jayboy

Why?

Because it's very misleading/inaccurate.Grok reveals - Assessment Accuracy of the Tweet Attribution: The tweet quoted matches the content reported in multiple sources, and it is plausible that Haraguchi posted it on May 19, 2025, based on citations from X and web reports. Validity of the Claim: While Haraguchi’s claim about spike proteins in his cancer cells is documented, the assertion that this proves the vaccine caused his cancer is not supported by rigorous scientific evidence. The claim is based on an unpublished analysis, and no peer-reviewed studies confirm a causal link between mRNA vaccines and cancer. The scientific community, including Japan’s health ministry, maintains that mRNA vaccines are safe and effective, with rare side effects that do not include cancer. Critical Considerations: Haraguchi’s claims align with his broader anti-vaccine activism, which has drawn both support and criticism. The lawsuit from Meiji Seika Pharma highlights the contentious nature of his statements, and fact-checking organizations like Reuters and Science Feedback have debunked related claims about vaccines causing widespread harm. Conclusion The statement about Haraguchi’s tweet and his claim of developing cancer from COVID-19 vaccines is partially correct in that it accurately reflects his public statements and the content of his May 19, 2025, tweet. However, the claim that he “has the evidence to prove” the vaccine caused his cancer is unsubstantiated without peer-reviewed data. The scientific consensus does not support a link between mRNA vaccines and cancer, and Haraguchi’s claims should be viewed critically in light of his advocacy and the lack of published evidence. For further details, you may refer to Haraguchi’s X account or await the publication of his promised research paper, though no such paper is available as of now.

No it's not.I regularly transfer funds from my UK to my Thai bank using the UK app on my phone. Occasionally the process takes place the same day, though more often funds received the following day.Rates are competitive and the Thai bank calls me to confirm exchange rate.I can't actually see how the process could be improved

Can you be a bit more specific? Were the questions related to you in particular or were they the kind that might be asked of any foreign customer? The reason I ask is that I know several Krungsri customers and nobody has received such an inquiry.

What evidence did Krungsri want and when did they ask for it? I've heard nothing. Many thanks

Possibly because it is horse medicine, and the crazies go for it like moths to a flame. Based on government views and reputable academic studies, the consensus is that ivermectin is not effective for treating or preventing COVID-19. Here’s a clear summary: Government Views: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that ivermectin is not authorized or approved for preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals. Clinical trial data do not demonstrate effectiveness, and taking large doses can be dangerous, potentially causing nausea, seizures, or death. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends against using ivermectin for COVID-19 outside clinical trials, citing inconclusive evidence from 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with very low-certainty data on reducing mortality, hospitalization, or clinical improvement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted increased ivermectin prescriptions and poison control calls due to misuse, reinforcing that it lacks proven benefits for COVID-19 and may cause harm. Reputable Academic Studies: The PRINCIPLE Trial (University of Oxford, 2024) found ivermectin reduced symptom duration by about two days (from 16 to 14 days) in a largely vaccinated population but did not significantly reduce hospitalizations, deaths, or long-term outcomes, concluding it offers no clinically meaningful benefit. The ACTIV-6 Trial (2023, JAMA) showed that ivermectin at 600 μg/kg daily for 6 days did not improve recovery time compared to placebo in outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19. A Cochrane Review (2022) concluded there is very low-certainty evidence on ivermectin’s impact on mortality, hospital admission, or viral clearance, with no reliable support for its use. The PLATCOV Trial (2023, eLife) found ivermectin had no significant antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, with viral clearance 9.1% slower than in controls. A meta-analysis (2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases) noted that earlier claims of survival benefits were heavily reliant on poor-quality or potentially fraudulent studies, with no significant effect when only high-quality RCTs were considered. Counterpoints: Some earlier studies, like those cited by the FLCCC Alliance, and observational data from regions like Peru and Brazil suggested potential benefits, such as reduced case counts after ivermectin distribution. However, these studies often had methodological flaws, lacked randomization, or were retracted due to ethical concerns (e.g., Elgazzar study). Conclusion: The overwhelming evidence from high-quality RCTs and authoritative health bodies (FDA, WHO, CDC) indicates that ivermectin does not provide meaningful benefits for COVID-19 treatment or prevention. Its use is not supported outside clinical trials due to insufficient efficacy and potential risks.

Carefully chosen words but an act of colossal political stupidity nonetheless. Sofia Patel, the Labour Party’s head of operations, posted on LinkedIn (since deleted) that nearly 100 current and former Labour Party staff were traveling to battleground states like North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to campaign for Harris. Patel offered to "sort housing" for volunteers, which sparked controversy and a complaint from the Trump campaign alleging foreign interference.

