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Srikcir

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  1. Italy will contribute technology wherein the jet will fly over countries and remotely change macine voting ballot results within the Russian block. Brittain will make sure targeting will be the EU. Japan will have the aircraft fly at 100,000 feet at Mach 6 so as to avoid any conflict. Just joking of course with these unlikey partners. One of the current best fighters is the Eruo Typhoon built by Brittain, Italy Spain and Germany. Hard to understand why this manufacturing partnership will be dissolved. But the Japanese has shun the US (who has significant stealth flight and beyond-the-horizon missile technologies) to sign the cooperative agreement with the aforementioned two nations. Note that the three-nation jointly developed aircraft would be ready by 2035. ?!? Coincidentally about the same timetable for China's 6th generation aircraft. Dec. 9, 2022 asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relationshps/ Meanwhile the US is testing its sixth generation NGAD fighter now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9athiAiAlk The US has just rolled out its next generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber. Available 2027. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFCvxlwLr7s
  2. Agreed. The Court essentially put the order in abeyance to assure necessary steps in judicial fairness are first attempted, ie., dependent and prosecution work out some declaratory language. Likely defense will refuse to cooperate (at Trump's direction) for of declaration such as 'the documents are all personal property because I took them', respond in some obstructive manner, thus further justifying the order. This process will only follow a week at best before the prosecution goes back to the judge to say 'mission impossible.'
  3. If there's any good news with her announcement, it is that she will not be on any Senate committee. In effect becoming a lame duck senator.
  4. The PM is the head of the government as the Executive Branch. So the failure to prevent, detect and punidh corruption in government is entirely his. Furthermore, is it not the highest form of political corruption to have been royally endorsed as PM from 2014-2018 representing the Head of State to deny now after the fact that he wasn't PM? The problem is that the "buck stops here" for being responsible to stop corruption in government doesn't exist.
  5. A former president quickly arrested and impeached...no one above the law in Peru that ranks only 71 in the 2021 Democracy Index. And America that ranks 26 after almost a year of attempted insurrection by the former president is still being investigating for a crime? Enough - let the wheels of Justice take precedence as it must in a democracy.
  6. They can tell you if it's in the system - that's all. They told me the 7162 Operations Center does not receive mail; rather they pick it up at the post office box. I mailed my 7162 in July by EMS to 7162 post office box, November received 2nd notice, contacted 7162 and form not recorded in system. Sent 2nd form via DHL ($35) to a friend in Florida on Nov. 25, received on Nov. 28, remailed certified via USPS to 7162 post office box on Nov. 29, USPS confirmation of "Delivered, Individual Picked Up at Post Office on Dec. 1st. Will call SSN end of Dec. to verify if in system. I considered Letterstream.com but emailing the firm containing SSN, signature, bank information, residence address was too much for me having US credit/debit cards and bank accounts that might attract identity theft. LS does mot have a secure message system. But now I'm thinking I could use my VPN with US gateway to email envelope and forms to LS?
  7. Such (sad) irony that a war criminal speaks to Russia's Annual Human Rights Council.
  8. Passage of this bill would have become in part Thailand's Fete de la Federation (mistakenly called Bastille Day) by the Thai electorate - putting sovereignty of the nation in the hands of the People vs the Deep State. Obviously not a passage that can be tolerated by nationalists.
  9. In the initial race Warnock led Walker by about 0.9% with Libertarian Party Leader Oliver getting about 2.1% (about 80,000 votes). Republicans counted on Libertarians to switch to Walker in the runoff, giving Walker the win. As it was Warnock beat Walker by 1.8% (about 97,000 votes), meaning most likely that majority of Libertarians either voted for Warnock or stayed at home. Oliver did not endorse either Warnock or Walker in the runoff. Libertarian National Committee Chair person said prior to the primary election that in case of a runoff, she would encourage any Libertarians in Georgia to vote Libertarian and "others to vote their conscience." www.newsweek.com So it seems Warnock got the Libertarian 'conscience' vote.
  10. Might need to double that number of psychiatrists if Prayut remains PM into 2025.
  11. I had an HP Pavilion 23 whose hard drive froze, unable to even run the OP. So removed the HD, took the pc to a small computer repair shop in a large shopping mall where it was gladly accepted free.
