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Srikcir

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  1. Not required under Thai laws. "Perception" of loss or damage to reputation is all that's required.
  2. Add: Israel passed a law to revoke the citizenship of Israeli Arabs and their residency rights. Only pureblood Jews have citizenship rights. Israel denies Arabs of both one state and two state solutions.
  3. From Guatama Buddha's perspective (The Satipatthana Sutta and Its Commentary - in part): "feces-and-urine coming out thus is neither that bhikkhu's own nor another's. It is just bodily excretion." "When from a water-vessel or calabash a person throws out the old water, the water thrown out is neither his nor other's. It simply forms parts of a process of cleansing. In the form of reflection proceeding in this way clear comprehension of non-delusion should be understood." Sounds like the child being unaware was actually making a blessing.
  4. Okay. What is your plan B while not replacing your current air con units? I assume you are not pleased with your current units (working poorly?) that you need during currently for very hot days and nights. Lazada shows many, many (67 pages) ac's for sale obviously in competition between manufacturers/suppliers. Are you saying they all are engaged in a conspiracy to deny you to replace your antiquated ac with another antiquated ac? I just Googled for used air cons in Thailand and found for example numerous offerings posted in Facebook marketplace of used ac units for sale. For example : used Cdu Daikin 30,000 btu for 5,000 baht - "it can be used normally." Don't expect any warranty.
  5. Wait for it. Trump will suggest injecting bleach into the brain to kill the worms.
  6. "Pichai identifies a steadily decreasing economic growth rate over the past twenty years." Genius! And what was the common political influencer over most of that time span? Authoritarian hardliners.
  7. Unnecessary and economically dangerous to add further already record national debt. There are traditional legislative mechanisms in place for funding, ie., reduce government spending and increase Treasury funds. If required for national security, reduce military funding for next 3 years for nonessential programs but apply taxes to RTM self-funding commercial programs. Raise taxes on the "one per-centers," on mega corporations, reduce VAT refunds on foreign purchases. The RTM will oppose all such remedies, so let it publically do so. Then retract the digital wallet scheme and blame the RTM for its obstruction. A brave, unprecedented move but Thavisin will show he's not anyone's political lapdog - might garner support from MFP supporters.
  8. Lawfully detained by the Metropolitan Police Service in 2019 for failing to surrender to the court over a warrant. Convicted to 12 months in prison, he faces extradition over US charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. https://www.bbc.com So not similar to Black's arrest.
  9. Much like Ukraine is trying to eject Russian occupiers from Ukraine and Crimea. It's not "unrest." Peace talks were "on track" in August 2022 but by February 2024 no major breakthroughs. Since then it appears to be a resurgence of clashes between government and rebellions perhaps reflects the failure of those talks. Rebel Malay Muslim team leader Ana's Abdullah hoped the new Thavisin government, "purportedly toward democracy," would focus in talks on "recognition of the Patani's community identity, economic and development issues, human rights, education, culture and the security system. https://www.benarnews.org Independence or autonomy for the former Kingdom of Patani appears to still be far away. That does not track to a peaceful resolution.
  10. The so-called sovereign Thai people might learn from these groups.
  11. Thank you for your (failed) service former PM Prayut. "Thailand's household debt swells amid policy stagnation concerns", Toyoaki Fujiwara, Editor-in-Chief, NikkiAsia July 9, 2023 Expert says next government must address long-standing problem On July 3, the Bank of Thailand announced the country's household debt had reached 16 trillion baht ($455 billion) in the first quarter of 2023, or 90.6% of the kingdom's gross domestic product, a further deterioration from the 87% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  12. Pattaya mayor defends cutting trees as part of latest beach revamp By Pattaya Mail August 18, 2021
  13. This is the same court that ruled PM Prayut was NOT PM for four years (2014-2018) so he didn't violate the eight year limit for office and could run again for PM again in the 2023 election. As such I don't see the junta appointed EC seeking action from the CC, nor the military-backed PTP government.
  14. These web sites are typically members only who pay for content. Potential new subscribers are forewarned about content and typically in subscribing must agree to a number of qualifications to become and remain a member. And typically content cannot legally be shared with non-members. Your lack of knowledge is applauded as it will protect you from such content.
  15. Blame the victims, the boat, the sea. Not those responsible for boat safety ... the crew and captain. Given the potential bad weather conditions, the boat should have never left the dock as per an order from a responsible boat captain. But tourism is all about money. The governor should be considered for immediate replacement for defaming the boat victims.
  16. As per the 2019 Constitution written by the junta. To change the unelected "de-selected" Senate process requires an amendment that must be approved by the Senate - clever catch-22.
  17. And missed. BoT continued its current interest rates while the baht falls to a nearly 16-year low in line with the Chinese Yuan and other Asean currencies. Other misses too many to all be identified but for example: PTP has tried to shut Move Forward Party out of politics. But as of April 21, 2024 MFP leads PTP by a wide margin in terms of popularity. Meanwhile the EC decided to sue PTP MP for canvassing online outside permitted time. PTP's digital wallet scheme remains intangible. PTP watched water levels in reservoirs across the nation fall by 20%, damaging agriculture and industrial sectors. 10 million people in Thailand suffer from pollution-related illnesses in 2023. While only "Chula" University ranked no. 1 in Thailand, it ranked no. 547 in Best Global Universities. Meanwhile Thailand ranked 101st out of 113 countries (highest being no. 1) in the English Proficiency Index 2023.
  18. However, three of the four LTR visa categories are exempt from Thai taxation by Royal Proclamation. Period. So any exceptions to the double taxation treaty do not apply.
  19. So they found from sampling a low level of organics that produce low amounts of fossil fuels. But in contrast found instead higher levels of organics in other samplings that would produce higher amounts of fossil fuels. So maybe the first sampling is an outlier?
  20. Except when it comes to cigarettes. The Tobacco Authority of Thailand is a Thai state enterprise and the sole legal entity permitted to produce tobacco products in the country, mostly cigarettes.
  21. Thailand has around 250,000 people working in the sex industry, ranking it in 8th place globally, according to statistics published by the International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW). Thailand ties with Brazil in number of sex workers. Revenue of around $6.4 billion is generated by Thailand sex workers annually. In math a negative times a negative equals a positive.
  22. Isn't the offset limited to no more than your US tax liability? For example if your Thailand tax bracket exceeds your US tax bracket, then you may have a Thai tax liability in excess to your US tax liability. There are many US tax provisions that can substantially reduce one's (typically wealthy person) US tax liabilities. But if Thailand does not match those tax advantages, one could fall into a higher Thailand tax bracket than a US tax bracket - thus, causing (albeit small) an additional Thailand income tax that would not violate the tax treaty?
  23. Learn from your experience. As Lucy in the movie said, "Learning is a painful process." And you just got a lot of process.
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