richard_smith237

I don't think its anything so organised... Its whatever is on the supporting documentation (CoR or YellowBook / Pink ID) that that order depends purely on the whoever generated that document.... thats about it IMO.

Then the following reasons exist: 1) You've either registered with a Pink ID / Yellow House Book - and that ID number is listed 2) You haven't looked at the bottom line of the front of your Driving licence 3) You've been issued a Fake driving license through an agent All driving licenses in thailand have a National ID number on it... Thats either an ID from your Passport, or a Thai Issues ID number (specific to you).

Absolutely agree - without question. First and foremost, though, full credit to the lads. Outstanding effort all round. Turning to the education aspect of the discussion - yes, without a doubt, the following should be mandatory in schools: - First Aid (with a focus on first responder training) - Electrical Safety (including emergency first aid for electrical incidents) - Water Safety (drowning remains a leading cause of death among under-15s in Thailand) - Road Safety (virtually every Thai will be driving some form of vehicle from the age of 15 onwards) These are fundamental, real-life, life-saving skills that should be part of every school curriculum - not just in Thailand, but globally. Thai children, in particular, are statistically more likely to encounter these hazards than many of the theoretical scenarios presented in other academic subjects. That’s not to dismiss the value of the broader curriculum, but these four essential life skills arguably carry greater day-to-day importance. Frankly, it’s baffling that they aren’t already a core part of mainstream education.

We had somewhat of a similar issue. Firstly the Amphur officer (lady) told my Wife that my Visa didn't exists, so the couldn't carry out the process (that was comical - I was over seas), wife pushed and was flippantly given a date 2 months away... We turned up on the date - all documents and witness... the Amphur Officer really didnt have a leg to stand on... and went through the process. A lot of work for her - at least an hour and a half of document shuffling, sighing stamping, checks etc... a paperwork headache for her. She was actually every polite once she'd accepted that she was going to have to do the work, but I understand the reluctance and attempt to fob us off... I saw that it was a fair bit of paper work for them when instead they could be doing something else (on their phone etc)... So... bkknikio - Push.. turn up.. push again... Ask for a supervisor, push for a fixed appointment. All they are doing now is playing the game of kicking the can down the road because its work for them, thats all...

So many W.T.F.... points in this story... this is one of the worst - the father should be arrested, prosecuted for assault and the school should be leading this drive along with the police. Clear Assault on a defenceless child - Only an arrest and charges can be the outcome - there no mitigating circumstances for this whatsoever. Excellent - good on the family for being strong enough on this spineless school director. But, the measures are utterly disjointed, knee-jerk and pathetic highlighting how the school have absolutely no idea how to handle a situation.... they use a generalised policy punishing all, rather than individually dealing with the situation. Ban the 'specific parent' from entering the the school premises, not all others.

Where can I find those free Covid & flu jabs, please? The fact that you're asking that question indicates you are missing the cognitive firepower to navigate the document and information requirements to secure a Yellow House Book & Pink ID in the first place... You've just disqualified yourself from the conversation entirely having rendered your own point moot. --------- The Vaccines were free to Thai's and foreigners with the Pink ID at the beginning of the vaccine roll out - this was at a time when many (foreigners) were complaining that they had no access to vaccines... Yet those with Pink ID could register on the Mor Prom App and secure a place in line. - This in itself saved me tens of thousands $$ as it enabled me to travel for work again. - Regular Vaccine roll out, widely available for foreigners (paying) and Thais (also paying) occurred many months later.

OK - so that makes sense... IF you have the Pink ID and Yellow House Book... the pink ID can be used to access banking services in the same manner your Passport might be needed... The convenience is - that you can 'pop into a bank' without your passport - BUT, the trip still often needs to be a 'planned trip' as we often need a our Bank Book too.... To be honest - most banking is done via mobile phone now anyway - so much of this is somewhat of a moot discussion - there's not advantage to a Pink ID here, just a mild layer of additional convenience at times.

