=msedgntp Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Acosta describes her observations while sitting directly behind Donald Trump at his Miami arraignment on Tuesday. "When he got up and turned to leave the courtroom, he was looking down at the ground and he was pressing his lips, pursing them tightly together," she tells Alex Witt. "And then the corners of his mouth just dropped into the deepest frown I've ever seen on anyone in my entire life."

Hood

An agent from a company would take the passports of individuals who needed to go out and be stamped back in while you and the others sat in a nice cofee shop enjoying the day.

He keeps on attacking Jack Smith and deflecting. Wasn't he ordered to cease and desist, or did I miss him being able to attack the defense and witnesses. Trump Drops New Video Attacking Prosecutor Who Got Him Arrested — With 16 Second Rant About Biden Probe (msn.com) The former president is reported to be extremely worried following his arrest and arraignment on 37 counts related to violations of the Espionage Act, the product of an investigation spearheaded by Smith. If convicted, he faces what amounts to a life sentence. Trump has consistently tried to accuse Biden of “having me arrested,” but fact-checkers and other journalists have just as consistently pointed out that the Justice Department and Smith are independent of the White House.

Just saw this and thought to myself " who would have thunk this" surely not his supporters. He is being thrown under the bus. Donald Trump arrested: MSNBC host warns former president leaks are coming from inside his house The Morning Joe host said on Friday the former president should be worried about colleagues and friends spilling his close secrets.

I agree and for the Wealthy Pensioner if one has the 80K USD a year in a pension its a no-brainer. However, the 40K USD to 80K USD top up provision creates an uncertain dilemma for some with having to show a 250K investment or already owning a property which meets that requirement. If I were to loose my Pension and fall into that category I at least have a property which meets the requirement. I know many do not and this is where the 250K USD investment in Thai Bonds comes into play, yet that is another sticky one as some do not have that money or they do not want it to sit here in Thailand making a pittance. Whatever, you decide on I wish you the best of luck.

Dead 20 years, or are you waiting for his return by JC's side as his wingman.

Two categories of the 4 are for those working still, yet the other two classifications could, if they wanted obtain a work permit according to the regulations. I had to submit a letter explaining I did not wish to have a work permit, as the application I submitted showed erroneously that I had checked the Yes box instead of NO, while other had the opposite happen. As @Pibsaid above each category has it's own requirements, with the Wealthy Global Citizen having more requirements to meet than the Wealthy Pensioner.

Genocide

GF just spoke to some family, Ethnic Karens. They were forced from there village while the Myanmar military started shelling them. Just went back to the village and found that almost half of the village was in ruins......sad.

Yet the MAGA group and Trumpers believe, yes believe they exist and continue to say how much evidence there is against Biden. IF they have it produce it, investigate it, and then as with Trump, prosecute him after his term in office is up as he enjoys the same benefits which Trump did as a sitting president. Of course if they had the evidence they could also try and impeach him......

As with everything talk is cheap and now Republicans do not even believe the tapes are anything more than a defelection https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-admit-don-t-know-171458011.html Yet, while top GOP lawmakers have breathlessly promoted these purported tapes as an absolute bombshell proving the corruption of the president and his family, they’ve simultaneously acknowledged that these recordings may not exist at all and could be “just a bluff.”

Sarcasm is not something that you can read into my post?

This case is 10 years old. Why does it take so long for an investigation into malfeasance to be conducted. They wrapped up the case against Yingluck quickly. This guy must have had dirt on some folks and now with them probably gone it is his turn...

So you did not read the entire article, just decided his cases ended up nowhere....is that also how you looked at the Trump indictment, glassing over it without actually reading it from top to bottom. Here I will cut to the chase: You read this and nothing else didn't you: Among his more notable corruption cases was a conviction of Robert McDonnell, the Republican former governor of Virginia, that was later overturned by the Supreme Court, and a conviction of former Representative Rick Renzi, Republican of Arizona, whom Mr. Trump pardoned during his final hours as president. ............. Here's the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say: By late 2017, he had grown restless and jumped at the chance to move to The Hague to oversee the prosecution of defendants accused of war crimes in the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s, after having served a stint there as a junior investigator earlier in his career. When Mr. Garland’s aides contacted Mr. Smith, he and his team were fresh off the conviction of a high-ranking official in Kosovo and preparing a case against the country’s former president, Hashim Thaci, who has been connected with the killings of 100 Albanians, Roma and Serbs.

Nah, just by you Trump diehards https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=c54a03f3fab931e1JmltdHM9MTY4Njc4NzIwMCZpZ3VpZD0xYWM5ZjhkZC1mOTRhLTYzYWEtMzM5Zi1lYWY2ZjhjNTYyZmYmaW5zaWQ9NTQ3MQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=1ac9f8dd-f94a-63aa-339f-eaf6f8c562ff&psq=Is+jack+smith+a+first+rate+attorney&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYWNrLXNtaXRoLXNwZWNpYWwtY291bnNlbC10cnVtcC1pbmRpY3RtZW50Lmh0bWw&ntb=1 Jack Smith, appointed in November to investigate former President Donald J. Trump, is a hard-driving, flinty veteran Justice Department prosecutor chosen for his experience in bringing high-stakes cases against politicians in the United States and abroad.

It seems that some of Trumps former staffers are at odds with hi as well and one believes that he will be pulling out of the election race as he is too stressed about the indictment https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scaramucci-says-trump-stressed-over-indictment-predicts-he-will-drop-out-of-2024-race/ar-AA1cxXrB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7284e753b4ab4661b85e341388165b21&ei=14 "I know President Trump's personality reasonably well. Remember it wasn't just 11 days for me, it was 71 campaign stops and a full year's worth of work," Scaramucci said. "He does not like this, he is stressed about it." Scaramucci also said he thinks Trump will end his third presidential campaign before he can become the 2024 Republican nominee. "I think he ends up eventually dropping out of the race," Scaramucci said on NewsNation. "I don't think he makes it to the Iowa caucus."

Guess unless they have us stand on a scale before boarding or charge us per kilogram for our seat, weight does not really matter. Yet for the attendants apparently it dies, which is weird.