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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
And that economy can provide unemployment benefits, family leave benefits and all other kinds of benefits for undocumented (a.k.a. Illegal) immigrants. “We provide benefits and resources for California workers. Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits provide partial pay when you need time off work for your own disability or family leave. If you are an undocumented worker in California, you can apply for DI and PFL benefits, even if you do not have a Social Security number (SSN). It doesn’t matter what your citizenship or immigration status is; DI and PFL benefits will not affect your path to citizenship. Your information will be kept confidential.” https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/undocumented_workers/ California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants “In 2015, undocumented children were able to join Medi-Cal under a bill signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown. In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal access for young adults ages 19 through 25, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Access was then further expanded to allow older adults aged 50 and olderto receive full benefits, also regardless of immigration status. The final expansion going into effect Jan. 1 will make approximately 700,000 undocumented residents between ages 26 and 49 eligible for full coverage, according to California State Sen. María Elena Durazo.“ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-1st-state-offer-health-insurance-undocumented-immigrants/story?id=105986377 Ya think they’ll ever pay that money back? Nope. -
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Essential Driving Rules and Etiquette in Thailand
"cutting people off without a glance, running red lights and driving the wrong way" - are generalisations used to reinforce the idea that Thai people as a race or bad drivers … We see in this thread some wild bigoted assessments of driving in Thailand. Attributing driving behaviours to an entire race or nationality is unfair and inaccurate. Just like any country, Thailand has a diverse population with varying levels of driving skills and adherence to traffic laws. Thy fail to provide any statistical data or reliable sources that offer a more balanced view of road safety in Thailand. Generalizations do not reflect the reality of overall traffic safety trends or individual driving habits. I have given an overview to explain driving norms and behaviours in Thailand can vary widely across different regions and cities within Thailand. It's way more constructive to discuss specific issues or challenges in road safety rather than making sweeping generalizations Sharing personal experiences or anecdotes usually resorts to exercises in confirmation bias .This de-humanizes the discussion and offers only a racist perspective. Blanket statements can perpetuate stereotypes and harm perceptions of entire groups of people unfairly. People fail to approach these points calmly and logically, using critical thinking techniques. Foreigners observations on driving in Thailand are full of cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias and racial prejudice - backed up only by anecdotal evidence Remember – the plural of anecdote is not data! Addressing perceptions of driving in Thailand, particularly when influenced by cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, and racial prejudice, requires an objective approach. One needs to start by acknowledging that perceptions of driving in any country can be influenced by personal biases and limited experiences and admit that this opens the door to a more balanced discussion. People fail utterly to realise the limitations of anecdotal evidence. Individual experiences are only valid in context and they never represent the entire reality of driving in Thailand. Look at broader statistics and studies for a more comprehensive understanding. As I said earlier – foreign drivers are obsessively ethnocentric. Driving norms vary significantly across cultures. What may seem chaotic or reckless to one person might be perceived differently within the local context. It is important to understand cultural differences in interpreting driving behaviours. This will make your own driving so much less stressful – in short if you find yourself spouting a litany of “Thai driving errors” – the problem is most likely with you, not the other drivers. – What is needed understanding and empathy toward cultural differences rather than a sense of entitlement that the foreign driver is both superior and better at driving. The use of stereotyping has highly questionable validity, What is needed is an analysis of specific examples and consider whether they truly reflect the majority of drivers in Thailand or if they are exaggerated perceptions. People’s perspective often lacks an objective or b balanced approach; objectivity needs to be applied along with critical thinking methodology when discussing driving behaviour in Thailand. People vastly under estimate Thai drivers good behaviour on roads – for instance you are less likely to die in a 4 wheeled vehicle in Thailand than in th USA. A more nuanced and balanced perspective, can help challenge and mitigate biases and prejudices often associated with those anecdotal observations of driving in Thailand. We need to challenge negative stereotypes and promote a more inclusive perspective. -
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Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31