When making these statements its important to clarify some information to avoid misinformation. How was your Bank Opened: - Using your Passport ? IF so, you will (usually) need your Passport for 'at counter transactions'.... I Have accounts at SCB (opened with Passport), KTB, and BKK Banks (opened with Pink ID). For SCB 'at counter transactions'.... I need my Passport. For KTB, and BKK 'at counter transactions'.... My Pink ID or my Passport will work. However, recently at SCB - when paying into my Wifes account - no ID was requested which surprised me - usually Banks are total ID freaks and we can'd do anything without a form of ID, even when its handing over money !!!! It seems like the Manager of that branch might be a tool. I've had an issue before at SCB when my passport was at the Embassy for some reason... I had an Old Passport (clipped) and an Embassy Letter (notairising my ID). The manager wouldnt accept it. I had him call head office, I spoke with them on the phone, they said it was fine. The manager still wouldn't accept it (loss of face perhaps). I went two blocks down the road and carried out my transaction with my 'clipped Passport' without any issues at all. Its been my experience that some 'weaker' bank managers are snowflakes and somewhat fearful of anything close to colouring outside the lines - 'cannot' becomes the default response.

My accounts were opened with the Pink ID card - (but actual names on Bank Book, in English - its just the number) no issues there using Pink ID to deal with tellers at the branches. I wonder if they'd accept my Passport though (kind of reverse issue). Of note: I recently paid money into my Wife's account: Teller did not ask for any ID... Just paid into her account numbers (at SCB in BKK) - this surprised me as they usually ask for ID for everything, maybe a mistake, or maybe times are evolving.

RIP and all that... But the curve was not dangerous... the driver was - this was in the middle of the day, in the dry. Kwildo will come along and blame anything else but the driver..... the road engineering, blame no armco-barrier, blame road surfaces.... etc... But the driver for whatever reasons, made a huge error, using his phone ? speeding ? fell asleep etc... he failed to navigate a bend in the road... not a dangerous curve. Roll on pages of lectures - that any criticism of the driver here is racist and we dont understand safety.

I quite agree with your judgement, both on moral and scientific grounds, particularly in light of the conspicuous absence of clear, unequivocal evidence to support any single origin theory conclusively. I also freely acknowledge the presence of my own bias. From the moment I discovered that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was located in the very city where the initial outbreak occurred, I was struck by what appeared to be an extraordinary coincidence - one too significant to overlook. That singular fact alone inclined me towards the lab-leak hypothesis. In the time since, I have sought out credible evidence that might challenge or invalidate this perspective. I have yet to encounter sources, or information robust enough to dispel the plausibility of a lab-related origin. Conversely, the zoonotic spillover theory, though not impossible, continues to strike me as less convincing -especially in the context of the failure to identify a definitive animal intermediary, despite exhaustive international investigations. As such, my scepticism endures not out of dogma, but because no alternative explanation has, to date, provided a more compelling account.

Arguable, often debated, often announced as on measure, then another when a different police chief comes into power, then there are individual provincial requirements based on what 'that specific' police chief requires, if he's bothered to consider the issue in the first place. My point is - the Passport issue (whether to carry it) is far greater than a 'reverse' name situation on your driving license... ... showing concern for the irrelevant, and disregard for something considered more important. You used the 'Checking in with your Driving License' in a 'what if scenario' easily countered by carrying a passport... Its not a challenging conundrum.

I did it many times with my previous license, no issues whatsoever You miss my point... I check-in for domestic flights with my Pink-ID (or Driving licence)... but I do not travel to another province without my passport.... as that 'could' cause issue IF for any reason the Police want to see your passport. If you are comfortable doing so - then thats fine.... But then I'd argue such a relaxed character may also not be concerned with the minor idiosyncrasies of a given-name and surname being reversed....

Perhaps a little short-sighted... Given the rules in Thailand on being able to provide Government Issued ID (that can prove your immigration status) within a 'reasonable time frame' - travelling on any domestic flight without your passport would be a little short-sighted...

Well, it is an issue because it may cause confusion. When you present your driver's license say at an airport, how do they know what is your first name and last name? Its not an issue - even at airports. I've had tickets with the first and last name reversed (International flights)... BUT - in an extremely pedantic hypothetical world, he'd use his passport not his Driving License as check-in ID.