  12. Check the Wuling Mini Cabrio less than $15,000; the QQ Ice Cream hatchback at $4,300. China GPD per capita vs Thailand (2021)*: $12,600 vs $7,200 China Debt per capita vs Thailand (2021)*: $7,200 vs $4,200. * rounded
  13. "stiff competition"? Tesla Model 3 is a full size luxury sedan. Model Y sport utility vehicle. BYD Song is a compact crossover utility vehicle. Same for Neta V. Ora Good Cat is a subcompact. So it's like a Mercedes-Benz AMG vs. Toyota Corolla - different auto markets. In China for September 2022 regardless of price/platform design and only in terms of deliveries, Tesla Model Y ranked #1 and Model 3 ranked #6. https://insideevs.com The good news for Thais is that Chinese luxury EVs are ramping up in China and forcing Tesla to reduce prices 5-9%: Model 3 reduced to about $37,000 and Model Y to about $40,000.
  14. PM Prayut's nine years of imposing a State of Emergency in the South because of the contunuing insurrection coupled with a modicum of acceptance of associated deaths and injurings seems to be the price paid for refusal to good faith negotiations for peace with the insurrectionist.
  15. Serious injuries but no mention of any deaths. God will have to look elsewhere.
  16. My experience: Only two phone numbers to call and always connected to one with a BOI person. Received by email a needed correction to my application. Operating system for online application is Windows with Edge browser. I was using Firefox and had problems with application drop-down menus and filling in data boxes. Called BOI and advised to switched to Edge and no problem. I redacted some of the required foreign government-issued documentation that had highly confidential information (ie., foreign social security number, bank account number, personal signature) that could be used in identity theft. BOI does not allow any redactions. I resubmitted accordingly. On some documents I hand-wrote on a foreign government a clarification. BOI does not allow any extaneous markings. I resubmitted accordingly. Remember that the LTR Visa is being sponsored by BOI but the visa itself is processed by Immigration. Fortunately both are located on the same floor at the same address convenient to MRT. And a BOI employee will escort the qualified applicant through various Immigration statiobs for processing. There is also a dedicated Immigration window for LTR visa holders.
  17. Or how many applicants like myself were currently on annually extended visas (ie., non O-A, non O) and switched to the LTR that provided many extra advantages vs. newly attracted foreigners? It would seem that only the latter would result in a net economic gain for Thailand. Just to clarify, the LTR Visa has four categories for foreigners of which two are related to working in Thailand (Work-from-Thailand professionals & Highly skilled professionals). * https://tatnews.org/2202/09/thailand/introduces-new-10-year-long-term-resident-visa-for-foreigners/
  18. 50,000 baht https://visa.boi.go.th
  19. Maybe not going to happen based on Thailand Condominium Act of 2008 and authority of the Juristic Person in a Juristic Condominium. The JP is responsible in part for setting and collecting utility rates and payment. As such it would follow that any punitive action a condo unit owner/landlord may want to take against a specific condo unit lessee such as shutting down basic utilities for example cannot legally happen, probably not even physically happen. (assuming the condo owner cannot legally collude with the JP to contrive a utility shutdown event) There is also a February 2018 law wherein the utility fee regulation falls under the authority of the Consumer Protection Act. If tenants fall behind on their rent, landlords cannot resort to punitive action by locking the tenant out of their unit. So it would follow that a landlord could not simply shut off utilities for a leased condo unit as a punitive act to force a tenant out of a lessee unit, especially in connection with a Juristic Condominium and lessee not actually being in default of utility payments to the JP.
  20. The Youtube channel MeidasTouch calls MAGA as "Make Attorneys Get Attorneys." Usually the case with Trump attorneys who must lie and mislead the courts to push Trump's undemocratic agendas.
  21. Current law allows maximum 30-year lease for a foreigner individual right to use the land and are not renewable (requires a new lease). Lease must also be registered with the Land Department. Also there are limitations for inheritance of said property to an "unqualified" (not on an extended Thai visa) foreigner on death of the foreign lessee.
  22. Yeah, the military should instead focus on the Thai youth gangs whose aggression is more inline with Thai military doctrine.
  23. From the US West Coast: ANA SeaTac to BKK (one stop) 19h45m China Airlines Los Angeles to BKK (one stop) 20h5m China Airlines San Francisco to BKK (one stop) 18h45m A 16h flight from Vancouver (assuming correct flight time vs. 13h) is time competitive even if one had to fly from Seattle to Vancouve (1h) for a connection. But additional cost, US ground time, etc. to connect with Air Canada may be negative factors. Personally, I prefer one-stop (3h or less) for some physical freedom, some preferred/fun food, duty shopping, etc.
  24. Thailand does not recognize nor support political asylum. The UN Human Rights Commission "delisted" Thailand's Human Rights Commission following the 2014 military coup.
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