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No. Both issues are relevant. Pit Bulls have very high rates of aggression, despite an odd club of cheerleading proponents defending their reputations. It's important to pushback against their nonsense. It's also important to draw attention to the endless growth of feral dogs in Bangkok. Mahidol estimates 0.5% have rabies and those which bite must have a higher chance. Having now been bitten 4 times, I want to see some focus on this issue.

Learn Thai Chess (makruk) and play it online. Or, for that matter, Chinese Chess or Cambodian Chess, or how about Shogi? You can buy electronic boards (like the Chessnut Go or Chessnut Evo) that link up with an online chess game and can show you moves or recommend moves with LCD lights on the board. This is great if you don't want to stare at a computer screen.

I am almost certain it used to be starred as mandatory. This is so strange for them to actively make an error. I wonder how long until they notice...

My TM47 life... •Rejected late last year because new passport (immigration haven't linked the desk that deals with new passports with the TM47 encounter). •Rejected earlier this year because of the new rule requiring everyone who has returned from abroad to do their first 90 days in person •Rejected again this week. Let's take a look: The online application visa expiry date is not mandatory (there is no red star next to it), so I didn't fill it in. Is it that because I extended my stay by a year last month they want the new date? But why? If they don't know then are they simply trusting me? Why is Immigration asking me what Immigration has done? Why don't they walk across to the desk in the same room and check with them. How will it assist them to have this non-mandatory piece of information? If they do already know, then why ask me except as some kind of game? Or is this a new rule that for a new extension you have to turn up in person? This is beyond ridiculous. Let's recap: • new passport. Must attend in person. •Return from quick trip abroad. Must attend in person. •Annual extension. Must attend in person?

That is good. That's interesting as they claim to have merely 2000+ ETFs (WeBull claims 15,000+). They are available for Thai residents although I'm put off by the 25,000 dollar minimum. I prefer to test before I invest. I wonder where the brokerage is itself legally based in the case of Thai resident applicants (the fact they mention the 25,000 amount in dollars suggests in the USA). If it's in a 1st tier finance place that's great, but having large sums in Thailand (3rd tier) is not ideal. I prefer large amounts to be planted in Singapore or Hong Kong (the usual places for brokerages that target expats here). Anyway, great info!

I'm searching for a brokerage for Thai residents that gets access to the widest variety of American ETFs for a non-American & non-Thai, and that can be opened in Thailand. The list of ETFs available for each brokerages are only visible once you've already gone through the tedious registration and proof of ID and residence process. I've done this with a few in the past and I just can't find what I'm looking for. Obviously they have the big ETFs but other ETFs are more useful to me by their nuanced contrarian cycles etc. Here are some of the amusingly themed ETFs I'd like to see on those lists: NANC, KRUZ (Democrat and Republican themes respectively!), BOIL, KOLD, YINN, YANG, YALL, MAGA, BUZZ, GURU, HACK, SARK, DRLL. I suspect the SARK is least likely to make any brokerage list. I thought I had finally struck gold with 'WeBull Thailand' but they are still currently restricted to Thais only. But frustratingly, they didn't tell me this until I went through the whole process... Could you quickly open your Apps of your brokerages and see if any of those ETFs pop up. If they do that indicates your brokerage has a fine selection of ETFs. Let me know please. Thanks!

Another website is running this story... Although it is worth noting that they are relying on the OP's website only as a source. I am unconvinced this is a permanent measure.

The UK 'Trendy Building' office had a letter stuck on the wall next to all application booths addressed to "To whom it may concern" stating that the British government no longer provide such letters. I recall taking a photo but never needing it.

The irony is that the people who tend to fall for these scams are exactly the people who think they would never fall for these scams. Since they are so over-cocky in their ability to spot scams they fail then to actually spot the scams. The very best victims of scams are scammers themselves.

The issues are: 1. Want account in Pound Sterling (perhaps to avoid currency fluctuation losses) 2. Needs to be on Swift network and the local network (Bacs and CHAPS) for easy transfers to continue business within the UK (many UK government branches insist on UK bank accounts) 3. Needs to guarantee security of funds (this rules out non-banks such as Wise, except Building Societies) As an expat, the rule for most of your investments and money is the famous A-B-C rule. Where you live is A, where you come from is B and where your money is should be C. C is a third place with a top tier finance structure, such as Hong Kong or Singapore. Only a small reserve should be in A or B. (This rule is obviously subject to legal, tax and accountancy issues). I know that it is now impossible--- assuming you don't want to commit fraud-- to open a new bank account in the UK whilst resident in Thailand. It was possible as late as 2016 to open some very niche bank accounts such as ones at Indian banks in London. I see talk on this thread about domicile status but that is surely not relevant for maintaining bank accounts (although it'll be important for inheritance tax purposes). Surely, residence is everything. So if you get pushed out, perhaps Standard Bank is the best option: in Sterling, low minimum requirement. Any thoughts? Am I missing anything, getting anything wrong?

Yep. I remember considering this issue a couple of years back and I figured after some research that Standard Bank would be the best option.

The policy was changed earlier this year. If you go several pages back you will find lots of discussion of this. It has been confirmed by the immigration staff directly to me.

