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Baht to basics: Tourists’ wild rides on Phuket tuk tuks spark online uproar
Ohh STFU "Netizens". If the vehicle was stopped in a traffic jam there is no significant danger. It's amazing how they love tourists' money but don't want everything that comes with it. Guess what- you can't have one without the other. -
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
They can ask for evidence of your living there via passport entry/leaving stamps. -
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Why are many people so partisan?
The goals of a government frequently diverge from what a business plan would advise. The government often has to choose the least bad alternative whereas a business can just abandon a losing market presence. I don't think business persons necessarily make better governmental choices than those without business experience. -
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
Utter nonsense! It doesn’t matter where it’s paid. If it’s U.K. income it’s subject to tax. -
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
"However, Thailand’s advocacy group for ending frozen UK pensions argues that the issue of fraud is minor. A representative claimed that the primary issues are DWP processing errors and the discriminatory policy denying pension increases to expats based on location. Neither the previous Conservative nor the current Labour government has addressed these concerns." I get a monthly pension from my ex employer, and get an annual increment in line with or above inflation, but they aren't bothered where I live, and even encourage pensioners to "widen their horizons" On the other hand the British Government (Tories and Labour) continually sweep this "discriminatory policy" under the carpet, and seem more intent on looking after illegal immigrants and spending BILLIONS every year on foreign aid, (In 2023, the UK spent $19.11 billion on Official Development Assistance (ODA), which includes domestic spending on refugee programs) than looking after their own "home grown" citizens who have spent their entire working lives in the UK. "The cost of unfreezing UK state pensions for expats is estimated to be in the billions of pounds:2023/24: £860 million" So, to recap, the cost of looking after immigrants and foreign aid costs the UK $19.11 BILLION PER YEAR, whereas the cost of unfreezing pensions for expats would be £860 MILLION PER YEAR. Doesn't seem fair does it? Especially as additionally, those expats are saving the UK economy millions of pounds every year through not having free medical treatment on the NHS, or other benefits? (And I have already heard the arguments that "We should have thought of frozen pensions before retiring to whichever country we chose", or, "It's not our money - it's the current taxpayers that would be paying for the increments".) -
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Official: Trump Nominates RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
More conspiracy theory. The Covid 19 virus cannot be traced to originate from any of the viruses concerned by the NIH program. There is no scientific article showing it. That's why you need to find fake evidence from crappy sources which are not allowed here. Peer reviewed scientific articles from reliable sources are not censored here. -
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Racism or "just" bad behavior at Pattaya City Hospital?
The events in the article definitely sound like they are racially related to me. However, I must say that I live in Phetchabun, and every time I go to the private hospital, I get what I would consider as equal treatment compared to the Thais. And when I go to the public hospital, which isn't often, it seems like I get even faster and better treatment than the Thais.
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