In the jungle

This guy is not a "Border Force Chief". More likely a Chief Immigration Officer which is junior management level. I cannot envisage why he, or anyone else in Border Force, would wish to stop an asylum claimant returning to their home country. Such a trip to their home country would surely be grounds for refusing entry if they were to return by legal means. If they were to return by illegal means such as on a small boat or by clandestine entry the fact they made a trip back to their home country would undermine any renewed claim for asylum.

"Support EVs, which USA isn't known for producing" Erm, Tesla?

That does not demonstrate it is a good idea. It simply means Nio have implemented it at some scale. Have you looked at Nio's financial position?

Thai insurance companies have a track record for huge mistakes in judging the risks they are assuming. I suspect that is why EV insurance is so much cheaper here than in Europe and the USA.

I am pretty sceptical about the idea of battery swapping. EV batteries can weigh hundreds of kilos but, as well as the complications that are inherent in that, battery swapping means repeatedly making and breaking electrical contacts that carry a lot of electrical current. That latter point is IMO a bad idea. EVs seem to be moving to a form where the battery is a major structural component of the car. I think there are good reasons for that but repeatedly removing such a structural element on anything other than a dimensionally accurate jig would make no sense.

I wouldn't bother with Carbon Fibre. Fine if you are Marc Marquez or Lewis Hamilton but they get theirs for free. I use an Arai mostly because I find them very comfortable. Construction is mostly fibreglass with some kevlar.

The 100 kWh battery monthly rental charge in China is more than five times what I spend on petrol in a month. Then you have to pay more to charge it.

One2car is a useful yardstick but they are probably all Bangkok dealer prices. On a private sale I would say ask at the bottom of the One2car range and be happy if you get 50K less. So advertise at 700K, or rather 699K, 695K or whatever and be happy if you get 50K less. Of course location matters and if the car is Hat Yai or Mukdahan there will be a smaller pool of potential buyers than Bangkok so it may take time.

Read what I said again. "The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green"

The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green but the taxi driver almost certainly ran a red light. I have learned to look both ways when the light turns green because jumping red lights is very common here.

They have put a huge number of Muslims in concentration camps. Other muslims endure slave labour and forced sterilisation.

A minor typo Bob. Yes you probably can get an STI for 500.

Is this three wheel thing legal on the roads in Thailand? I assume not. That said I suspect the driver of the truck bears a significant part of the blame for the child's death.

As with car paint mixing systems where the process is similar, ultimately how good the match is is down to the eye of the person mixing the paint. Some are better than others. My wife, or rather her workers, do not paint houses. Generally they are working on much larger buildings and structures. Right now they are working on an EGAT power station. Often large corporate customers have corporate colours and will provide the paint formula and specify the supplier it is to be sourced from.

Erm, it's PO328.

My wife runs a paint business. They can do whatever colour you like. The paint formulation is done by a computer controlled machine. The base paint is generally white and then they add colours (or tints as they tend to call them) using the computer which delivers precise quantities of the tint. They can work from a sample or, alternatively, they will have a huge number of formulations in the computer which they can work from. If you have a large job to do make sure to mix all the paint at the same time to ensure colour consistency.

At this price point I would not bother with secondhand. Another point in favour of buying new is that the paperwork is much simpler.

A secondhand Porsche with a 12-18 months waiting list for a new car is hardly a typical EV. It is unreasonable to imply that the depreciation you experienced on that is what you can expect with a more mainstream EV.

Your girlfriend will gain weight when she hits puberty.

"Service is not available at the moment. Please try again later."

Your experience at Ranong pier was broadly the same as mine. I have used Andaman Club many times over the years without problems. Ranong is about 120km from my home so going there is an easy day trip for me.

So you go through this expensive process to get a yellow book and then they ask you for another document that you cannot provide.

They don't have to justify the price.

I am travelling within Thailand next week. To the airport to fly to Vietnam for a holiday.

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