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Burma Bill

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  1. Bangkok - THE HUB of falling concrete pieces from buildings, overhead roads and railways?? IMO citizens need to wear safety helmets instead of face masks - or both (taking air pollution into account)!
  2. Yes indeed. Very similar. Hun Sen's The Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) Former PM Hun Sen New PM - his son Hun Manet. Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party (PTP) Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra New PM - his daughter P. Shinawatra.
  3. It "beggars belief"!!
  4. Back to extrajudicial killings in the border areas of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces with Burma? Ya ba "mules' beware! Personally, I support such action. No further comment from me.
  5. I just completed this quiz. My Score 70/100 My Time 223 seconds  
  6. I just completed this quiz. My Score 40/100 My Time 210 seconds  
  7. What is all the fuss about? It was a "red light" area!!
  8. Personally, I hate the stuff. IMO should be named "Pad Krapao"!
  9. I wonder what "smash hit" song was being sung??
  10. Very sad, but oh so common, especially in rural Thailand! Where I used to live, these school buses even had students sat on the roof.
  11. An appalling statement to make regarding an 85 year old disabled man!
  12. Not as common as Muhammed (reference google): Muhammad has become the most popular baby name for boys in England and Wales for the first time, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The name has been among the top 10 names for baby boys since 2016, but has now overtaken the previous favourite, Noah.4 days ago
  13. Personally, I have never seen a Thai rice planting machine but a Thai rice combine harvester - "yes" on many ocassions in rural khon Kaen Province:- A rice planting machine (which I have never seen)
  14. A briefs encounter by the Police?
  15. yes indeed. Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases. Please credit and share this article with others using this link: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2916442/syrias-assad-is-in-moscow-after-deal-on-military-bases-says-russian-state-media. View our policies at http://goo.gl/9HgTd and http://goo.gl/ou6Ip. © Bangkok Post PCL. All rights reserved.
  16. Regretfully "no"! This has been a common sight during my 20 years of living in rural areas of Lanna and Isaan (North Thailand)
  17. For me, CASH IS KING! On a few occasions, I use my bank VISA debit card. One of my pet hates is being held up in the queue at our MAKRO whilst problems with banking apps and QR codes on smartphones has to be resolved by a supervisor who has to be called. A right pain in the neck!
  18. Interesting - thanks. With respect, why then do the airport wheelchair staff wear the red "Air Asia" ribbons around their necks to display their ID cards? This was the case recently at Siem Reap Angkor Airport, and Chiang Mai Airport.
  19. Maybe he was an insulin dependent diabetic and suffered the start of a diabetic coma? Insulin has to be kept chilled in a refrigerator - but not frozen! I know from experience being a type 2 insulin dependent diabetic.
  20. I just completed this quiz. My Score 30/100 My Time 302 seconds  
  21. For me, it has been very interesting reading posters comments about Air Asia, but sadly most not complimentary leaving customers upset, angry and annoyed. Personally, in this region, Air Asia is my favourite airline and I have never had problems with the airline (pre and post Covid) since it started domestic and international routes to/from Thailand and Cambodia (where I now live). I have always been able to book the flights I selected using Air Asia's website on my personal computer which is linked to an Epson Printer to get the necessary confirmation documents for "check-in". As I have stated elsewhere, never any problems paying for my tickets, first cash at 7-11 in Thailand, now my Visa debit card in Cambodia. As the years have progressed, I now have mobility problems and Air Asia's free wheelchair service is second to none IMO. When booking my flights, I tick the "unable to walk long distance" box. Air Asia's travel insurance is not an option for me due to my age and disability so does not appear on my booking form. Last month (November) I travelled from Siem Reap to Chiang Mai and back. Throughout, Air Asia excelled itself with wheelchairs for me at all the airports SAI, DMK and CNX all handled by efficient and caring ground staff. Even the cabin crews were helpful in assisting me to my seat. At DMK the airplane from SAI landed out on the tarmac and passengers were bussed to International Arrivals, however for me a hydraulic food trolley container truck (stock photo below) was waiting to move me via the galley door. A wheelchair with handler was inside the container and having been lowered to ground level I was then driven to Arrivals to join the other passengers (a first in my lifetime). At CNX the wheelchair service took me from Domestic Arrivals through to International Arrivals to claim my baggage from the hold, then return to Domestic Arrivals and a taxi into which I was helped by the wheelchair handler - wonderful assistance! On both return flights, my seat number was the same, upgraded free of charge to 5A throughout, (red window seat at front with legroom). So, Air Asia THANK YOU! I know many of you will say "what a load of BS" but these are MY experiences with Air Asia and long may they continue. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
  22. Gives a new meaning to "off their trollies"
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