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....and yet there appears to have been yet another shooting recently in Nan. From Facebook posts it appears a drunken man has shot and killed his brother.

...and look at the pic in this news article and see just how many on scooters without helmets.... Today I saw a family of 5 on a scooter and not a single one was wearing a helmet..... 10,000 THB please..... Helmet law = a continuous Thai joke!

Some info is starting to show up on Facebook but with few details.

Nothing for me yet but I won't panic until November rolls around and I have yet to receive anything. I wonder why a few countries are only required every 2 years and all others every year? Do people die less frequently in those countries?

Can anyone provide any info or links regarding the shooting that occurred earlier today in Nan city? TIA..... NOTE: With reasonable effort I found nothing using Google or looking on Facebook.

While in Taiwan years ago on a business trip and riding in a company van I witnessed a police checkpoint where a scooter driver tried to avoid by driving around it. I was shocked when I saw one of the officers at the checkpoint grab the back of the driver's jacket and literally yanked him off the scooter and onto the ground. As our van was slowly passing through the checkpoint I saw about four officers grab the guy, cuff him, and started taking him to a nearby patrol truck. That was one of my first visits to Taiwan and a business acquaintance there told me that the police took their checkpoints seriously.

Thanks for sharing, I'll be able to sleep better tonight.

I emailed the FBU last week and recently received the reply below. The reply is slightly different than what I remember reading on the Manila Embassy' website Q&A section: Thank you for contacting the Social Security Administration's Federal Benefits Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. The Annual Report Form SSA-7162 is sent from Wilkes-Barre, PA and must be completed by all beneficiaries according to the schedule below. If a beneficiary has a representative payee, Form SSA-7161 will be sent to the representative payee for completion. Beneficiaries with addresses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and APO/FPO/DPO receive the form every two years. Beneficiaries in countries not mentioned above receive the form every year. The form is mailed to beneficiaries in May/June and a follow-up letter is mailed in September/October. If the completed form is not received by the end of the year, benefits are suspended beginning with the February payment of the following year. To avoid the suspension of your benefits, please complete the form as soon as you receive it and send it back via regular postal mail using the enclosed business reply envelope. You do not have to send the form via courier service; however, if you wish to do so, you may use the following address for courier service: Social Security Administration Wilkes-Barre Direct Operations Center (WBDOC) Attention: FEQ Analyst – Courier Service 1150 E. Mountain Dr. Room 341 Wilkes Barre, PA 18702XXX7997 U.S.A. Do not submit the completed form to the Federal Benefits Unit in Manila or to a U.S. Embassy/Consulate.

Yeah, the schools in the USA do it for school shootings not war conflicts from other countries.

Nan a hell-hole? Now I'm wondering who the stupid one in the relationship is......maybe both!

Pics or she's just a figment of your imagination.

The rolling papers....... she prefers bong rips

Boulder is nothing but a bunch of granola heads..... Long live the Frozen Dead Guy of Nederland.....

Oooh, pick me....pick me..... and what do you think of me? Hmmmmmmm....