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Nothing to apologize for, other than catching Dad without his hairpiece in place. Maybe it got stuck in the pool drain.

The OP asked the offender "to politely not smoke in public". Strangely he did not ask the offender his primary question... The OP was in the best position to ask the "foreign tourist" why they think they're allowed to smoke in public. Asking here seems, well, weird. Am I wrong in wondering why the OP posed a question?

My first thought was....is trump in blackface? They over-applied that makeup...like an Earl Scheib paint-job https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfb_QAr5rms&t=67s The Biden-Harris campaign response... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInNjr_9D28

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin clarified the landing of a passenger plane from Myanmar at Mae Sod Airport. He stated that it was a special diplomatic flight for civilian passengers and goods, explicitly not for military or weaponry purposes. The approval followed strict regulations, focusing on humanitarian aid for the injured or refugees, without involving military personnel or armaments. https://thainews.prd.go.th/nbtworld/news/view/209978/?bid=1

Yuck. Tony Cartalucci. What a maroon. Is this sort of propaganda allowed here?

I wonder if the Revenue Department will be looking at the income tax on the funds remitted.

I smell a "committee" being conceived.

In related news... Thai Senator Indicted On Drug, Money Laundering Charges Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun is accused of having ties with Myanmar businessman Tun Min Latt, who has close links to junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. Thai prosecutors have indicted a sitting Thai senator on drug and money laundering charges, according to Thai media reports. Appearing yesterday in the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun was formally slapped with six charges including drug trafficking, money laundering, and suspected involvement in a transnational crime organization. https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/thai-senator-charged-with-drug-money-laundering-charges/ https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40033815

And this is the way it should be. Sports governing bodies making the rules. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at its 241 mostly small colleges across the country. The NAIA Council of Presidents approved the policy in a 20-0 vote at its annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The NAIA, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. https://www.npr.org/2024/04/08/1243548261/naia-transgender-athlete-sports-ban

For a sizeable (30%) commission. Senior military junta leaders and their supporters have probably already moved the bulk of their assets by now. Interesting that PM Srettha prevaricated yesterday on the "cargo" of this flight. He said there were refugees and no arms. Srettha was already facing several insurmountable challenges. Based on his responses yesterday it looks like he will fail on this one.

Are you really? Wondering? If so, you could have simply asked the "offender" directly. But no, that would have been too easy. You had to come here and post your query.

Sporting bodies (high school, college, Olympics) have existing rules regarding gender participation. I'm surprised that so many here seem to think we can't manage athletics or restrooms. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/wisconsin-governor-vetoes-transgender-high-school-athletics-ban-rcna146060 WIAAtransgenderpolicy.pdf https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2022/1/27/transgender-participation-policy.aspx

Manhunt Apple TV+ limited series - seven eps in total I think. I've watched five released as of today. 9.5/10 A thrilling (essentially a) police procedural covering the ~ ten days after Lincoln's assassination and the search for John Wilkes Booth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFT-b8eKdSo

Myanmar military faces humiliating rout on Thai border BANGKOK -- Myanmar civil servants and officials of the military regime began evacuating the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday night in one of the most significant setbacks for the regime since its takeover on Feb. 1, 2021. More than 600 military personnel including about 140 family members have surrendered to forces led by the Karen National Union since the KNU's armed wing and People's Defense Forces in recent weeks increased its attacks on military bases near Myawaddy. Photos posted on social media over the weekend showed KNU and PDF fighters accessing vast stores of light weapons and ammunition in the abandoned bases. The PDF is the armed wing of the National Unity Government -- the parallel government led by ousted political leaders elected democratically before the military takeover. Other images posted on Sunday evening showed cars loaded with passengers and baggage moving across a key bridge leading from Myawaddy to the adjacent Thai border town of Mae Sot. Later on Sunday night, a charter plane belonging to state-owned Myanmar National Airlines was pictured on the runway at Mae Sot's airport. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar-Crisis/Myanmar-military-faces-humiliating-rout-on-Thai-border Thai condo market dominated by Chinese and Russian investors Chinese investors led the way, acquiring 6,614 units, approximately 46% of the total sales, amounting to 34.1 billion baht. Russian buyers followed, purchasing 1,260 units. Myanmar and the United States buyers trailed in the third and fourth positions, respectively. Interestingly, the highest average price per unit, at 6.6 million baht, was paid by buyers from Myanmar. The majority of these sales, about 41%, were recorded in Chon Buri, known for the resort city of Pattaya and numerous industrial estates. https://aseannow.com/topic/1324198-thai-condo-market-dominated-by-chinese-and-russian-investors/

The User's Guide is pretty good IMO. https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30EN/index.html Once the property is registered filing is really easy. 60 seconds at most, then search for the record, export and download the PDF and print it. Any enforcement occurs when the property is registered and approved, or when Immigration requests a copy for other purposes.

