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A total of 3 sightings in Thai Andaman waters.

What infighting? So far the coalition parties have signed an MoU agreeing on core policies. All the other talk is from outside at the moment.

Yes, it's sent registered post. You can check the tracking code in the online system. It takes 3-4 days. If you own more than one vehicle, you can add them all to the same account once you've registered.

It wouldn't be a coalition that included Move Forward though.

I haven't tried the app. I do it online here: https://eservice.dlt.go.th/esvapp/login.jsf It's only in Thai but if you need to get someone to help you register, it's very simple to use. The inspection and insurance information are all in the system so you don't need to use any documents.

Once you've had the inspection done, you can do it through the online system and don't even need to go to the drive-through. As long as you have the inspection document, you can just present that for drive-through anyway though.

It's a deal that would allow Pheu Thai to keep their word that they won't team up with the generals and also make a coalition that's more acceptable to the senate. You're not going to get 'confirmed' backroom chats. Also not so much good commentary from English-language media. A lot of talk about Pheu Thai from Thai political commentators though and some senators have said they would deal with the PT leadership but not Pita. It's difficult for PT to make any moves and not get punished at the next election so they have to tread carefully.

Revolut also works if you still have a UK address you can provide and use that with a Thai phone number. They will send activation codes etc. to the Thai number and transactions work fine. I don't think they're actually a bank though so maybe less stringent?

I enjoy trying things out and I've ordered from quite a lot of different shops. One that I always come back to is Kaori Coffee https://shopee.co.th/kaorishopee Their Laos Bolaven at a medium-dark roast is my regular go-to coffee. Another one I enjoy is the Peaberry Full city+ roast from Jin Coffee https://www.lazada.co.th/shop/jin-coffeeroasted

เรา is used much much more widely than that. Even in quite formal situations. Listen for it. This is a culture where the 'we' is often more important than the 'I'. And people also look for ways to avoid 'I'.

I think this is one of the forms of crime that has been fairly common in Bangkok for many years. It's very mobile so criminals just cruise around looking for a target in different areas. I sometimes have JS100 on the radio in the car in the morning and they report this kind of crime fairly frequently, especially against women walking to a bus stop or on their way to work in the morning. Probably an opportunist crime and not specifically targeting a foreigner.

Well exactly. That's why I said cooperation. These killings are obviously carried out with the knowledge of certain authorities in the local country, maybe logistical help provided too. If you look at some of the information around Thai activists murdered and missing in neighbouring countries, it points to places that nobody is going to look at.

That's a stamp denying you entry for the old chestnut of 'lack of means to support yourself'. It's not expelling you.

It's quite a long list of murdered dissidents now for Laos, Thailand and Cambodia in each other's countries. True regional cooperation.

Yes, I agree completely. Which was the point of yesterday's Thai Enquirer article, telling MFP that they can afford to be patient and wait for the next election if need be. https://www.thaienquirer.com/49648/an-open-letter-to-the-move-forward-party/

The idea, I believe, (going from listening to the chat on the radio while I was driving home) is that there are other parties who might be willing to form a coalition with PT that senators would be more open to and enable them to form a government. PT can hold their own counsel for now and let MFP get on with trying to form a government. If it works out, they will be part of the government. If it doesn't come to fruition, as the next biggest party it would be their turn. So will PT and other potential MFP coalition partners be willing to go along with the repeal of Article 112, for example? Is this a policy that MFP will insist on as a priority? This could apparently be the main stumbling block to MFP forming a government. Supporting MFP in the formation of a government doesn't mean supporting their entire platform. What compromises will they be asking of each other?

There may be other obstacles to Move Forward forming a government. It wouldn't only be senators opposed to the removal of Article 112. It's not Pheu Thai policy or of other parties that would be in a Move Forward coalition. So what should Move Forward do, for example, if PT say you have to put that aside? Is that a compromise Move Forward should make? Some suggestions in the Thai media today that PT may be happy to wait and let Move Forward fail to form a government as it then becomes their chance.

Yes, but if that doesn't go as hoped ...

https://www.thaienquirer.com/49648/an-open-letter-to-the-move-forward-party/ I think this is a really good article. Move Forward can afford to be patient. Some pressure on Pheu Thai now to show their true colours. If they join any kind of coalition that keeps Move Forward out of power, it could well be the end of them.

Post-election is when the bullets start flying around. Local organizers are given cash to distribute to ensure a certain number of votes in their area. Up to them to make sure they deliver. If they don't it can be fatal.

Closed. It's a government holiday (but not a bank holiday).

Pretty much I'd say. I've been here since 1990 and was never asked for a TM30 until 2018. The first one was when I went to get a re-entry at CW and they asked me to fill in a TM30 at the same time, with no other documents from landlord or lease or anything. It wasn't until the late 90s that I had to do a 90-day report either and for a number of years after that it was very patchy whether they actually bothered about the 90 days or not.

I have the Note 10 Pro. Never had any problems with it and the camera really is good. I don't remember that there was a 5g version originally? So they may have compromised the specs to bring one out? I know later models don't have the camera of the Note 10 Pro but I'd certainly go back to look at the Note whenever this one expires, which hopefully won't be for a few years.

You can get married legally in Thailand. But you still need to go through a lot of the hoops in Laos to get the necessary documents. The video here is a Lao woman talking about the process she went through to marry in Thailand to a French national (language is a Thai/Lao mix). If you marry abroad but want a marriage that will be legal in Laos, you also need to get it registered with the Laos embassy/consulate in the country you marry in. Some people say that Singapore is the most practical option to achieve this quickly. It seems quite difficult to find people who've actually done it though and most people who've successfully been through the process have spent a lot of time and effort to get a marriage that is legally recognized in Laos. If you read between the lines with the woman in this video, I think she may have family connections that took some of the hassle out of the process. She thinks it was cheaper and not that difficult to do it in Thailand but in a previous video her husband said it was very complicated.

RIP Joe. A great loss. My condolences to the family.