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Must Read Large-Scale Search Underway for Missing Belgian Tourist
Can easily fall in be covered up. -
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Trump plays another losing hand......
Surely it is the selling that drives the price down...so how can it be minor. -
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The Ultimate Betrayal and the Enemy
Chris;s bleak, brutally honest reflections are gold to me. What will you do differently? -
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Just nearly sent me back home 😦 to Blighty.
Never forget, they hate us and will do anything possible to screw you over given even the smallest of chances. -
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Totally legal way to activate Windows
In your world maybe they do. Just check the software in an ATM machine. -
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Just nearly sent me back home 😦 to Blighty.
As I read the OP, the guy has spent all but 9 months of the last 3-1/2 years in Thailand. All on various extensions. -
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North Korea's Tragic Floods: Executions Reported Amidst Widespread Devastation
He is a chonky boy isn't he? Two people to counterbalance him and one in the bottom of the boat to keep the centre of gravity low! -
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Totally legal way to activate Windows
Hahahaha!!! Wrong again Gottfrid. They all run on large IBM mainframes, like Z/15, with IBM z/OS as the operating system and are written in COBOL. There is nothing "secure" about Windows servers. On the contrary... -
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Can the Thai Visa Community Mediate? Your Input is Needed!
Fellow expats, imagine being dragged into a courtroom battle where only one side is throwing punches. Despite my efforts to keep things civil and avoid a legal showdown, the other party seems determined to escalate every step of the way. I'm stuck in a dispute that's spiraling out of control, and I need your help to steer it back to calmer grounds. Here's the scoop: I hired a solar installation company in Chiang Mai, lured by their European name and the ease of communicating in German. Everything seemed sunny until the installation stretched from a promised week to a grueling two months with many incidents. Let's leave that out here - in the end, the installer didn't even agree to my suggestion, that I waive all costs incurred as a result of all these issues and will pay the outstanding amount in two tranches: half on the day of putting into operation and after a month-long test phase. He obviously seemed to prefer to put me under pressure to pay with a criminal claim instead of subjecting his system to a test phase. This was my first bid to dodge legal chaos (I name it Action 1). But alas, my friendly neighborhood Expat wasn't having it and decided to take the courtroom route over alleged embezzlement! I've been navigating this storm with a series of actions: Action 2: Paid the remaining balance immediately after receiving the information/threat that he will file criminal and civil charges against me. I made a modest deduction for the missing warranty (another issue which arises), hoping to stave off a court case. Action 3: After I received the lawsuit against me, I instructed my lawyer to rescheduled the initial court date, buying time to find a resolution. Action 4: Contacted the installing expat twice via email, explaining the needless criminalization of one expat by another, but was met with silence and a request to stop the emails. Action 5: We suggested that there should be no more delays, discussions, or negotiations—just one more figure, then proceed to the lawyers and withdraw the claim, only to be told there was "no time"—a weekend hope left dangling. Action 6: Turned to you, my fellow expats, for fresh ideas. Here's the issue in a nutshell: It's absurd to drag a simple payment disagreement into a criminal court when it clearly belongs in civil court*1. That's where these kinds of disputes should be sorted out. But no, I'm facing a bizarre embezzlement charge just because I made a deduction over a missing warranty—even though I've paid for everything I actually received. He did not even try to negotiate about the guarantee deduction but decided to criminalize a fellow Expat in Thailand. *1 By the way: According to the lawyer, this kind of legal action is often used against Expats in Thailand. If the complaint is accepted, you have to pay bail and can't leave the country, possibly for up to a year. It's a stressful situation for any Expat and can make some give in even if they are in the right. It's truly tragic when one Expat does this to another. So, life-experience fellows, do you have any ideas for me? Any mediators among you willing to step in? Would you be willing to brainstorm for me and find a way out of this tropical legal storm! Share your thoughts, no critiques, please— I know maybe my actions weren't perfect, but I’m looking ahead. Thanks for your support! -
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Can you defend yourself?
Nah @richard_smith237. They are just trying to measure up, who is the baddest man on the planet. 😉 -
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Destination Thailand Visa Gains Popularity Among Expats
Wow, that is great news. I'll probably get CoR before applying next week just in case. It is good for a year I think. Not 100% sure they issue CoR's in Ubon without a reason but I guess I'll find out. -
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Thai wife applying for UK spouse visa but has a job she’s quitting
WorldBridge Services......they were a horrible outfit to deal with. WorldBridge, which previously managed UK visa applications, was run by **Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)**. This American multinational IT company launched WorldBridge as part of its business process outsourcing services for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). CSC, headquartered in El Segundo, California, introduced WorldBridge in 2007 as a part of its global commercial partnership program [oai_citation:2,CSC Introduces WorldBridge Service to Manage UK Visa Application Process](https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NYSE/computer-sciences-CSC/stock-news/21362191/csc-introduces-worldbridge-service-to-manage-uk-vi) [oai_citation:1,Worldbridge International (Cambodia) Ltd. – International Business Chamber of Cambodia](https://ibccambodia.com/member/worldbridge-international-cambodia-ltd/). -
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Trump plays another losing hand......
It’s not worth you worrying about it since you are financially unable to invest anyway. -
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The Ultimate Betrayal and the Enemy
Sadly, there are women like this. I had an experience with a Filipina where for 6 years she was constantly asking for "allowance" every month. As you rightly say, trust and respect are the most important pillars of a relationship and both were impossible with her in the end. It started about 5 months in, with her insinuating her family store was not doing well. Then at the end of the first visit she'd let slip how her sister may not be able to finish school because of a lack of money. They dont' ask outright if they're smart, but see how you react to expressions of indirect need. All the while they of course talk beautiful words of love, which you must see through, as a woman is enveloping you like a snake, with words of love, and those words enable her to eat you alive if they cast the magic spell and ignite the fantasy of the soul known as love. Man's heart has to be hard.
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