Interesting ... in that list of items of items of assessable income exempt for the purpose of Income tax calculation I note item-17 : (17) Income prescribed for exemption by Ministerial regulations. I believe this is very relevant. I am asking myself ... perhaps this includes LTR-Wealthy Pensioner/Wealthy Global Citizen assessable income exempt from tax in accordance with Royal Decree-743. (ie it can be considered a Ministerial regulation ? ) And hence I speculate if that is so, it should not be included for income tax calculation and thus not included on a tax form - where I speculate further that no tax return is thus needed if such is the only income of the holder of the LTR-WP/WGC. Further, I wonder if income covered by a specific Double Tax Agreement (DTA) (for example such as a pension from Canada where the Thai-Canadian DTA states it is to only be taxed in Canada), does that then also come under "17" (ministerial regulations)? ... as I suspect ? (albeit don't know) that there is a Thai ministerial regulation acknowledging the existence of a DTA and as such covered under item-17. If so, this may also be relevant to some (not all) other country DTA (although EVERY person should check the DTA of the source country (with Thailand) of their income to assess this aspect) - as it could mean no Thai tax return needed (if it is the only income source). Further, given Paw-161/162 are ministerial documents (and perhaps considered regulations) then they too for income before 1-Jan-2024 brought into Thailand shall be exempt for the purpose of income tax calculation (and also not included on a Thai tax return). Which could mean no tax return needed if the only income. Clearly I am speculating a lot, but this item-17 may be the answer to some of my puzzling. I am now just as curious to see what the Thai 2024 English tax return form will state , but I am also speculating (again) that there will be minimal change from the 2023 tax return form and that my speculation could have some validity. The above is me speculating - this is NOT, I repeat NOT, intended to give anyone advice as to whether they should or should not file a tax return. Hopefully others will chime in and correct my speculations. . -
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Strange and annoying things here in land of smiles
Im doing that now but its like dealing with retards, told the wife tell em exactly what you want Toyota Corolla Premium Luxury NEW ONLY/colour etc and that we are cash buyers dont want any stupid tinted windows or window deflectors , mats, vouchers or any other worthless crap and the maximum budget of 1050000 baht ( thatll make em wince) list 1.2million Most offfer the wrong model the wrong colour, some secondhand...................duh its "cant you read time" with them. Anyway you c an cleave at least 100k off a current corolla premium luxury but Im after another 50k, will see what transpires Toyota sells a lot more Yaris Cross than Corolla Cross although both are crap IMO but its fer the wife and its her money, no she doesnt want electric, buyers market dont know how many of these sellers stay in business -
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Lazada, Why so much stuff "Out of Stock"
It might not be the case in this instance with the items you were looking at, but often an item is listed as out of stock because if the vendor removes the article from Lazada, then all of the (hopefully positive) reviews are lost. Vendors will often keep products listed, even if not presently available / out of stock, while they are waiting for new stock from their supplier. That way they retain the positive reviews. -
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Yesterday I ate at Fuji after a long time of not eating there. Who gets the 10%? Waiters?
It depends on the restaurant (company) calling the shots. Some are honest and share the "service charge" and some are not. I suspect many don't share. If you want to tip for good service, put the money in the service person's hand, not in the receipt bin. In Thailand, that means you are giving the money to your server. -
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Dispute with landlord re moving out/ accused of "breach of lease/contract"
This is an awkward situation. It sounds like there is a discrepancy between what is in the contract and what was explained to you when you first signed the contract. That makes it a bit of a "cluster". He said, she said! I can't see them pursuing you in court for breach of contract of the written contract and seeking rental money through until the end of the contract in May. Similarly, it sounds like you're going to have a fight on your hands to get the deposit back for - in their minds - breaching the contract by leaving early. Presumably the amount of the deposit is not of a sufficient amount to make it worthwhile to retain a layer. As such, it's all rather awkward. -
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Thailand airports boost biometrics for faster service times
I thought that had been dropped already as the machines weren't up to scratch, or is it back on again? https://www.able2travel.com/news/new-airport-scanners-fail-100ml-liquid-limit-returns-across-eu/ It's for a different system, not immigration. You would be able to get through the rest of the departures process including boarding without showing boarding pass or passport again as it would be done with facial recognition. It was due to be implemented in November and December but I've never heard of it actually being switched on yet. I noticed the hardware in place in October. https://www.tatnews.org/2024/11/aot-rolls-out-biometric-system-to-enhance-passenger-experience-across-six-airports/ -
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Swift transfer of Japanese Yen into Wise
Yes, I already spoke to the sending bank. They looked on the system and told me that the system is suggesting JP Morgan Chase as the intermediary bank, but the sending bank told me that they don't have the option to choose the sending bank and also said that if Barclays could be used as the intermediary bank, then there would be possibly no extra charge, but again, it is not up to the sending bank. They said that they don't choose the intermediary bank and that I would need to speak to Wise. I've already sent Wise a support email to ask the question, but it can be days before you even get a response from them. You used to be able to just call and get phone support, but that's finished now. Nearly impossible to reach them other than by sending an email and then waiting for days. -
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Having a bad day.
Your welcome. Prescription glasses in Thailand are really very expensive. But with Zenni it's the complete opposite and you could afford to buy multiple pairs and keep them in different rooms in your house if you like.
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