ThaiFelix

Interesting that only 5 days notice was given for the meeting, annoying many members. The timing also seems to coincide with the EC's clearing of MForward party's right to govern. Military always supports military. The rule of the miltary here appears to be coming to an end. I would guess, due to this, there are loads of gem and arms deals etc up in the air that need sorted before its too late. I think its also a way for the generals to show thier support for each other. They may not be in govt anymore but they are still around and have a lot of connections and influence. The border is a cash cow in many ways.

I am speaking here now in general about passport request, not just schools. As most Thais dont understand English having a look at your passport is the easiest way to learn or copy down your full name. As English speakers this is all solved in a couple of sentences 'whats your name?" 'oh ok what can I do for you?'. Easy! And as expats we all tend to carry our passports, copies of, or DL's etc with our name in English. For the school, I find its a Thai thing. From way back when I applied for the job here from my home country, it seemed like every 5 minutes they wanted copies of my passport as well as loads of photos. Every time visa/work permit renewal came up it was more photos and passport copies but like 2 or 3 times as many officially required on the paperwork. It remains a puzzle where they all went but we used to joke that they were sold off on the dark web for sham online dating agencies in Nigeria lol!

Thanks for that. As a Tom Hanks fan I dont know how I missed this before. Excellent story and performance by Hanks, Meryl Streep and even Bob Odenkirk. I particularly liked the quote: "The news is the first rough draft of history".

And anyhow women are built shorter so they can stand up in buses, its evolution. ????