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I never understood government's resistance to pay the debt that was clearly contractual and enforceable. I don't recall the amount of the original debt but the interest rate for nonpayment built up quickly. The governor and city counsel should personally bear the cost of interest (ie., not passing it on to citizens through any taxation or budgetary reductions). And/or perhaps resign.

Check 7/11's. I get the Caesar Salad clear box with a small Caesar dressing package, 8 small croutons and small amount of chicken. No parmeson grated cheese but you can buy that separately at like Villa Market or Tops Online.. There are other kinds of salads. Various lettuce cuts are fresh. Cost is 50 baht. Maybe not at all 7/11's.

Oh I agree, including the Malay Muslim Kingdom of Patani. But superpower Great Britain in that time controlled annexations in SE Asia had other ideas about who got which of the small Muslim Kingdom's as it wanted trade noncompetitive trade agreements with all the small Muslim Kingdom's.

Northern states of Malaysia ( Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis ) were in the past vassal states of Siam ( now Thailand ). Thailand relinquished its claims to the northern states in the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. https://www.quora.com/Why-isn’t-Southern-Thailand-part-of-Malaysia-It-has-a-similar-ethnicity-culture-and-religion Territory was not "lost" but willingly transferred.

Notice does not mention Malay Muslim insurgents who would be escaping Thailand. They do escape into the jungle areas bordering Thailand and Malaysia to avoid Thai military. But according to Malaysia (as I recall several years ago), many Malay Muslim insurgents receive dual Malaysian citizenship and can enter Malaysia legally. In the past Thai government has asked Malaysia for a list of such people but denied.

"Yes, climate change is linked to an increased likelihood of earthquakes: Rising sea levels The rise in sea levels caused by climate change increases hydrostatic pressure underground, which can lead to changes in seismic cycles. Storms Extreme weather events like hurricanes can cause a release of energy in the Earth's crust, leading to earthquakes." Citation for example: "More earthquakes due to global warming," 05/29/2024 - https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/press/news

False. The US has been the leading nation to quickly lend US technology, weapons and money to Ukraine to counter Russian invasion. Well, except when Trump was POTUS who wanted to trade US javelins necessary to stop Russian tanks for political "dirt" on Biden's bid for POTUS. Well, having presidential immunity as granted by the USSC, he didn't call in Seal Team Six to resolve Republican "issues." But Biden is POTUS until January 20th, so who knows?

The state prosecution relies on the recommendations of state grand juries to prosecute. If the grand jury says no sufficient grounds for prosecution, the prosecution cannot legally proceed to prosecute.

This won't work with blood cancers that reside in the bone marrow.

A Chinese consulate in Pattaya would further contribute to Thai-Chinese diplomacy. Same goes for Russia and India.

Lack of evidence. It's the flag that got him convicted.

And Thailand will pay for it!

I would hope the Court defines what and how a constitutional monarchy operates under the rule of law. The questions might then become in part, is Thaksin considered part of the Thai electorate (typically under representation with a political party) that defines the rule of law. For example, the Constitution of Thailand states that "the sovereign power of Thailand belongs to the Thai people."

Literally, "butt out."

Might there be an element of global warming in these increasing events? No one nation can prevent its effects.

Where was the local community to help the farmer knowing his hardships? But maybe providing some occasional volunteer help would have prevented this tragedy - but volunteer without bring paid? Inconceivable.

Cost is Irrelevant. Preservation of the power and sovereignty of the electorate should be Supreme. Better recognition to the sovereignty of the electorate to decide the form of government. Then maybe this can lead to a better understanding to what Thailand's Constitutional Monarchy means in terms of electoral power.

A stab in the back for human rights. Thailand's (alleged) Human Rights Commission's recent accreditation with the UNHRC should immediately be withdrawn.

So they have to date no idea of anything specific after decades of tourism fails in Phuket, Pattaya? Geeze, how do we ensure tourist safety, need to figure this out. You don't think around the world at some of the most visited tourist locations (Venice & Sicily come immediately to mind) this question has been put into action?

"passengers not wearing helmets could be detained at a police station" Is this true? There is no reference to back this claim. Many years ago I took a motor bike taxi near the Phetchaburi MRT station to a hospital and motor taxi driver actually had a spare helmet for a passenger. Never before or after did I see a motor bike taxi carry a helmet for their passenger. Now police expect people on foot are going to carry a helmet as they walk around in malls, window shopping on the street in anticipation of using a motor bike taxi? If that is the case, motor bike taxi's will cease to operate.

Last year I looked into getting refund on tax withheld on interest from a Thai savings account. I've had a tax ID for several years but made no use of it (just got it for the experience). Long story short, the bank wanted me to fill out a US IRS federal form that reveals all my income taxed in the US. Not to be submitted to the bank but to a private company allegedly working for the bank (bank people seemed unknowing about the private company) . So in my mind any illegal exposure of my personal US tax information could not be attributed to the bank relative to suing the bank for releasing my personal data to unauthorized bank contacts. As the interest withheld was typically 200 baht against interest income of generally 1,300 it wasn't worth revealing my US tax filings. I'll just eat the tax. PS: I hold a LTR visa for wealthy retired individuals which does not tax foreign income. So happy to "donate" to Thailand 200 baht annually.

With substantial assistance from the Allies. And Allies pressure the West of Germany helped Russia to apply significant pressure from the East. And so far as helping win WW2, Russia demanded the spoils of defeating the Axis in Eastern Europe and Balkans by claiming sovereignty over countries it passed through to defeat the German army. Ultimately, giving rise to the Berlin Wall and a divided Germany for which it RULED as an authoritarian despot.

I thought I read recently in Asean Now that income generated outside will be taxed regardless of where or not any of it was transferred to Thailand. Maybe that only applied to Thais and not foreign residents.

For example, holder of a LTR visa in two of three categories.

But does not align with asylum. While the Royal Thai Government does not have an asylum system for the protection of refugees, UNHCR becomes the only organisation responsible for receiving and processing asylum applications. As the Thailand Human Rights Commission was recently accredited by the UNHRC, Thailand should in spirit of the UNHRC consider careful treatment of the "illegal" persons.