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This ^. I did know someone was incarcerated for 50 years, he won't be afforded any of these conditions, he won't be giving assistance to apply for pardon, and he certainly isn't in a suite, it should be one rule of all, I can probably support Thaksin being released if every other non-violent non-sexual-assault prisoner is afforded a chance of clemency, or at least those in for trivial crimes like mushroom picking.

There isn't a charging network to support mass-adoption yet, and literally most models are first generation, beyond a Telsa which I cant rationally afford, I wouldn't trust any of these Chinese brand cars will be functioning in 10 years. ICE and fuel to support ICEs will be needed for at least another 20 years

There's a handful that are popular, and unless its changed recently it was them three a few others that you seen all the time, although Leaseweb has got better at weeding them out now as the chargebacks (and those hosting video streams usually chargeback once they get suspended for DMCA) were hurting them - they will call you to do KYC and ask what you intend to host. But I wouldn't call them major data centers - they are mainly bargain bucket C-cans/tents repurposing old Xeons in some instances over 10 years old, but sufficient to saturate a 10gbit nic. It's not your Equinix's or Telehouses level here. I agree P2P model is more resilient like those you list but I believe they still need a fixed tracker somewhere?

That's just one aspect, the majority of these free streaming sites suffer from bandwidth contention at source. i.e. they have saturated their 10gbit OVH, Hetzner, Leaseweb servers - usually one of the three. The incentive to limit subscribers or enforce QoS doesn't exist as it's just ad money. You can get 8 core snapdragon android box with 16gb RAM and dedicated GPU and you'll still see issues. I wouldn't be so smug that the sites you list will be around next month or even next week.

Leave money for electric and water final bill, and forefeit the deposit, I think that's more than fair, they won't go after you too much hassle. Make sure you're out though before you tell them.

As they come and go it's probably best to nip along to a few expat bars and ask them what they are currently using, presuming it isn't buffering and has the channels you want. I suspect people are a little reluctant to share details here given the questionable legality of iptv.

Piece of paper. Well technically they send you a PDF for you to print. No longer in passport for e-visa process

Likely to run into issues at check-in from your departure airport first, you will be asked to show a return ticket or visa, solve the 1st issue by instead purchasing a throw-away flight exit ticket to Vietnam within 30 days of your arrival from https://onwardticket.com/ - do not show your visa to check-in staff or at any transit points. Immigration take a chance in my opinion, although this is risky and nothing guaranteed. There was another person with a similar issue last week, see if you can find the thread and ask them what happened in the end.

If no extra authentication, and the charge-back is not disputed (or not disputed successfully), then yes it is deducted from the airline's merchant balance behind the scenes in the end, but to you, your bank will simply credit to you. You will not have any interaction with the airline regarding the charge-back. If the bank has accepted the chargeback - this is when you give them the information - through app or phone or branch or in the old days a paper form, they will screen the chargeback, make sure it all makes sense, they don't do much else here, if they need more information then they will contact you again, but this should happen fairly quickly usually in less than a week. The chargeback then goes to the scheme - the scheme is either Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, JCB/Diners (Amex is little different as more vertically integrated despite cobranding) and this is where it takes time and eventually goes to the airlines merchant bank and to the airline staff that handle chargeback disputes. Your visibility is limited once it goes to the scheme, and many in cases once you've submitted stage 1 of the chargeback you also get no updates. This can get lengthy, but if you don't hear from your bank in the next week, and they've told you the chargeback is in process, then don't worry, presume it has left your bank and is the hands of the scheme, you won't learn much in the meantime... It would be unusual for a bank to claim they've submitted a chargeback on your behalf but actually not do it because you've called them lazy sods before ???? If you're worried call your bank in a week and ask the customer service rep to confirm that the chargeback department has submitted it to Visa/Mastercard/UnionPay/JCB whatever logo is on your debit card. I don't believe you have any other options whilst the chargeback is in process, if you have a good relationship with the bank and are in financial hardship due to this charge, they may prematurely credit your account whilst the chargeback is in the process (then they keep the chargeback).

Yes you have a very high chance of getting your money back for a legitimate charge-back, the process works. It will take time, several weeks perhaps. This is presuming, you have a zero or low history of charge-backs with the originating bank (your card's bank) - as the process has been abused before, and the airline can't present significant evidence proving it was you - i.e. you flew. If it was authenticated you may still get your money back, but since your card's bank will be eating the cost (instead of the airline eating the costs for unauthenticated or card-not-present), they will look at how the authentication was performed and they may question if you gave your SSN, DOB, PIN, Favourite Food question etc.. to your significant other or were otherwise irresponsible, you gave Ben from Microsoft on that call a teamviewer code to your desktop that had a text file called passwords.txt. In some cases if it was authenticated, they might eat the cost, but place additional restrictions on your new card or other markers on your account, there is a big push to crackdown on chargeback abuse now - the whole industry is taking it very seriously - 10yrs for example (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/man-gets-10-year-prison-sentence-after-exploiting-common-consumer-refund-tool-2018-06-12)

They will look at how the card was processed. Did the airline company take the payment in person with a PIN requested, for example your card was cloned after learning the PIN, or if online was it authenticated or not authenticated - VbV/SecureCode - those prompts that redirect to your bank website or banking app for extra confirmation. If it was not authenticated then they will likely take your word and issue a chargeback presuming you have no history of chargebacks, the airline will then have several weeks to challenge this - you may be refunded earlier but the money can still be taken again after a chargeback challenge, they may use boarding data, or checkout data, to prove it was you, or a family member, or your thai GF. They may have look at the data and not challenge it if it was evidently fraud - if it was authenticated though they won't be liable but alas neither will you if your bank believe you took all reasonable precautions. If they challenge it and lose and they still consider the collection genuine they may ban you for life or refer to a collection agency - see Ryanair COVID denied boarding due chargebacks that happened in 2022. Not more steps to take, let the chargeback proceed and you'll hear in a few weeks. The airline company is unlikely to work with you, lack of manpower and possibly data protection laws.

