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Don't bet on it not being part of UK law. I've no idea what this review came up with, or even if it has started/concluded, but: "The EU has introduced six anti-money laundering (“AML”) directives. As a member of the EU, the UK implemented the first five of those directives by way of a number of regulations (the “Regulations”). The sixth AML directive came into effect for EU member states on 3 December 2020, four weeks short of the end of the transition period.[1] The UK government chose not to implement the most recent directive into national law because it considered that its domestic legislation “is already largely compliant with the Directive’s measures, and in relation to the offences and sentences set out in the Directive, the UK already goes much further”,[2] that is, subject to the following exception: the sixth directive extends criminal liability for money laundering to corporations that fail to prevent it. Such conduct is not presently a criminal offence under UK law. Nevertheless, the UK government has requested the UK Law Commission[3] to review the position and consider whether UK law is “sufficiently equipped to tackle economic crime”.[4] The outcome of that review could lead to further alignment between UK AML laws and the European AML regime." ack power https://www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/uk-anti-money-laundering-legislation-in-a-post-brexit-landscape Who knows what other "alignments" may be/have been under consideration?

Ask them for a reference to the relevant piece of legislation/regulation/notification so you can check what is going on and why. If you took the trouble to report back here on it I am sure I am not the only person who would be interested to know and grateful. "Forewarned is forearmed"

It's the "Pattaya City Garden" in Bukhao 15.

It's a Thai who had his way.....the village headman has banned it now. "Interesting and different" = Primitive ideas and practices that keep vast numbers of Thai people living in ignorance, semi-poverty and squalor. Their retarded social-economic situation allows you to live the high life in a way you could not if you were back in the country that actually enabled you to do it in Thailand.......no wonder you would not want them to change. Truth is that the Old Order think just as you do, they exploit the situation just as you do. They, the "Internal Colonists"........you, their ally.

They have imported the appearance of modernity, its "products", but not the ideas that underpin it........the nexus of Elites and Buddhist Orthodoxy firmly resist that. They want to maintain a pre-modern sociopolitical structure. Nothing will change while they maintain their hegemony, which will not be given up without a fight......a real fight. No telling when the lid will blow.......but it will blow. Anyone who thinks that they would like to live in Thailand needs to take that onboard before they commit themselves.

There is nothing wrong with being ordinary. The idea that being ordinary is the equivalent of failure/un-success has only come into currency during the last 30-40 years. It is a neurosis........one that is, sadly, still strengthening and growing worldwide. It is a neurosis that you should deal with by acknowledging that you are nothing special (you wouldn't be posting on AN if you were), you are ordinary person, you won some, you lost some, you did your bit .......and it is absolutely, 100%, OK. You are OK.

"The captain explained that there were two possible causes. He was unsure whether a bird had flown into the engine as they had flown through a flock of birds on the right side. However, the incident occurred at around 6,000 feet, while the bird had passed at around 4,000 to 5,000 feet two to three days earlier. The explanation appears to be that the effects of a bird strike a couple of days before were not adequately investigated and dealt with.......thus the engine subsequently failed catastrophically The juxtaposing of the differing altitudes (at which the strike occurred and which the later catastrophic failure occurred) seems like a feeble and ludicrous attempt to avoid the obvious conclusion that the later failure was a delayed consequence of the earlier (poorly dealt with) bird strike. Truly astonishing/mind boggling attempt at avoiding responsibility being attributed to the pilot, airline and/or maintenance organisation.

The subject is the all too predictable failure of the Thai State to live up to its promises. Maybe take your all too predictable rant to one of the threads in which the conflict is the issue, not one in which problems arising from it in other countries is the issue. if you like I can provide you with a list of atrocities, dating back to 1948, perpetrated by Israelis (so not including the murders of UK servicemen and civillians, by Jewish terrorist organisations, prior to then) but, once again, this thread is about the perfidious nature of the Thai State....and nothing else.

Yeah, sure......it's great to be old in Thailand: "Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking toward an aging crisis Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension. Her payout of around $0.82 a day makes cooking at home near impossible. If it's too wet to come, I eat 7-Eleven bread with ketchup," the 73-year-old said at a Bangkok Community Help Foundation meal delivery tent that feeds 500 of the city's homeless and poor daily" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/asia-pacific/social-issues/old-poor-thailand-aging-crisis/

It wasn't/isn't a sinkhole. It was/is a fabricated underground chamber with a concrete slab covering it. The slab collapsed. The fact of it being a manmade void was made clear very soon after the collapse. Stop calling it a sinkhole for ***** sake!

