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The abuse of the visa system gives reason for the immigration department to change its regulations making them more onerous. Border runners play the system which inevitably results in visitors who respect the rules suffering additional regulations that would not be necessary if people respected the visa rules.

Good question. It has long been a source of problems for Thailand because many countries cannot share information due to Thailand's refusal/inability to respect confidentiality/privacy rules that apply in those countries. Thailand can access the following information; -Passport basic information (name, DOB, nationality) - Existing Thai arrest warrants or court judgements or legal hold notices, criminal records - Previous immigration, customs or agricultural offences - Thailand specific Entry and exit information, and visa history - International arrest warrants if sent to Thailand amd entered into database - Passport lost or stolen database. (There is a lag in updating the the data base) - Public health advisory information if there is a need to request secondary screening Until Thailand agrees to confidentiality or privacy standards, many foreign countries will not share information. The gold standard is in the EU and the Canada/USA data sharing and integration of national police databases.

The Japanese Yen was trading at 1 yen to 0.25 baht last October. It fluctuated over the past year going to 23 yen and rising to 24 yen and now it is back at 0.235 baht to 1 yen. The yen has lost value against the Thai baht.

There are mitigating circumstances. He paid his back taxes some time ago. Usually, the people who are imprisoned are the ones refusing to pay the money owed. Also, it will be argued that he saved the government time and money by agreeing to plead. There is little to be gained in sending him to prison for a long time. He is not a violent offender and jail will not help him or protect the public, two key reasons for imprisoning someone. The plea is part of his recovery process and reduces some of the pain he caused his family by having this trial. He didn't need to keep causing his father grief.

Indeed. You obviously do not understand sarcasm.

No one? She is showing herself. The size of her rallies are consistently large. She is also taking the time to meet with groups of voters. It is called election campaigning. The only people complaining are Trump supporters. It is puzzling why they have such an interest in the way in which the Democrat election campaign is being managed. Concentrate on the train wreck that is the Trump campaign. Your demand for a TV show performance is not relevant since you have no intention of voting for the Democrat candidate. You demand that she do multiple television interviews? Why should she? It is the same questions repeated over and over and does not reach her target voters. Most voters have already decided. What matters now is connecting with voters who may not have intended to vote and these are the young and in visible ethnic communities. They are best reached by personal interaction and presence. In case you missed it, the world has changed since the heyday of television interview shows. 20 years ago they were important. Not so much today. Hundreds of millions of Americans do not watch the big network interviews. Americans are not even watching the alleged debates, which are just political speeches and memorized talking points. The last "debate" had a 30% decrease in viewers over 2020. The Harris Walz campaign strategy success is reflected in the increased strength of their polling numbers.

Please explain when and where Walz gave tampons to boys. This is a fabrication created by malicious people.

Hopefully the individual trip requirement will change to annual and then multi year. Wait until a planeload of Chinese, Arabs, Indians or Russians arrive and don't understand.

Not happy with having screwed up the Philippines with his backward view, he wants to encourage another overpopulated poor nation to make more babies.

And now out on bail. Neighbors are describing him as not sociable. I looked at the images of the 2 teachers and 2 kids killed. Heartbreaking. .

Nice theory, but only one of the factors involved. Almost every currency has dropped in value compared to the baht. The Russian Rouble, Chinese Yuan, Korean Won, Japanese Yen, as well as the Australian $, Canadian $, UK Pound and Euro have all shown a similar drop in value compared to the Thai baht. Canada, the UK have cut their reserve bank rates too and both have shown an increase in value against the USD. Australia's rate has remained steady , but has been below the UK and Canada rate so a rate cut isn't expected because of international forces. Thailand is sitting on a growing current account surplus and its booming tourism industry has brought in foreign money. 2 years ago, there were no tourists and the Thai government cut back on many expenditures to keep a functioning economy. Now those tourism revenues are back. Thailand is sitting on a Scrooge McDuck worthy foreign reserve.

What a depressing way to end up. Middle aged man with dyed hair selling drugs and working as a "masseuse" in some decrepit shop. Not much of a life. The tats are cringe.

She's back from a 50 stop bus tour where she was meeting voters as she travelled the South. She started the week with a Labour day rally then was in New Hampshire for rallies and meeting voters and then back in Pittsburgh for more campaigning. The crowds are quite large and enthusiastic so she has to be doing something right.

Some people say that the Russians have a hold over him.

And yet you are sympathetic to Russia which has violated Ukraine's sovereignty with its invasion and seizure of land.

There is a differentiation: Hamas atrocities are administration/government sanctioned and /or sponsored and include active participation from the general population. Israeli wrongdoings are individual acts that are not state sanctioned and/or sponsored and are condemned by a majority of the general population. The Israeli wrongdoings are investigated and where there is wrong doing proven, responsible parties are dealt with.

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Caitlyn Jenner for the win.

I heard that sometimes happens in Pattaya. They come out and rob the "occupied" customer.

At the time it was an accurate and cost effective assessment. Russia became bolder and more aggressive during the Trump isolationist administration, once it saw that Trump was clueless on international power power dynamics.

Putting aside the unreliability of the photo, i.e. it is staged to sell T Shirts, Take a good look at that photo. If accurate, these are older, and white people. More male than female. All voting in a Republican district in a Republican state. Their votes won't make a difference. The Demographics that are needed are young people, black and female and at this time, they are leaning to the Democrats in the swing states.

Perhaps to indicate that he is a disciplined active physically fit gentleman?

Looks like a waste of a drone. Perhaps it had been jammed and veered off course. Or it might have been a wayward Russian drone. It is not clear if this was a Ukrainian drone. Please check with your contacts in Russia and ask if they can provide more details.

Ao Nang, Krabi - Carnivore Steak and Grill: The best steak I have had in Thailand. Excellent imported beer selection. Everyone I know who has eaten there has always had a positive comment. Hua Hin - Big Bull Steakhouse. Arguably, the best in the city and the region. The Churrasco buffet selection ( where chef brings the fresh cooked options to your table) is consistent in quality and my favourite. Less pretentious and of better value and quality than the other place that draws on the European tourists. The salad selections are robust. It is the only restaurant that offers properly grilled vegetables in its salad options.

Perhaps this is how the military will finally be unhitched from the patronage gravy train.