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Bangkok Grapples with Alarming Air Pollution Levels
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
But that's just an excuse for doing nothing. Everyone points at everyone else ... -
No problems doing transfers from Oz (AUD ⇒ ฿). I don't use Wise as a bank ie no funds 'stored' there. Just set up the transfer with W, then move funds from my Oz bank to W. Funds arrive in BKKbk here same day if done early in Oz, or next day at 1400 TH time otherwise. Never any problem since the 'reason for transfer' [living costs in Thailand] was set up some years ago..
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Trapped Antarctic Scientists Plead for Rescue Amid Fear after Assault
mfd101 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
With modern technology they should at least be able to record their final words. Like, for instance: "I'm just going outside and may be some time." -
I plan to move to our first-ever SUV next year. Looking at the new (2026) Toyota RAV4 when it arrives, and Mazda possibilities. Limited to those 2 brands because of ease of access for servicing here in south Surin at the end of the world at the edge of the jungle ... And all for the perfectly sensible reasons as set out in the OP. Our beautiful little 2016 Mazda 3 was not built for Thai rural roads and farms nor for my b/f's rugged driving skills.
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Bridge Collapse in Narathiwat: One Dead, Three Injured
mfd101 replied to Georgealbert's topic in Southern Thailand News
So they knew the collapse had happened - that's why the drone was up there recording it - yet there was nothing to prevent a truck coming along and crashing down into the collapsed structure??? -
Is Trump driving the US into a recession? – in charts
mfd101 replied to sharot724's topic in Political Soapbox
It's not just about a tariffs war bringing to an end the free-market world of the last 40 years which, on the whole, made the whole world richer. What we are beginning to see amongst Usofa's traditionally closest friends & allies - the Europeans, Oz, Japan ... - is a process just getting under way of disengaging from doing business with Usofa in important areas such as defence & security, on the basis that you can't trust the Yanks any more. Macron, for instance, is busy persuading the Europeans not to buy the F35 (which means switching to French or Swedish alternatives). The boycotting of Tesla products is another obvious example, with public outbreaks of contempt and anti-Usofanism. This will continue gradually gathering speed. Short of major backtracking by Trump (not in his genes, I think), the long-term damage to the Usofan economy will be great indeed. -
Work Permit Photos - can't wear glasses
mfd101 replied to Haddo's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Nothing new in any of that. Same everywhere. -
Thailand's Power Cut Strategy Sees 200 Million Baht Drop in Call Scams
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Nice to see them do something useful for once. -
At '76 this year' (as the Thais would put it) I'm looking forward to another 20 years of healthy living. But when the time comes, whenever that might be, I hope to be lying in our bed here at home in Prasat, my b/f holding my hand as I set out to cross the river, our family all round and all attached to me with strings, people coming & going with food, the monks (maybe) outside the room chanting and also attached by strings. And I will have to make a decision (if I have time) whether to summon a Catholic priest for the last rites. Not sure whether one will be available here at the edge of the jungle at the end of the world ...
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Thai Tourism Grapples with Declining Chinese Visitors
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
If it's not Chinese tourists misbehaving and treading on locals' toes, it's Russians or Israelis or Brits ... The fundamental problem is the permanent Third World status that any country obsessed with growing its tourist industry imposes on itself. Self-destructive over time. Thailand is a classic example of putting too much money in the wrong baskets, and hasn't a clue what really builds a modern & prosperous society. -
13kg of Cannabis Found in Krabi Airport Bathroom Suitcase
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Krabi News
The nuances of "Thailand's nuanced cannabis regulations" allow for plenty of police 'discretion'. -
Trump Doesn't Understand How Stock Market Works
mfd101 replied to SiSePuede419's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
Wonderful entertainment, from a distance. The Great Liar & Successful Multi-Bankrupted Businessman who hasn't a clue how markets work. Or anything else as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, a necessary evil, at least in the defence/foreign affairs stakes. Just watch those sleepy Europeans waking up and leaping in to action. Not to mention the Sleepy Canadians. Gosh, even the Aussies are beginning to feel nervous. A wonder to behold. -
Thailand's Submarine Deal in Limbo Amid Political Turmoil
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
You probably speak a different version of the English language from me ... When I said "Your hopeless Chinese Navy" I did not imply possession on your part, merely misconception ie 'your conception of a hopeless Chinese Navy' ... as the rest of my sentence surely showed. -
Thailand's Submarine Deal in Limbo Amid Political Turmoil
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Your hopeless Chinese Navy has just done a demonstration run right around Australia, doing firing drills all the way, causing commercial flights to be cancelled. And the RAN looked pathetic as they attempted (and mostly failed) to watch from a distance.