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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..

Thanks. I'm guessing the Yaris Cross SUV might be my alternative. Not a patch on the RAV4 though ...

Yes, I had noticed that the Rav4 doesn't show up on the Toyota Thailand website. I hope this might change by this time next year. Will keep an eye on it meantime.

I'm guessing that Zelenskyy probably understands full well that trusting Trump is almost as risky as trusting Putin.

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.

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???

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.

So these are vehicles seized from who? Illegal entries/migrants to Thailand? As vehicles they are presumably confined to roads (well-defined or not), unlike their drivers. So how come they get entry in to Thailand in the first place?

Nothing new in any of that. Same everywhere.

Nice to see them do something useful for once.

Rightwinger is, for me, OK as long as rational & civilized. Not sure that entirely fits Farage.

Not too good for her though. You know what the first thing is that happens when you die ...

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 ...

Phew, I was a bit worried about my internal combustion engine there for a minute or 2. I am planning on moving to non-PHEV next year.

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.

Take the train.

Yes, that's my observation (but not in real life, only on AN news items).

The nuances of "Thailand's nuanced cannabis regulations" allow for plenty of police 'discretion'.

And what about non-P HEVs? which is what I'm interested in.

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.

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.

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.

A quote from the other Donald - Donald Tusk, Polish PM - in today's Politico: "It's striking but it's true. Right now, 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans for protection from 140 million Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million Ukrainians for 3 years."