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I seem to remember is that there is to fill the expiration date of current extension when filing online, that this is not marked with an asterisk meaning mandatory info, but in fact it is required. When I didn't fill it, I got a rejection asking about visa. The form printout did not show visa type, either. Maybe address on TM30 in their records did not match the address on your TM47 because you stayed in a hotel that filed a TM30.

The Maya case is similar, in that the Classic period ended around 900 AD. In the Maya case, people lived on some sites for hundreds of years afterwards, but with a reduced population in groups not affiliated with the original elite, in that the ceremonial structures were not maintained. There is no definite explanation for the decline of Maya civilzation, but several theories.

Please identify the source of this quote in your post: 624-627 Muhammad attacks Jewish Arabian tribes for refusing to convert to Islam. Eventually the Southern Arabian tribes are destroyed. 626 While proselytizing Arabia, Muhammad captures the Banu Kurara tribe and forces the group of about 600 to chose between conversion and death. After spending all night praying, all but three or four Banu Kurarans are beheaded. Thanks.

Your comments and Jingthing's got mixed in my reply. Jingthing said: "Israel does have the technical capability to commit genocide." I somehow misread his comment to read that Israel did NOT have the capability. Sorry. Not every man in Gaza is a Hamas fighter, and 20000 allows for a further number of actual fighters since the current official number is 23000 dead bodies counted with 7000 missing, presumably under the rubble. Exactly, the case before the ICJ is whether the government of Israel and IDF is committing genocide, an intentional action. The preliminary response from the Court will probably come in a week or two.

Ben Gvir is the person in the cabinet, one of those representing settler interests, who openly stated his position without AFAIK using the phrase "river to the sea". Obviously there are exptrmists on the Palestinian side who think as you say, but the occupation from 1967 until 1987 was pretty calm. The failure of Oslo and Sharon's actions from 2000 inflamed the situation. I am speaking of protesters in the West, and there some are just chanting a slogan without knowing the underlying rationale, the one which I stated and which does not envision the killing or expulsion of Jewish citizens of Israel.

I was responding to Jingthing Israel and Glick are claiming that a genocidal act was committed on 7 October, so where do you get the idea that Israel is incapable when it dropped more bombs in such a short time frame, no doubt more than ever per sq km, than ever in the post WW2 era? This is not to mention cutting off water, food, medicine, fuel, and destroying public infrastructure and dwellings on a vast scale, and over 20000 civilian deaths.

My understanding of "river to the sea" is that protesters are evoking a one-state solution where all the people enjoy equal rights, not the case now, not even in Israel proper. On the other hand, the Ben Gvir people have in mind "river to the sea" with all Palestinians removed.

I just followed the Glick video for around the first 10 minutes when she started stating something that does not accord with the South African position stated in the ICJ. South Africa gave an historical recap which goes back to 1948, but that was to recount the genocide committed by Zionist commandos in 1947-8. They otherwise take 1967 as the point at which Israel occupied the the land now at issue, which could form the territory of a Palestinian state. The well-known journalist Gideon Levy will be on BBC World News again at 17:30 (HardTalk). In this he advocates stopping the war at giving Hamas what they ask, i.e. all Palestinian prisoners including the prominent political ones, I assume Marwan Barghouti, in exchange for all Israeli hostages.

It is so ironic that the people who endured genocide are now inflicting it on others. I know that there is evidence that people who are abused by a parent may be so damaged that they do the same in turn to their children, but for a whole nation to think that revenge constituting genocide is OK is aberrant. It has been observed by so many expert people that Hamas cannot be eliminated, one has to ask what is the real reason that Netanyahu et al are pursuing this campaign. Israel is taking this case quite seriously. Otherwise they would have ignored the proceeding entirely. Instead they have appointed Aharon Barak, a former Israeli Supreme Court judge, to sit on the bench with the 15 regular judges of the ICJ. You can see the presentation of Israel's defense today.

I agree, and let's hope that the hearings yesterday and today at the International Court of Justice will lead within a week or two for a preliminary order for Israel to immediately cease fire. As the accusation by South Africa is genocide, it will be exceedingly awkward for the US to block a resolution in the Security Council that would seek to enforce the Court's order. Yesterday's hearing: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11gf661b3 Today it will continue 4-7 PM (BKK time).

