Everything posted by GroveHillWanderer
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Was Ex police officer Derek Chauvin wrongly convicted !
Then you gathered incorrectly, as many of his police colleagues have pointed out. Derek Chauvin trial: Fourth officer joins colleagues claiming he broke rules by kneeling on George Floyd’s neck
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OnlyFans Model Avoids Jail After Milkshake Incident Involving Nigel Farage
If there's any two tier justice here, it's not that evident. Here's a list of similar incidents involving Labour Politicians (one even involving Sir Keir last year). All the strange things that have been thrown at politicians over the years
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UFO's or Drones ? whats going on ?
Occam's razor means that the simplest explanation that meets the known facts, is likely to be the correct one. There is no current evidence that these drones are searching for anything. Meanwhile, the simplest explanation I'm aware of (and various journalists have pointed this out) is that the vast majority of the sightings represent commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones, civilian aviation (helicopters and planes) or even gas station lights and constellations.
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Tourist Found Dead Near Koh Phangan’s Hin Song Kon Store
The Daily Mirror article that is quoted, identifies him as a British citizen, originally from Gillingham in Kent, who was running a cleaning business in New South Wales (Australia).
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Thai-British Beauty Queen Duped Out of 4M Baht, Suspect Arrested
The victim here did not illegally enter Cambodia, nor did she open a mule account. Those were actions undertaken by the suspect, Parichat. The victim did transfer millions into the suspect's account however, but as @bfc1980has pointed out, some of these scams are very sophisticated and convincing, using documents almost good enough to fool a judge, fake but official-seeming websites and video calls with people wearing police uniforms, appearing to be in a police station.
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Thai teacher accused of striking boy’s penis with steel ruler
According to the OP, they had CCTV in the classroom:
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Proof of address?
You're right that it doesn't prove anything, but I also always produce it when processing my yearly extensions and they always seem happy to accept it. (I don't have a rental agreement as my daughter owns the house so I don't pay rent and none of the utility bills are in my name).
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Proof of address?
That's what I did when I needed an address verification when transferring to a new financial management company recently. I just asked at my Kasikorn bank branch for a statement. I didn't tell them what it was for, and they provided it (at a fee of course) with no problem. They've only ever had my address in English, since I opened the account, so that's what appeared on it. It was accepted without demur by the company I sent it to. I've previously asked for a statement and volunteered the information that it was to support a UK visa application for my wife (which it was) - but they wouldn't have known the difference if it wasn't.
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Thaksin joins daughter Paetongtarn on Pheu Thai train to Hua Hin
From the OP: "Among the passengers were Paetongtarn’s siblings, Panthongtae and Pintongta, her husband Pitaka Sukawat, and their children"
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Exat Portal down?
Is anybody else having a problem connecting to the EXAT Portal recently? I'm trying to check my balance and/or top up using the app but I keep getting an error connecting to the server. The Easy Pass website is also giving a 500 page error message.
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Three Arrested for Stunts on Luxury BMWs; Bikes Confiscated
The OP says they were, "arrested after causing concern on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road." It then goes on to state, "the young men faced several charges including reckless and dangerous driving." Sounds like they were on an open road, causing danger to the public and violating traffic laws, to me.
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ICE vs EV, the debate thread
Battery breakthrough extends EV range to over 3,000 miles on a single charge
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Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare
You obviously know nothing about the UK's NHS system. Nobody waits a year for primary (GP or primary care clinic) care. For instance, the last time I was in the UK for a while I was able to get primary care within 1 to 3 days on four separate occasions. Non-urgent secondary or specialist appointments can take months to get, it is true but again, it depends on the condition. On the first of the four occasions I had gone in for a mouth lesion that was flagged by my GP as possibly cancerous, I received an appointment to see a specialist at the nearest NHS hospital within 3 days. He excised the lesion and sent a sample for biopsy. He had already reassured me that it was almost certainly non-cancerous and I got the results confirming that a few days later. As I say, no-one waits a year for primary care in the UK.
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Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
Another report suggesting this is probably a known, but as yet undiagnosed disease (or combination of diseases). What is the illness spreading in Congo?
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Swiss man paws for thought after dog bites on Thai beach (video)
Study after study done into the efficacy of culling for controlling dog (or cat) populations has found it to be ineffective. Below are just a couple of examples. Why not cull?
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Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
Latest info still suggesting that this may be nothing more than flu, malaria, measles (or even a combination of different diseases) in mostly younger children, with the fatality rate exacerbated by the malnutrition that most of the severe cases were suffering from.
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Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
This disease was not discovered, nor announced by the WHO. It was discovered and announced by local health authorities in the Congo, with no WHO involvement until the local authorities notified the WHO about it. Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say We don't even know that this is a new disease yet, as there are almost no health care facilities in the area and no test results are yet available. It may turn out to be flu or malaria, for instance.
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DTV or retirement visa ?
Totally agree, again. I'm on extensions based on marriage and haven't got the slightest inclination to change to a DTV. It really doesn't suit me, since I usually only leave Thailand about once every 365 days, among other issues (such as the uncertainty over 5 year driving licences). Having said that they, I still don't quite understand some of the negativity about DTV's that I keep reading on here. For those whose lifestyle it suits, it seems like pretty much of a godsend. Maybe that's the problem - it almost seems too good to be true, for some at least.
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DTV or retirement visa ?
I totally agree it's somewhat ridiculous that you can get a 5 year, multiple entry visa simply on the strength of a single doctor's or dentist's appointment but that's not the question I was raising. My question was whether it's actually against the regulations as currently written, given that the experience of multiple people seems to be that it is not.
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5 year multiple entry DTV visa (Destination Thailand) from 2024-xx-xx
What indication are you seeing there, that immigration are going to start denying entry to people with valid, multiple-entry DTV's starting in mid-2025? What is immigration saying, that is "opposite" to what the MFA is saying? Asking someone how long they're staying is a standard question for immigration officers to pose. I'm not sure what you think is untoward about it.
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DTV or retirement visa ?
Which requirements are being ignored? All the available documentation for the DTV that I've seen indicates it can be obtained based on coming for medical reasons. And, as attested to by more than one person in the 'long thread' on this topic, even a single doctor's or dentist's appointment has proved sufficient. You seem to be implying that getting a DTV in this manner is somehow against the regulations. If that's not what you're saying, I apologise but if it is, perhaps you could provide the wording from any official DTV announcement that backs that up.
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Prachuap Khiri Khan ranks 4th for Malaria infections in Thailand
Again, untrue. You can get vaccinated for Dengue. There are two approved vaccines, Qdenga and Dengvaxia. Dengvaxia is only recommended if you've already had Dengue, Qdenga can be taken whether you've had a previous infection or not. See info below.
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Prachuap Khiri Khan ranks 4th for Malaria infections in Thailand
That's absolutely incorrect. Dengue is a virus, malaria is a parasite. The two have nothing in common except that they're spread by the same kind of vector, mosquitoes. Even then, they are spread by different species of mosquitoes. They're really nothing alike.
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Is Bitcoin going to zero?
That chart doesn't look right to me. Bitcoin has been much more volatile than it seems to indicate. Here's a chart from Investopedia which I think reflects the roller coaster ride that Bitcoin's value has been, over the years.
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The World's Greatest Troll- I give you Trump
For those who think calling your political opponents "garbage" is such a massive outrage and should change the course of the election.