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No doubt there's at least a dozen more illegal brothels in Khon Kaen, have they been raided and charged?

"...and growing discontent..." Should red 'growing extreme discontent' and the PM has no idea how to handle it and has now cancelled the 10,000Baht election promise and now travelling so too busy to fix the economy.

But trump insisted covid was fake.

I hope they have checked for the documents at mar a la go.

Safety of the installation people also needs big attention. In the photo I see a light rope with a simple knot and wound around another line. If this is to prevent the installation man from falling down seems to be very inadequate for the task.

Sat on the edge of the helicopter door frame (doors removed) and with feet on the landing skids during my time in the Vn conflict and carrying a rifle and ammunition and sometimes also a machine gun and linked ammunition belts, plus rations, water etc. There was some simple easy safety harness. As the helicopter was quickly getting lower and closer to the ground always a very strong concern that we would be fired on from ground level below. In a word 'terrifying'.

Hi Sheryl, Thanks for clarifying this. I have no doubt you have much more knowledge on this than I do. I'm aware of one western AseanNow member who had comprehensive health insurance with Manuxxxx (in fact he was a senior employee of Manuxxxx for 40 years (across 5 different countries, mostly in Asia) and continued his health cover (he paid) when he retired in Pattaya. Last 4 years in and out of hospital many times in Pattaya. Manuxxxx increased his premium annually and several time during each year but always after very long periods of hospitalization in ICU. And another westerner (from EU but lived in Pattaya for several decades), very very wealthy. His very long-term health insurer (famous big EU insurance company) renewed his policy when he turned 76 but advised him no further renewals, even at higher premiums. Early in the final year of his police he was hospitalized for 2 weeks. The company sent a bill for an additional 15% premium for the remainder of that year. As said above he had been with this health insurer for decades with a very small number of claims for small amounts, when they asked for 15% more he was very pissed off and said no and asked for a refund for the balance of the premium already paid for that final year. Ins. company refused. As said he's a very wealthy man, he employs full time: a maid, a cook, a driver, and an accountant. He asked his accountant to search around for a Thai hospital with a good reputation and charges not too expensive. A gov't. hospital at Sri Racha was selected, both the foreigner and his acct. went to the hospital and talked to a senior person and got a list of typical charges which weren't too bad, they asked if i was possible to pay an annual premium. Answer was no. But the hospital acct said 'I can join you as a member and make a note that any charges will not be at a cost any higher than Thai people. He joined. Now 81 years old, he's never been ill since the visit to the Sri Racha hospital.

Imagine your kids / family kids / neighbors kids starving and becoming just skin and bones when there's hundreds of aid giant trucks of food, medicines etc., parked a few km away.

If you keep using your international based health insurance at Bumrumgrad the insurance company will increase your premiums.

If it's a foreigner with PR the card says 'cheewit, meaning lifetime.

Is Benny Benjamin Netanyahu?

What do you mean 'gaza has been emptied'?

Depends on the branch. A few years back I went to to my K Bank branch at Big C Don Chan Chiang Ma, I had been issued a new passport. I tried to use my old passport number for something and it was rejected because the bank records showed the passport had expired. So I went to my bank to give them / show them my new passport number. The teller supervisor (excellent English) saw my pink card and instantly asked 'is this for Thai PR?' I confirmed it was. Bank supervisor then said 'the bank now prefers to record your Thai pink card number, not your passport number because the Thai id number is for lifetime so it can never expire and you will never have to update it, which means less computer transactions over a long period and no chance of rejection because the number has expired by date. . She then took my pink card read the Thai ID number to the teller who typed it immediately into the bank database. She also mentioned 'other banks are now doing the same thing.' Supervisor then returned the pink card and new passport to me.

Nice point. One can only hope trumps team has constructed some much better / more solid / more focused / more meaningful points to throw at putin. And it frightens putin / threaten putin of some long-term very severe consequences. But ...

OK but no detail of total time for the trip nor details of speed.

Are you a doctor?

Plenty on Thai social Media. My DIL says the case has had big following on sites like Pantip. Farang friends Thai wife asked the question 'were the 2 x 14 year old boy 'scorts' already well trained / practiced in what they needed to do to fulfill the arrangement?'

