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4 hours ago, stevenl said:

Having a Ukrainian name doesn't mean he is Ukrainian.

He was arrested at the airport, I would presume he had a swedish and/or Russian passport on him.

It is actually difference in spelling. In russian passport he must be Aleksandr, in Ukrainian passport it will be spelled Oleksandr.

If he immigrated to Sweden from Ukraine, his name in Swedish passport will be also Oleksandr. And yep, he can be ethnically russian, you never know. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_name

Олександр (Oleksandr [olekˈsɑnd(e)r] ^ⓘ), equivalent to Alexander, of Greek origin.

Still not fixed I guess.

10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I have no idea why this Thai liar who was a front desk clerk  was telling me BS

He said he had "bandits" demanding 20b at night some where in the suburbs of Bangkok and wasn't a safe area 

 

 

Some places may be not safe for locals because of teen gangs, they won't touch a foreigner, but can extort money from Thais.

Also, I wonder if it can be mitigated by split tunneling. VPN provider can push 0.0.0.0/0 route that can be affected by this attack. Or push split routes for all ranges with different netmask.

For example you can push 0.0.0.0/1 and 128.0.0.0/1 to client. Or do it for every range, like 1.0.0.0/8, 2.0.0.0/8, 3.0.0.0/8 and so on.

And if you are on Linux you can compile DHCP client that will ignore option 121 (like Android). I wonder if some clients allow to disable DHCP options already.

On 5/9/2024 at 6:14 AM, AreYouGerman said:

In short, it's basically you going in some public wifi or compromised wifi and you won't know that your traffic is not routed through your VPN as you are connected to your VPN and everything seems in order. Everything is affected except Android, at the time of writing.

 

"TunnelVision is a new VPN bypass technique that enables threat actors to spy on users’ traffic bypassing the VPN encapsulation."

 

More on:

https://securityaffairs.com/162894/hacking/tunnelvision-attack-vpn.html

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/many-top-vpn-apps-can-be-hacked-and-almost-totally-ruined-by-this-attack

 

 

 

 

It can be mitigated by one more device in chain. For example you can connect your phone to a public wifi, then share this connection to your laptop. So your phone will act as DHCP server, and VPN from your laptop will be safe. Or some wifi mobile router, that can connect to other wifi and share it to your devices.

On 5/9/2024 at 8:40 AM, BE88 said:

 

So that it works in Thailand for Pornhub I have no problems

It is banned on DNS level, so you just can change your DNS to public ones (8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1 for example). No VPN needed.

I'll gladly pay one time upgrade fee to get points, but for 50/75/100k thb/year I can pay for my insurance/checkup and transportation from/to airport by myself. So no, thank you TE.

I can understand why PM 2.5 and PM 10 is high, but where Ozone comes from?

2 hours ago, JimGant said:

Doubtful. There's no way they can parse a cash flow into Thailand, especially if its from a savings, checking, or credit union account -- to determine what's income and what's principal. The holdings in my savings account, from where my SWIFT, Wise and ATM transfers occur, has my after tax withholding direct deposits from my Air Force retirement; Social Security; and IRA RMD annual payment. Only my annual reinvested interest is not after tax payment (withholding). But, if we're going FIFO for my wire transfers, last year's interest shows up as taxed on my IRS 1040 tax return.

 

They can just tax everything, and do tax returns when you confirm that money is already taxed in another country (if that country have a treaty with Thailand).

So, for example, if I'm a foreigner who lives in Thailand on an Elite visa. In 2024 I'm planning to buy a house or apartment there. I will transfer money from my savings abroad. And they will tax me for 35%?

10 hours ago, Myran said:

Have Kasikorn started to issue virtual cards again? People haven't been able to apply for them for a couple of years, with constant promises from Kasikorn that they would "soon" be available again. 

Yep, but only in mobile app.

1 hour ago, theoldgit said:

But the virtual card can be problematic if the carrier wishes to see the card that was used for the booking when checking in.

 

Some carriers specifically exclude booking using virtual cards, probably only a few have this restriction, and then only hit and miss, but you do need to check

I was asked to show the virtual card once, showed it in the app. Registered to my flight without problems.

You can see the name attached to a card in the mobile application in the card details.
But the better option is to apply for a virtual card (in the same app). It is more secure because you can set separated limits for a virtual card and you can re-issue it at any moment if you feel that data is compromised. 

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20230623-118053/

But no one is asking about Chinese seafood safety...

There is another way: Encrypt drives with Bitlocker with a strong password (no need to save it obviously), format drives after that, and write some big files to them (you can use CrystalDiskMark with larger file sizes possible). Almost impossible to recover any data after that.

They may stamp your passport with "x days overstay on public holidays", that's what I got 5 years ago in the same situation. No other penalties tho.

It is simple: they open Visa or MC in Belarus and Kazakhstan (also Turkey and Georgia to a lesser extent) and then transfer money there.
Or, they open a Thai bank account and transfer money thru crypto or some agents. Or even SWIFT, most russian small banks still have SWIFT working.

Sunday roast @ Kai New Zealand Restaurant

4 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

Taiwan at this time of the year is cold and it rains almost ever day. Love the place and lived there for a few years, but its not really an Asian holiday destination, in my view. Its definitely worked and operates  for the residents rather than visitors.   

Been there in Dec-Jan 2018, not so cold as I remember, +12 - +16 (feels colder with humidity, but still good). Watched fireworks from Taipei 101 on NY night. Had only good memories of this country. I think Taiwan is one of the most underrated destinations for tourists in Asia.

You can go to Okinawa in Japan, it is around +20 all day, fresh seafood and plenty of places to visit.

Also Taiwan is an option (not sure about entry rules tho).

In Bangkok you need to complete the language testing to extend your ED visa, is it different in Pattaya? Or is this requirement no more needed?

I remember my friend (who was learning Thai at the moment) was asked basic questions in Thai by IO (after testing on paper), luckily for him, he attends classes and can answer in Thai.

In the itinerary they have it like this: "Additional Baggage Allowance: Max. 1 piece(s) weighing a total of 20kg"