George Aylesham
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And change the 90 day report to 180 days - it'll halve the paperwork.
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Ouch! To be compared to Piers, that must hurt.
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Clearly not in the USA where 450 people a day are dying from Covid.
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Their premises, their rules.
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Indonesia has already decided to move its capital from Jakarta for this very reason. Saigon (HCMC), Manila and further afield, Shanghai, Tokyo, Taipei and Dhaka face similar fates in a foreseeable future. See the UN report 'Sinking Cities, Rising Seas' for more details.
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How True is "the smiles are fake"?
George Aylesham replied to Brian Nose's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
No more or less so than the USA's universal wish of "Have a nice day". Both are simple gestures of courtesy, and courtesy is one of the lubricants of society. -
Narathiwat’s Security Base Attacked
George Aylesham replied to snoop1130's topic in Southern Thailand News
Have a referendum but only in the three provinces. (Clear parallels with the Northern Ireland situation?) -
Yes but it was Britain which gave away the three southern provinces (Treaty of Bangkok, 1909) to Thailand. in fact Britain is pretty good at giving away other peoples territorities and the consequences are still being felt in for example, Palestine, (The Balfour delcaration 1917).
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Owners Warned Of Potential Unused Land Seizures
George Aylesham replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Many countries have laws relating to squatters rights too. -
No Problems from Cannabis Legalization: Health Minister
George Aylesham replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
According to the report 60 people suffered from 'acute side effects' of cannabis. But over the same period how many suffered from the acute side effects of alcohol - including shootings, road accidents etc? -
Lucky old you in Thailand with a young wife
George Aylesham replied to webfact's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
What a sensible, non-judgemental comment. Many older farang, often bruised by divorce or widowhood, are simply looking for a companion to to look after them in their old age and this does not exclude the development of genuine affection. Both sides accept the financial obligation to care for the wife after he is gone. -
Tragic - r.i.p. the young lady and peace to her family. But it shows the necessity of updating the local building standards and introduce higher balconies for the new generation of taller Thais.
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Selling 1 oz gold bar in Bkk?
George Aylesham replied to wjmark's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Actually four years back I got a fair price for some gold jewellery in a market gold shop in Chiang Mai - one piece of which wasn't even hall marked. (Fair price because I got a reliable jeweller to value the pieces for me first) -
Actually that's a pretty good idea - insurance invalidated by non-wearing of seatbelt (just as life insurance is invalidated by suicide)
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"land that's rightfully yours" - cart before the horse here; it was Chiang kai-chek who was pushed out of mainland China by the Communists, so in principle China belongs to Taiwan, not the other way round. Anyway sadly that puts paid to the holiday I was planning in Taipei unless the People's Republic gets over its silly tantrum quickly.
