Etaoin Shrdlu

Just filled two twenty-liter jerrycans with diesel and topped up the tank this evening.

Not the CP group. The GP Group (G. Premjee). Ethnic Indian Thais.

Did the due diligence on the purchase of the property include checking to see if there was a lien in process on an officer's desk at the Land Department that had not yet been entered onto the chanote? I was once advised that checking with the relevant desks at the Land Department was necessary.

Permanent residents were not spared PayPal's closure of accounts owned by foreigners.

I wonder whether Wise will go the way of PayPal and restrict accounts to Thai citizens.

I think it is also mandatory upcountry for the taillight to be non-functional.

The foreign currency account is generally treated as an offshore account, even though it is held in a Thai bank. In order to transfer the funds to another country, the funds first need to be transferred into Thailand on paper, which means it gets converted into baht. It can then be converted into another currency for outward transmission. I think the BoT will only confirm this if it answers at all.

In order to be licensed to represent clients in court, a Thai lawyer needs to pass both written and oral exams. These exams are only given in the Thai language. This presents a high bar (pun intended) for anyone learning the Thai language as an adult. Very few foreigners working in the legal profession here manage this. I suspect that if Ben had passed these exams and been licensed in Thailand, he'd mention it in his videos.

Since April is a competing insurance broker, AOC will of course have reasons to want to move the business!

Has AOC provided a coverage comparison document that highlights differences in the two insurers' policies? Another thing to consider is whether you may have developed any medical conditions, diagnosed or undiagnosed, during the validity of the April-provided policies that would now be excluded by a Now Health policy going forward.

If you have the qualifications for PR, you basically have most of the qualifications for citizenship if married to a Thai. Why not go for the latter at this time?

I just want to correct one thing: a majority did not vote for Trump in 2024. The majority of voters chose someone else. Trump received approximately 49.8% of votes cast. He and his MAGA minions do not have the decisive mandate they claim.

Natural selection.

Yeah, he's trying to walk it back, but I don't think anyone is buying his "a staffer did it" nonsense.

The best way to determine if this is an issue is to read your policy. If you still have questions, discuss it with your insurance broker or with the insurer directly.

That's one of my staples as well, but I buy the 1.8 kg container. I checked the Big C website just now and all sizes of Yolida yoghurt are "available soon", meaning they have no stock. Must be something up.

That would likely be correct with respect to a medical insurance policy issued by a Thai insurer. Medical or travel insurance policies issued by a foreign insurer may cover things differently. You really need to read your policy to determine how coverage may apply.

Thai medical insurance policies shouldn't be affected by what a foreign government advises its citizens regarding travel to Thailand or within Thailand. Thai medical insurance policies will have exclusions relating to injury or illness caused by war or warlike conditions and terrorism or martial law. Read your policy to see exactly what it says.

I lived on Remsen Street in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

Williamsburg.

Non-citizens are eligible for Real ID licenses and state IDs, they just need to supply proof of lawful residence, not citizenship. Enhanced licenses and state IDs require citizenship, but only five states issue them. But requiring an ID that carries a fee is a form of poll tax. Here's an article that discusses this: https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/costs-to-vote-considered-modern-poll-taxes/#:~:text=Voters%20today%20may%20not%20be,ultimately%20come%20with%20price%20tags.

I turned in the old paper license for the current plastic one about eight or ten years ago. The paper one was deteriorating.

I have a lifetime driving license. They were the norm for Thais and PRs up until 2003 when the DLT stopped issuing them altogether.

Some banks have a policy of closing expatriates' accounts and some are fine with their accountholders living abroad. I think BoA is one of the latter, but not completely sure. Wells Fargo closed many if I recall correctly. I opened a new account at Chase in the US a few years ago using my Thai address as I have no US address to provide. Chase sent me checks by FedEx with my name and Thai address printed on them along with a debit card to me here in Bangkok. Then there's always the State Department Federal Credit Union that specifically caters to expatriates.

$40 million for the rights. And who held the rights for Amazon to purchase? How much of that went directly to her pocket? What, now, will Amazon expect in return for such largesse? On another note: A bit like Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst, but she's the wife, not the mistress, and he's not paying for it directly. Citizen Kane updated for the 21st century.