Patong2021

Yes and maybe no. You are correct that a DB plan payout is set up based upon years of service and salary. However, some plans allow for adjustments of the payout. - Read your plan to see if the payouts are allowed to be adjusted by the plan financial performance. -Is your plan subject to cost of living adjustments that can go up and/or down? - Are you looking at your plan payout calculation in the same way every time you ask for a quote. i.e. at the same age every time.

Really? Who? A person who makes an intentionally false and misleading statement is termed a liar. If the statement is intended to inflict reputational harm, the term is a malicious liar.

Because countries like India, Brazil and China, and much of the African continent will not respect any sanctions. It would be best to enforce the existing sanctions and restrictions. Stop the money laundering in Monaco, Lichtenstein and the financial shenanigans in Belgium, UK, and Switzerland. Turkiye has to stop playing both sides. The Russian oligarchs are still having fun in the sun. China, Iran and North Korea supply Russia easily. Make it harder to do that first.

Please. One alleged intercepted phone call is not a confirmation, The Ukraine has its own disinformation campaign too. Yes, Russian personnel are not having a good time, but spring has come in Ukraine and they are no longer cold and damp. They have a strong logistics chain now and there are redundancies. Russia has dug in for the long term.

Gives him an issue to plant his flag on. I have found that he is often alot of bluster and talk, and very little action.

No I did not forget. Transit arrivals are not processed as tourists unless they pass immigration. Let's look at the Vietnam data in more detail. Vietnam had 17.58 million foreign tourists in 2024. 2.5 million arrived by road, i.e. short time, and day trippers similar to the traffic from Malaysia into Thailand. Yes, visitors on average stay 11 nights in Vietnam while visitors to Thailand stay an average of 8 nights. However, Thailand still retains a much higher volume of "luxury" class visitors. Vietnam does not have the volume of resorts or hotels. It will one day, but just not now. Thailand is not keen on the backpacker segment and is priced accordingly. Vietnam is still cheap in some regions. Most of Vietnam's tourists are Asian and their "wants" are very very different from western tourists. The Asians want culture, food, shopping, sightseeing, some outdoor activity and do not sit on beaches. Westerners come for the beach, sun, and for many the sex tourism. In Thailand, higher end westerners come for golf and they are evident in Phuket and Hua Hin, but much of the foreign golf visitors are Asian, especially Japanese and Korean. Golf tourism is just starting in Vietnam.

The tip off is in the first sentence of the story which shows the man at the police station where his particulars would have been confirmed. A street brawl erupted in Soi 11, (Soi Honey), Pattaya Second Road, around 21:00 on 27 May, after an intoxicated American man reportedly became aggressive when he was unable to purchase an e-cigarette at a local cannabis shop named SWEET69.

And you know this because?????? The reports indicated that he was inebriated by alcohol. The devil's juice, Pattaya hooch, booze, giggle juice, liquid courage, firewater, liquid death etc.

I did not write that Thailand has overcome poverty, but there is no denying that Thailand is far more prosperous than 40 years ago when the sex trade defined the tourism sector. We see it with changes like; - Income per capita rose from US$740 in 1980 to US$7,770 in 2025 (estimated) - National poverty rate fell from 42.5 percent in 2000 to 6.3 percent in 2021 World Bank calculation - National Poverty rate fel from 34.1% in 1988 to 5.4% in 2022 UN calculation - Thailand has the 26th largest GDP in the world - Thailand is classified as an upper middle-income country Yes, there is still poverty, but not the widespread chronic, systemic poverty that forced young boys and girls into prostituting themselves to depraved sex tourists as was documented in the 1980's and earlier. Thailand's youth are better educated and have more opportunities than in previous years, and working a Pattaya bar, getting humped by some creepy stinky farang is not one of them.

Who is everyone? FTYI Thailand tourist arrivals 2024 - 35 million. Vietnam tourist arrivals -17.5 million.

Media is saying what the police said, a driving under the influence event. Another dope fiend at the wheel.

