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Timely topic and hopefullly will solve a dilemma that seems to of come out of the quake. The VOIP hardware died. Have used Vonage for over 20 years, carrying the little modem and plugging in to a local internet supplied router in whatever country. Attach a telephone and using my US telephone number registered with Vonage - have used when in many countries worldwide. Excellent call quality - outgoing and incoming. So that was the good news, until now when the Vonage modem fried and need of a replacement. They only ship to a US address. Their support India based and despite offering them to ship to Thailand on my UPS or Fedex account - the ONLY solution - ship replacment modem to my US mailing address. Once delivered I have to ship from US to Thailand. With luck I'll have a new modem within a month. A long tale to say it's great service when all is working. Cusstomer support on the other hand, like so many Customer Supporst offered by businesses - totallly abysmal and as near to useless as possible. Thanks to others here for the recommends.

Strongly disagree with you. Democrats need his strength, political savvy and dignity befitting a President of USA. Easy to take cheap shots at Joe Biden. Embarassed for you.

Please show us ANYTHING that doesn't. Waiting...

The headline is answered prayers BUT not a word on adding escalators, elevators or extending or connecting existing elevated pathways. Worrying the street vendors about access is a minor factor, never been hindered myself, imho.

Finally a topic I can admire the post. Bangkok has changed in unfortunate ways viz the Bangkok that made me smile night and day when landing here to stay 10 years ago. Evolution is it? The overall result of the struggle to recover from Covid? Unknowable probably. My complaint is the congestion and overcrowding on the roads and public transportation which seems to be unmitigated and increasing. Trying to avoid it, on foot, makes the sometimes ridiculous shrines to overbuilt iron and the poor quality service of pedestrian crossings - climbing ladders without the relief of escalators or elevators. As if there was never a thought to the result of stimulating the success of attracting tourism and replacing a civil city with built up highrise buildings. That's my gripe.

Well, well a topic that brings out the right wing nut jobs in full force. Know nothing, spout bs, blame it on 'the left', the 'marxists, the democrats. A pity they all don't run back to their US criminal masters and stfu in Thailand.

Putin's hysterical rants sound exactly like his partner's, Donald Trump. They are taking on each others psychotic behaviour.

Sure thing, wacko. Try Putin - Sickening deaths daily. Fortunately Russian and North Koreans.

Hahaha the posts here by obvious moron Trump suckers? Please rofl

WRONG. and sickening lies.

SICK!! and sickening.

Snark or collusion with forces of evil?

WSJ - what do you expect?! Then rumor mongering against AP, of course. Typical gaslighting from the Nazis (once known as Republicans) , the Thing and associates that lie with every breathe and the maggots know as Maga. A shame this rag's screed couldn't serve up at least balanced reporting. Long live the principled AP News.

The usual MAGA lying and glorification and pandering of America's greatest traitor, felon Trump. Way over your skis on history. Lacking respect for a truly brave, courageous and heroic leader who has lead successfully battles against Putin, Russia, North Korean troops. Not worthy to lick Zelensky's boots, you. But a lickspittle for cowardly, deranged, backstabbing Trump.

Landslide? ROFL Too ridiculous to reply.

Sorry not, but you are complicit in the destruction of America, my country, by traitors from within. Put an end to Trump and his followers with Extreme Prejudice.

We live in Hope. A heroic American in the Secret Service could do it and we would build statues across America in his honor. Death to traitors.

Sounds like more of the tailors gangs of Sukhumvit near Soi 8. Possibly crooks. they buy the police. Challenge them over issues with something you've asked them and paid them to make. One had a cop follow me and drag me back for challenging him.

Thank you! We need Brit guidance and support fending off Trump felon, criminal, fascist.

No mention in the headlines of the all ready crushing crisis of overpacked and slow running BTS and MRT trains (well before the free travel announcement). At Bangkok nothing is done to relieve the all ready overcrowded and crushed passenger loads. Did they add more trains to the BTS and MRT lines? Did they increase the frequency of BTS or MRT trains running? No, nothing, and with more travelers is just making public transportation worse than before.

Staggered reading this detailed thread on a subject that in the very recent past was absolutely verboten. Bravo!! Thai Visa agents and their customers living in the clear, clean light of day. In my humble opinion the visa agents provide a terrific, much needed service at, all things considering alternatives, comes at a reasonable cost. To say nothing of the end of and frustrations, time wasting dealing with Immigration.

ROFL yes exactly. It's a ruse recognized on both sides. Welcome to Thailand, if you hadn't noticed. And just to be clear my comments are exclusively about pure French wine channeled in bulk into an Asian country (Vietnam), bottled and labelled there without any manipulation of the wine and then sold into Thailand under lowered taxation/duty schemes available to co-operating Asia countries. Landing on the Thai retail shelf at the bargain price of 399 thb or there abouts. Enjoy a glass of Belleville's pure French wines!

To the OP point about 'fruit wine' on label and yours. This label is part of the Lie required to get around Thailands ridiculous and unfortunate 'law' which suggests the wine is blended down with a fruit juice other than grape.. If so labelled there is a lower tax/duty on the wine. Helping get it into 399 thb pricing. The only 'fruit' in these wines is from the wine grape, which is a fruit.

I took great pleasure in discovering the Belleville red and white wines when tasting through what was available at 399 thb. Very pleasant wines, good color, interesting blends, structure, and flavors. Not so called fruit wines Quality wines that come from France - the Cotes du Rhone region. Their price comes about through a cunning system - where the wines are shipped from France in bulk to Vietnam, where they are bottled and then sold into the market under a low tax and duty agreement between Asian nations. The result very good French wine at a bargain (in Thailand) price. They were my house wines for a long time. Recommend

A Canadian still sticking nose in America's business. None of your business. Get out!