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Apparently, the pregnant woman's boy, after hitting the Mercedes to begin with, then his mother and the Mercedes owner having an argument, had hit the Mercedes again and caused damage.I think the pregnant woman had some responsibility to ensure it did not happen again. Maybe asked the kid to get-in to the car using the opposite side door.Clearly the kid does not have respect for other peoples property.I say attitude adjustment for both the Navy Admirals wife and the pregnant woman's brat boy.
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Saw the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond on Television claiming that nothing is "off the table" (of course "on the table" has different meaning in US and UK, although "off the table" may have the same meaning). Part of Philip Hamonds interview can be found here.I honestly believe he means nothing is "off the table" except Human rights issues. Probably a bad idea to table everything for discussion at the same session. Sensible to have a clear schedule of the topics for discussion, so the public can keep track also.
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These asylum seekers are not entering in order to conquer any country. There are no reports of them stealing anything either.
Just pushing others off boats to drown, fighting, raping and criminal damage... They aren't all hapless victims who merely want to open surgeries and legal practices.
Yep!, it must be the asylum seekers that are responsible for ALL the pushing and shoving, fighting, raping and criminal damage....
If they are not a genuine refugee have a system that is efficient enough to weed them out and deport.
As for the legal practices; that's all that the European nations need. More legal practices. Just what the doctor ordered.
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These asylum seekers are not entering in order to conquer any country. There are no reports of them stealing anything either.
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There are many Afghans among the river of migrants coming from Turkey.
Some may be legitimate asylum seekers / refugees, as they have previously co-operated with the US/UK/other forces that have occupied Afghanistan for more than ten years. Now that the Taliban are seeking to overthrow the democratically-elected new government, such people - and their families - may be at risk. However it seems to me, as an ill-informed observer, that most of the Afghan migrants are men without families. Who would desert their family and flee possible retribution, leaving their family without support and having to explain that their bread-winner is not in the country?
I have more sympathy with Sunni Iraqi men, who do not wish to be co-opted into ISIL, and of course the Syrian refugees, the 'other faith' people living in or near ISIL areas, and similar peoples who make up a fair proportion of the 'swarm' coming across the Turkish borders, but males who seem to be economic migrants in this mix - NO!
Any person with skills needed in Europe would be better placed to apply for a visa at the local consulates of various countries, then coming in legitimately. I have worked abroad for forty years in legitimate jobs with the correct paperwork - it would be fairly easy for qualified doctors, engineers, mechanics, technicians and such to get work visas and travel in the comfort of an aircraft or train or bus. The migrants who are walking to freedom are probably lacking the needed skills, or afraid that their families will be left behind. They will probably not add to the quality of the countries to which they are headed.
How did you come to the conclusion that most of the Afgan asylees are men without families? Do you have any sources that you can post for us to see.
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He may have been on the UNHCR register.I think the UNHCR has a screening process, although the state where they apply for asylum determines their (actual) refugee status.As for using this incident (accident?) as a method to prevent other economic migrants arriving; it's probably a character flaw of the lowest of lowest lifeforms to use someone's death as a political football.
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Go on the Chao Phraya River boat cruises. Dosen't cost much and see loads. You can get the boats by taking BTS to Saphan Taksin station then walking 5 mins to the pier.Some info about the boat services:
If you do decide to splash out on accommodation and stay at a hotel by the river, most of these hotels will have their own boats (some boats are very funky) providing a shuttle service to Sathorn Pier/Saphan Taksin BTS.The boat trip after dark is very picturesque (the city lights etc). Note that although the hotels run the service until late the services on the links above apparently run only until 7:30pm.
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Rule # 1: Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
Rule # 2: Don't believe any story you haven't fabricated yourself.
Rule # 3: If it's too good to be true, then it ain't.
Rule #3 - Hear, Hear.
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Something about the place (thailand). Can't quite put my finger on it.
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About the 90-day reporting.Here is my first hand personal experience: Visa expiry 01 September 2015.90th continuos day in Thailand was on 30 August 2015. I departed Thailand at crossing near Nong Khai on 31 August 2015 heading to Vientiane.No problems exiting Thailand. Immi. Officer did not ask anything about a 90-day report. Before exiting I did visit an immigration office in Bangkok, only to be told that I did not need to do a 90-day report even if I was exiting Thailand on the 91st day.See related post here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/850962-what-actions-reset-the-90-day-report-clock/I have seen other posts where the 90-day reporting was not a problem if they were a day over the 90 days.
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Post #35 - has an error; the expiry date 08 Jan 2015 is actually 08 Jan 2016. 90 days from 08 Oct 2015 would take you in to 2016.
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Some hotels offer the Visa Approval letter service if you book three or more nights with them. But we need to book directly with the hotel. One hotel (Cannot recall which one) offered Free Airport transfer or Free Visa Approval letter with a booking of three nights or more.
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I used vietnamvisaprovider. Excellent service. Kept informed throughout the process and e-mails responded to within minutes. I e-mailed them about the start date and expiry date of a three month single entry visa. They advised me that its valid for full 90 days. So, if you put arrival date of 08 Oct 2015 on approval letter application, the expiry date of visa would be 08 Jan 2015. Turn-around time for approval letter was within the 2-days. I applied on Wednesday morning and had the letter in my e-mail Inbox by Friday Morning.VietnamVisaProvider also sent useful info through e-mail about what I need to produce at Hanoi Airport. e.g.:1) 2x passport photo.2) printout of visa approval letter.3) 45 USD fee.Would highly recommend this service.