Yes, the vast majority who have regular jobs and barely feature on this forum.They can be distinguished by their work permits, not living in Pattaya, their lack of tattoos, membership of the British Club or RBSC. They don't feed off gormless tourists/ low grade "residents" like most of your 10 categories.Better educated and higher salaried too.

Careful now.Some might say that's essentially the AN demographic. I could not possibly comment.

Some, perhaps the majority, are common to both. Don't really get your point.

Dial down the passive aggression please.I can only describe my own experience and I am certainly not going to list out for you the symptoms of COVID and the common cold.There's plenty of easily accessibly evidence on that. To expand on my earlier post my experience of COVID was that on one of the two rough days, I had the most painful throat condition I've ever known - not remotely comparable to the common cold. There are crazies out there who claim COVID is no different to the common cold in its symptoms, the type of people who gobble down horse medicine and place a childlike trust in "natural immunity." I presume you are not one of those.

It really isn't, at least in many cases.I'm not in a vulnerable group and only felt ill for a couple of days though a cough persisted for a week.But it was very obvious during the crap couple of days that this was something very different from the flu.

No, just the antigen test.

Covid symptoms are not akin to the common cold - I know having experienced both. I agree not usually necessary to go to hospital with Covid unless in vulnerable group or experiencing very unusual/severe symptoms.

Lower class fatties, with few interests beyond beer and football, and who can afford the flight often want to be sex tourists in Thailand's grubby prostitution resort.There, fixed it for you.

This is also my experience, at least for ordinary Thais at village level.I have personally seen this system in action with my own eyes with the end of life period of my stepmother.

This is mostly complete nonsense.I know this from anecdotal experience of several ordinary Thais who had palliative care and pain relief drugs administered in their final days.This took place at village level with support from the local government hospitals.I am fairly sure that morphine or similar was provided - obviously in limited quantity and as required - for the family to administer.Not ideal and constrained by funding but equally not terrible.I don't know much about the institutional issues and someone better informed might want to comment.I do know that the post completely misrepresents Thai compassion for pain and suffering.

Not really the same though the Trump factor was an issue in both elections, but far more directly so in Canada. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/06/canada-australia-elections-donald-trump-slump-factor-slump

I don't know why Thailand is being singled out and the comparison with diverse backgrounds in Canada is surely completely irrelevant.There is of course a problem in the fashion industry world wide with the unrealistic body types that are so often portrayed.Whether we like it or not the top models in every culture will be tall, slim and beautiful.In Thailand the particular twist (since tall slim beautiful girls are not in short supply) is the ethnic/class bias with darker skins suggesting a farming/Isaan/ethnic Lao background.On top of this are the biases of a Sinocentric Bangkok.I may be too optimistic but I feel the situation is changing for the better. Incidentally before some genius starts bemoaning the influence of the West on skin prejudices in Asia, the preference for fair over dark skin was well entrenched throughout Asia long before the West made iots presence felt.

You have already pleaded ignorance of the rat picture significance, a well known trope of antisemitism and deployed extensively by the Nazis in their murderous propaganda.Any educated person knows this. So you have ruled yourself out of the discussion - at least as a serious contributor.

Actually I don't believe it was zoonotic, much more likely to have originated in a Chinese lab.But to adopt your vernacular, the jabs did save grandma.

Doubling down confirms rather than deflects my assertion.The pandemic days were distinguished by conspiracy nuts and misfits who ignored medical advice and more often than not described the conforming majority as "brainless sheeple", often gobbling down ridiculously inappropriate drugs like Invermectiin and braying about "natural immunity". We know now that medical opinion was sometimes flawed but vaccinations saved many hundreds of thousands.

Actually I sort of agree with you on the cover up aspect.The New York Times was an egregious example, overlooking Biden's increasingly limited capacity and doubling down on the judicial witch hunt on Trump. The bad news for you is that anyone who uses expressions like "brainless sheeple" automatically forfeits the right to be taken seriously.

A clear anti Semite based on this post.Conflates Israelis with Jews, and concludes with an infamous antisemitic trope.

I have never met anyone who is anti- Israel who isn’t also antisemitic. Why don’t these people care about Hamas slaughtering members of the PLO nor do they care when Muslims slaughter Muslims. Nor indeed about Muslims slaughtering Christians both in Egypt and Africa They care about only one thing.