SportRider

120km for motorways is perfectly fine and very common.

On 12/26/2023 at 3:12 AM, Old Croc said:

Collectively, the top five plastic waste dumpers throw an astonishing 314 million kg of plastic into the ocean per year. So who are the top 10?

10. United Kingdom – 703 thousand kg of plastic
9. Japan – 1.8 million kg of plastic
8. United States – 2.4 million kg of plastic
7. Egypt – 2.5 million kg of plastic
6. Mexico – 3.5 million kg of plastic
5. Thailand – 22.8 million kg of plastic
4. Brazil – 38 million kg of plastic
3. Indonesia – 56.3 million kg of plastic
2. China – 70.7 million kg of plastic
1. India – 126.5 million kg of plastic

Thankyou. Source please?

This would seem to rank Thailand number one, in per capita terms.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Why is this considered news, and why is it considered bad news, and why is the biggest joke involved?

 

It just sounds like Chinese men looking for Thai women, people from all over the world look for Thai women. Are Chinese men worse than others? What's the issue here, I thought that Thailand was supposedly in love with China? 

Agreed, the article is very light on explaining why senior plod needs to get involved. 

On 12/25/2023 at 4:05 AM, ezzra said:

Very soon I'll need to convert and T/T to Oz a very large sums of THB to AUD, the rate i get from my bank at the moment is an

abysmal one: 24.056 THB to 1 AUD, ( btw, converting the other way around will only get you 22 THB to 1 AUD, someone is making a killing here)

handling cash with places like super rich not feasible as the amount is too large to carry around,

which financial institution can give me a better rate?

I use a UK regulated currency broker for all major transactions...  You send them one currency and they send onwards the desired currency.  You can book the rate online or by phone (you get an assigned broker).  Excellent excellent rates I've saved thousands over the years.

Let me know if this is the kind of thing you're interested in, I'll pm you info.

On 12/24/2023 at 3:02 AM, jaideedave said:

Thai little place has been there for decades. I recall it being in the same spot in the early 90,s. It's got legs.

Same.  Have sat there for more than two decades while the missus pops into Mike's.   Wait...err.. you know what i mean!

Maybe Thank Bar on Soi Buakow, towards the market end on right side after jn with Soi 15.

Cheap beer. Unobtrusive music. Good seats looking out onto the road.

Excellent food on site.

The language of the article is quite well written with an evocative vocabulary...

AI?

On 12/20/2023 at 5:19 AM, Woof999 said:

Google Lens app > translation > just point camera at document and read it. Simples.

This

On 12/18/2023 at 4:21 AM, Prubangboy said:

After a few days, you're prob past the phase where antibiotics would help. Drink electrolytes and sleep a lot.

 

Tell us about the curry. In England, I had the super-hot Phaal Curry. Def. a colon blaster. Invented in Bradford, I think.

 

 

I love Prawn Phaal...  Used to get it in an 'Indian' restaurant in Reading UK, run by Nepalese. Mmmmm

Try the Brave browser for laptop and mobile.. it's supposed to be very secure.

(Incidentally it blocks ad popups too, seamlessly, ahem.)

12 hours ago, Chris Daley said:

Thailand still struggling with basic illnesses.  Probably die of piles in this country.

There is no (common) vaccine for dengue, and four different types so immunity isn't guaranteed even if you already had it.  

Dengue occurs even in developed cities like Singapore.  

I got it in KL a few years ago, it's not fun.

5 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

The exchange rate does not help. This Country is expensive to holiday in now compared to several years ago. I am not an economist so can someone please explain how the loss of millions upon millions of foreign money coming into the Country from international tourists, ( Once a large part of GDP), can be made up by locals who are only circulating money already here?

Domestic consumer spending is a significant part of GDP in every country.  For example, in USA it's about 70%.

Why are the rails on Thai balconies so low?

Pretty much every one I see the rail is well below my hip centre of gravity - so easy to tip over if unsteady on your feet for any reason...

The comments are a revelation... I never knew Brits had this reputation in some places... Never been a whinger myself and know very very few who are.  But from a sample of those I know, they come from various nationalities - UK, France, Sweden, Greece, .. 

5 minutes ago, SportRider said:

Here's an idea...

 

The UAE has a DTA with Thailand.  If you are economically active you could use a UAE company to pay yourself income.  Taxed - at 0% in UAE.

Then legit bring funds to Thailand as tax-paid.

 

 

 

Another option possibly is to use the foreign company to pay you returnable 'loans' that dont count as income.

Here's an idea...

The UAE has a DTA with Thailand.  If you are economically active you could use a UAE company to pay yourself income.  Taxed - at 0% in UAE.

Then legit bring funds to Thailand as tax-paid.

You get YouTube Music with Premium, meaning uninterrupted toons, saving to your device, and good algorithms for discovery of new stuff.   Love it.

Don't worry about travelling with all your Vitamins and supplements.. I always do.

Many responses to the OP offer opinions on vitamins rather than helpfully addressing the question... 🤔

10 hours ago, Maybole said:

Malt Whisky

This

I have a Withings Scanwatch Horizon which does pulse, activity tracking, sleep tracking, breathing disturbances during sleep, oxygen saturation, ECG, atrial firbrillation warning ...  not BP though - not sure there is anything reliable for that yet.

All measurements from the Withings are medically certified.

It actually looks like a nice watch too.

Learn how to set default programs in Windows.

Switch to Brave browser. (Incidentally the mobile version blocks ads on sites like this one.)

Run a Windows cleaner like CCleaner to get rid of junk and speed up yr PC.