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Here are some online sites for pre-arranged transfers from Noi Bai Hanoi Airport to downtown Hanoi:1) TaxiAirport - 230,000 VND (Sharing cab with others), 300,000 VND (Private, non-metered)2) AirportTaxi - 200,000 VND (Sharing), 350,000 VND (private, non-metered)3) NoiBaiServices - 18 USD4) NoiBaiTaxi - 15 USD5) VietnamTransferService - 16 USD6) hanoitransferservice - 16 USDI booked through TaxiAirport. The company airporttaxi seems like their sister company. The driver will have your name badge and will meet you at the arrivals hall (this is actually near the entrance/exit to the airport). So before you actually exit airport and get in the cab, make it a point to exchange money or use ATM. If you turn right (before the exit) there is a Bank of Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Branch offers good rates. Rate received was 1 USD = 21,919 VND. probably worth ensuring that you have exact change to pay driver before leaving the bank.Don't know if TaxiAirport driver would have accepted USD (or at what rate the conversion would have been done by driver), so, I changed USD to Dong before leaving airport to pay Taxi. It only took about 30 minutes to reach hotel, at around 10 pm. If your flight arrives in Hanoi at this time, it could work out for the best, although you don't have the shuttle option, you would pretty much cruise to your hotel with pre-arranged transfer option.edit: there are reports that BIDV bank ATM's at Airport charge a 99,000 VND Fee.
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If you buy a Samsung, test it fully before purchase, ensure it has warranty (probably goes for all phones), buy from authorised dealer.Test if fully, as in, open up all the apps you would use most frequently, see how they perform. Some phone shops do not have the phones connected to Internet, making it impossible to test web browser performance on the phone. When I visited a Huawei phone dealer in Loas and asked if I could Open an Internet browser page, he said "Internet is slow here". So I suggested we open the speedcheck website, that way we know if its the phone or Internet connection speed. He said "OK, we can arrange it".
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How about learning to spell in English. (It's Language, not Launguage)Also, learning how to use the 'edit' feature to correct mistakes on your post.Yep, spelling police here. That's what we do.
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Will take your word for it
. but keep in mind, he did not live IN 7-11 but NEARSteady on. It's not my word, its in the link i posted.
the ladyboy probably reckons, all Farang only know 7-Eleven, so I say that on APplication form. Maybe s(he) did not know how to write address in English, if so, should have made the effort to find out.
Actually, translating thai addresses to english is quite tricky. I asked a couple of friends to translate my address from Thai to English and they were scratching their head. But did it eventually. LOL.
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All depends on what the other candidates were like.
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I can not take it anymore.Staff in ThailandPage 2 of the post and no one's come-up (repeated) the genius solution...if you cannot take it go home. Is ThaiVisa Forum (TVF) changing?
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What are the choices?.There's public transport (bus), a shuttle run by an airline, then there are Taxis:
Taxis, we can hire at the Airport. Also, if you are travelling to a hotel in downtown Hanoi, an airport pick-up can be pre-arranged with the Hotel. Some taxis can also be booked online. They are listed here:
Any experiences using any of these routes.
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Its more a business tactic. A ruthless one. Since no other bank in the U.S offers the same incentive, there is no competition.Reimbursing ATM fees to the poor would not be a smart business decisionWe would need to differentiate between the poor and the ""travelling" poor...backpacker types.In their home country the rich/poor gets treated alike, when it comes to ATM withdrawals, but when the poor backpacker sets foot abroad, he/she get shafted with the exorbitant ATM fee.With all these poor folks going abroad and making ATM withdrawals, if the banks were to reimburse them all...it would cost the banks....Millions?...Trillions??, but hang on...do poor folks make that many ATM withdrawals anyway?. (amount and frequency)Yep, let the poor folks pay for this unrepentant privilege, while those who can actually afford it feel smug and try and find the most absurd justifications.pxxx on the poor and tell them its raining, more like.
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Way too much for Udon. See the numbeo website below for average utility costs: (note there's not much data for Udon, so may have affected the result)Bangkok:
Udon:
I have seen many threads on this forum about inflated condo/apartment utility charges in Thailand. Here's a recent one:
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You’ll get a linked Charles Schwab brokerage account with no fees or minimums when you apply for the checking account. But you don’t have to use it!
A loss leader (or at least not a profit center) to, hopefully, have the traveling US public use their Schwab brokerage service that automatically attaches when they get their Investor checking account, with Debit/ATM card. Probably a good call, as those who have disposable income for traveling are also, most likely, investors (and, conversely, the hand-to-mouth backpacker crowd probably doesn't qualify for a Investor checking account).
You are right, the hand-to-mouth backpacker qualifies for the card with crazy ATM fees attached.
. but keep in mind, he did not live IN 7-11 but NEAR
Rally against Thai Navy wife for hurting pregnant woman
in Thailand News
Posted · Edited by meltingpot2015
Not a smart move to try to strike someone with a gun.
Anyway, the pregnant woman was not armed. (in any sense...I realise you are not speaking what actually happened but the hypothetical) Funnily enough, not many are.
The navy admirals wife had kicked the pregnant woman in the stomach with intent to harm the baby.
If the pregnant woman had a gun, would we see the Mercedez owner giving her flowers afterwards.