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Every airline has their own internal system which normally requires an agent, at the point of departure, to tick a box (saying this requiremnt is met with this passenger) which, in the event of a denied entry at the destinaiton can be referred back to. In the case of OLCI/Kiosk check-ins you might be referred to a live rep. for clearance. And you may be denied boarding (IDB) without proof of onward travel. Arriving Immigration can ask any questions they want, and ultimately deny entry based on any number of real or vague reasons. In all honesty, they already have a manifest (APPS), issued as soon as the flight departs for THL, which has been scrubbed by Imm and Customs for those who will get extra scrutiny at arriving Immigration. I guess you could get to the airport early, and if denied then book an onward ticket for the ~ $15. This can be done online in a matter of minutes. This might address the OP's concerrns? There are very few fully refundable tickets these days, maybe full fare F/J/Y. Yes, there are various levels of rebookings, credit, partial refunds.

If you are using a web browser to access Chase, then yes, you can use the mobile app for 2FA. Works fine here. Use it often, although I also use Google Voice, and UltraMobile for 2FA SMSes successfully with Chase here. I don't think the mobile app needs to be "open"? I just get a notification from Chase app, pull that down, then press Yes. Maybe simplest to jsut use the mobile app? Chase.com web browser message: We don't recognize this device It looks like you're using a new device, or you changed its settings. Before you sign in, we need to confirm it's you. How should we get in touch? Send a notification to my phone Open information dialog Contact me in a different way

Excellent summary. The security apparatus (mostly ISOC, part of the RTA) here can dedicate dozens of personnel to track a single teenage dissident. You can be dang sure they know where the drugs are coming from, how they transit Thailand, and how much they skim for local sales. To suggest they don't know what's going on strains credulity.

I think POTUS was being a bit "aspirational"... as in he hopes Putin is rational. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsyhRVhaWNM

Thailand, Yep, what a bunch of "tools". Shame none are very sharp. Thailand: where the motto is: There won't be a coup...until there is. I think that if protests reach a critical mass - and I don't think they'll be allowed to approach 2020-21 levels - then there would be a sort of a self-coup, and a soft reset.

Sounds easy - just three weeks of work, curious they didn't do this previously? And maybe build more prisons? Nothing about the source of the drugs, how they make their way into Thailand, where some fall off the truck, and then get shipped outside of Thailand.

I'm surprised Putin would leave Russia, so many things could happen while he is gone. And who invited him to APEC? I assume some plenary sub-committee had to vote to issue such an invitation, and that Prayut couldn't do it on his own? I think he might bail at the last minute and let Lavrov handle it?

Whatever is in that photo looks pretty decent. Is that Bruce Banner? (typically 60% Sativa/40 % Indica hybrid) BAOX (pronounced BOX) is a high CBD (~20%) strain. I think CBD patients here would love a report on that.

Most folks call these Moon Rocks, in the ~50% THC range. There is a Pop Rox/Rocks strain, and of course the popular candy.

So let's turn day-care centers and schools into prisons. Interesting to see various authorities awaken from their lethargy and leap into action. You never know what crazy schemses they'll come up with. What's next, metal detectors and wanding of toddlers?

Maybe folks should try this before commenting on the finished product? Those imported to the East Coast of the U.S. (ferried in by boats from freighters, Southeastern Massachusetts) were dipped in diesel fuel and bilge water, mostly by accident by being hidden within the freighter. Everyone has a Thai Stick story, well the geriatric crowd anyway. I think most of us tend to embellish things a bit after 50 years. To me, and no, I did not smoke Thai sticks in country in the 1970's dipped into whatever, these were more of a packaging/marketing gimmick. Some poor farmers got roped into winding red thread around cannabis (presumably) onto sticks. Whopee dee do. I'm also old enough to remember Juan Valdez personally picking each coffee bean. I'd like to see some photos of the grow, close-ups of the product and independent reviews. And a more detailed description of the curing process, espeially how you determined this 180 day sweet spot? Can you offer any details on the smell, feel, high, taste, terpene profile? There are plenty of Sativa-dominant (70-80%) strains which offer a similar effect. I prefer Sativas, but they are harder to find, are a bit more challenging to grow and have lower yields so offer less incentive to grow. I've been looking for some "real" Thai sativas, but these are elusive IMLE. By the time I track something down it's sold out.