It doesn't matter, its still your Driving licence, your Photo, your DOB, your Passport Number, your Nationality etc... This is 100% a non-issue.

IF thats your best attempt at a put down... Whats wrong with being gay ??? are you a prejudice bigot ??? ... I'm surprised you still have internet access... weren't you caught running amok in the fields of Buriram upsetting the livestock ?

Apologies for putting part of your comment in bold - but a comment I made in 2021 reflects specifically this point.

And with this comment, the poster reveals not only his intellectual void but also the true aim of this thread – to provoke, bait, and invite ridicule. It lays bare the mental mediocrity and pathetically juvenile mindset of those who actively seek out to trigger this kind of hollow interaction.

You are a Richard expert An HIV treatment drug: Efavirenz is an NNRTI (Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors) - it apparently has terrible side effects... .....Vivid or disturbing dreams, Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Dizziness, Confusion, Irritability, Psychosis... Explains rather a lot... eh Rock Hudson Harrisfan !!!....

You must be overwhelmingly happy for the development of antiretroviral drugs then... although clearly you are no rock-star !!!

Go ahead - in the interests of discussion - list the 'facts' supporting zoonotic drift... I'm prepared to discuss each point without need to dismiss it as 'snippets of information' or 'stringing together cherry picked information'... . (without rambling)... China is holding back information from WIV, as such the LabLeak theory cannot be verified. Meanwhile all the information is available regarding the zoonotic drift theory, and that still cannot be verified. While both Theories are unproven and thus remain theoretically plausible, I 'believe' one theory to be far more plausible than the other, particularly given the information being held back. Another critical dimension here is the highly political nature of the issue - this is a geopolitical powder keg. Framing the pandemic as a natural occurrence is far more palatable diplomatically than confronting the possibility that it stemmed from a preventable error by a single nation, especially when that error devastated global economies and lives. The implications of unequivocal proof pointing to a lab origin would be seismic -triggering not just blame, but potential demands for accountability, reparations, and a complete re-evaluation of global biosecurity. It’s no surprise, then, that many find it more convenient to lean on ambiguity.

Its not an alarmist post.... its just more delusional bumf from someone who's lost his pigeon...

Making a 'list of facts' is not stringing together 'cherry picked information' and suppling my own interpretation, its simply listing facts outlined in verified documentation which support that the Lab Leak theory cannot be discounted. I agree - there is no unequivocal proof either way (and there never will while China holds back the data of the work carried out on Corona Viruses back in 2019)... So, technically, I agree both scenarios remain a possibility - though I personally, 'believe' the Lab-Leak Theory to be more plausible based on the sources that present both sides of the theory. Additionally, it was you who introduced the CIA into this discussion - not me. Attributing that claim to my argument is a textbook example of gaslighting. It's a common but flawed rhetorical tactic to misrepresent your opponent’s position, then dismantle the distortion to bolster your own case. It’s transparent, intellectually dishonest, and does nothing to advance an serious discussion. Here is my quote: In 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies reported moderate confidence in the lab leak theory https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58361211?utm_source=chatgpt.com In 2021, the U.S. intelligence community released a declassified report assessing the origins of COVID-19. The report concluded that the intelligence community was divided on the most likely origin of the virus, with both natural exposure to an infected animal and a laboratory-associated incident considered plausible hypotheses. Specifically, one intelligence agency assessed with moderate confidence that the first human infection was most likely the result of a laboratory-associated incident, probably involving experimentation, animal handling, or sampling by the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Four other agencies and the National Intelligence Council assessed with low confidence that the initial infection was most likely caused by natural exposure to an animal infected with the virus or a close progenitor virus. Three agencies remained unable to coalesce around either explanation without additional information. The report emphasised that China's cooperation would likely be needed to reach a more definitive conclusion. Why is China not cooperating ???? So, on one hand you are arguing with the 'facts' that I've presented which support the LabLeak theory, then with the other you argue that both the Lab-leak and Natural Outbreak theories remain unproven... Thus, by your own omission - the Lab-leak theory, remains plausible. Still want to argue from the fence ???

This is going to upset the 'anti-EV-ers' !!! Check with the Wife or Mistress first...