I suggest you spend more time reading and considering the information. Again you demonstrate bias. You present a reference that was based solely on a review of a small number of papers proposing Ivermectin use. It was not original clinical research. Some of it was unverified, non peer reviewed research. All of the information relied upon was prior to April 2021. You ignore the fact that subsequent clinical trials have proved the claims false and have shown that there is no benefit. For example one of the pivotal studies upon which the paper you cite relied upon has since been withdrawn. WITHDRAWN: Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin for Treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19 Pandemic Ahmed Elgazzar, Basma Hany, Shaimaa Abo Youssef, Mohy Hafez, Hany Moussa, and 1 more Research Square withdrew this preprint on 14 July 2021 due to verifiable concerns communicated directly to our staff. These concerns are now under formal investigation by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. Detailed information on the reasons for this withdrawal can be found here. (note updated 12 March, 2022) Another example of the data relied upon; Davey M. Huge Study Supporting Ivermectin as Covid Treatment Withdrawn over Ethical Concerns. The Guardian; 2021. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/16/huge-study-supporting-Ivermectin-as-covid-treatment-withdrawn-over-ethical-concerns. Accessed July 22, 2021. [Google Scholar] Some of the research looked at was rather negative. JAMA . 2021 Mar 4;325(14):1426–1435. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.3071 Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19 A Randomized Clinical Trial Conclusion and Relevance: Among adults with mild COVID-19, a 5-day course of ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve the time to resolution of symptoms. The findings do not support the use of ivermectin for treatment of mild COVID-19, although larger trials may be needed to understand the effects of ivermectin on other clinically relevant outcomes. You have selectively hunted for papers that support your personal view. The reality is that you cannot provide actual clinical trial results since 2023, or even 2022 that supports ongoing use of ivermectin. Now that the mechanism of infection and how it runs its course, is understood, the use of ivermectin becomes even more idiotic.

I bet if someone were to check the archives of the old Thai Visa Forum, they would fine similar campaign promises a decade ago.

Over several months before the announcement, the Canadian government had been warning people coming for the letters that a change was pending. The Facebook page for the embassy on Feb 16. , made the announcement of the April 1 change. it was not a sudden change. It is not a consular affairs department's fault if people do not stay up to date on regulations and procedures. As per the embassy; No Embassy is required by Thai law to provide an income affidavit for its citizens to use for Thai visa applications. The former issuance of the affidavit in lieu of actual income evidence has been a matter of informal practice rather than regulation. Because the Embassy of Canada has no means of confirming a Canadian citizen’s income, a notarized affidavit from the Embassy of Canada has never met the requirement to prove a minimum income level for a non-immigrant long-term stay visa. I expect that other governments will adopt the same position if they have not done so yet, so people are forewarned to be prepared.

It does. Thailand's prosperity has reduced the need of impoverished Thais to work as street level prostitutes. That's the bottom of the tier in the sex trade.

It allows the resident bigots to have fun. Besides, many Thais call everyone from Africa "Nigeria".

Not a major supermarket. They operate on POS technology that maintains inventory and does the additions at the cash. How do you propose the cashier process a 50 item order at checkout? An abacus? longhand sums? The backup generators at supermarkets, if they are available, are intended to cover critical refrigeration and freezers and not much else. 7-11s, Little C's , Tops would most likely close. Small shops might operate subject to long lines.

Less chance. However, there is one caveat, The information release was a reflection of the local police service. Let's say it happens elsewhere, like Luton, perhaps there will be pressure to slowly release the information. Let's just hope this isn't put to the test. We can do without more senseless murders.

The police are trying not to repeat the same mistakes of previous incidents. A clear and honest declaration reduces the likelihood of false information spreading. They can't do anything right for you it seems.

The Canadian method is fair. The key is that the Canadian Pension (or Quebec pension) plans are not involved, although they are treated as general income and subject to income tax on the sliding scale. At the highest income tax level, (depending on region), people still keep approx. 50% of their pension income. Canada Old Age Security, like that of many European countries is intended to assist old people of limited financial means, which is why it is subject to income thresholds. I am not a fan of looking at a person's assets, because it punishes people for being responsible and saving. it rewards not saving, and the sacrifice that often goes along with it. The US change to increase the deduction for residential mortgage payments is the worst move. It encourages people to take on more debt. Too many deductions and loopholes. It would be best for everyone to reduce deductions and to adjust the tax rate accordingly.

The man engaged in a criminal activity. Soliciting a prostitute is a crime. If the prostitute was a minor, it is also a crime. The man was engaged in an unlawful activity and is asking the police to intervene. For all we know, he may have tried to renege on payment. I would not be surprised if he had tried to cheat the prostitute. The type of person who uses the services of a transgender street hooker can not be mistaken for someone decent.

