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12 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

I don't know, but Vanuatu does sell passports to foreigners.

https://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/vanuatu-passport/

Yes it does. But you have to invest $130,000. 

3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

An  update by " Crowdstrike " globally hit Windows user . ( It really did strike the crowd ... )

It exposed great vulnerability of IT systems using Windows .

Putin , Kim , Xi , all will learn from this .

Modern warfare depends on IT . And , if this is easily hacked or put down , it can be of decisive importance in case of war .

Better fix this soon .

I think everyone was already aware of the possibility of cyber warfare, actually ...

All train-related questions can be answered by consulting either Richard Barrow's ThaiTrainGuide.com ( and he has an Asian Train Guide too) or TheManInSeat61.com

Train travel in Thailand takes a lot longer but the experience is unforgettable ( ....as the actress said to the bishop) 

You guys who've never found yourself pregnant, have never given birth to a baby, alive or dead, have never endured a miscarriage - you have no idea what that poor girl has just been through - so stfu, please. 

3 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

The police were taking no chances with this dude. The cop on the left has his gun drawn and cocked.

And the Russian dude's surprisingly relaxed body language tends to suggest this isn't the first time he's had a gun pointed at him at very close range. 

48 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

On the other hand, some elderly women would feel good about it.  

As an elderly woman, I can assure you they absolutely wouldn't, though they might laugh. 

However, flashers are *not* a joke. Today's flasher is often tomorrow's rapist or even murderer. 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/195-flashers-went-rape-pervs-25452058

23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

That's interesting hadn't heard of that.

Bit unrelated ...recent trip to CW for stamp transfer to new pp immigration demanded copy of my bank book pages showing compliance to financial requirements.

Never previously required. 

I'm relatively new around here but the thought strikes me that Immigration's digitisation process, now pretty advanced at CW, must be freeing up  staff time....so now they can turn their attention to other things. Like making sure people really are financially sound and not just using a dodgy visa agent?  

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

 

so how does this photo reveal it was around Soi 6   ?

Engage your brain and read it again. The *caption* not the photo. 

10 hours ago, frank83628 said:

prison isn't supposed to be a holiday camp, which it is in the UK to be honest!. in the uk you are locked for similar time per day, unless you apply for gym, education etc etc. you dont just get pulled off the street if you are minding your own business. no smoke without fire as the saying goes

I'm guessing you have first hand experience .....but not recent.

These days in the UK, prisons are overcrowded, staff numbers are low and prisoners may be locked in 24 hrs a day. 

https://news.sky.com/story/emergency-measure-triggered-to-deal-with-prison-overcrowding-in-england-13136155

I've sent a few birthday cards to the UK, normal post, it's taken them between a week and a fortnight to arrive and cost less than first class post in the UK.....which can also take between a week and a fortnight. 

3 minutes ago, SbuxPlease said:

 

I believe the rules about needing more work permits to work more jobs changed some time ago. Here are some articles about it:
 

https://thepattayanews.com/2018/07/29/thailand-changes-work-permits-with-a-work-permit-one-can-now-work-in-a-permitted-job-anywhere-at-any-time/
https://www.thephuketnews.com/new-work-permit-rules-confirmed-by-phuket-employment-office-chief-68463.php

 

Unless they changed it back and forgot to update us...

 

 

Also Barber doesn't seem to be on the prohibited occupation list: https://www.thailandlawonline.com/thai-company-and-foreign-business-law/prohibited-occupations-thailand-work-permit

 

So it is a little unclear what the problem with this guy was, it seems like he's on the up and up.

On the prohibited list is " haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatments" - which must presumably include barbering. The French for beard is barbe - hence " barber"  - so maybe there isn't a Thai word for it.  

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

No, they will keep him isolated with others of his kind. Besides that he will get access to TV, and modern facilities as well as pretty good food. 

Er, it must be a while since you saw the inside of a British prison. 14 years of Tory cuts have left their mark there as well. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68283664

I blame The Simpsons. Once everyone had seen Homer Simpson as President, it was only a matter of time before Trump or, in the UK, Johnson, just for the giggles. 

I suppose the idea that a man and a woman might actually like each other as *people* rather than bodies and/or sources of finance is completely alien to you? 

6 hours ago, john donson said:

grandson maybe, as he has had the card

 

wow taking 30k from granny for a mobile phone...mine was 3k

65 yr old woman is unlikely to have a "40 to 50 yr old " grandson, surely?