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There are Finnair flights to Heathrow via Helsinki, so that's not unusual. If he normally keeps in touch but hasn't this time then that's more of a problem. It looks like an issue for the police, mainly in Finland.

In one sense you're right, Thailand can do what it wants. The US, and any other country for that matter, can do what they want as well. If that negatively effects diplomatic engagement and trade with Thailand then that may not be so good for Thailand. But that is Thailand's decision to make.

I'm not a lawyer and I don't know all the details but it looks to me from the little I know that the Terrorism Act 2000 may well apply. Had he abided by the judgement regarding the video and repeating claims made in it which were deemed false then there probably wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to like doing that so the police have to act. Keep in mind that the police don't make the rules, they just have to use the rules they have but they can't use them if they clearly don't apply. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting this next section. (1)In this Act “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where— (a)the action falls within subsection (2), (b)the use or threat is designed to influence the government [F1or an international governmental organisation] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and (c)the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious [F2, racial] or ideological cause. (2)Action falls within this subsection if it— (a)involves serious violence against a person, (b)involves serious damage to property, (c)endangers a person’s life, other than that of the person committing the action, (d)creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or (e)is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system. My guess would be that they might be using using section 1 and in section 2 (d) possibly (c) From what I can see Robinson tries to inflame anger against Muslims. Clearly some are violent and dangerous people, but then so are some Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Atheists etc. He doesn't seem so concerned about them.

He showed a film he was ordered not to by a British court. The film makes allegations about the schoolboy Jamal Hijazi which the court deemed false. That in itself wouldn't be so much of a problem if it weren't for threats made to Jamal Hijazi and his family which necessitated them moving house. I think the use of anti terror laws is based on the fact that what Robinson does and says can cause acts and threats of violence even if he isn't involved himself. The recent case of Anjem Choudary is based on what he said rather than what he did. The anti terror laws allow police greater scope to demand answers I believe. Of course this is just what I've read as I'm not involved. Tommy Robinson is an interesting person. Why call yourself Tommy Robinson when your name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon? Is it so he doesn't seem upper class. He's used other names as well. He also made a lot of money from his activities although I think that has reduced. He seems to have been involved in football violence as well.

Yes it could have a big impact on the driver even if it wasn't her fault. I was hit from behind when I was stopped in a queue of traffic in November 1994. Apart from back problems and the possibility I will suffer from arthritis early than normal it did affect my driving for some time afterwards. Whenever I slowed down to stop at the end of a queue or at traffic lights, I spent more time than normal checking my mirror to see if the vehicles behind me were going to stop.

I seem to remember it was Charlerm who made a statement saying that the army and it's leaders wouldn't be put on trial for the deaths during the Red Shirt protests as the army was only following orders. Which they weren't. Little chance any of these will ever be held accountable for any of their misdeeds.

It looks like a question to me, rather than a statement. I'm not sure it was serious either.

Who are they praying to? That would seem very like a religion to me. From what I've seen they are happy to kill something, or get someone else to do it, as long as it's so they can eat it. If it's to prevent suffering then they aren't so keen. Maybe it's because hunger affects them but the suffering doesn't. I've not had to contend with a sick pet that needs to be put down thankfully. You can see why many on here would be anti Buddhism, or at least the way way it's observed here particularly if they find themselves in the distressing position of wanting to help their pet but can't.

Glad you could do that. It's not something I've had to do here but I think that if you have a university with a veterinary faculty they sometimes have a surgery as well and may do it. We have one in Mahasarakham which seems to have vets from Khon Kaen working there as well. I'm sure they will euthanise an animal. That might be an option for anyone else in that difficult position.

I certainly oppose it. I don't see why other men should enjoy themselves while my wife won't let me get involved. It's just not fair.

Buddhism is a bit like Gucci and Louis Vuitton here. The name is there but behind that it's not so real. Then again it's all made up so they can make and bend the rules as they wish. I was reading that in Myanmar the monk's and abbot's followers are boasting that they have bigger, more expensive cars than in Thailand. At least the ones who support the killing by the junta. In some places Muslims kill Buddhists and in others Buddhists kill Muslims. They all find a reason somewhere.

If it's starting on July 15 it won't be sorted out until after that. Probably 19 or 20

Well it was all a bit quick so I didn't really have time to consider it. The doctor would only be allowed to prescribe something if there was evidence to show it would have the desired affect. I don't know if any herbs have passed that test. A lot of medicines are formulations of the active ingredients of herbal remedies or alternatives to them. Extracts from willow bark were used before Aspirin was developed from it. Hormone treatment, as far as I know is used to reduce the effect of testosterone which encourages the cancer. Once the results came through and it was clear the cancer was close to extending outside the prostate it needed to be removed quickly. It saved me but I wouldn't recommend it otherwise. It took a lot longer than normal since the insertion of the various tubes to allow the insertion of the instruments, which apparently normally takes about 20 - 30 minutes, took around 2 hours due to mesh that had been inserted during previous hernia removal. The surgeon nearly gave up, which would have meant a normal operation through an incision.

