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Srikcir

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  1. He could have tucked the package under his tongue or split it in half and tucked it into both ear canals. Not very likely immigration would look into these places.
  2. Identified by the Thai Department of Revenue as a resident, pay Thai income tax but no 20 baht discount for you.
  3. This ruling, Nestlé notes, could have significant implications for small businesses, including local coffee shops and suppliers, as well as dairy and coffee farmers who face disruptions in their supply chain. So destroy Thai businesses. Not an issue?
  4. I view spoken American English as a free-for-all having no real limits of what can be included or distorted. It's a consequence of extreme freedom of speech. You'll find adoptions of foreign words in English, commonly from the community of the Romance languages (Latin, Spanish, French) and "street lingo." Certainly written English is more formalized for exactness and compliance for formal publication or presentations. Hasta con vista.
  5. There is allegedly a self-correction in treatment of conscripts in that conscription numbers will begin draw down in April 2024 and zero out by April 2027. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Armed_Forces But it appears the military has a difficult time breaking its military traditions of abusing conscripts. Just as it does with its propensity for military overthrow of elected Thai governments.
  6. Superficially, there is currently NO REAL ISSUE with Thailand's import of US beef into Thailand as it's a matter that he majority of imported beef comes from Australia and New Zealand "due to lower prices through free trade agreements with the United States being the fourth largest supplier of beef products to Thailand." (my bold). https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/thailand-thailands-beef-market Yes, Thailand imports beef from nearby suppliers where the shipping cost that is included in the value of the import has to be substantially cheaper from Asian-Pacific area nations than the US halfway around the world. Thailand isn't "cheating" the US on trade, it's just practical "kitchen" economics. Trump's new Day of Liberation tariffs against Thailand apart from violating current US FTA with Thailand (as Trump did with HIS USMCAS FTA) is just a fabrication. How does a nation negotiate trade with Trump who has no economic logic for his newly and unilateral tariff increases? Trump doesn't comply with international agreements, He just gets "OFF" being aggressive and making people/nations bend to his will(y).
  7. Designing earthquake resistant high rise buildings goes beyond stiffened columns which in themselves may create points of stress by their stiffness. "Top 5 Ways Engineers “Earthquake Proof” Buildings"
  8. Canadians give Trump the "elbow." Blair gives Trump the "knees." Trump demands that every country that trades with the US must have parity in trade value or that the US import value exceeds export value. A balance that is difficult if not impossible to achieve for many nations.
  9. Applies regardless of any visa currently held including any re-entry pass. Long Term Resident visa included according to BOI. Even though the form is formated as a visitor (the term "visitor" is mentioned in TDAC videos and articles) to Thailand, your country of residence cannot be Thailand and form requires information for departure from Thailand back to your origin country as if the trip to Thailand is part of a round trip. Hopefully there will be further refinement in the form.
  10. Penguins will wear black in protest against Trump's new tariffs against them. (Trump pledges to negotiate in earnest)
  11. So long as it doesn't violate state and US Constitutions, the states decide what is required for eligible voting. Not POTUS Trump.
  12. Easily revamp Thailand's electrification system, internal transportation systems, fund government hospitals, support new hi-tech industries, etc.
  13. ...chart a reverse course with Watch Maker Prawitt.
  14. Recently at my local 7/11 I filled a wheeled grocery cart of foods, milks and sodas, bill about 1,000 baht. The cashier took a photo of the cart, apparently overcome by the large purchase. To me a bargain purchase.
  15. Plenty of time to leave Israel for a nuclear safe country.
  16. One certainty with this Thai government is that it will do great as a comedy club
  17. In one year the Big Island added almost 900 acres of volcanic land. If this were to continue every year, Oahu might relocate as it goes under water.
  18. "Ongoing" - Any different than Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion/occupation of Ukraine in 2022? Domestic insurgency against occupation of a prior sovereign nation doesn't require an investigation to understand the resulting violence.
  19. Except when it doesn't. Six Uyghurs Caught Escaping From a Thai Jail Could be Sent Back to China, 2017.11.23 https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thailand-uyghurs-11232017172012.html; "Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress exile group, said he has doubts over whether Bangkok will do as it promises." Thailand forcibly sends nearly 100 Uighur Muslims back to China. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/09/thailand-forcibly-sends-nearly-100-uighur-muslims-back-to-china ; [In 2015, rights groups condemned Bangkok’s decision to deport 109 Uyghurs to China, which branded them "terrorists" and broadcast photos of them being flown back with hoods over their heads] . Volker Türk, UNHCR’s assistant high commissioner for protection, who was currently in the region said: “I strongly urge the Thai authorities to investigate this matter.”
  20. No peace plans yet. It's been decades. Beyond PM Yingluck's peace talks does the Thai government care? "After deadly attacks, activists criticize Thai govt for stalled southern peace talks," Mar. 10, 2025 https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/deep-south-violence-ramadan-peace-03102025142055.html “Now new violence affecting people has begun. Part of this may be due to operational shortcomings, but the government cannot deny responsibility for not showing clear intentions regarding the peace dialogue process, Since Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government took office last August [2024], there have been no signs of Malaysia-brokered peace talks restarting."
  21. History provides a clue: "How many times has Vladimir Putin broken ceasefire agreements with Ukraine?," 12 March 2025, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-trump-ceasefire-ukraine-russia-war-b2713910.html Vladimir Putin has broken 25 peace agreements in the past decade
  22. Sooner if Canada places a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota. The new fee will add as much as $400,000 Canadian dollars ($277,000) in daily costs for 1.5 million U.S. homes and businesses.
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