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10 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

The country is divided into Regions for bureaucratic purposes. The region heads cannot trust their fellow officers at provincial level, probably think they take bribes.

Take bribes! Who'd have thought it?

On 3/29/2021 at 2:52 PM, Farang123 said:

I just have a feeling that it is going to be going up in price soon.  Yeah, I'm doing some research just wondering what brokers  people recommend who are in TH.

Despite what some people say, don't be afraid to ask for advice on forums and add it to the database in your head. Forums are a good place to conduct an opinion pole. I look at as many as possible to gather my data and have had my attention drawn to some good tokens I hadn't previously heard of. 

As for Coins.TH, I use them to invest and spare local cash. They were fine until yesterday when the market dipped somewhat and when I went on to carry out a cheap buy, I got the message that they were carrying out maintenance. This of course is complete blx. What they mean is that their gear can't handle it when the coin price is doing anything but ranging. You'd think that with the money they're taking in they'd be able to upgrade their servers to handle the bumps and dips. They aren't alone on this unfortunately. It reminds me a bit of arriving at the supermarket checkouts to be confronted with big queues and only one position open.

Haven't watched F1 since Mr Hamilton started his antics. I liked it better without the political statements and driver intimidation.

5 hours ago, Sheryl said:

"The latest wave of infections has resulted in the distribution of vaccines being delayed to people on the island. " - can't see why that would be so. there haven't even been all that many cases in Phuket.

 

i suspect the actual problem is lack of vaccine or vaccine being diverted elsewhere and they prefer not to say so.

Anyone else think that the Thai govt and the EC are very similar?

On 4/10/2021 at 1:08 PM, KarenBravo said:

This rule has been around for decades and each government has not changed this policy and neither will the present one. They cite expense and that retiring overseas is a personal decision.

 

I've seen many campaigns over the years on Thaivisa to write letters and petitions to MPs.

That you are doing this in the year 2021 just shows that this issue belongs to St. Jude.

They seem to take it personally. If you want to live anywhere other than the UK you're finished as far as our govt are concerned. Doesn't matter what you've done in the past in the country's service, or how much you've paid (and are still paying in my case) into its coffers. They don't have any qualms though about taking a large chunk of your pension every month in tax. I suppose someone has to suffer to fund the great unwashed and others that we have in the UK these days.

34 minutes ago, mvdf said:

Just finished all episodes. May he continue to rot in Kathmandu prison. 

 

Knippenberg should be awarded royalties and proceeds of the film for his unselfish efforts to bring this criminal to justice. 

I was in the Brit foreign service at the time he got nicked in Delhi. He was staying in the Ashoka Hotel where he made a hole in the floor of his room to rob the jewellers below. The vice-consul who was a drinking mate of mine used to have to visit Brit backpackers in Tihar jail on an almost daily basis and got to know him quite well. My mate said that Sobhraj was almost running the place and had all the guards in the palm of his hand. Probably why he was able to escape so easily.

"Digital-asset proponents including Atichanan argue that too many restrictions will merely drive Thais to unregulated platforms overseas."

That's true. While faffing about with the verification process here on a local exchange, I signed up with two well-known overseas exchanges. The process was easy and it's a simple task to transfer sterling from my UK bank to those sites. Although I'm now registered with the local exchange, it's still a pain depositing money, almost as if it was them parting with their cash. I'm only on the Thai site so that I can invest any spare baht I may have.

3 hours ago, ukrules said:

Cryptocurrency is no longer the future, it's the present....

 

That they think they can control it is laughable, I think they're beginning to realise this.

I think the countries trying to supress it will regret it in future as they get left behind by those embracing it.

I'm with coins.TH and so far haven't been scammed. Apart from the verification process being a bit of a pain, I have no complaints. I'm also using Bitstamp and Binance for their large choice of alts. The reason that I'm also with a local exchange, is that it's easy to transfer baht from my local bank. I should imagine that the others who use local exchanges also do it for the same reason.

That's good to hear. When I went last Wednesday at about 10am, I and the other 90-day reporters had to stand at the back of a huge queue, but no IO telling us to filter off. We all had to wait our turn. I was through in about 40 minutes, compared to the ten minutes it's taken in the last several years.