No. Blaming "Biden's America" for the use of a term that has been around for 100+ years requires an intentional hate, or a really blatant ignorance. The term transwoman is anything but woke. It is an accurate description and was in use before the simple minded came along to label people. The prostitutes are neither ladies, nor boys. Trans is an accurate term because it indicates that a person is not a woman. The term Trans is derived from the term Transsexual as noted by pioneering medical doctor Magnus Hirschfeld in 1923. The man paid for his research and compassion ( and his jewish heritage) with his career as his German citizenship was revoked by the Nazi government He fled to France, where he died. His work was picked up by former US Army psychiatrist David Cauldwell who started using the term in formal medical journals and studies circa 1949 with his essay Psychopathia Transexualis to describe individuals whose sex assigned at birth was different from their gender identity. Dr. Cauldwell died deep in the heart of bible thumping Texas. He was not woke.

You are confusing the use of drugs that were reviewed and tested with drugs that were promoted without any clinical evidence to support their use. You are relying on vested interest platforms and tiktok self appointed experts for your guidance. Covid 19 is an inflammatory disease. That is why Dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, was tried. Tt was shown to reduce deaths in patients with severe COVID-19 who were are hospitalized with low oxygen levels. It was not a miracle cure, but significantly helped when used with other treatment.. The drug was low cost, proven safe and had been on the market for years. The use of the drug was tested without bias and proved far more beneficial than ivermectin. The 2020 studies that promoted ivermectin were misinterpreted by the general public. In the cases where there was a positive outcome, the interpretation did not take into account normal recovery nor the impact of other therapies. The fact is that since the end of the Covid 19 crisis, there have been no clinical studies, no evidence to support the benefit of the drugs use. For example, research led by the University of Oxford has concluded that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin does not provide clinically meaningful benefits for treating COVID-19 in a largely vaccinated population. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445324000641 Multiple studies have the same conclusion. There was no conspiracy of silence. The conspiracy promoters attach a suppression conspiracy to the use of ivermectin, claiming "Big pharma wanted to block a low cost drug", but ignore the fact that dexamethasone, was of low cost and was actually effective, and was not blocked. You reference Raoult and his use of hydroxychloroquine. Yet, you do not acknowledge that his claims were shown to be FALSE and unsupported. His 2020 paper in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (IJAA), claimed that treatment with hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, reduced virus levels in samples from COVID-19 patients, and that the drug was even more effective if used alongside the antibiotic azithromycin. The paper claiming the drugs benefits was retracted. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) journals that published the papers announced they were retracting all six of his papers, along with a seventh by Raoult’s colleagues on the basis of methodology failures, breaches of ethics and lack of verified evidence. Further investigation, demonstrated systemic research breaches for 15 years. The man was a sham and he destroyed the reputation of the research institute where he worked. Not once have I ever seen any of the Covid19 conspiracy promoters acknowledge this. The Covid conspiracy promoters latched on to the studies and still cite them as evidence of a miracle treatment. They ignore facts like the initial paper only used a sample size of 36 patients and had an unusually short peer-review time: The paper was submitted on 16 March 2020 and published 4 days later. Elisabeth Bik exposed the manipulation of data when she discovered that six patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine had been dropped from the study—one of whom had died, and three of whom had transferred to intensive care—which would have shown that the drug was not effective as claimed. The study in effect presented people who would have recovered without the drug as having benefited from the drug. Larger, more rigorous trials carried out later in 2020 showed hydroxychloroquine did not benefit COVID-19 patients. The problem that many cultures continually face is that people are conditioned to expect a quick solution, an immediate gratification. People tend to embrace simplistic solutions when they are overwhelmed by a complex problem that they cannot manage. Have an illness, take a pill. Reproduce at an older age after a life of exposure to toxins and have a damaged child, blame vaccines, Experience a catastrophic flood, and it's because of cloud seeding etc.

the mules know what they are doing. They think it is easy luchre. Warnings won't work. A few examples need to be made to serve as a deterrent.

The accused is 28 years old and his website is sketchy. His Linked In account is all over the place He has quite the imagination. His listed job is that of CEO of Atlas Light Co. https://www.imladrisai.com/team-and-independent-advisory Interestingly enough he claims multiple relationships with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel Latvia, Lithuania, and others. None of his posted information is anti american or anti Trump. Curiouser and curiouser. I have a hunch he is a few cards short of a full deck.