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Meanwhile Pepsi has failed to find a new bottler.

I understand that Pepsi bought a San Miguel plant in Rayong to produce/bottle Pepsi. However, there were problems during the flooding and things haven't yet taken off.

There has been a problem with glass bottles, though. Sermsuk's defacto owner (via Thai Bev) is seemingly Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi who effectively controls glass bottle production in Thailand. He won't, it's alleged, cooperate with Pepsi.

Nigel Slater wrote about making mayonnaise in The Observer this weekend. I love his style:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/oct/13/mayonnaise-recipes-nigel-slater

It's derived from Indian muslim food. In the past there was a lot of trade between southern Siam and India, and some traders settled and married locals. That's why it uses dried spices (including cardamom, cinnamon and cloves) which are rarely used in traditional native Thai cuisine. The technique of starting with a curry paste, however, is a traditional Thai technique. Traditionally it was made with beef so belying its muslim roots.

You'll also see Indian influence in khao mok kai (chicken with yellow rice), which is derived from chicken biriani.

Whilst the Indian influence is most noticeable in southern Thai cuisine, there's also an Indian influence on a few northern dishes such as kang hang lae, though here the influence has been filtered through Burma.

สุดสะเทือนใจหนุ่มพิเรนทร์ฉีดลมใส่ก้นเด็ก4ขวบไส้ทะลักตายอนาถ

This headline from the Daily News today was a shocker one of the worker's kids had been playing at the rice mill and got covered in the leftovers from the rice bran. His mother told him to go and see 'Koi' to get cleaned up with the air pressure gun for blowing up tyres. Koi claimed to have only put it down the boy's trousers but the doctor send it went right up his backside, the air pressure rupturing his intestines and causing his death. Koi was known for sometimes playing too roughly with kids.

When I saw this I immediately thought "urban legend". However, it seems that lots of people end up with air hoses up their holes. Perhaps it's true.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030062/Electrician-compressed-air-hose-blasted-backside-victim-dangerous-foolish-prank.html

http://gizmodo.com/5805363/truckers-ass-blown-up-like-balloon-in-horrendous-air-hose-accident

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/19/chinese-man-injects-pressurized-air-into-anus-while-cleaning-pants/

I think Pepsico shot themselves in the foot when they started EST

Not quite. Est is made by Sermsuk - not Pepsico.

My (Thai) partner suspects that this is a misspelling and should be:

ต้องการยางปะ

To be honest this seems more likely than advertising for security guards (who, anyway, don't particularly like to be called ยาม and would probably use a different term to describe themselves).

The inversion of ยางปะ is a little odd, but I'm assured it's just a normal part of Thai people playing with their language.

Thoughts?

excuse me,saying 'ต้องการยางปะ' instead of saying 'ต้องการยามปะ' sounds very hilarious to me. hahaha at least i've never heard about this kind of 'language playing' before.

(i'm Thai) if someone says:

ต้องการยางปะ? means 'do you want a tire?'

but

ต้องการยามปะ? means 'do you want a security?'

I think you're missing the point. Normally one would see ปะยาง. The word play is in inverting the order to ยางปะ. (That's why I used the word "inversion" in my post.)

My (Thai) partner suspects that this is a misspelling and should be:

ต้องการยางปะ

To be honest this seems more likely than advertising for security guards (who, anyway, don't particularly like to be called ยาม and would probably use a different term to describe themselves).

The inversion of ยางปะ is a little odd, but I'm assured it's just a normal part of Thai people playing with their language.

Thoughts?

Am I right in thinking that ปะ in this expression is an informal contraction of หรือเปล่า?

Or you could take it to the Seiko Service Centre in Makkasan near the Rachathewi BTS station.

This seems very odd. I've visited the temple dozens of times and never had any problem parking. The current car park is vast compared with most temples around here.

I'd also note that this temple is particularly popular with Thai-Chinese and is very wealthy. I wonder whether it will continue to be so popular with Thai-Chinese following the forced exhumation of their ancestors.

The land concerned is on the opposite side of the main road from the temple. I hadn't realised it belonged to the temple. I'm not sure, however, that the land itself is particularly valuable given its location away from the town centre.

For various reasons I've previously avoided investing in US stocks. Now I'm interested in doing so, but am having trouble understanding the taxation of dividend income for non-Americans.

