NanLaew

Yet Australia is still chock full of 'em.

A police manhunt? Maybe someone has missed a payment?

If she was so "indifferent" to the situation, why did she apologise for what she posted? The only thing her post implied was carry on with the violence and if people die, I don't care. Pull the other one.

If the poor little Englanders feel that they are being stalked by Stasi-like government enforcers that are jumping on their every online utterance, they should hastily come to Thailand where they can post their endless streams of verbal diarrhea and nonsense about their homeland on anonymous inernet forums until the cows come home.

Tory shill. There's more than a few of them.

Yes. And don't forget to "think first and consider the audience, context, environment, implications and a whole host of other factors" before you shout at police dogs as well.

What are you having difficulty with regards Southport? Calling on people to set fire to occupied buildings isn't a good look no matter the race of the caller or that of the building occupants.

I renewed both my OEUK (OGUK/UKOOA) and Norwegian (NMA) medicals in one visit at Bamrungrad last July. In at 8:30, done and dusted by 11:00. Cost 8000 baht.

It isn't in Thailand though. Do the Germans speak Bahasa, Chinese, Indian and Russian up your way? Asking for @scottiejohn

...so far.

Loads of Germans where I am but not a lot of German-speaking government office workers though. I wonder why that is?

Wow. That must be awfuly handy for the preponderance of farangs who can't speak the local lingo up there.

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I love the way some folks portray Gaetz as somehow falling on his sword on this great withdrawal. All for the greater good. If his nomination wasn't so seriously wrong in the first place, it would all be bloody hilarious. Even Trump's acknowledgment of his standing down with, "Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!" suggests good luck (but not with my administration). Some of Trump's picks look OK and most all will probably get confirmation without too much dirty laundry being aired. Gaetz always was a no-hoper.

I gave them my alien ID number (from yellow tibian bahn and pink ID card). Depending on the horse coming before or after the cart, that could/would be my TIN if/when I get one. Since this bank always ends all communictaions with a comment that further information may be needed in the future (they have never, ever said that the matter is closed to everyone's satisfaction , thanks), giving them a fake number seems like a quicker way of kicking the can a shorther distance down the road. I did manage to keep them happy for a spell by telling them that I am retired here, not eligible for employment and thus not required to have a local TIN. About a year later, they came back and haunted me again as this bank doesn't accept that you can be still living and breathing and not paying tax somewhere: all with the non-compliance resulting in the account being either restricted or closed. I guess they are stuck on the notion that any and all income is either taxable or liable for assessement of being otherwise.

So, about two days after documents with damaging Gaetz testimony are accessed (but not made public) in an apparent breach, the "best man" for the AG job, according to so many members here, calls it quits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/19/trump-administration-transition/#link-LIR3EDDTO5GTJKWXTMY72D7Q6A

Yeah, if he had a helmet on, he probably wouldnt have lost his leg, eh?

...while moaning about the locals, the "online leftie and Wokie" and illegal UK immigration that no longer affects us. And the weather. Englander's just love to talk about the inconsequentials.

JAL have been using wide-bodies on domestic flights since the 747 days. Nothin new here, move along now.

The OP mentions "my SCB Bank account (Pattaya Central Festival location)". If this account is still active, there should be no real need to open a new one. Remit the money, let it fester and then apply for the long-stay. The only documents needed from the bank will be the statement and/or bank book. The former can be ordered online or at any branch and the bank book can be updated at any branch too.

For the record, I am married and living but not working in Thailand. My UK offshore bank requires me to prove that I am non-UK tax domiciled by presenting them with a TIN from the revenue department of the country where I claim I am domiciled. The reality of "I am not liable for taxation anywhere" is no longer an option and results in the account being either 'resticted' or closed. The UK offshore bank's KYC (know your customer) regulations are driven by their requirment to comply with the edicts of the US banking industry while Thailand's latest tax grab is driven by their wish to become a full member of the OECD. Catch 22

Pretty fair comparison? From wiki (my emphasis) 'It was one of the most repressive police organisations in the world, infiltrating almost every aspect of life in East Germany, using torture, intimidation and a vast network of informants to crush dissent. ... Officers tortured prisoners by isolating them, depriving them of sleep and using psychological tricks such as threatening to arrest relatives. ... The Stasi also conducted espionage and other clandestine operations outside the GDR through its subordinate foreign-intelligence service..." Hardly.

Similar to Udon Thani except they insisted all paperwork be completed and filed in their office and the TIN would be issued after their assessment and only if any tax owed was paid. If no tax was owed then no TIN would be issued. So they had to look at the internet before being able to do what they're trained and paid to do. At least they issued the TIN. Well done.

That darned overproof THC again...