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Yes. And the top monthly figure is only a rough estimate. It may have been a bit bigger than that on occasion, though rarely - repairs to the car (mostly driven by my b/f! (sigh)), works around the house, looking after the extended family ... I haven't bothered to check back.

Over the years, including the last few weeks, I have transferred anything from 70K฿ to 250K฿ in a month. Never been a problem - or even a question - here in Surin. I've always assumed that it's the 65+ that counts, not its source particularly. And in 2016-17 I was bringing several millions across for land purchase and house build ... Never questioned by anyone (but I guess that was when the Oz Embassy still certified one's income. But again not its source).

So didn't Thaksin et al learn anything from what happened to Srettha? Or is the list of Thai politicians with NO earlier criminal conviction too short to meet current requirements?

Yes, I thought the CM and then BKK problem was basically Jan-to-March. Haven't the rains & floods everywhere (except here in south Surin) achieved anything?

Just a get-together of ol' frens. Nuffing politics 'bout it.

Demographic issues are longterm - 20 years, 50 years, 100 years. Most Thais can't think beyond dinner tonight.

So you think it's in the US' interest to allow the Russians to take over Ukraine?

Nothing would get Putin out of Ukraine faster than US troops arriving.

I loath Trump but I suspect Boris might be right on this one.

Anything can happen. A stumble here, an obvious lie there, a 'misspoke' somewhere else. Looks like being fascinating till the end, watching a once-great nation falling apart.

Yes, as announced to suitable bells 'n whistles a few days ago.

Seen from afar, a whole nation of fruitcakes on display ...

Trying to do a new deal with the EU is premature. By about 30 years. Too many hatreds lurking up every little alleyway. It needs a complete turnover of personnel on all sides for any substantive progress on anything important.

The one country it'll never be is China. They don't need to.

And the Iraqi government can't bring itself to admit that it was the Israelis who got her released and returned to her family in Iraq ...

The internet is crammed full of lists and rankings, all of them b/s. Yet still we look. Obsessed with rank, and of course we live in Thailand which is the obsessed of the obsessed.

In any case he sounds like a charming individual. Perfect for the job of President of Usofa.

You would think that, even in an overly-complex system such as the electoral college nonsense, experience might have suggested to someone that having an EVEN NUMBER of total electoral college votes (538) is, um, not necessarily the sensible way to go.

An interesting quartet ... from the hideous to the pointless via the rich and the corrupt. Thailand's new pals.

I had forgotten Time still existed! Used to be a must-read, um, about 50 or 60 years ago.

Just been watching Pete Buttigieg perform. Wow! he's sharp, bright and you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him in a debate ... If I'd been Kamala, I would have chosen him for my Veep. But perhaps that would have been just too challenging for the Usofan dinosaurs ... Maybe it'll be his turn in 8 years after Kamala retires from the White House.

Seen from afar, Trudeau has always looked like a lightweight, riding on Daddy's name and his goodish looks. Comeuppance on the way at last.

Putting aside the particulars of Thailand's recent history, the rule - in ANY country - that you need 50%+ turnout of voters and 50%+ approval votes seems perfectly sensible. You don't change a constitution on a whim.

And of course what accompanies corruption everywhere in the world, including at high levels of government: Incompetence.

Getting his comeuppance after a foolish dismissal of the previous government.