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School Appeals for Compassion and Privacy for Siam Paragon Mall Shooter
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Several years ago, while working at a Thai university, staff brought me a pistol a student had carried to campus. I took away the gun and contacted the administration, which told me I had to give him back his gun because it was his property. -
More details on Thai taxation of overseas income
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
That does sound as if the people this tax revision most likely hurts are the "quality retirees" Thailand claimed it wanted so much. Elite and LTR sound like they could be put on the rack for this. The small end guys not so much--just the new people bringing in their 800K for retirement extensions who it seems will have that taxed. And then they'll need to top off what was taxed to get back to the 800K. But then the top off will be taxed too. It's like going into a store in the USA where you need to calculate the sales tax before you buy an item and make sure you have enough money. -
Gunshot-Like Sounds Reported at Bangkok’s Shopping Mall
John Drake replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
CNN reported that one of those killed was a Chinese citizen. I can see the travel bookings from china being cancelled already. -
Senator Porntip asked to leave restaurant in Iceland
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
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What I'm gathering from this is that, for the US at least, the small guys getting only social security and maybe an annuity will not have much, if any, of a problem. It's the big spenders at the high end that are going to be put on the rack. Weren't those people the high quality Thailand claimed it was wanting most of all. Did this place just turn into one giant roach motel for the wealthy?
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Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings
John Drake replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Essentially, the Immigration Act of 1924 did so, drastically curtailing all immigration into the US. during the intervening 60 years. During this time, the US achieved a cohesive culture and became the wealthiest country on the planet, a situation that has since reversed into an open border, mountainous debt, and global entanglements in far off wars, each of which was lost one after the other. -
Can't imagine Foodland or Gourmet Market ever letting dogs even get near their entrances. Foodland always tries to be on top of things and is my number one choice. GM comes in second. The FL is just 3.5km away and the GM is a little over 1km away. Were the distances reversed, I would never go to GM.
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That's what the Lotus hypermarket I go to does. It takes frozen meat and puts it in metal pans on the aisle open to the air. At least the nearest Lotus Go Fresh has a glass lid over their's. Can say that Foodland apparently does much better. Meat is always behind a glass covered counter and when I buy chicken they usually open up a sealed package before they bag it.
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My Lotus has the chicken and other meat uncovered, laying out where you pick it up with tongs to put in a plastic bag. I'm not going to buy something that may have been licked, bit, chewed, or slobbered on by some stinky hound.
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A new era declared in Thai-Cambodian relationship
John Drake replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Cambodia is a one party dictatorship mostly under Chinese control where its people don't even have the right to hold property or residence in Chinese "territory." Is that where Thailand is going?