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Macron Warns EU Could Face Collapse Without Urgent Reforms
Yes, we will punish Russia! By paying triple for our gas bill! Whilst Russia will then get higher prices and have a booming economy. Great job, Ursula. -
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Down under or Thai? Aussie mum trades Oz for Land of Smiles
That is not what I heard a my local bar. Much safer to put it in the bargirlfriend’s name. Even better on her family land to be doubly safe. -
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Surprised no reaction from BYD owners on this forum
Guy on a podcast the other day bought a Porsche 3 years ago £150k, now worth £30k -
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Macron Warns EU Could Face Collapse Without Urgent Reforms
Impose illegal sanctions on fuel exports if that doest work (it didn't) blow up a few pipelines to ensure high prices... but wait low and behold "someone else" has magically overturned their fracking and drilling bans and is now one of the world largest suppliers..what an absolute coincidence 🤮- 1
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Deadly Bus Fire Tragedy Highlights Safety Failures on Thai Roads
Not a war. Just a gradual change in people's attitudes and ideas about what is normal/accetable behaviour. Even though we consider Western societies to be more advanced when it comes to safety, transparency and accountability, it wasn't always like that. This is challenging for Thais, however, as non-accountability and non-criticism form such a central part of their customs and culture. As I said in another comment, there would need to be a huge shift in the idea of what it means to be Thai and to live in Thailand for things like this to become a thing of the past. -
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Advisor Urges Public Not to Criticise PM Paetongtarn for using iPad
Speaking International is/Must be accurate. General National speeches can be /are full off Lies. -
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Trump Goes Full Racist
Yes, I'm sure Elon Musk is an idiot compared to you. Fact is the smartest people are supporting Trump, not Harris. Elon Musk, RFK Jr, Kanye West...Trump has all the geniuses supporting him. Harris has Charlie CXC, Beyonce and Taylor Swift. In other words the dumb and stupid are supporting Harris. This is why they keep misrepresenting Trump. Obviously he was concerned about low IQ genes. Nothing to do with racism. But you'd have to be very smart to understand that. -
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Why is the MAGA movement so susceptible to crazy conspiracy theories?
Yes, let's hear how technology has advanced to the point where 'they' can control the weather to the extent that they're able to target areas with high concentration of MAGA voters. This should be interesting! -
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Corruption scandal hits the brakes: Thailand’s bus industry whistleblows dirty dealings
Sounds good on paper,,, so does the NACC -
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Suvarnabhumi Visa Exempt - Change of Tactic Applied
I don't think so, but I'll bite. The DLT of which province gives an applicant who's in Thailand visa exempt at the time of renewal a 5-year driving license? -
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Anyone noticed any changes in Lazada re searching local products?
The "filter" is still there (when I remember) but agree its damned annoying when you dont get told its China until AFTER the purchase in some cases. easiest way to check is click on "delivery." if states "sellers' own fleet" its usually China. Also the delivery times are usually in excess of 7 days. They also got sneaky showing Samut Prakan, but its NOT they are drop shippingfrom China -
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No travel insurance for me !
I would tend to agree. Another point worth mentioning is the much talked about placebo effect. I remain open minded about it, bu if so many tests confirm it can work , why is it not the default goto first option for doctors dealing with non critical minor issues ?> maybe ask big pharma eh? -
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BOI Wealthy Pensioner LTVor continue OA extensions
From us as expats on 'the outside' it can look that way - although we do only pay the 50,000 THB once at the start - no additional money need to be paid at the 5 year permission to stay renewal point. Its possible thou, the approval process on the inside at BoI may be different (possibly quicker - less paperwork for them ?? but same paperwork for us as expats ??? ). I guess we won't know until the first individuals who obtained the LTR visa, start going for their second 5-year permission to stay period. How difficulty will be the financial proof then? The same ? Worse? Easier? As for the 'permission to stay' terminology being different from visa dates - that has been around for a while with other visas (albeit applied differently). A classic case is the Type-OA visa multiple re-entry , where one could get that as a 1-year Visa from outside of Thailand, and then say one obtained the Type-OA on 1-July-2018 and it was valid with a Visa date from 1-July-2018 (start) to 1-July-2019 (expiry date). My recollection is one could FIRST show up in Thailand border on on 1-July-2018 and obtain a permission to stay in Thailand until 30-June-2019. But say one then left Thailand on 25-June-2019 (say a week or so before last date on the visa) and re-enterred Thailand on 29-June-2019 (re-enter 2 days before Type-OA visa expiry date). In one's passport, using that as the underlying Visa, one would then obtain an additional permission to stay until 28-June-2020. ie one almost gets 2 years permission to stay on the one-year visa (despite last date on visa being 1-July-2019). ... further say on 1-June-2020, one then goes to immigration inside of Thailand and applies for a 1-year extension (say based on retirement). If approved, one could then get an permission to stay until about 27-June-2021 (where note the last date on the original Type-OA visa was almost 2 years earlier being 1-July-2019), again on the underlying Type-OA visa. So already, on a 1-year visa, one has obtained almost a 3-year permission to stay. Each year one can keep going back for a 1 year extension (assuming one continues to meet the requirements) despite the last date on the visa being many years in the past. And technically, the Visa is NOT being renewed - but rather the 'permission to stay' is constantly being extended (or renewed) on the basis of the underlying visa. ... and apologies if my terminology is not exact and if that reads confusing. Best I can understand, the validity dates of a visa (in Thailand) are different from the 'permission to stay dates' in a Visa although clearly there is a relationship between the two. I do understand the confusion here. It puzzled me for a while as well. And as for the LTR - yes I agree having to go back after 5 years to reprove finances for a 10 year Visa does make wonder why its called 10-years ... but we don't know yet exactly how smooth things will be at the 5-year point (for permission to stay extension for remaining 5 years), nor for that matter at the 10 year point. We have been told there will be no more money asked for at the 5-year point. -
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Harris Lies, Americans Die. Illegal Aliens are more Important
If you want to tax more fairly, get rid of all the deduction/allowances, along with subsidies, all markets, all industries, and simply have flat tax. Flat tax of 15-20-25%. That would be fair. Because someone has the desire to make more, they shouldn't be penalized with higher taxes. That's just stupid. Half pays less that <15% tax, many, no income tax at all or an average of 3.3%. And I've been hit with 37% income tax, and that's just 'federal'. That's not a fair tax code... that's BS source -
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No travel insurance for me !
When you start posting ridiculous stuff here all the time.
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