Not to mention those two hard drives on his desk, what a security nightmare. Anyway, interesting that they're sticking to their guns on the fact that the perpetrator did not have drugs in his system, yet they feel the need to bloviate on the need to now crack down on drugs. Huh? I would expect splashy displays of seized meth over the next few days, even though there are already at least weekly busts with multiple MILLIONS of tablets. If low-level employees are smart they might not want to drive that next load from the north to Bangkok or the far south, both of which are transhipment points. More than the normal number of sacrifices will be made to show "effort". There will be a lot of talk about drug suppression, and scurrying about, but that might last a week or two. Meanwhile I'm still waiting for the bevy of doctors to chime in about the horrors of cannabis again, while remaining silent on meth.

<removed> Clearly there is some guilt in need of assuaging. This rush to throw money at the victim's families, in such a public display, seems crass to me. Seeing Prayuth handing out giant checks - at least that's what I thought those placards were - was a bad look, but maybe that's just how they roll here.

And yet you did.

Honestly, where do they come up with these opinion pieces? And who is Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich? That was so painful, and cringe-worthy, to read I feel like I'm owed some opiates. And who approved the "grave-digging" analogy? Yikes, talk about tone-deaf, insensitive, and insulting to those who suffered such a tragic loss. But of course it's CNN which is the "problem".

Getting lectured to by Big Joke was punishment enough. Simply amazing that rather than deal with the real issues this CNN story remains in the news. Meanwhile, any reporting on the real incident...crickets.

Successful police reform has NEVER, EVER been accomplished by the police themselves. Time for an independent, Royally-sanctioned Police Commission.

His brother, Saksayam, is Minister of Transport, one of the more lucrative ministries. Given the fractious nature of Thai political parties now, and how some are "legally" neutered, he does seem to be in a position to sway another coalition, and reap even more rewards. Sometimes it's like watching The Godfather films (I and II that is).

Any details? Where did you see this? Which network? Here perhaps... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYryDFLO4Y I think he cleans up well - he did go to college in the U.S. - for the international press. His overall performance as Minister of Health migh earn him a C+ grade. Yes, he had a huge task in dealing with COVID, but did he really make any improvements? Introduce new programs? Anutin himself is widely known as a pilot, and he ferries organs around the country for transplants. I think he has a private airfield at one of his estates up-country?

This wasn't really about CNN, or their faux-pas. It was about deflecting the narrative. Crisis Management 101. Other news organizations were, IMO, equally disrespectful, maybe more so, with B-roll of caskets and live shots within temple grounds during prayers. A few of those correspondents complained about CNN on Twitter, so there is plenty of shame to go around. I encourage the CNN bashers to get "it" out of their systems so carry on. You'll feel better, at least for a short while. With the Warner Discovery purchase, and new management (Chris Licht) some of the haters might drift back to CNN?

Good move politically but the timing is disgusting. Who advises these people, I mean other than thaksin? No, I'm not a believer in a "war on drugs" as a policy. Like any issue, this will require many new policies re: health, legal, punishment, treatment. But without controls on the distribution, all are doomed. But take a beat, help the victims grieve, mourn and hopefully find some solace.

It is good that someone higher up got Big Joke back on the leash on this one. He would have wanted to drag this out, but had to cancel the vinyl posters order. This was merely a distraction for the local and semi-foreign press. The last thing the police want is someone gettin' all up their bidness, and asking awkward questions.

It gets worse. He paid for his position and promotion by borrowing money from RTP Loan-Shark Department. And to service that debt his only option was to deal drugs. It's an Elephant Ticket. Only Thais can improve on corruption. POLICE ‘HAVE NO DUTY’ TO EXPLAIN ‘ELEPHANT TICKET’ SCANDAL https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2021/02/22/police-have-no-duty-to-explain-elephant-ticket-scandal/

The Thai judiciary standardized on pastry boxes a few years ago. Brown envelopes are for "normal" run-of-the-mill government corruption kick-backs and pay-offs.

One assumes cannabis shops might choose to close out of respect? And of course, meth is always on sale.