Where I lived up in the rural north, 2 local recycling depots in town used to take them and pay 100 baht for each one. They were then recharged and sold along with other useable car parts to the local folk.
As here in India (but not free being Thailand) ??????
https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/in-pics-the-lifeline-express-indias-only-and-worlds-first-hospital-train-provides-free-treatment-1429137
With respect, I beg to differ. Just a few days ago:
"President Vladimir Putin on Monday (26 September) granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden"
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/putin-grants-edward-snowden-russian-citizenship/
Maybe he will be called up to fight in Ukraine????
For reference:
ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication ........
............ The company has faced criticism in the United States, India, and Sweden over ties to the Chinese government that could enable surveillance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE
And very much so! All the comments from us ex-pats, whether in favor of, or disliking are irrelevant. For me, having lived up north for twenty years as a country bumpkin, my support is for:-
Yes indeed, and many Thai "hi-so's" became very poor.
https://www.123rf.com/photo_50486462_old-buildings-in-center-of-bangkok-thailand-result-from-asian-financial-crisis-in-1997.html