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The following Nato countries already have borders with Russia Norway, Finland,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania and Poland

Bizarre that anyone would consider buying from a seller that has no ratings for the product and no seller ratings

And as we all know, Moto has said goodbye and stopped marketing in Thailand for quite some time now. Anyone who wants to experience a Motorola phone will have to go back to relying on second-hand shops like before. https://droidsans.com/motorola-edge-50-ultra-edge-50-fusion-specs/ You may need to take a trip to Malaysia to get one

I used the ctek MXS 5.0 i have the extension cables so the battery is permanently wired and I just use the extension cables to extend the cable by 2.0 metres In the UK I used this one AA Car Battery Solar Charger which was brilliant as it had the option to be powered via the cigarette lighter socket ( not always on ) or the OBD2 socket which is always on I looked everywhere but couldn't find similar AA Car Battery Solar Charger I would sometimes leave my car parked for up to 100 days and normally the security alarm system would drain the battery over a long period of time 3 weeks or more

European forces would struggle to guarantee Ukraine peace without US backing At an emergency meeting in Paris on Monday, European leaders remained split on the idea of deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine, a plan some European nations had started discussing last year at France's initiative. Such a force would raise the risk of a direct confrontation with Russia and stretch European militaries, whose arms stocks have been depleted by donations to Ukraine and who are used to relying heavily on U.S. support for major missions. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-forces-would-struggle-guarantee-ukraine-peace-without-us-backing-2025-02-18/ If Europe has been planning for years life without the USA it appears they haven't got pass the planning/talking stage yet As for Nato every member has a veto remember Turkey vetoed Finland and Sweden nato membership

US President Donald Trump has stated that Ukraine would keep receiving American weapons but expressed hope that these deliveries would not be as large, given his desire to end the war. Details: When asked whether he planned to send more weapons to Ukraine if there is no peace, Trump said that the US aimed not to send many weapons but to end the war. Quote from Trump: "The answer is yes. But hopefully we won't have to send much [weapons – ed.] because I'm looking forward to getting it done quickly." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-said-ukraine-continue-receiving-173713431.html Sounds like no major shipments of weapons

This article states that the UK doesn't have the numbers they would struggle providing 10,000 "I mean, if we were to deploy 10,000 troops, each rotation for six months, that would effectively tie up 30,000 or 40,000 troops and we just haven't got that number available. As of October 2024, there were 74,612 members of the UK's regular Army forces (excluding Gurkhas and volunteers), according to the latest Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czep44jn9jyo The only way of getting anything close to 100,000 troops would be to bring in conscription but how many people would be signing up opposed to leaving the country is anyone's guess

According to this article the EU funded Russia 22 Billion euros in 2024 EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

You might get a visit from the police if you criticize your local Labour politicians online Grandmother spoken to by police after criticising Labour politicians online Helen Jones left ‘scared’ after visit from two officers over Facebook posts A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: ‘We spoke to the woman for six minutes to advise she was the subject of a complaint of harassment and to answer any questions she may have. “No further action is necessary as no crime has been committed. We are under a duty to inform her that she is the subject of a complaint. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/23/grandmother-spoken-police-criticising-labour-mp-online/

In Thailand I suspect that BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi are not classified as mass market in Thailand more your niche market The survey also excluded The study covered 12 car brands, excluding Changan Deepal and GAC Aion due to small or insufficient sample sizes. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2968321/drivers-satisfied-with-after-sales-service

Drivers satisfied with after-sales service Toyota remains the highest-ranked brand, gaining six points from last year, while Ford (+11 points) and Nissan (+23 points) saw the largest improvements, attributed to enhanced communication and cost transparency. GWM (895 points) solidified its position among top-performing brands, benefiting from better service accessibility and competitive pricing. The challenges for Chinese car companies are in parts availability, warranty clarity and post-service engagement https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2968321/drivers-satisfied-with-after-sales-service GWM comes 3rd in the list of 12 brands and is 1st for EV brands

I always put in carry on luggage as most electric toothbrushes contains lithium-ion batteries I always use the plastic storage case that came with the toothbrush space for toothbrush and 2 spare heads It might attract security attention if it was in luggage without storage case

Long away to go before ice cars are phased out 2024 Car output dropped to 1.47 million units from 1.83 million in 2023. Production on a year-on-year basis contracted for the 17th successive month in December, falling 17.4% to 104,878 units, the FTI said. 2025 This year, car production is projected at 1.5 million units, of which 1 million will be for export and the rest for the local market, the federation said. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2949236/thailand-car-production-down-20-in-2024 The government has a policy that by 2030, 30% of all vehicles manufactured in Thailand will be electric.

