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The election now and Feb 2nd is a waste of money again. If the voting is done in february it will be unlawful because of the lack of candidates or similar. The shinaclan is losing ground all the time.

As a farang I do not want to take sides in the ongoing political

confrontation but....

Can somebody confirm that the next parliament - if elections take place on 2 February - will not have enough members to form a majority and a government.

I understood at least 475 elected members have to show up and - as far as I know - this number will not be reached.

So why would the actual majority push so hard so that elections can take place if they will be useless anyway...or do I miss something?

PS : I am a registered member of TV ...why can I open a new topic in this Forum?

Regret to say we were refused a good Belgian beer with our food at HOBS (soi Aree Sampang) after 2 p.m:

do you mean they serve beer between 2 and 5 p.m. ? That would be a nice surprise..

All bars do- the ban on alcohol sales at these times only applies to stores.

do you mean they serve beer between 2 and 5 p.m. ? That would be a nice surprise..

I bought recently Samsung Galaxy Win (dual SIM), model GT-I8552B for 7200 Baht and I am very happy with my choice

Last year I was in Perl a small German town at the border where Germany, Luxembourg and France meet...the local wines in the restaurants were fantastic.

So I hope you succeed, but keep in mind : "in the international business the easy things have already been done by the others"

A good economy is where the people believe the economy is good.

A bad economy is where the people believe the economy is bad.

Sometimes an unexpected factor can flip the confidence...and the many unpaid and angry rice farmers could be that factor...and this much more than demonstrations by Suthep and his followers.

It is the subspecie Opuntia Ficus Indica which has great value to grow as an agricultural crop in dry regions of the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica

Ban Ki-Moon could spend his time better by calling the leaders of the two Korea's : we can assume he understands this problem better.

Also he did not call the leaders of the warring factions in South Sudan, Central African Republic...but somebody must have convinced him the confrontation in Thailand will be still more bloody

Can somebody clarify if the Bank of Thailand (= Central Bank) has an influence in such mega loans?

I believe that the Bank of Thailand performed well since its existence but I never understood who controls this central bank: one can find the name of the Governor...but who are the others?

Be aware that you first need to apply online at following link (and then download and print out the form you filled in)

http://www.indianembassy.in.th/pages.php?id=33

You better contact the private company in Bangkok which has been assigned by Embassy of India for visa service.

They can tell you if they accept applications done by travel agents

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Every male person should have from age 45 or 50 a blood analysis at least once a year and ask the urologist (or general physician) to include test of PSA and free PSA)

I know there is a lot of discussion about the useful information provided by test of PSA levels but I was happy enough that 7 years ago - here at Bumrungrad - rapid increasing levels warned me on time that I had cancer.

The treatment was done on time and successfully

In his recent book "A Universe from Nothing" (about what is known of our universe), the atheist Prof Lawrence Kraus mentions that - when he wrote the book in 2012 - only about five percent of our own universe is more or less known and and the remaining 95 pct are dark matter and dark energy.

"then you may be made to buy a return ticket on arrival or refused entry."

Basically they're saying they will let you fly but once you're there it's on your head.

The airline cannot say " once you're there it's on your head" : if a passenger is refused entry because of visa regulations then the airline will be forced to fly him (or her) back to origin.

Therefore verification should be done at check-in ...of course by competent staff.

The truth is all the EU countries don't sing from from the same songsheet.

That is true ...not all 28 EU member states are members of the Schengen Agreement.. (also not all EU members have adopted the Euro)

The Schengen agreeement has been ratified by 27 states including 4 non EU states ( Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland)

I can assure you that the 27 states of the Schengen area singing from the same song sheet and that directors of the consular departments in the 27 Foreign Ministries meet regularly for consultations.

Some good information can be found at following websites :

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/getting-a-visa/article/what-does-my-sticker-visa-mean

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/Schengen_node.html

This is not unusual. It allows the developer to maintain control. As you have rightly stated their interests and the interested of the co- owners is usually polar opposites. How can you get the Jp to enforce issues against the developer if they are one of the same. Probably friendly with the auditor as well. Control the cash , lack of transparency, failure to rectify defects under warranty etc.. Poor transparency . What your friend has to do, is work out on the committee how many members are the developers 'friends" and those who are just co- owners. I will guarantee that the majority will be with the developer. First of all find out who is the chairman..another relative/ close friend for sure.. Had to kick our developer out..

Yes....control the cash...in our condo we had similar situation during more than 10 years until it was discovered by a new co-owner with experience of the Condo Act..... that 5 million Baht of monthly fees for common area were missing...

Of course, but I think the OP is asking whether or not her past foolish actions will make getting one difficult.

Be assured that the member states of the Schengen Agreement exchange all information.

However she only tried to enter Greece and was not caught inside the Schengen area, so she did not commit any offense.

She will find out if there are consequences as soon as she applies for a Schengen visa...which has to be done in the Embassy of the first Schengen country which she plans to visit.

I am a farang living in Thailand since 25 years and if many things can be said about Buddhism in this country, one thing is sure ; the crematoriums of the temples provide a great social service at a cost which is affordable to everybody.

iirc in the very recent past Belgium went along quite happily for over a year with no government. Thailand could easily do the same and sort out the constitution in the meantime. No need to be continuously passing new laws - the old ones are just fine

you are right, Belgium was more than a year with only a caretaker government and not much harm was done to the economy because the institutions of the country continued to work as normal... unlike in many "young democracies" the Belgian institutions serve the interest of the nation and not the interest of a small group of people ..red shirt or yellow shirt .....even if those are elected people (think of the Marcos democracy in Manila).

the farangs seem to be as divided on this issue as the local people.....should this public discussion not be left to the Thai people only?

I think the Moderators of this website should remove this discussion from the TV Forum ...it is like discussing religion...it creates only more hatred

he may use in his defense that he is suffering from "affluenza"

this is an illness now used as excuse by very rich young and drunk driver in the USA...who are VICTIMS of their families wealth

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I wonder : will he also get a new Thai passport if his actual expires before statute of limitations enters into force .... or will he buy the passport of another country... or may-be he already had a second passport before he fled

The procedure of "legalisation" can be considered as cumbersome but it goes as follows :

A French wedding certificate will normally be issued by a local authority in France (city hall for instance)

Before it can be used in Thailand, this certificate has to be "legalised" at the Foreign Ministry in Paris which keep copies of signatures of all French "officiers d'etat civil" i.e. registrars of marriages (and births and dead).

Next step is to get it translated into Thai language by a translation office accepted by the the Embassy of France in Bangkok.

Then you submit the certificate to the consul at the French Embassy in Bangkok who has a copy of the person who has "legalised" it before at the Foreign Ministry in Paris.

The same consul can certify the translated certificate as "conform to the original"

You can try the paperwork now for use by the Thai Foreign Ministry or Immigration Department.

Certain is that to be used by local Thai authorities the paperwork has to be submitted to be "legalised" by the person at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok.... who has a copy of all signatures of the Thailand based consuls who are in charge of legalisation.

This evening people in police uniforms entered Thai parliament to remove some elected members of this parliament.

Is this police under the authority of the government (Ministry of the Interior)?

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What is it with Pheu Thai politicians and their obsession with beheading?

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...may-be they want to introduce Shariah Law