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I've never experienced this. Presumably it only arises on accounts that display behaviour indicating the user has changed status.

I'm worried about moving them into the recovery position after a motorbike accident because of the extremely high risk of neck damage. Just when is it safe?

I agree largely with the author but I have sympathy for the behaviour nevertheless. The progressive tendencies have built up an enormous extra constitutional framework that constantly pushes change. We can call this "the deep state". These vast bureaucracies are obviously not mentioned in the constitution and would never have been imagined by the young founding fathers. So what was added can just as legitimately be taken away. We can see a similar situation in the UK with Tony Blair's massive expansion of Quangos, removing power from politicians and giving it to a Byzantium complex of half- understood organisations that often work against the government in power. Ultimately power derives from the mandate of the people. And if they seek extreme change to the government then that must be largely legitimate and by definition democratic.

This is like banning someone from pouring mineral water into a sewage ditch. The Chinese market is infamous for food adulterated with chemical or biological poisons. Nothing can be trusted. It's so bad that not only can food from China not be trusted but even the clothes they export frequently lead to chemical poisonings. China's behaviour is best explained as a form of displacement. They did the same thing with Japan's controlled release of radiation into the Pacific from the Fukushima plant. Those radiation releases didn't even come close to the annual regular leaks into the sea by China, but the Chinese government still got their population to scream about Japan's "reckless" behaviour, without noticing their own government's far worse behaviour.

That company has partnered in the past with Everton FC, Alan Shearer, Warwick & Edgbaston Cricket Club, among many others. Strange to see them associated with dodgy Chinese-Burmese activities.

I suspect you could, but you'd need to use it very quickly before you lack the energy/air to use it.

The Lifevac is more highly rated than the Dechoker. It is also easy to purchase on Lazada. I might get one. One time I can close to death in Thailand was choking on some stringy meat. Nobody helped despite sitting in a busy shopping centre. I had to just pull the meat out, causing quite a bit of blood loss from a tear. The restaurant owner later said he thought I was reacting to the food being too spicy. Now I've experienced people's indifference I want to be better prepared. I've heard people, especially women, out of embarrassment from the choking, will head to the toilets, and then there will die.

You diving over cars and jumping over roofs to escape the Immigration Police will probably be the best footchase on 9Gag in its history. And for that, it would definitely be worth you not getting a new passport.

My Burmese friend, an INGO worker, relies on the UK's FCO map of Myanmar to understand the current situation of the frontline. So here it is: You are right on the edge of the area described as 'advise against all travel'. These travel advisories are really meant for the naive traveller so I don't think you have to follow their advice and flee. But I would suggest you have a bag packed and ready.

The issue might be the problems of aging and the logistics involved in conforming to immigration law. You can usually do the 90 days online now, so you can limit having to visit the Immigration Office to (1) once a year for the extension, and (2) every time you travel you'll have to do a 90 days notice in-person. The laws occasionally change, and that is generally harder for the elderly to handle. But as long as you keep watch on this forum it should be fine. But if you reach 90 years, then I can imagine that it will become a struggle. But then life is always a struggle.

One should be aware that His Majesty's government has first choice on Greenland. That jolly cheeky Yankee orange chap will just have to wait in the queue. One hopes that The Empire does not have to burn down their beautiful Whitehouse again.

That's interesting. I'm not a teacher, and my immigration is Bangkok, but I've been asked for at least 10 years to provide the tax receipt. It is a condition of receiving the work permit.

The average IQ in Thailand is 85. They are quite able to cope with the world and appear fairly normal, but at high stress situations, and in the application of complex rules, they will struggle. Their frustration and annoyance at being unable to deal with the world presents itself as violence.

That is why they rejected you. It's a relatively new rule (I think from around Feb 2024). Yes Yes

The scholars of literature among us can enjoy the irony of the suspect called Mr K., being accused of committing the suitably vague quasi-crime of loss of face. “The trial is not about justice; it is about power.” – The Trial

Well, let's see what she had to say. I'd love to have a link. Is it from Pantip?

I know what bad air quality is: I experienced 700+ (!) in India. The current air quality in Bangkok is about the same as always at this time of year, 125- 225. After India, I had a blocked nose for 2 months until I started using nasal irrigation. At the milder Bangkok conditions, my nose just feels slightly uncomfortable at times. It makes no sense to shut up shop for this routine level of pollution.

We have a very different view of reality. On the way back from a business trip to Malaysia, owing to rain damage to my passport, Malaysian immigration control came very close to blocking me from leaving their country. Even saying that I would need to obtain a new passport. Luckily, a top supervisor let me through. With this in mind you can imagine my extreme concern at Thai Immigration letting me in. I carefully selected a young female officer. It was a good choice. I giggled slightly when she looked in shock at the rain damaged passport, I promised her I'd get a new one, she laughed, and through I went.

Is this a reference to the law in England of death by dangerous driving? I ask because I don't believe such a law exists in Thailand. That law in England, from memory, is up to 14 years imprisonment.

You have just stumbled upon an important phenomenon called "the pizza effect".

Opera browser. There is a Kaptcha on the page so it could be sensitive to the browser type.

Wow! That worked. The App version has no "register" button after the acceptance of conditions. Amazing. I managed to register on your link and then log-in.

That's actually one step more than me. What did you press to get beyond the page I'm showing?

To piggyback off your post, I have been trying to use the queueing app, but found it impossible to get beyond the registration page. Has anyone managed to do this recently? Obviously if the App worked then I wouldn't need to worry about having a walk-in option. I also would like to know if there any walk-in options across Bangkok, particularly the DLT2 in west Bangkok. Here is the problem with the app: There is no way to get past this. It just goes into a loop.

On the DLT Smartqueue App, I can't get past this pop up. If I press the red 'x', and then press 'confirm' again, it just enters into a loop. How do I move past this page?