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placnx

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  1. Maybe Google Translate was used without editing.
  2. Are you US or another nationality? I myself am trying to understand how to deal with the situation now where I have almost no foreign interest/dividend income but pay tax on money brought into Thailand. I think that income in US equal to money brought in and taxed in Thailand can be reattributed as foreign income using provisions of the Thai-US tax treaty on forms 1040 & 1116. The point is to get a full tax credit from US on tax paid to Thailand. I am mystified how people can do this remittance from savings. If savings were mixed with current income abroad, why would the Thai tax authorities not claim on the current income first? Can they look at your foreign tax return?
  3. Getting them out was also in aiding a democratic transition. Ilocos Norte is their territory in the old feudal system which persists today.
  4. Ferdinand crossed a red line when he had Benigno Aquino Sr killed. That attack on the elite was too much. Marcos Jr seems to be threading the needle by having Duterte's daughter as his VP while taking a stand against China.
  5. It's heading for the Florida west coast, home of vegigators and Republican zombies.
  6. You would have to have it notarized in the US Consulate. In Thailand there is also something similar ("pipat") to handle matters in Thailand, but maybe a wife wouldn't need that. I'm not sure, but a court intervention might be needed. Logically the durable power of attorney would be created under the law of the state where the person last resided before moving abroad. Here is an explanation of DPA under Florida law, for example: https://afela.org/elder-law-faq/florida-legal-information-by-the-academy-of-florida-elder-law-attorneys/durable-power-attorney/ The acceptance by the person(s) acting on behalf could be done before a notary in the US in whatever state he/she/they are located.
  7. Wishful thinking. The unfortunate reality is that Xi is a gambler, and the West and Taiwan are not prepared. The next few years are really dangerous.
  8. This is why China is making loud noises. It could impede the plan to eat Taiwan.
  9. It sounds as though the OP is American. In advance of incapacitation it would be prudent to have a durable power of attorney under US law to handle any issues with US bank accounts, Social Security, etc. This is especially true if the wife is not used to handling administrative and legal matters.
  10. I seem to remember that the Rome Treaty provides that the ICC intervenes when a country does not or cannot credibly investigate and prosecute a crime on its own. This should negate the objection of the Pentagon. Also, when a crime is committed on a territory that is party to the treaty, it's logical that it doesn't matter whether or not the country of the perpetrator has adhered to the treaty. Maybe the Pentagon's precedent issue arises from the fact that the Palestinians have joined the treaty, but Israel has not.
  11. As for police, they have alternatives such as stun guns, which unfortunately some misuse and "accidentally" kill people. So theoretically police are equipped to handle demonstrations, while Rittenhouse was not. As for distant people joining the demo, that's different than counter demonstrators arriving with AR 15s. You have to take into account the egregious act which precipitated the demonstration, which naturally brought people from a distance. How many of them had AR 15s?
  12. The trend in the US to militarize the police has certainly not set a good example. First, recruiting from ex-military, then giving the police used military equipment such as APCs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization_of_police It's not surprising that right-wing and reactionary citizens mimic police violence.
  13. The US Army can't be too choosy about whom they recruit, and it showed in My Lai (Vietnam), besides Afghanistan.
  14. It's not necessary to kill people in so-called self defense. Injuring would suffice. As others commented, if Rittenhouse had been black, even threatening to use a gun could have been a fatal mistake. As for your issue with state lines, I think that the point is that people showing up from outside the community, seemingly to suppress the locals, is not contributing to law and order, whatever they claim.
  15. To the question of why didn't Rittenhouse just stay home, it goes to intent. It does look as though he wanted to pick a fight.
  16. Why didn't this Rittenhouse just stay home? Just let the police and national guard handle it.
  17. In a volatile situation it's provocative for somebody to show up in body armor with a weapon (as I remember the circumstances).
  18. Impunity under state law is a good reason for having federal laws.
  19. Victor Orban closed the university in Hungary started by Soros. Is that an anti-Semitic move or just reactionary? Orban also allowed China to set up a branch of Fudan University.
  20. So perhaps mom can ask for a c-section at the point of viability. Then baby can get out of jail.
  21. Citi sold their Thai retail operations to UOB last last year. https://www.citibank.co.th/en/personal-banking/online-services/faqs/
  22. Citibank is closing retail branches as they switch to serving wealth customers in Asia. If you have an account here, you can send enough money for your entire visit, then withdraw at ATMs and avoid the 220 Baht charge
  23. I have an Everyday Global account at HSBC Singapore. It has 12 currencies, but not Thai Baht. I used it in Japan - quite easy to withdraw at an ATM brand which is well distributed - no need to find an HSBC branch. I just topped up the Yen sub-account in Singapore as needed.
  24. Obviously the fetus is an accessory.
  25. About spelling, Americans like to use Z and Brits use S. Also the French use S.
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