Buying Russian oil and gas in 2024 doesn't seem to be an issue for the EU EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

TM6 was still required at some borders in 2023 and 2024 I was in Laos September 2023 which required a completed TM6 form The government has suspended the requirement for foreigners who enter Thailand by land or sea to fill out TM 6 immigration forms from April 15 until Oct 15. The cabinet approved the suspension on April 9 in response to a proposal by Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Friday. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2775361/tm-6-forms-suspended-for-land-and-sea-arrivals

TM6 forms were required at land borders until they were suspended from 15th April 2024 https://miceoss.tceb.or.th/en/thailand-exempts-the-completion-of-the-t-m-6-form-en/

Bangkok, 17 October 2024 – Thailand has extended the suspension of the requirement to fill out the ‘To Mo 6’ (TM6) immigration form for foreign travellers entering and exiting Thailand at 16 land and sea checkpoints until 30 April 2025. The TM6 form is the arrival/departure card, which foreigners are required to fill out with their passport information and other personal and travel information when entering or leaving Thailand. The form was permanently cancelled for foreign travellers arriving by air since July 2022. https://www.tatnews.org/2024/10/thailand-suspends-filing-of-tm6-immigration-form-for-land-and-sea-arrivals/

The other advantage of the MDAC system hopefully they will replicate with TDAC is Key points about MDAC and passport stamps: Digital system: When you fill out an MDAC online before arriving in Malaysia, your entry details are stored digitally, eliminating the need for a physical stamp in your passport. No entry or exit stamps so no worries if your passport pages are nearly full

Malaysia has a similar digital arrival card (MDAC) for all visitors With the Malaysian MDAC system once your request has been approved you can check so see if your eligible to use the egates so no more queues at immigration desks For TDAC Benefits of the TDAC System: For tourists: Convenience of submitting information in advance, saving time at the airport Faster immigration processing and reduced wait times Enhanced security and accuracy of personal information https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40045807

At the moment the BYD sealion seems to a very popular model if you can get one Number of posters on the BYD facebook groups have posted they have cancelled their December 2024 reservations due to No delivery date after being advised delivery dates of between end of January / February 2025 https://www.facebook.com/groups/bydthailand

Set yourself a budget and see what vehicles are available within than range, you could divided it in 2 groups B800K and below B800k and above There is a motor show in Bangkok March 26 to Sunday, April 6, 2025. Once you have a shortlist check out the facebook groups For some brands spare parts seem to be an issue For some brands there appears to be an issue with some dealers where they are stating they have no money to order spare sparts as they are waiting for outstanding payments from the importer for previous sales

The statista figures include Data includes BEV passenger cars, motorcycles, buses, three-wheelers, trucks, and tractors. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282939/thailand-number-of-newly-registered-battery-electric-vehicles/ Electric car sales3/ increased from 20,000 units in 2022 to nearly 90,000 units in 2023, reaching more than 20% sales share (Figure 5). New subsidies and government financial incentives for end users have played significant roles. In 2023, Chinese companies accounted for 82% of the BEVs sale , and they could become more prominent given that BYD plans to start operations in 2024. The most popular EVs in Thailand are also BYD. https://www.krungsri.com/en/research/research-intelligence/evs-in-asean-2024 Autolife published registration figures for 2023 here Total number of BEV cars registered was 76,314 https://autolifethailand.tv/register-ev-bev-thailand-dec-2023/ Those figures don't include cars registered by 31st January 2024 which was the closing date for cars that were purchased by 31st December 2023 which benefited from the B150,000 subsidy so if we take 76,314 registrations for 2023 and add 13,653 registrations for January 2024 Total EV car sales for 2023 was 89,967 for 2024 total number of EV car registrations was 70,137 but for sales number we need to exclude January 2024 registration figires of 13,,653 which brings total down to 56,484 but we then add January 2025 EV car registration figures of 12,376 which include all EV car sales sold before 31st December 2024 which benefited from the B100,000 susbidy which ended 31st December 2024 total number of EV car sales in 2024 was 68,860 https://autolifethailand.tv/total-ev-bev-register-2024-thailand/ https://autolifethailand.tv/ev-register-jan-2025-thailand/ Total number of EV car sales 2023 89,967 Total number of EV car sales 2024 68,860 Year on Year sales figures for 2024 was a decrease of EV car sales by 23.46% compared to 2023 For 2025 subsidy is B50,000 for cars and B100,000 of EV pickup's built in Thailand

As of April 2022 the number of pensioners affected is around 492,000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_state_pension#:~:text Unfrozen pension is never going to happen under current Labour Government Can you imagine someone suggesting to Starmer that he should implement a policy that Corbyn had in his 2019 manifesto

For anyone that goes down the LPA route please be aware that the Office of the Public Guardian that issues the LPA documents doesn't provide replacements These LPA documents should be treated the same way as you would treat property deeds The LPA documents that you received from the Office of the Public Guardian should have a perforated section at the end of the document Solictors can provided certificated copies for a fee ( where they sign each page with their stamp to confirm that page is the same as original) If anyone requires sight of the relevant LPA provide them with a certificated copies which they will copy and return to you they wouldn't accept a non- certificated copies There was a case in the UK a few years ago where someone didn't have any certificated copies when into the bank with the master perforated LPA for the bank to take a copy unfortunately the bank took a copy and then handed back the customer the copy and kept the perforated LPA for themselves which they manage to lose later in a office relocation end result was LPA were null and void as no master copy and no certificated copy

Good News Now if he agrees he should make his niece lasting power of attorney for health and welfare and a seperate LPA for property and financial affairs its takes about 3 months from the date that the dcuments are submitted The LPA can be completed by his niece the website has a step by step guide Cost is £82 per LPA so for 2 LPA cost is £164 Solictors and Banks offer this type of service but at a much higher cost a friend did it through a bank for his mother and the cost was £600 8 years ago Make, register or end a lasting power of attorney https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney With LPA the niece can represent her uncle in any transaction with the only exemption that LPA are not permitted to create or change wills for the person they represent so he should consider making a will if he hasn't done so before his mental health deteriorates further