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Another ypdate:

It seems the deal in the very last minute has collapsed.

V Ventures failed to pay its expected loan to Zipmex. What is odd is it seems they are not telling Zipmex why they haven't paid it.

There might still be a devilish twist in this tale. But as things stand, Zipmex will be forced into bankruptcy within weeks. 

Thai courts are not bound by decisions of the Supreme Court since it is not a common law system. A freak decision is always possible but I strongly suspect that the legal decision is not what you think it is. You have a vague memory of a chat from years ago.

Obviously, if you live with somebody for a long time then there will be lots of legal arguments over co-owned assets. Clearly an extravagant event may be used to infer intent to give the other person co-ownership of your assets. 

2 hours ago, Polar Bear said:

I'd suggest the person from the OP opens an account with Starling as soon as possible

That's quite interesting.

A charity for the homeless writes this:

Has anyone gone to the immigration police office at Chengwatanna recently?

I'm doing my counting on the back of an envelope, but it seems to me that all Region 1 immigration police are currently under arrest and unavailable to do any work...

Update time.

As announced a couple of weeks ago the creditors have approved the recovery plan for Zipmex to be purchased by V Ventures.

And Zipmex announced yesterday that they are putting in an application to the Singapore Supreme Court to approve and go ahead with the plan as of 30th of March. 

So in a piece of rather unlikely crypto news, it appears the creditors (aka those with cryptocurrencies locked within Zipmex) will get them all back, in the next two or three weeks.

There are half-measure solutions (such as Standard Bank in Isle of Man or Shipton in Jersey) but for crucial matters such as large deposits from law firms/government departments etc. you can guarantee that they will require a UK bank account with a real UK bank, not WISE etc., because it will be required in law.

This problem has been ongoing for many years and even been raised in parliament. And it just gets worse. 

I had a huge problem with HSBC Bank around 7 years ago, but by flying to the Hong Kong branch (!), I somehow saved my account.

Part of the problem is they won't tell you what the solution is. The reason for this is security. They don't want the criminals to "case the joint". So you have to offer up solutions to the vague problem they present.

The problem is never simply that you live in Thailand. That is simply what they tell you is the general policy of the bank. You have to dig to find out how flexible they are.

The first extension and only the first restarts the 90 day clock. 

But let's check with @ubonjoe .

I hope Deborah is not a Nigerian princess....

I think you're wasting time with the app. It did work pretty well for about 1 year, but since the improvement in the website you should use the website version.

If the website version does not work then try a different browser system such as Opera or Firefox etc. 

There are many "health supplement" products laced with Viagra and Cialis on Lazada. We know this because various foreign countries' food safety agencies have stated it. 

The most notorious example is "Chu", but you can easily find others because the names are a pun on Viagra, or else they have a man holding a floppy banana.

There are posts on ThaiVisa with members attesting to the presence of Viagra etc in these various supplements. 

Yes, a couple of days ago... from "Deborah". 

Companies of a similar mode to Wise are TorFX and OFX. 

Ex-lawyer here. You need to think about the speciality of the lawyer. Is it a family dispute, a commercial dispute, a property dispute? 

You shouldn't hire a property lawyer to fight a traffic law violation...

A one-man band is a non-specialist and not the way to achieving a win. 

It means Sophie will no longer have to curtsy to Ms Markle. And that's a win in anyone's book.

There is terrible dramatic irony that his job a year back was selling funeral planning, and he also had his own life insurance company for 1 year registered at the UK's Company House.

It's not quite as ironic as the fire station burning down... but it's pretty close.

He's in a coma so the repatriation flight will be staggeringly expensive. Since you will have to be kept stable it will require intensive care. The cost will be about £300 per mile.

How much of this can the family raise...? Perhaps 10 miles...

I've used Zenni about half a dozen times. 

The product is faultless. And I have never been charged by customs for the imported glasses. Also the delivery is very quick. 

Also, despite Zenni being an American company, they can avoid the USA cartel rule of requiring an optometrist to sign off on an up-to-date prescription. In other words, you can simply tell them your prescription (which you can obtain cheaply by going to Rutnin Eye Hospital in Bangkok).

I never say 'nu'. I always say 'nu, nu'. Much cuter. 

They'll be offended and feel you are harassing them if you are ugly. And if you look like you fell from heaven (and didn't hit any of the ugly branches on the way down) then you will feel like the best moment of their day. 

DNA tests

There are three clear reasons for DNA testing. One is the testing for possible medical complications from DNA, another is tracing related ancestry, and in finding geographical origins of DNA, and the other reason is predicting traits and appearances of the person, such as vulnerability to going bald, or possessing stagefright. 

There are the big three international DNA options: AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage. AncestryDNA has by far the world's largest DNA repository. But MyHeritage is regarded as especially good for identifying the ancestry for Western Europeans. 23andMe has a particularly good ability to pinpoint exact geographical locations of DNA origins.

There are then Thai companies who offer DNA tests which can profile for medical complications and traits only. These companies sell their tests on Lazada.

All three of the big DNA repositories appear to restrict their sales from Thailand. Resellers do offer their products for sale in Thailand but the companies go to extraordinary lengths to try to prevent this, such as by deactivating the products with remote access.

Has anyone here, whilst living in Thailand, via a Thai address, successfully got a DNA test from the big three companies? 

I can understand there may be reluctance among ThaiVisa forum users since the DNA goes into police websites, and a depressingly high percentage of forum members may well wish to remain inconspicuous... when the police reopen cold cases. 

7 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

and after your actual 90

Up to 7 days after. (Day of reporting + 6 days) 

A few years back you could use Chamchuri. I used it a few times. But then they restricted it to b o i companies only.

You can see that on the web address you provided it says "only for specific law". That's the restriction to b o i. 

What is fascinating about his remarks (which I listened to in their entirety) is they are the textbook definition of systemic racism. And the response to them are exactly the chronic failure of Americans to understand the meaning of systemic racism.

He is pointing out that even though he possesses no ill will towards blacks, given their feelings towards whites, it logically follows that the safest and rational choice is to avoid them. 

The paradigm case of this is the liberal white woman who even expresses her anger about racism but then chooses to live in a all-white area because it will ensure the best education for her children and the safest life for them. She does not feel racist; she does use logic. It is applied rational choice theory. No different to how she would select washing powder in her local supermarket.

The point, which I hope everyone has now grasped, is that the subjective feelings of the person acting are not relevant. What matters is that the structure of society necessarily dictates these outcomes. It is systemic.

Crucially, the flaw in the response, as is always the case amongst the American media, in its passionate and vengeful desire to find a scapegoat for the dysfunctional structure of their society, is to pin the blame on an individual.

Let's be clear. Scott Adams is free of guilt. Those who are guilty are the Americans who falsely seek to blame him for their country's ills. Shame on you. 

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

tan generator

Surely as an alternative to a TAN generator your bank allows you authentication control via an App.

I switched to the App from a little TAN card about 5 years ago. I didn't have to wait for anything in the post, I didn't have to wait for DHL, I didn't have to remember any pin codes. Why not do the same?