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The award for the most dangerous Highway in Thailand goes to....
There's a good one going via Samoeng to Pai, around 190kms, joins the 1095 at the checkpoint outside the town. -
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Activist Mike Rayong leaves Thailand, citing safety and freedom
Have to consider whether she could survive in another culture, no friends, food not the same etc. -
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Ukrainian Woman and Friend Report Motorcycle Rental Scam in Pattaya
Weekly rental 2400 baht, renting out continually for 1 year she could buy a new bike. Big rewards you get big losses. I see so many foreigners wanting to buy these bikes, makes sense I did the same thing, bought my first Mio from Mityon, on soi Buakhou back in 2002, the same salesman still works there, bought a few bikes from him, good guy. -
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Thai Stocks Surge with New Government Policies: Investors Eye Mid-Caps
There's always so much surging going on here.. in so many ways. -
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Bill Gates Warns of Likely Pandemic Within Next 25 Years
He gave up on Mpox already, and the bird flu. Gives him more time to push Apeel worldwide, then can add anything he wants to it, after he makes a fake vaccine for it. -
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Poll: Do you want Ukraine to WIN in the Russia-Ukraine war (it's a binary choice)
This simply isn't true. -
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Bill Gates Warns of Likely Pandemic Within Next 25 Years
Not in NZ, They keep putting out "messages" all the time on the radio that it's not over yet and we need to get yet another booster to add to the 12 the sheeple already had. Sarcasm alert for the easily offended. -
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Thailand issues four major announcements on new visa measures
Yes, that sounds absolutely correct. For info, Thailand has currently 61 double-tax agreements, check the link here : Double Tax Agreements in Thailand, What you need to know. (belaws.com) Thailand may have the ambition to do what they like, but of there is a bilateral agreement between Country X and Thailand covering taxation, that sets the rules between Thailand and country X. Thailand cannot unilaterally change the rules. Renegotiation of up to 61 existing agreements look like a himalayan task to me, especially knowing that usually it would take years (rather than months) to renegotiate. Good luck with that! -
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The award for the most dangerous Highway in Thailand goes to....
Any highway with alot of Thai drivers is very dangerous Nowhere else in the world have I seen people consistency take the kinds of chances and risks in the road, that they take here, with their families in the car. Nowhere. When they could have waited four seconds to make the uturn or turn onto the highway, and have a completely clear path, they instead choose to take a tremendous risk. It is beyond comprehension. I see it all the time. My eyes do not lie to me. This rarely ever happens to me in the US. If I decide to cut you off on a highway, when you are going 120kph, and I am making a u-turn, and there was plenty of room behind you for me to make a safe turn, is that an error, if it results in a horrific, fatal accident, and I take the lives of you and your family? Sometimes an error is wearing white after Labor day in New York City. And sometimes an error is invading Russia before the oncoming winter. I don't make the kind of errors that result in bad accidents, much less fatalities. Why? Because I am very, very careful on the road, and very, very respectful of other drivers, their lives, and those of their families. That is a choice that results in NOT making very many terrible mistakes. It most certainly has something to do with the inability to visualize. Neither the future, nor the hypothetical. What will happen in this scenario? What about this? What about that? What are the inherent risks involved in piloting my bike, car or truck onto the safety lane of a major highway, in the wrong direction, with big trucks coming at me at 100kph? Or onto a lane of a major highway, with oncoming traffic going 120kph? Is it worth sacrificing my life, or my ability to walk for the rest of my life? How will my death affect my kids? Hold on, what about the lives of my wife, kids and sister who are in the vehicle with me, and I am responsible for their safety. Wow. That would be a big loss. An entire family. Maybe I should act like an adult, and be prudent and careful. What if I waited four seconds for the highway lane to be completely clear, rather than just barge into it now, and risk everything. I don't think many Thais ever ponder thoughts like this. Why, I can't imagine. It is likely something we will never understand about their nature. I often like to say the best way to understand these differences in attitude and intellect, is to realize Thailand is NOT a foreign country. It is a distant planet. -
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Tourism Minister Aims to Levy 300-Baht Fee for Visitors
Wasn't this money supposed to be used for health insurance fees for foreigners? Isn't that what they first touted it as? Now, it disappears into the black hole of "infrastructure development." -
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Muslim Council of Britain Seeks Government Engagement Amidst UK Riots
Who would have thought you would stick your oar in? -
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Digital Wallet Registration Results for Smartphone Users Indefinitely Delayed
non licensed ms access can be tricky ..just kidding? -
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The award for the most dangerous Highway in Thailand goes to....
the one you're driving on right now from what ive seen. drive to arrive alive. -
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Tourism Minister Aims to Levy 300-Baht Fee for Visitors
I went to Turkey once. Had to withdraw some cash from an ATM at the airport to pay for some kind of tourist visa / passport sticker. Was the last thing I wanted after a long flight with all that messing around and a long line to first get cash then line up to get a sticker like cattle. I've never been back to Turkey. But I'd pay 300 thb (as a tourist) in advance to get a pre-approved visa and pass through immigration quickly. That kind of implementation works as you're getting something for it.
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