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20 minutes ago, Tony125 said:

Thailand will not be first in Asia as Taiwan has already developed thier own vaccine

Off topic.  This is about ASEAN, not Asia.  Google it if you don't know the difference.

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

the most likely  reaction from the Thais will be that, "if they do it in Malaysia, let's do it too".

Really? I thought they were rather afflicted with the Not-Invented-Here syndrome.

1 hour ago, mruniverse said:

You didn't read the article - click through the link.

I didn't want to read the article.  I just wanted an accurate summary.  That wasn't provided.

9 hours ago, rvaviator said:

I use the all yellow bank .. never any problem paying COD or paying Q codes

I presume that's Krung Sri.  Krung Sri has told me that only Thai nationals can register for PromptPay, which appears to be confirmed by their website which states that a Citizen ID is required for registration.  Is this wrong?

Next time someone asking about a good investment gets a reply suggesting rental property as a suitable option, point them to this topic.

5 hours ago, it is what it is said:

there's a, now abandonded and boarded up, shopping centre at a crossorads in banglampu. it was built with more floors than permitted, these were removed and the building left in its sad, slowly decomposing state.

It does, however, now house a wonderful fish pond.

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/features/bangkok-fishbowl-exotic-species-swim-free-abandoned-mall/

5 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

I doubt there is anything so universally funny as melodic flatulence.

Or lucrative.  In 1890s Paris, Le Pétomane was the highest paid entertainer in the world whilst performing at Le Moulin Rouge.

4 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

 

Let's put this to bed, OK? You're just being ridiculous now. 

You are aware that the picture is of a rice field, not a lawn? And "herbicide" is misspelt.

16 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

I have used this product for several years on my grass. It certainly only kills weeds, not grass. 

You may be confused.  Could it be the green stuff you see on your lawn is a bed of weeds and the grass is all dead?

30 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Same chemical as a previous posting.  It's for killing grass in paddy fields.

5 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Almix is available here.

That's another weedkiller for paddy fields.  It kills grass.

2 hours ago, KKr said:

less for restaurant and more for delivery platform

Apart from the restaurants that have hiked their prices to cover the delivery platform's cut.

21 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Doesn't mean a person who eats fast food is obese.

No, they might be a pedofile, like "Subway" Jared.

10 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

PS. We are allowed to mention it, just not allowed to include links to it.

We're also not allowed to discuss moderation here, but I have had a post deleted by someone for merely mentioning the name.

1 hour ago, newnative said:

I could buy a hammer but not a television.  Paint but not patio furniture.

Makes perfect sense.  People sit close together to watch television and sitting on patio furniture.  Hammering and painting aren't usually communal activities.

14 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Which newspaper is it?

The one we're not allowed to mention, B*****k P**t.

Have you looked at https://thai-notes.com/reading/index.html ? Despite the name, it covers writing as well as reading with animations showing the correct way to write characters and has worksheets for writing practice.  On the reading side, there's lots of interactive practice.  It's free, no ads.

11 minutes ago, Caldera said:

I don't mind using delivery services

I do because in this area they are very unreliable.  Perhaps 50% of the time my order gets cancelled after 20 minutes or so.  On occasions I've had three cancellations in a row, meaning it's an hour later, and I still haven't got anything to eat.  Why can't the delivery companies set up a system which ensures that an accepted order is actually fulfilled?

I've been trying to access a certain English language newspaper site in Thailand for a few days now, with no success.  A traceroute ends at the border with Internet Thailand Company (ip address 203.154.96.254).  If I go to the company's website, www.inet.co.th, it times out.  Both sites can be accessed using a VPN.  This suggests to me that Internet Thailand Company is having network problems.  However, it's strange there should be an outage of 3 days so far.  Any thoughts?

46 minutes ago, tonray said:

 

That's a weedkiller for paddy fields.  It kills grass.

See, for example, https://www.upl-ltd.com/in/crop-protection/herbicide/saathi

7 hours ago, tonray said:

get a good conbination fertilizer/selective weed killer ... Most larger garden centers can provide...or even ask around at HomePro/ThaiWatsadu

I've tried several times to get a selective lawn weed killer in Thailand, but completely failed.  Perhaps you could name the brand that you get here?

ANW is the only investment trust (closed ended fund) listed on the London Stock Exchange investing exclusively in Thailand.  It's done pretty well over the years, and has avoided investing in the most blatantly corrupt companies in Thailand.  Unfortunately, it's now going to merge with another investment trust (AEMC), and the resultant merged trust is going to invest solely in China.  This is disappointing for investors, taking away one of the very few offshore options for investment in Thailand (and the onshore options are almost universally dire).

https://citywire.co.uk/investment-trust-insider/news/aberdeen-trusts-bid-to-form-china-trust-in-eye-of-storm/a1536728