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Seven Deadly Days of Songkran Road Accident Update in Thailand
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The usual annual media show. A number of 36 deaths is way below the average on other days before Covid. It's not the seven deadly days it's just the seven days of jams/gridlocks. Cars in endless jams/columns can involve in many heavy accidents. -
PTT and Saudi Company to Invest in Green Hydrogen
KhunBENQ replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
What else could be zero emission? Same like the rich Arab countries that plaster the desert with cheap solar cells and produce electricity for about 1 Eurocent/kWh. With the enormous amount of solar energy available the low efficiency of electrolysis can be neglected. -
I played around with the Google flights site. And cheap flights are also 23h or so with 2 stops. Cheapest I find in May/June is ANA+United via Tokyo and San Francisco (~44k Baht). Fastest flights are 16h with 1 stop but really expensive (~70k). That puzzles me a bit. West is via Europe or Arabia and much longer. 25 hour is the lower end.
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AI Can Now Crack Most Passwords in Less Than a Minute
KhunBENQ replied to BigStar's topic in IT and Computers
Much overblown reporting. Being presented with a password hash without any context, what can AI do more than brute force crackers? The graphics though is useful. Length counts, over complex pw is not necessary, <A-Z><a-z><0-9> suffices with proper length >= 16. sTpxehc2jZVForutdY is better than .>,,{}:* in any category. Of course the long one is created by PWTech. AI can know as much about me as possible and still what's the difference. There is a recent thread where PWs were discussed. -
Thanks for the good news! While thailanguage.com is a multi purpose site I prefer thai2english for the easy/simple use.
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Jomtien immigration confirms closure dates for Songkran
KhunBENQ replied to biervoormij's topic in Pattaya
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Jomtien immigration confirms closure dates for Songkran
KhunBENQ replied to biervoormij's topic in Pattaya
May well be that private businesses are open as normal but not government offices. See above. Indeed printed calendars and online calendars from year end don't show a holiday at all. -
Jomtien immigration confirms closure dates for Songkran
KhunBENQ replied to biervoormij's topic in Pattaya
Monday 17th is a government holiday, all offices nationwide closed. Can't comment on Pattaya specifics. Another poster in my thread wrote that banks will be open. (in line with BoT site). -
Going the wrong way! Motorcyclist killed after collision in Phuket
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
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Just a reminder. I noticed that this Monday after Songkran is not shown as a holiday on many online and printed calendars. So I double checked with latest news and immigration office calendar. It's the substitute for Saturday 15 (last day of Songkran). Don't try your luck on Monday, April 17. Government (incl immigration) offices closed. I don't know whether bank main branches will be open.
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Going the wrong way! Motorcyclist killed after collision in Phuket
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Yet another reminder to have a dash-cam! Otherwise no one will believe what you see on the roads of this country. I will buy a new one with front and rear. -
Pattaya Police Scan Soi Six to Prevent Underage Workers
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Germany Hamburg (Herbertstraße open 6 PM to 2 AM) Not sure about Amsterdam. -
I had explained some entries in the yellow book, a post from 2015. Among them: * first name(s) of mother * nationality of mother * first name of father * nationality of father
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It's indeed a field to be filled for the "yellow housebook". Fortunately they didn't require specific documents on that. Particularly as nationality of both parents also asked. When applying for "pink card" be prepared for question about religion and bloodgroup
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Modified vehicles you come across in Thailand.
KhunBENQ replied to IvorBiggun2's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
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Advisable time between international arrival and domestic departure?
KhunBENQ replied to jil's topic in Thailand Travel Forum
I only know from reports about terrible waiting at international >departure< currently. But why should arrival be much better. It's a game of luck depending on day of week, time of day. To the OP: are you flying in the near future? What time you arrive by schedule? Depending on that and your final destination(?) it would be an option not to book a connecting flight and try your luck after arrival. Worst case: overnight.