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Thailand Bets Big on Songkran Tourism Boost
billd766 replied to Video News's topic in Video News and Updates
At the same time Thailand will be wasting billions of litres of irreplaceable water. snip from the OP "the initiative highlights Thailand’s rich culture and New Year traditions, reinforcing its position as a top travel destination during the festive season". Songkran in its current manner actually bears little or no commonality with the real culture and tradition of the original Songkran. It is simply a way of making money. -
Try researching before you post. Europe is NOT just one country, but 50 different countries including Russia. Here is a link for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe covers approx. 10,186,000 square kilometres (3,933,000 sq mi), or 2% of Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it the second-smallest continent (using the seven-continent model). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about 745 million (about 10% of the world population) in 2021; the third-largest after Asia and Africa.
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Thais Express Discontent with Government and PM in New Poll
billd766 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
How would you know whether or not I forgot Pita? Was he standing for election? If you have read and understood the constitution, you would know that the PP were given the option of forming the government. That they could not and the reason behind it are nothing to do with the legality or not of the current government. As they could not form a workable government, the party with the next highest elected was given the option, in line with the constitution and the law. If that party could not form a government, then the next party in line would have been given the option. I am not sure how many times that can happen before a new election would have to be called. Strangely enough I had noticed that Thailand is not the USA. However I was responding to another poster @spidermike007 who may not be aware of the rules. -
Thais Express Discontent with Government and PM in New Poll
billd766 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Actually it is a legally elected government. PPP which had more elected MPs, was given the first choice of electing a majority coalition government. Unfortunately together with their partners they still could not form a majority government. After a period of time (30 days I think) the option to form a coalition government went to the party with the next highest number of elected MPs, (as laid down in the current and previous constitutions). In this case it was the PTP who could, and did form a majority coalition government. In Thailand, and in many other countries it is not necessarily the first past the post party which forms the government, nor is it, as in the USA that the electoral college decides who is the winner. -
I went to this link https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-personal-allowances-and-tax-refunds-if-you-live-abroad which is the link to HMRC form R43 and followed it along as far as I could and it seems as though my wife should be entitled to the UK tax free allowance, plus it looks as though she will not have to pay any income tax on my pensions at all.
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I believe that both Trump and Vance have low I.Q's
billd766 replied to advancebooking's topic in Political Soapbox
Mathematics from the MAGA school of accounting. -
I believe that both Trump and Vance have low I.Q's
billd766 replied to advancebooking's topic in Political Soapbox
But nowhere near as funny. -
I believe that both Trump and Vance have low I.Q's
billd766 replied to advancebooking's topic in Political Soapbox
And you have the proof that President Zelenskyy has an unaccounted slush fund? Well if you do have the proof, then post it and prove it. Otherwise it is just another unsubstantiated allegation from an anonymous keyboard user and totally meaningless. -
I believe that both Trump and Vance have low I.Q's
billd766 replied to advancebooking's topic in Political Soapbox
I believe that Zelenskyy does want peace. Just NOT on Trump or Russia's terms whicj involves the complete surrender of the Ukraine. -
That is interesting to know. When I die my state pension dies with me but my wife is entitled to 50% of my military pension and 50% of my company pension. However she has never lived in the UK, nor has she worked there and she does not have a National Insurance number. I/We have been assuming that she will receive the full 50% of each and pay no UK oncome tax. Could I be incorrect in my thinking?
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But peace between whom, brokered by whom and on what terms. If both sides that are at war are NOT included in the peace talks, how can there be any peace talks, or peace for that matter? Talk is cheap, peace always comes with a price tag to one side or the other.
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We have a cat like that. It liked it so much that the scrawny kitten adopted us and is now a sociable cat, but only on its own terms. It loves me in the morning because I feed it, after which I am ignored until it is hungry again. It likes my wife and other people, is ignored by my neighbours dogs, and detests their 2 cats who are always trying to steal its food, unless I am on guard duty.