Is "PT" Pheu Thai Party? If so I don't think this is correct. Thailand’s Persevering Police Problem However, Joke (pre-cadet class 31; Police Academy class, or PAC, 47) is no common cop. His police officer father was the chauffeur for Thaksin Shinawatra’s wife Pojaman’s Police Lieutenant-General father. Perhaps this chumminess with Pojaman’s family had contributed to Joke leading police security for Thaksin when the latter visited Chiang Mai in March 2024. Joke’s father was also said to be close to ex-deputy premier General Prawit Wongsuwan and politico Sanoh Thienthong. Joke, who is married to a billionaire tycoon’s daughter, has admitted to paying journalists to write favorable stories about him. He is perhaps the fastest-rising police officer in recent Thai history, already a major-general at 42 but retiring only in 2031. (The police retirement age is 60 while officers usually reach major-general rank at about 50 years of age.) Joke retains close ties with Prawit and has been described as “Prawit’s bagman” by a security sector source who spoke to the present author. Perhaps it is no surprise that Joke continued to win promotions each year that his patron Prawit dominated Thailand’s Police Commission (2014-2019) or that Prawit’s brother Police General Pacharawat exerted influence on police reshuffles (2019-2023). Joke was demoted twice, first in 2019 because he alleged that orders “to keep a Bahraini footballer detained came from ‘above’” and then in 2020 after he opposed a police-supported 2.1 billion baht (about US$57 million) biometric identification system, perceiving it as being laden with financial irregularities. https://fulcrum.sg/thailands-persevering-police-problem/

I watched the first two episodes and must say I am intrigued. It feels like more than just a neo-noir take on the PI story. The opening scene in black and white in Japan is inspired by Kurosawa's "High and Low" (which Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are rumored to be doing a remake). This makes sense as the protagonist is a film buff.

PTP got the votes, but has yet to pay for them so this is more of a FRAUD scheme.

Zombie Wallet. It is dead but keeps on walking. Slipped to "the fourth quarter", which in Thailand is New Year's Eve.

From the linked article... Meanwhile, Prime Minister Srettha, in his address to party members, vowed that he would dedicate himself, physically and mentally, during his term in office to leading the party to victory in the next general election. “Today, our lawn may not be green, but we have fertiliser and a lawn mower. If we all help out, our lawn will turn green. This is our home, we must overcome our bitter past,” said Srettha. "lawn", "lawn mower". Way to appeal to the peasants.

2.3 B represents about 10% of the total amount owed by the BMA to the BSTC. BMA gets green light to pay 23.48bn debt to Skytrain operator BTSC The governor told councillors it would be best if the BMA paid the debt quickly to avoid interest charges. If the debt is paid by April 4, the payment plus interest would total 23.488 billion baht, he said. https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40034804 BMA will have paid off some its debt to BTS operator within April, vows Chadchart The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) should be able to pay the 23 billion baht it owes to the operator of BTS Skytrain by April, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said. “I hereby confirm that everything will be done within April,” the governor said. https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40036290

Not sure that's "doctored". Looks like it's from the time they signed an MOU back in November in San Francisco, based on the ties. https://www.nationthailand.com/business/corporate/40032915

"What's it gonna take to get you into a car today?" Srettha's going to have to offer free electricity (for the data centers) for 40 years. And the undercoating. He's desperate to close a deal.

Who said there is a "big deal"? I mean other than you. Just another day in trumpWorld.

Trump and dump. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112212592075307788 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112212684659611251 Trump defends Truth Social as media company’s skeptics grow, stock price whipsaws Donald Trump on Thursday defended his social media platform Truth Social as a growing chorus of critics — and short sellers — view its parent company as a meme stock with a vastly overinflated share price. Trump, in two lengthy posts on Truth Social, accused the platform’s detractors of being “Radical Left Democrats” who are trying to convince others “that TRUTH is not such a big deal and doesn’t ‘get the word out’ as well as various others, which they know to be false.” “I THINK TRUTH IS AMAZING!” Trump wrote, echoing a statement earlier this week from Devin Nunes, CEO of the app’s parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group , that it has “no debt and over $200 million in the bank.” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/04/trump-defends-truth-social-from-critics-as-media-stock-whipsaws.html