Brilliant!

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

It takes balls to arrive close to closing time but that's the sweet spot.

Why do that when I've never had to queue mid-morning. However, you may be correct in what you say for future visits. I'll still revert to the postal method first and see if I have any joy.

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Don't tell anybody but show up at about 10 till 4 p.m. and it'll be crickets in there.

I forgot to add, I arrived at about 10.30 am, my usual "avoid the queue" time and of course it is Wednesday, usually the quietist day.

I popped down to Jomtien today expecting my usual in/out 10 minute visit, only to be met with a huge queue in the car park with no filter for the 90-day people. I had to queue for 30 mins just to get into the building! They now only let in a clutch of people at a time. Once inside, I went to the checking desk for a number and on into the inner sanctum. It was still a shambles in there despite the queuing outside and all the seats were occupied. Thankfully my number was called after about ten minutes. I had to provide them with a copy of my passport and previous 90 day acceptance slip which I had with me due to the tip offs on here. Thanks. 

Next time I'll be trying the "Reporting by post" option, I'm getting too old to be standing around in car parks. 

edit:   I arrived there at my usual time of about 10.30am.

4 hours ago, TKDfella said:

That is not the issue. The issue is how the police carried out their duty and if the current Covid 19 regulations prohibit gatherings then the police are obliged to intervene.

However, I would have thought some kind of compromise should have been sought showing an appreciation for those who wanted to genuinely pay their respects such as having a police presence and allowing a certain number of people at one time for say, a couple of minutes. Now, I don't if that example would be practical but something along those lines would go some way into satisfying both sides and also perhaps eliminate those who deliberately wanted to cause trouble.

"Now, I don't if that example would be practical but something along those lines would go some way into satisfying both sides and also perhaps eliminate those who deliberately wanted to cause trouble."

I too would like to eliminate those who deliberately wanted to cause trouble. I notice the female in the photo has the usual "loud" hair colour of the professional protester.

What are these people really after? All the vigils in the world won't bring back this poor murdered woman, but they could certainly be responsible for more than a few people dying from covid. No, this was an anti-man rally, nothing else.

If you go looking for it everybody in this world can find a crackpot website that offends them, but most don't go trying to stir up trouble because of it. This playing the race card is going to end in tears for all races if we aren't careful.

6 hours ago, Dazinoz said:

As someone said before why report a small rise? BTC and all crypto are so volatile 4% is nothing. Report a 40% rise or fall.

 

Having said that $50k is a resistance post so it has broken that.

Just testing the 50k resistance, as it has on several occasions. You can't say it's broken it until it consolodates above it. I haven't traded for a few days now and won't until I'm convinced of its direction.

A resounding yes from me. I'm sick to death of their whinging. 

20 hours ago, Solinvictus said:

As a progressive, I'm disgusted with these liberals and their petty gender issues. Overall, I consider it an infringement on personal liberties. They cancel Mr. Potato head and trying to pass legislature in Cali to have stores be particular how they stock toys.

 

But lastly, I do also think it's done by both parties to keep the country divided.

There's only one party supports rubbish like this, the raving loony Democrats.

8 hours ago, WildBillHiccup said:

I am interested in other folks' views regarding the subject of Unnecessary Shouting.

By and large people do tend to respect each others personal space - however, as an example, you can be (say) sat in a bar enjoying a chilled beer when two people come into the bar and they sit down together (well within 'touching distance' of each other) 

and shout into each others faces. It matters not that the subject matter of what they are shouting about to each other is (in your opinion) of a "confidential nature" and is of zero interest to you; you are nevertheless an unwilling captive audience and you are forced to listen to every detail about their hemorrhoids - (or whatever?) This isirrespective of the shouters' nationalities - "we" all of us seem to do it - (and Leo does

seem to increase the shouters volume).

Yes, yes, yes, I know - "pay up and move to another bar" or "buy ear plugs" & etc - - -but I am not asking for an answer to this Pattaya shouting phenomena only opinions.

 

There is no answer .....     

Were these people Spams? They always talk like that.

Harry. Like mother like son.