I think that's luck more than anything. Even with extremely defensive driving, considering all magnitudes of incoming stupidity, you are still vulnerable to some element of surprise, nearly all of them have had no formal driving training so you don't know what they have inferred is correct over the years, a good few percent think the hazard lights are for slowing down for example. I don't think it's a death wish per se if you're in a car, but on a scooter it seems just a matter of time before you get a serious injury, helmet or not.

Deposit protection schemes have been successfully implemented in several countries, where the agent model remains commission based, here's some details of the UK's https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-privately/during-your-tenancy/check-your-landlord-has-protected-your-deposit/ In some markets the private sector is underwriting it until regulations follow Malaysia has one backed by AXA, allows the renter to forgo a deposit after a credit check, and landlord can claim for damages and unpaid bills from the insurer, as a side benefit the insurance company has does some due dilegence KYC on the landlord - system that you dont necessarily have access to, a win for everyone. Still commission based with nearly everything via agents. I believe Germany has something in the middle too..

Would require knowing the fully identity of the landlord not just his name is Zhang Zhang and id is CHIN12311231123, a full copy of his passport as he won't have a Thai ID, ideally his latest entry stamp or permission to stay, and his contact details in his home country, and payment proof to his bank account. You rarely get this, agencies tell you think too mutt, and that they keep this information, but then they don't have it or won't share it, and for payment its either via the agent so they can deduct their 1 month deposit at source, or Zhang Zhang gives you his current Thai GF account number who's not listed on any contract. So unprofessional here, all emojis, and trust us...

That work sometimes if you pay a year up front.

I doubt it does afford you more protection. No agency in Bangkok has stepped up to the challenge of doing deposit escrow for duration of tenancy and mediation at settlement, they don't want the responsibility aside from some that help you with getting setup with initial bills. The first agency that starts doing deposit escrow before it becomes a government mandated scheme (UK etc) is onto a winner. Think about what happens Zhang Zhang has to pay 80k commission to the agency that found you, most commonly this is deducted from the deposit, he now only holds 80k, you clobber him for a return of 160k, would I say more likely or less likely? The latter... Maybe try subletting it from the agency, say you don't feel comfortable renting from someone outside of legal system, you want an established legal entity here to peruse with rental contract, deposit destination bank account and deposit receipt to reflect exactly that.

Certainly not waving foreigners through in two common locations - around the inner moat road, and just before the incline to doi suthep begins. You'd only get waved through if they recognized that they fined you earlier.

Nope, it's some green yellow backgrounded (designed for IE6) web form that shows a row for each submission although the rows scolls off the page if printed landscape should show your name passport number etc.., right mess, but it is accepted as proof, so silly it's not like they can just check on the computer ????‍♂️ It's best to ask them to screenshot it in full screen from their office computer, send your the photo and then go to a colour copy shop to print. This level of disconnect is why I laugh when people claim "they got all your in/out history and visa stuff on the computer"

More generally across Thailand Common sense and rational approach to risk (gone 2020 - covid, 24/7 masking, borders closed, 6 week alcohol ban, bleach footwells at shopping centers ???? etc.., the walk-in disinfector at emperiorum ???? not limited to covid - crazyness will repeat for life as briefest of moneypox scares showed) Democracy (okay that's about 11 years but a few more nails in the coffin yesterday) Blanket winner on cost of living title (half a basket of groceries same price in the UK now, where cheaper nows it's just things like coffee, cheese, beer, wine) No issue entry any way you cut it, from 2MYR form filling or 100baht in the passport at sadao, through to overstay a year, here's 20k have a good trip, you come back today or tomorrow? okay no problem, availability of 24k yearly volunteer visas, and get a 3 month non-imm B which just an invite to any company and a small gesture to grease wheel, and hundreds of schools doing 15month visas... Bars have always recycled, but of course many owners will tell you covid killed their business, so don't really notice much difference now than before in terms of what's on the street, family mart gone that's about it.

Slippery slope of thought there - don't turn into one of them that doesn't tip, and then gives you a lecture about they respect you less for tipping, dime a dozen from phrom phong to nana..

Probably isn't going to do a great good in opposition, much of foul play will happen with individual dinosaurs and business cronies, call them out on something, even if it's true, their fragile egos are bruised and they'll spin it as defamation, drag it through the courts for years, the mainstream media will walk too carefully around it and soon each art of fleeing the people gets buried. The next election is big opportunity, will another 18% of people awake, or will 20,000baht pay out keep enough on their side to continue the status quo, this of course their no special act of law changing that enables senators to have a vote in next election, then might as well write off Thailand forever.

Yeah this is what will happen. I think we'll see 55%+ for MFP next time, and hopefully the dissolution of the senate, that should be enough to secure a real future for Thailand.

Directly on the airlines website under manage my booking usually. Surname and PNR all that's needed in 95% of times. Onwardticket often issued Vietnam Airlines business class and that can be verified under manage my booking - you can even select a specific seat iirc ???? Checkmytrip used to work too across most airlines, but it looks like its App only now and I cant be bothered installing it to check

No shirt and no mask - proper status quo challenger ???? I can't see myself following their pervasive masking norms, but away from the beach, pool bar, and park I think you're probably best covering for UV protection alone.

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