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Mine cost 11,000 thb for a normal size passport from Thai Visa Express plus 42 thb for the EMS postage with one visit to the post office.

No. YOU are saying he said that. All the guy had to do was remove his kippah when he was requested to do so. Common sense 101 and called compromise. If he was not prepared to compromise then he should have withdrawn from the trip. Being Jewish does not make a person special or different from any other person except in their own minds and attitudes. The other person can be of ANY race or religion and is entitled to the same respect, especially in their own country.

I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet and sent my passport off to Paul Aslett at Thai Visa Express on Monday 11th March. It saves me having my wife to drive me to Bangkok, an overnight stay at my BIL in Samut Prakan, a visit the next day to VFS, wife to drive me there and hang around and then the 350 km trip back home. Then when VFS call me, we have to do the whole thing over again.

In real combat against what?

I am not even surprised. It is the only way he could win.

I think that I will give it a miss, plus he is on my ignore list anyway.

You are almost correct when you say "Yes the generals should be charged tried and punished". However they have NEVER been punished, yet Thaksin has, for a far lesser crime. Now why would that be, and why are you not complaining about that?

To the poster who posted a confused emoji. Please respond to this post and explain what is confusing you. I may be able to explain it better if you tell me why you are confused.

Not that many of his 'friends' seem to be defending him.

And a self appointed potty at that.

If I were a conspiracy nut, (which I am not), I would love to dig deeply into this. It does somehow remind me of an alleged quote by King Henry II of England back in 1170 about the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Becket. The phrase is commonly used in modern-day contexts to express that a ruler's wish may be interpreted as a command by his or her subordinates. It is also commonly understood as shorthand for any rhetorical device allowing leaders to covertly order or exhort violence among their followers, while still being able to claim plausible deniability for political, legal, or other reasons.

Good for him.

I don't hear or see you complaining about all the generals walking around freely, without be charged with the crime of treason, by virtue of stealing the whole of Thailand by way of a military coup. That is a far greater crime that any that Thaksin is alleged to have committed.

I agree 100%. The man, Frank Hester, is nothing more than a feejit. Just because his company has won a lot of contracts from the NHS, and he bankrolls the Tory party, does not mean to say that he is smart and intelligent. In fact this goes goes to show that just because you are rich and have a lot of money, does not mean to say that you are smart and intelligent. Quite often it means the opposite as he has proved.

How did your degree in politics work out for you?

In Thailand since 1932, the biggest danger to democracy has always been the military, and until a few generals are shot for treason they always will be. You can say and think what you like, but both Thaksin and Yingluck were both freely and democratically elected, as opposed to the large number of military coups.

Where I live in rural Thailand there ARE no taxis, motorcycle taxis, baht buses or ANY form of public transport.

I can feel a lot of it daily on this forum.

There seem to be a few on this forum as well.

I like the idea, but not for the entire Russian people. For Putin and his war cabinet, yes, for the military, destroy the bases and the equipment, but try to keep the casualties low if at all possible, yes. For the general population, no, try to keep casualties to a minimum if possible.

As usual, just lately there is always some stupid person who posts (anonymously) a laughing or a confused emoji. Perhaps it is time to bring back the names associated with emojis. I doubt if it will stop the posters, but it will identify them for other people to see and know who they are.

Unless you live in the "suitable location" where the excess monkeys will be moved to. Why should your location be chosen to dump their problem on?

I have known my Thai wife for 30 years and been married to her for 24 of them. She is no longer the slim long dark haired beauty that she once was. So what. We have a 19 year old son and a reasonable life together, and as I get older she is taking care of me more as my health is slowly deteriorating. If I want to know what she looked like back then, I can turn my head and look at a small photo of her, or go to the fridge and look at a bigger picture. I am more than happy with my wife and would never consider replacing her with some younger and better looking woman. Why would I even need to think about it?

From "A Little Night Music sung by Dame Judi Dench (among others) But where are the clowns Send in the clowns Don't bother, they're here

The rule of the Nazis ended in 1945, some 79 years ago. Those people who were Nazis back then would be close to 100 years old now. Welcome to the 21st century. There may still be a few neo Nazis around, not as many as Putin would have you believe, but why would they stash their money in Switzerland?