I can confirm the message just above. I took a farang friend to the Labour office ( Several years back I took a farang friend to the Thai Labour HO, ground floor, at Din Daeng. We were quickly greeted well in English. Two Labour officers listened carefully and asked questions to ensure they had a complete /clear understanding of the case. The case also related to resignation, the employer claimed that by Thai law nobody can resign without the written approval of the company CEO / owner. Both Labour officers confirmed, very clearly that this is not correct and is not Thai law. They mentioned 'employers can and will write many things into employment contracts but that doesn't mean it's binding; all clauses must totally follow Thai law. And this also means following internationally accepted human rights. The Labour officers sked us to go to a coffee shop and have a snack and come back in one hour and they would have a letter (in Thai and in English) to be presented to the employer. Before we moved away they checked they had 100% details of the company name, address etc., etc. We went back and the 2 officers quickly greeted us. They gave us the letter and it stated clearly the the company statements / actions were illegal. Also stated what would be legal. Also mentioned that if needed the Labour ministry would support legal action against the employer. Farang concerned (along with a Thai lawyer who he had contacted 1 week earlier but had done nothing) presented a copy of the letter, unfolded, no envelope to the secretary of the CEO and asked her to read it immediately and immediately give it to the CEO. (The Thai CEO, his secretary and the HR manager all spoke advanced English and Thai They also informed the secretary they would go immediately to the office of the HR manager and give him a copy of the letter. Within 15 minutes the CEO called the cell phone of the employee, asked if he was nearby which was confirmed and asked the employee to please come to his office as soon as convenient. Employee and his lawyer went immediately to the CEOs office. CEO mentioned immediately, I respect that you wish to resign and can I please have private meeting now to ask you for details of why you wish to resign but I confirm the reason does not change the fact that you have every right to resign, as long as you follow the 30 days notice clause. Meeting happened. Within another 5 minutes the secretary had given the CEO copies of a number of other instances where the HR manager had manufactured 'laws' which were not valid. In front of all present the CEO dismissed the HR manager. CEO told the secretary 'get the HR manager of xxx company (a sister company owned by the same CEO)here quickly. That happened and the employee involved was quickly given a letter saying 'your resignation is acknowledged and your last working day will be xx/xx/xxxx.

About 4 years back I presented a photocopy of an AirAsia domestic flight booking and my pink card at AirAsia check-in in Chiang Mai. Unpleasant check-in girl threw a fit and said 'foreigners cannot have cards like this and said she was calling the police. She didn't know her supervisor was standing behind her. Supv'r grabbed the card and said quickly "why would you call the police, this card is valid and legal and AA accepts it as ID". Check-in girl was shocked, but continued and asked me "did you steal this card?" Supervisor pushed her aside with some abuse and looked at me and said "I apologize, give me ten seconds and I'll give you your boarding pass. I got the boarding pass and the pink card and started to walk away. As I did the supv'r was giving the check-in girl a serious blast and a warning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got the Thai 13 digit ID number when I received Thai PR, some 28 years ago. This was at the Pattaya Amphur office when I received my PR book. About 8 years ago I went to the big Chiang Mai Amphur office, I presented my PR book, Tabien Baan book (*dark blue cover), RED police reg. book and passport. (*PR holders are entered in the standard dark blue Tabien Baan (TB) book, not a yellow TB book.) Very pleasant your man looked at my docs and said "Yes we can issue you the pink card, but at this office we issue many standard Thai ID cards every day then 10 or 20 minutes before closing time we change the cards in the card issuing machine to pink cards. So would be convenient for you to please come back later this afternoon? I agreed, went back, young officer gave me a big smile and a big wai and took me quickly to the photo area. Fifteen 5 minutes later I walked out with my pink card and with apologies for having to come back later in the day. All very pleasant.

"...I usually keep B500 on mine. ..." What card are you talking about?

It wouldn't matter because it would be stating something which is totally illegal. In all situations employees have every right, at law, to finish work on what ever date they wish, but with appropriate notice in advance unless there's an issue of violence or verbal / emotional abuse. An employer trying to force an employee to stay in a job would be a violation of that employees persons human rights, their absolute personal right to come and go as they wish.

Not a sad comment. Ever heard of free speech? The poster can say whatever he/she wants.

QUOTE: "They have a clause where my notice needs to be approved by them" They cannot say "must be approved by the", that would be illegal. A signed contract to kill someone for reward is not legal because killing people is illegal.

Keep in mind that Japan is a socialist country / society. Everybody is equal, everybody is the same level.