Right. I read an article A few months back on all the typical safety mechanisms. Reassuringly two of the safety mechanisms were not electronically dependant. In addition to the counterweight that you mentioned, the sheer air resistance in such a tight space would have dramatically slowed the lift down as it reached the ground and it would have just plopped to the bottom. Although terrifying almost certainly it would not be causing any injuries. In any event, there are typically giant springs at the bottom for the lift to bounce on.

George, I was baffled. I could't see any RSS icon or anything else. The bottom of the forum and any forum or even the home page looks like this: But I forced my mobile into desktop mode and found it. Thanks!

I'm confused. Does anyone have the feed location? The App I use can't detect any feed but if I have its precise address then that should help.

@george Any progress on this?.....

I'm sure they are linked,I did a online report 20 days prior to my new report date window,it was rejected for being outside of the 15 day window. I'm inferring from what you wrote they established you were attempting the notification earlier than 75 days after entering the country. But that is very unlikely to be the case. All people who were excessively beyond the notification time receive a notice from the immigration office saying that after a trip abroad then notification must be done in person (you will see several examples of the exact wording above. It is the notice I received.). It is more likely that they simply looked at your notification attempt and assumed you were on your old schedule. The reason I think this is because they will automatically reject your notification if it is an attempt after re-entering the country, so logically they have no reason to reject your notification for any other reason, such as being outside the notification period. But then again logic is not their first priority. And neither of us really know how the mechanism works. The only thing I know for certain is that the 90 days notification is not linked to the visa extension data nor is it linked to passport number changes despite being in the same office (the Immigration Officer told me this). So I find it difficult to believe it is linked to some remote border entrypoint.

They've changed the rule. I discovered this several months ago (see my shock discovery a couple of pages back). I was forced to attend in person. I spoke to the Immigration Officer and she said the rule was deeply unpopular (the rule change was early this year and came from the top). There are now massive lines at Chaeng Wattana when previously you could turn up with just a dozen or so in front of you. The change is because presumably the old regime effectively made it impossible to track foreigners'residence, since it was always possible that the lack of notification was due to exiting and re-entering the country. Clearly, this lacuna in the tools for tracking foreigners could have been filled by coordination of Immigration entrypoints data being linked to Immigration's 90 day procedure, but that would require work on their part (every border, including little rural ones, would need new computer software and training). It is far easier to lay the extra work on us...

One of the major reasons for these casinos was to put an end to the underground casinos across Thailand. But since the plan is to severely limit Thai access to only those with large enough bank accounts so the underground casinos will continue. Which means the corruption will continue; think of all those "unusually wealthy" police officers.

This is an obscure one. The "original poster" of a thread in an internet forum is called the OP. The Thai is clearly an initialism but what do the initials stand for?

There is a comment on a famous forum for Thais (written in Thai but I've translated it) which is a nice retort/addition to this. "Don't worry too much, it's fun to watch, it's hilarious to watch. Nowadays, foreigners are not stupid enough to watch advertisements and imagine that Thailand will be like this. Most apple users know how to search for information on the internet. Our country is not as small as a barbaric forest country. There is a huge amount of information about the country. And we are one of the top countries that foreigners even want to visit"

It's always so cute watching Americans take seriously the propaganda that the latest election is always the most important election ever. "No, no... But this time it really is..." Ok. You sweet summer child. Every Republican candidate since the end of World war II has been called fascist. Every administration since World war II has been neoliberal, right-wing and imperialist. Despite the incredibly irresponsible denunciations of Trump as "literally Hitler" by senior Democrat Party members, as soon as Trump's ear was scratched, they turned on a dime and spoke of unity. They don't believe any of the silly political kabuki theatre. When Trump just slightly hinted at the fairly bland idea of isolationism for America then the entire establishment turned on him. Only one policy is acceptable. Trump now knows this. Trump has dropped all the crazy and fun rhetoric from 2015. No more talk of building walls and no more talk of Mexico paying for them. No talk of a Deep State. And in case you didn't notice the overwhelming signs of complete capitulation and moderation, an insistent and repeated disavowal of the Heritage Foundation's 'project 2025'. His language now is pure tedious moderation. Whichever party wins it will be remarkably similar to what every other party has done in government in the last 20 years. But you are spoonfed an exciting diet of Boomer News to give you that emotional catharsis that you matter, that every vote counts, that you live in a country where you choose your government. So that after you vote you can go back to your state of blissful ignorance. Good night America and good luck.

I did it in October (at Trendy). It took 9 days (!) from the moment I handed over my old passport to the moment I was notified the new one had arrived for collection.

The western section of the Orange Line has an update of sorts. The location for the planned Siriraj stop is inside on the lower floors of a planned new hospital building on the exact spot of the old Thonburi railway station from 15 years ago. Until 2 weeks ago this land was simply being used as a car park as can be seen in this Wikipedia photo: But it has just recently been cordoned off by a high metal fence. On the fence, the building plans are posted. It would be reasonable to speculate that the construction will commence soon.

I'm in disbelief. You obviously did not read the link that I provided to the gold standard of medical care. "People who have any warning signs should see a doctor right away. Such people typically need immediate testing and often admission to a hospital. People without warning signs should call the doctor if the fever lasts more than 24 to 48 hours." You have long surpassed 48 hours so you should already have seen the doctor. One warning sign is a fever of 40° C. You were 0.2° C short of that. You should treat your case as urgent. The fact that you are old complicates matters, and there is a special section in the link I've provided to tell you more.