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1 hour ago, Baht Simpson said:

He can only do it on a request from the Prime Minister.

And if the PM resigns from his post or is sacked from the position without dissolving parliament, what then?

If you want to stop a war. Put ALL the politicians and ALL their families, unarmed, in the front line and tell them the weapons are on the other side of the border. See how many of them really want to fight, and how many only want to fight with their mouths and other people bodies.

I make 37 transfers a year from my Wise borderless account in the UK to my BKK bank account in Thailand.

When I make a transfer, Wise tell me how much it will cost, how many thb I will get, the forex rate (which will be frozen until the transfer has been completed), the time and date when I can withdraw the funds from my BKK bank account.

It also shows up as a an FTT in my bank book and on the BKK bank statements.

I have had my Wise and BKK account running for nearly 7 years and only 1 small problem in the first year (easily sorted out with the Wise help centre.

38 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

"Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman". Anyone is better than a liar with a "Sir" in front of his name who is supposedly on the side of the working class.

Even the Labour party under Starmer?

23 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Reform have pledged to make big savings on the net zero scam and deporting illegal immigrants and also stopping the invasion of illegal immigrants.   If they have any sense then they will also remove any and all benefits for all foreign nationals that have not made at least 10 years worth of contributions.   Thats a lot of savings potentially.  

 

Labour had 14 years to prepare for this and have demonstrably failed to manage the cost of their promises, kept or unkept, in their manifesto.   They are taxing more and spending more (causing lower growth) than the last government and since they only are able to attract the adult equivalent of student activists into the party they are finding it impossible to make the needed cuts.  

 

Why do you hold Reform to a higher standard than Labour?  

Although an election must be held in 4 years, IF Labour decide to call for an election then an election can be held in less than that 4 year period.

IMHO they would be foolish to do so, but the choice is theirs.

As an Alternative, King Charles has the authority to dissolve Parliament, though I cannot remember any monarch ever doing so.

Back in the 1960s the QRA alert was for 2 aircraft fully fuelled and armed, on the QRA pan 24/7/365. That meant 2 aircrew and 1 ground crew team per 8 hour shift. Highly expensive in manpower and airframe time, as most of the time they were never called out.

The nearest Thai airbase to the Myanmar border is at Nakhon Sawan, and is less than 100km away. I estimate that as about 20 minutes from the scramble call out. That assumes of course that there is 24/7/365 radar cover along all the Myanmar border.

5 minutes is a tad optimistic for an alert status, especially as Thailand is not officially at war with anyone, but possible sometimes.

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

 

They make luggage fit a specified physical dimension. They can do the same with people. Have a sample seat sitting at the departure lounge. If someone can't fit in it or they spill over, they must buy two tickets.

How ever that does not cover knee and leg room from the seat in front.

15 minutes ago, marin said:

It was a phone call not a meeting. I have heard the original telephone conversations and read the translated transcripts. Seems pretty verifiable to me. But of course it will not to you. 

I have heard is not proof of anything. I have heard many things in my life but that certainly does not mean that they were all true.

BTW. This is a public forum where anybody can post, so if you don't want to read my posts, you can always put me on your ignore list.

7 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

Agreed. I checked the hols out when Wise told me it'd take till Wednesday to get through. My landlady was OK with it. I really don't feel the need to check public holidays before I have to make a transfer. Maybe it's crucial for others.

I only check once a year, usually in Devember and save the bank/public holidays fo the following year.

It helps with Immigration as well.

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

What she did in a private phone call to Hun Sen was to belittle the Thai military Commander, saying they/he were/was the opposition and that she was ready to do anything to talk it over.

Sis his boss and not the other way around, at least in the democracies that I have lived in.

4 hours ago, digger70 said:

No facts or links needed the whole world Knows But Nothing gets done about it .

You got Facts and links to prove otherwise ? No , than shut up.

But facts or links ARE needed for proof.

The onus is on you to back up your words, not me. 

You claim it, you own it, you provide the links and and facts.

And FYI, NO, I won't shut up.

4 hours ago, marin said:

Not really. She tried on behalf of the Shinawatra family not the country, hence calling Hun Sen  uncle while throwing a Thai general under the bus. Lots have done more than her, her aunt, or her dad. All they have done is pilfer what they can from the country. Even you must see she is not the sharpest tool in the shed. 

And you know and have proof of this how exactly?

Were you present at the meeting or do you have first hand verifiable information.

Do tell us all where your gem of information came from?

After all, anybody can write anything on the social media, but proof of the allegations is a lot harder to get.

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

 PM's Conversation with Cambodian Leader Sparks Corruption Probe.

 

Nah, corruption  that wouldn't be possible , would it ? that the PM and her Criminal  Dad Thaksin  are corrupt . 

Yea For Sure.

You make a lot of noise but never seem to be able to back it up with facts or links.

Do you actually have anything that you can take to a court and be proven beyond reasonable doubt?

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I don't think anything was lost in translation... she screwed up

At the most, she trusted people who really should not be trusted.

At best she tried and failed, but at least she tried, which is FAR more than any person who wants her sacked has ever done.

10 hours ago, annotator said:

Texas is the second most populous state in the country right below California. So why is it even newsworthy that it would have the most women leaving the state to murder their babies?

how about the fact that it is a woman's body and not a mans body? It is their right to decide, and NOT some old male dinosaur's right, and certainly NOT your right to decide?

16 minutes ago, novacova said:

Where do you pick up this nonsense from? Seriously.

obviously not the same place that you pick up your nonsense from.

2 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Tovarishch!

Really?

Perhaps you should try reading my posts a little more carefully.

On 6/24/2025 at 12:27 PM, doctormann said:

Been getting a lot of timeouts on ASAEN over the last couple of days.  No other sites affected.  Cloudflare Error message says it's a Host problem at your end.  I'm in Thailand, using Singapore VPN if that's relevant.

I had one this morning from 10:00 to 10:07. I was in the middle of responding to a post using Chrome as my browser, when the AN Now site just locked up. The only way I got it back was to close and reboot Chrome.

On 6/24/2025 at 12:07 PM, DaRoadrunner said:

The man's movements and location are known. Long range telescopic rifle. 

Off you go then. Especially as in your own mind you have the answer.

On 6/23/2025 at 5:39 PM, JoseThailand said:

 

I am

So am I.

On 6/23/2025 at 5:34 PM, candide said:

Will Ukraine be blamed for it? 😆

Of course they will, but only by Putin and Trump (and perhaps by Netanyahu).

On 6/23/2025 at 11:45 AM, DaRoadrunner said:

Putin:- “I have said many times that I consider the Russian and Ukrainian people to be one nation.".... Yeah sure, that's why he is dropping bombs on the Ukrainians.

But then Russian and the Ukrainian people are NOT the same people and never have been.

There is an old saying in the Christian holy book.

"Let he  (or she) who is without sin, cast the first stone".