The default situation appears to be that 30% tax will be withheld for non-residents/non-US citizens.

The Thai/US taxation treaty of 1998, article 10, indicates that US dividend income may be taxed in Thailand. However, it also indicates that up to 10% tax (15% in some circumstances) may be withheld by the US. The use of the word "may" here doesn't provide any clarity.

So, does the US withhold tax on dividend income for Thai-resident investors? And if so, at what rate?

Can this US tax be used to offset Thai income tax liabilities?

The income will be received by my broker in Luxembourg and kept offshore. Is it liable to Thai income tax?

Can anyone cast any light on this, please?

Thanks.

Do whatever you want - but don't expect your deposit to be returned.

Try the Felix River Kwai Resort. It's one of the better hotels in Kanchanaburi town, has a lovely tropical garden and large pool, and the river flows by right behind it. To get into town (on the opposite bank), they provide a free river shuttle boat.

Stayed there a few times over the last few years. In my opinion the best of a less-than-great selection in the town itself. Didn't know about the shuttle boat. You can also walk across the famous (replica) bridge into town - just a short walk from the hotel. That said, it's probably best if you have your own transport when you stay here.

It's difficult to understand the problem from your description.

Do you mean that the logo associated with the BIOS booting is tiled (repeated horizontally and vertically), rather than being a single image, centred? If so, that sounds like a BIOS issue, and nothing to do with the new memory.

Does the computer continue booting into Windows? Or does it get stuck at the BIOS level?

They are screening for gestational diabetes. A small percentage of women temporarily develops diabetes (a problem with handling sugar in the body) during pregnancy, and this can affect the development of the unborn child. Rather than type a more detailed explanation here, have a look at:

http://www.babycenter.com/0_gestational-diabetes_2058.bc

and

http://www.babycenter.com/0_glucose-screening-and-glucose-tolerance-tests_1483.bc

(The Mayo clinic article you link to is about general type 2 diabetes - not gestational diabetes - so isn't exactly relevant.)

You would happen to know the equivalent thai term for it, would you?

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Butte nudt sa wash.

Pretty close. fak bat teu nat - ฟักบัตเตอร์นัท

It's usually available at Gourmet Market. However, they are somewhat smaller than the ones I'm used to in Europe (and quite a bit more expensive).

but if it is illegal to print them is it illegal to import too ?

Without permission, yes, it's illegal to import them. See post #4 above.

From the Playing Cards Act of 1943

"No person shall produce or import of playing cards without permission of the Director-General."

Full act in translation at http://www.thailawonline.com/en/thai-laws/laws-of-thailand/283-playing-cards-act-be-2486-1943.html

"Thailand welcomes the gay community"? I thought people had realised that there's no such things as a "gay community" years ago. Outdated thinking - hardly a surprise from TAT.

I think most definitely there is still a gay community. I agree that gay society should not be limited to gay-only venues and I realize that gays do not share identical politics or values - of course. However, there are numerous social sites both online and realworld where the gay community exists - throughout the world, there are political groups and health groups that support the gay community.

While the gay community is not regulated to specific clubs or streets or cities - the community still exists -

Just because of what I like to do with my rude bits doesn't make me part of any community. I have nothing in common with skinny twinks, bitchy queens or muscle marys. I'm not a bear, or an otter or flaming queen. Drag queens leave me cold. Tom of Finland's images raise nothing for me. I don't think of myself as a "poof" or "faggot" or "queer" or "nancy". I don't speak with a lisp and and not limp-wristed. I don't have a "fag hag".

So, what, exactly, is the common factor that creates a "gay community"?

"Thailand welcomes the gay community"? I thought people had realised that there's no such things as a "gay community" years ago. Outdated thinking - hardly a surprise from TAT.

Carolina Brand makes only retail packs in Korat. Their cheese is OK but has always been over priced for retail. Also it has limited distribution. Their factory is small and production is limited.

I suspect you mean Caroline (a brand name of Premier Dairy foods) - not Carolina.

To be honest, I'd assumed they were an imported brand, so thanks for the enlightenment. Now their products definitely seem overpriced.

Incidentally does /o/ represent โอะ ?

The answer to his question is 'yes' .

No. The answer is "no".

โอะ is represented /oʔ/