Given that adolescent brain development is specifically vulnerable to the effects of chemical modifiers that is not true. Post developmental stage, which takes longer in males (into mid 20's), it is less harmful. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/how-teen-marijuana-use-impacts-brain-development https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/effects-of-marijuana-on-teenage-brain

"The incident occurred at approximately 11:00 PM at a condominium" The Unixx :

Perhaps she has a wonderful personality? If I was in the same league as him and had the opportunity to speak to her I think I would be looking to avoid contact with her from the moment I first clapped eyes on her. But maybe he really likes the inflated, plasticised, worn out, "matures" porn actress look.....and made a bee line straight for her at the speed dating evening?

It's not ticket/baggage check-in.....the airlines job. It's: "Thailand's Immigration Launches Automated Passport Control"

The events of the late 17th century arose from the pro-French attitude of the Siamese King. If anything they arose as a result of his seeking to maintain independence against other influences than France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_revolution_of_1688 "King Narai especially sought to expand relations with the French, as a counterweight to Portuguese and Dutch influence in his kingdom, and at the suggestion of his Greek councilor Phaulkon" "With Narai's permission, fortresses with French troops and under French control were established at Mergui and Bangkok, in order to reaffirm the commercial treaty of 1685, provide a counterweight to Dutch influence in the region, and help to combat piracy."

It wasn't "Fortuner vs motorbike".

Prefer J myself:

"nothing to do with a rule change." It sounds like the threatened new laws concerning NGOs in Thailand have been passed. It has been in the wind for a couple of years: 2021: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/04/thailand-ngo-law-severe-blow-human-rights/ 2022: https://www.civicus.org/index.php/media-resources/media-releases/open-letters/5786-thailand-s-abusive-draft-law-on-not-for-profit-organizations 2023: https://www.icnl.org/resources/civic-freedom-monitor/thailand "Previous versions of a restrictive draft Act on the Operation of Not-for-profit Organizations (“NPO bill”) proposed by the Office of the Council of State (OCS) and approved by the Thai Cabinet (and analyzed by ICNL here and here) were tabled in advance of the elections." The organisation had no previous problems but now does......as of very recently this year. That sounds very much as if the draft law has been passed into legislation, and, contrary to your assertion, the rules have changed. Given that the organisation had no problems, up until very recently, it seems that its present problem is EVERYTHING to do with rule changes.

This is how the 3035 (main road through Ban Ko Rang) gets across a waterfeature just East of the settlement: Maybe you can work something out about the "flipping" from it. There are a couple of other possible crossings, but they are not covered by Streetview. My guess is that the GPS is innocent.......but the crossing is effectively a ford during flood periods and was obscured. He ran to one side and/or was washed/rolled off?

It is not even clear that there was a "relationship" to start with: "Mod revealed to the police that the Thai gunman, Jiradate, had a crush on her 19 year old daughter named Noey but she rejected him" The freak (previous conviction for murder, 25 years sentence.....let out after 5) may just have got an obsession for her.

No need for them to be deserters. Do your National Service in Ukraine, see your mates get shredded, collect your PTSD. Off for extended R@R in Pattaya. The advance guard have been arriving since earlier this year, expect to see a lot more with the intro of the 90 days.

Just press that button and a nurse will be in to see you as soon as they can.

No, but they meet the definition of a firearm in Thai law and as such would require licencing to import/hold/distribute. I'm guessing the illegality in this case is the absence of conformity to bureaucratic procedures. re. the blank firers: "The firearm imitations are controlled goods being sold without the Thai government’s permission" Everyone getting very "huffy" with Anutins new regs. on the way: https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40031632

Yeah, sure UK pensioners are "flocking" to Thailand to pay £1500 a month......with UK State Pension at £883 (taxable) a month. Typical Daily Mail advertorial BS.

This thread only needed about four posts to be over and done with. Extraordinary that it has run to 90 replies over 4 pages. 😲