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American on Dirt Bike Kills Thai Woman Crossing Road in Chiang Mai
OK. Here is my hypothesis, right or wrong, and still to be validated: a. Old lady walks slowly crossing the street. b. At the time she begins her crossing, there are no bikes to be seen, or they seem to be far off. c. Old lady reaches almost midway in crossing the road. d. Motorcycles seem to appear out of nowhere, due to very high rate of speed. e. Old lady freezes in her tracks due to TWO bikes riding side by side, leaving her confused about whether to proceed forward to cross the road, or to reverse her course and try to reach the safety of the side of the road from where she came. f. Too late, the motorcycle rider finally sees the old lady, after glancing up from what might have distracted him. The end to this story is the only thing we know for sure. I think this is what might have transpired. But, we need video to know for sure. -
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Parliament Chief Vows PM Will Address MPs' Queries Directly
How many people know what the word, interpellation, means. Is that the exact translation from Thai? What did he really say? -
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So, how long you like to live.
Life just gets better and better, I plant to live forever or die trying. -
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Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31
I guess the UK requires some non assessable (tax exempt) income to be reported -- don't know what that drives? And, the US requires tax exempt interest (on govt bonds) to be reported -- and that drives (when added to taxable income) what your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is, a number that determines your Medicare premium. And, certainly CM, you meant "non assessable INCOME," not non assessable FUNDS (which could include your inheritance from Aunt Martha)? But even here, a line item (or many), showing non assessable income(s) -- won't mean a damn, unless TRD has the time and assets (they don't) to scrutinize each from their library containing 61different DTAs. No, there is nothing I can see that would drive the requirement for a non assessable income line item (unless, it exceeded an established large threshold number, thus driving an audit). But, the folks they're interested in won't even be filing tax returns. So, what makes sense, is for TRD to ask the Thai banking system to provide a list of foreigners whose annual remittance exceeds some large number. Then, determine from Immigration, whether or not these folks exceeded 180 days of stay. Then, decide who to have a chat with. But, no -- a line item, or items, of non assessable income(s) on your tax return -- doesn't pass the smell test. -
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Trump Reiterates Warning to Hamas on Hostage Release
Biden requested/ordered Israel to show restraint . Trump wants to get in there and finish the job -
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That which was never born can never die, therefore deathless. Is this "awareness"?
Hi Bruce. I haven't given up on the Buddhist teachings and path. Just trying to make sense of it. Wouldn't one say, the greater number of pleasures denied or restricted will enhance ones chances of successfully reaching the Buddhist goal of Awakening? Monks have an extensive list of precepts in comparison to laypeople, and, as a result, deny themselves of much pleasure. Isn't an alternative to cultivate common sense, moderation, healthy lifestyle including aerobic exercise, stretching, weights & yoga, healthy diet, improving ones knowledge, and learning to be and behave at your very best? You mentioned suffering in pursuit of a woman for sexual pleasure. Sexual abstinence regardless of the method being abstained, is known to be unhealthy. Coming back to my earlier points. If everyone is successful in extinguishing craving, then what good is it to end up with no one re born? A Monk may practice in a state of denial, for decades in their quest for Awakening, and end up never reaching it. Was their life of denial worth it? And what about the deathless state? That which was never born, can never die. If our lives are not real, and therefore we were never born, then what is deathless? -
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Buying a Dog
This post from a 'new' poster, who claims to have been born here and lives here yet does not know where to get a dog from - has to be one of the most obvious and stupid troll posts. At least Bob Smith is entertaining - this is just sad. -
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What Books Are You Reading ? (2025)
Don't know about Windows but you can download a free Kindle app for Macs and iPhones. I'm reading "What is Life" by Paul Nurse on the kindle app and just downloaded "How Life Works" by Phillip Ball, this one is 547 pages, so should provide hours of reading, hopefully pleasurable.
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