I checked your link, as well as the link I provided earlier. The judgment was pronounced by Sa'd ibn Mu'adh whose mother was from a Jewish clan. According to your link, the scholar Ling opines: "Sa‘d's judgment was no doubt directed mainly against their treachery; but in fact it coincided exactly with Jewish law as regards the treatment of a besieged city, even if it were innocent of treachery: When the Lord thy God hath delivered it unto thy hands, thou shalt smite every male therein with the edge of the sword: but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself. Deuteronomy 20: 12." The links do not support your contention that the siege was motivated by this Jewish tribe refusing to accept Mohammed as a prophet. Rather their behavior was considered a treasonous violation of the Constitution of Medina (see my link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_Islam - section headed "Hostility between Muslims and the Banu Qaunuqa" final paragraph). While this is an interesting discussion, it has gone way off the subject of Thailand as a hub for Halal food production.

It's true that retribution against Jews occurred in the Prophet's time in Medina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_Islam see: Constitution of Medina ff As for your characterisation of the Koran, I will refer it to my classmate, an historian of early Islam - to be continued. Anyway, the Old Testament has episodes of genocide and other repugnant acts perpetrated by the "Chosen People", and Netanyahu is evoking such a genocidal episode (Amalek) to advance his campaign of revenge (to keep himself in power as long as possible). BTW Being a halal hub has some economic sense for Thailand in view of the large potential market, while the kosher market is not worth it.

The usual way of looking at things is that if you have income, that is counted first, before any savings you might have. Anyway, the new rule/interpretation doesn't seem to care when the funds were earned.

Not true, you only have to report to Thailand the funds remitted to Thailand The problem for Americans is whether a tax credit can be claimed if they don't have foreign income. This is possible in the case of certain tax treaties the US has with other countries.

How about this: https://www.vivino.com/US/en/chateau-de-loei-chenin-blanc-white-wine-v-wouuk/w/1693813 https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/loei-province/phu-reua-national-park/attractions/chateau-de-loei/a/poi-sig/1175331/357706 Also: https://www.khaoyaiwinery.com/ I haven't tried any Thai wine recently.

In my experience a copy of the screenshot which says "informed" in lower right corner is equivalent to a physical receipt from the TM30 office in back of CM Immigration.

Thank you for this valuable suggestion. I found this very thorough link about getting an extension at Central Festival: https://dropinblog.com/blog/30-day-visa-extension-chiang-mai-thailand/ It's somewhat dated since the online TM30 site has changed since 2022.

I used to use the TM7 form (retirement) that can be filled in on a computer, but at CM Immigration in 2022 they said I have to fill out their form by hand. Did this change again in 2023? I didn't try using the fill-in form.

Actually my friend is staying at the hotel next door. Would a hotel also provide a TM30?

A friend is coming to visit Chiangmai soon, and he plans to get a 30-day extension on the day his visa-exempt permission to stay expires. So does he have to start the process before 8:30AM? Can it be all done on the last day of permitted stay? What documents need to be submitted or shown beyond the TM7 and passport?

I was thinking about getting telemedicine from Boston in Thailand. During the pandemic the situation was looser, so doctors there could handle their patients when they were out of Massachusetts, but now only doctors who are licensed in the state where the patient is located can deliver service. For example, some snow birds can get to connect with Boston doctors who are also licensed in FL. It's problematical for a US pharmacy to honor a Thai prescription, especially when branded medicines may have different names or not even be available or approved. In the US there is the reciprocity concept between states, but not some other country AFAIK.

To deter similar behavior of Trumpers in the next election.

They just need a Cultural Revolution. Does this kind of thinking persist in Taiwan?

The excuse of the soldier who killed them was that he felt afraid. Who isn't afraid in war? Same excuse used by people who killed under "Stand Your Ground" laws in the US. This is too easy a way to escape punishment.

It seems as though the Thais were hoodwinked back when the border agreement with the French was negotiated. It doesn't make sense that Cambodia would be allocated a tidbit at the top of an escarpment. After all, Thailand has many Khmer monuments, including at least one other on the border, so the heritage issue is not a reason for topographical considerations to be overridden. The ICJ decision sounds political. It was 1962, i.e. Cold War, and the lawyer for Cambodia was Dean Acheson, a recently retired US Secretary of State. Thailand had White & Case, a prominent US law firm. My father used them, too, in the 1960s. He had around 7 litigations with the US government, and that one was the only case that he lost.