thaibreaker

I am more concerned about the penguins. How much tariff did they get?

They certainly close your account because of withdrawn fees on a dormant account below 2000 baht. It happened to me, I had only a few hundred baht left on it when I left Thailand some years ago. They started charging a fee after a year or so, I think it was 50 baht, until it was zero. Then they closed it. This was Bangkok Bank. If you maintain it every 6 months or so, you would be fine.

Well said. And you are right, of course we're not getting through to these people. All you get is a thumb down 😂

You should read up on this matter.

Yes, agree. The EU leaders cannot force this investment "deal" onto any country in Europe, so what on earth Ursula has agreed to here, is mind boggling.

We are discussing this 15% tariff from EU to the US, of which US consumers and companies will have to pay for, and what the result will be on that. That's only one direction. The EU has zero tariff on a lot of US products brought to Europe, and is not changing their stand on that, or their tariffs.

Yes, that is why there are no winners in this tariff nonsense. Tariffs means higher prices on EU products sold in America, which of course consumers pay for, and as a result of that, the EU exports will be declining to the US. EU will look for other markets to compensate. I'm baffled when Trump says the tariffs "are going to make Americans so rich, that they won't know what to do with all the money".. His brain has shrunk, he has completely lost it.

There are no winners in this tariff nonsense. All parties lose.

As they should be. It's embarrassing to watch how the European leaders are just sitting next to DT, like obedient puppets. It has only been two leaders daring to speak their mind and stand up to this bully in the WH, that's the French president Macron, and Zelenskyy.

Remind me again on who is actually paying this tariff in the end? Right, the American consumers.

It's hilarious to watch these hateful comments, especially towards Democrats. Don't you guys have better things to do? For crying out loud, you act like babies. Add that to the words and hateful comments the Trump administration use towards people they don't agree with, it's no wonder people around the world dislike Americans. Just sayin.

Doesn't matter. The good (no pun intended) people of MAGA blindly believe everything coming out of Trump's mouth, and his tweets. Yet, there has been no president in history squeezing out more lies than Donald Trump. It's just astonishing.

250 USD fee on a tourism that already has taken a hit, way to go, Donald! I wouldn't go even if anyone paid me for it 😁

My friend wanted to go my route, and get a Non-O based on retirement. Now "stuck" with the bank issues, and needs more time to find an agent. He arrived in May, and is on his 30 days extension now. His border run is due in a couple of weeks. He has not been in Thailand since 2018. I recommended a short trip to Kuala Lumpur, 2 days, but now I'm not sure if even that would be safe. He does not want to stay longer than a couple of days. You mentioned Udon Thani, and a border hop via Vientiane. 2 days there instead. Is that a safer option? He also added he is short of the 20k baht to be shown if asked, his pension arrives a week later. Forward ticket and accommodation is not a problem. How do you see his chances here? I think it would be safe either way, since he only has 3 months in Thailand prior to his next run. One more question: Is Don Mueang seen as a tougher immigration to get through than Suvarnabhumi? Or is that the same? Thanks, Dr.Jack 🙏

I stopped using these vans many years ago. Their drivers are going for speed records every single day. I had my heart hammering at the same speed, not to mention my stomach turned upside down. No wonder foreigners hate these rides. I hope for a speedy recovery for all the injured. The driver should lose his license for good.

I think he got that. That's why he almost got excited..

But but, Kamala has a silly laughter...

There is a reason this job is protected by the constitution, aka literally untouchable for any president (unless there is another reason to fire him, or your name is Donald Trump). Almost every country have their independent chief of their national bank reserves. Let the experts do their jobs, you have done enough damage, Donald.

I have to correct myself here. Switzerland is not a member of NATO, and Australia is a NATO partner, together with Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

I have to agree with this one. NATO could have ended this war by giving a lot more help and weapons to Ukraine at an early stage. But have in mind, that Russia has threatened with use of nuclear weapons numerous times, and Europe and the US were threading on uncertain ground here. They were not aligned and working together either, like they are now. In the beginning, countries supported Ukraine with only light weapons, body armour, and stuff like that. Time and continued Russian threats and violence have forced Europe to react further, and that has taken time. It has taken time for politicians to act. And now the nuclear threats are no longer seen as real, or something to worry about anymore, just desperate words from a desperate inner circle of war criminals at Kremlin. Btw, you mention the EU. NATO is more correct to use here. They are the ones supplying with weapons, having the strategic military view on this war. NATO has also a few countries which are not members of the EU. Like Australia, Canada, Iceland, Switzerland and Norway. The European Union's primary task has been the economical supporting of Ukraine in this war, sanctions, and being independent of Russia in the long run, and to bring their countries closer together against the Russian threats.

What a load of rubbish.

I don't disagree on that. As I said, there has been some movements at very few areas this last year or two, and that includes Pokrovsk. But it's a very slow progress, and remember, the Russians were only 2-3 km from Pokrovsk City in December last year, and they haven't gotten any closer to the city. But indeed, they are closing in from other directions, but it remains to be seen if Pokrovsk will fall. It has been said from many sources it will, for almost a year now, and sources have been wrong, so far. We will see, it's a quite crucial town for the progress of this war. However, it's said that Ukraine has had time to make a solid defence line west of Pokrovsk now, to stop further advances.

It's not only the Democrats. A lot of Republican voters in comment sections all around, are milking this scandal for all its worth too. As they should.

Russia is currently controlling no more than 19% of Ukraine. It was 18% almost 3 years ago. It is not even the most they have controlled, a few months into this war, they controlled around 26% of Ukraine, before Ukraine hit back. You sound like this is going in a hurry to take over Ukraine. It isn't, far from it. The bigger picture shows a lot like a stalemate, with some movements at very few areas. I read somewhere that with the same tempo as the last several months going forward, it would take Russia more than 150 years to control the whole of Ukraine. It just shows how little they are gaining. And they have done so at an extremely high cost, a tremendous loss of Russian soldiers' lives, and equipment. And btw, regarding our last conversation about Sumy Oblast, Russia has come to a halt there, and has even been pushed back of several villages. Just as I claimed last time, and you denying it.

They're selling these weapons, not helping in any other way. They won't help Ukraine or Europe anymore without gaining something in return, this time it's over a billion dollar.