I think that's a whole other story.

You're clearly not smart enough to see the bigger picture, the long term strategy. The duty free shops close down so tourists go out into Bangkok to buy things instead. That causes overcrowding and sinking of the capital due to the weight of tourists flooding into the Thai hub of shopping. TAT estimates that worldwide there are 600 million tourists worldwide and are targeting 700 million. To deal with this Bangkok will be closed so enabling the rest of Thailand to benefit from the tourist's money. Temples will also see donations increased so can build bigger Buddhas and monks will have their own Rolls Royce or Ferrari to travel around the country to teach. When the entire world population of 7.9 billion arrives to experience the wonders of Thai shopping (TAT estimate 8.5 billion) the country will collapse into ruin and desolation, and everyone will leave, and Thailand will be closed so tourist can go elsewhere. This will leave the entire country, amounting to 513,120 km² ( Thai Land Dept estimate 600,00 km² free for other uses. Storage for the automobile overproduction of China, a huge park for Thaksin to play with his grandchildren. Possibly a massive golf course for the use of the army, navy and airforce. Even a extensive Department of Inactive Posts headquarters. Feel free to comment with your own suggestions. If you want to send them to the government, use Line. Don't forget, plenty of stickers to emphasis your suggestions.

I started off when I was 65 in early 2021 with a slight problem of not emptying properly and needing to pee again shortly after. Not really a serious impact on my life to be honest. I'd had a prostate exam in my mid to late 50s that showed nothing. From early 2021 things changed quickly I'd had further prostate exams but as I was told they can't feel right round the prostate apparently. I also has an ultrasound which hurt a bit. From the figures they use an app to calculate the possibility of cancer which was 12% and 3% of it needing early treatment. I was offered an MRI if I wanted to check further, but it was up to me. I decided to take it to be safe. I'd already had discussions on possible treatments, which included hormone treatment, what the surgeon liked to call reboring my prostate, and removal of my prostate. There were other possibilities that weren't thought appropriate at the time but would be considered depending on future tests. The MRI showed what might have been issues on both sides of the prostate but a biopsy would be needed. Not surprisingly that wasn't fun, but worse was to come. I'd done a previous flow and volume urine test which showed a problem and I was asked to do another after the biopsy. I could only do a very small amount and subsequent attempts were even worse until I couldn't go at all. The urge was there, but no relief. It was horrendous, I'd never felt anything like it. I assumed they'd have to fit a catheter, which I wasn't keen on based on previous experience. It was worse, they wanted me to poke the catheter up my penis myself, on a regular basis. I think they wait until it's unbearable so you don't refuse, plus they have a nurse stand next to you while you do it. Mandy, I still remember her name. The relief when it released was unbelievable. It turned out having to self catheter wasn't a problem. When the results of the biopsy came through the treatment options had reduced to removal, and fairly quickly. I had the robotic prostatectomy on 1 November 2021. The incontinence early on was a shock but I'm now just using the thinnest Tena protective shields for the slight dribbles. If I run out of those I use the Sofy ones for women's periods as apart from large nappies there doesn't seem to be provision here for men. I returned to Thailand in early March 2022 and I was concerned about the flight so I had a large number of large and small pads for the flight but strangely I seemed to improve suddenly on that flight. The point of this overly long post is that diagnosing that you have a problem with peeing is simple. You can see it yourself and it's down to an enlarged prostate, which is common in older men. It's the unseen cancer that has no symptoms that is the problem. I could very easily have missed the diagnosis and not be here now at 70. My daughter's father in law died aged 65 from prostate cancer. He was diagnosed, and even then only because his friend needed a prostate exam and he said he'd go and have one as well for moral support. For him it was too late. My treatment was under the NHS by the way. Now I've scared the crap out of you all, I'll be off.

Cialis is the trade name for Tadalafil which will probably be understood by a Thai pharmacist.

From what I've seen that's how Buddhism often works as well.

That's what was said at the time and I wouldn't disagree with it. She must have known what she was going though.

Is slapping women normal here then? She's taking it through the Thai legal system not a western one, although it will be based on that. I don't know what he said to her, but maybe she can sue him for defamation. Now that is Thai culture.

But is the climate in Cambodia that different from the Bangkok area. He seemed OK there. Maybe the proximity to an anti democratic dictator (is there any other sort) shielded his health.

Thaksin out manoeuvred and betrayed. That's a shame. I still can't find a sarcasm emoji. Tell me someone is working night and day to sort this out.

That's the way it usually works, yes. Nothing new really. Since a defendant has to have legal representation, If they can't afford it then the state has to step in, otherwise there can't be a trial. It's just the cost of justice.

You don't need expensive equipment either.

You're right about status and hierarchy but I'm not sure he's against that, so long as he's at or near the top so it benefits him. Besides if people switched on their brains they would probably stop listening to him.