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Lots of stories of the Myanmar army confiscating and redirecting humanitarian aid, intended for the earthquake victims, to the military. Why should any country help the Myanmar military? Smart move by USA.

Thailand needs to prepare for receiving all those goods, originally destined for USA, to start arriving here at fire sale prices. This will kill most manufacturers in Thailand. USA is on the lookout for "country of origin washing" so I hope some Thai doesn't get the idea of making a quick buck, by buying the Chinese products and relabeling them as made in Thailand. If Thai exporters get caught, Donald will be very unhappy with Thailand.

You are right. However Trumps tariff calculation is not looking at the absolute import tariff, its looking at the trade imbalance. Here is an example of Trump calculated the rates for each country. In this example, it's for China. This formula is used as a basis for setting tariff rates on specific countries. Using the Formula: Case Study of China To use the formula in context, let's take the U.S.-China bilateral trade relationship in 2024: U.S. exports to China: $143.5 billion U.S. imports from China: $438.9 billion Using the formula: (143.5 - 438.9) / 438.9 = -0.673 (or -67.3%) This result corresponds to a 67% tariff increase on Chinese imports, as indicated by the tariff percentage on a chart carried by Trump at the time of the announcement.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to update Toyota navigation system maps for a 2020 Hilux Revo? Since day 1, the maps didn't include changes in roadways in the last 3 years, around Pattaya and Bangkok. So now the maps are about 10 years old. I am aware of google maps but they don't work well with internet and even with internet, they show weird routes sometimes. I purchased a Garmin drivesmart 65 since there was a seller on Shoppe who claimed they had a Thailand map that worked in it. It worked sometimes but around Korat, Burriram etc. it certainly did not route correctly, always wanted me to go to Korat and then to my destination. Does anyone manually update their Toyota maps?

Maybe Trump's end objective is eliminate tariffs with all trading partners - Thailand should remove all tariffs for US goods and services and US will remove all tariffs for Thai goods and services.

Thailand charges 72% on imports from USA and now USA charges 36% on imports from Thailand. Taking into consideration services provided by USA to Thailand, this new tariff sounds reasonable as a starting point. If Thailand goes to "negotiate" maybe USA will boost the tariff all the way to 72%, exactly what Thailand charges. USA wants and will get reciprocal trade tariffs. USA is also watching currency manipulation so that trick won't work. Even if Thai companies try wiggling and setting up shop in nearby countries, some get even higher tariffs: Vietnam gets 46%, Cambodia 49%, Laos 48%. Malaysia is only 24%, Indonesia 32%.

BBC news reports 117 people are still missing at the high rise construction site. 5 people are confirmed dead.

I've started preparing my own meals at home. Restaurant meals seem to have very small protein portions. I love a nice thick juicy Australian grass fed strip loin steak, some mushroom and onion garnish, some vegetable and eggs for breakfast. Brings back memories eating at Denny's restaurant, steak and eggs for breakfast. Even started making my own pizzas since some of the shops in Pattaya have switched to processed mozzarella cheese and the cheese layer is too thin. Just can't find quality in restaurants for a decent price.

In Pattaya, try Oldies coffee roaster, also known as Jitphirom coffee. They roast beans on the premises and have a large variety of coffee beans. They supply many hotels in town. It's on google maps, search for "Jitphirom Coffee Roastery (Oldies)".

The other 41 out of 42 are are in prison or a labour camp or have already been executed or are somewhere else being re-educated/brain washed into Chinese communism propaganda.

There have been other groups of Uyghurs that have been transferred to China from Thailand, not just this one group. What happened to them? Forced disappearance - is this something Thai police are familiar with? Of course China will put on a good show for the visiting officials or justify the predictaments of the Uyghurs. Thais were 2 faced in the second world war. Thailand help Japan until it became evident that Japan was going to lose then they hooked-up with USA. Thais seem to be 2 faced now too - telling USA they are following US policy of freedom and democracy and telling China we the rich people of Thailand, are the dictators, just like in China and agree with your policy of persecuting Uyghurs. Thai politicians do anything to make themselves and their friends wealthier.

Try phoning 1323 open 24/7. Not sure if they have english counselors. See: https://findahelpline.com/countries/th In Thailand, you can call the Samaritans English language service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (02) 713–6791. But THIS IS A CALLBACK SERVICE. You get a call back from them within 24 hours.

Low gas will cause the evaporator to freeze.

They only sell Panasonic online not in the stores. The online store will not accept foreigner credit cards, only Thai credit cards or QR codes to bank accounts are accepted. They rejected my valid WISE Visa card for payment. I inquired why and above is the reason. Also went to 2 stores in Pattaya, and both told me they are dumping Panasonic ACs.

Although the salesman told me both hot and cold coils are copper, this new LG does not have a copper compressor coil. Looks like I might need 2 new coils in shortly after the 3 year warranty runs out.