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My understanding is that in Pattaya (Jomtien) and maybe other Immigration Offices, they want the paper TM30 issued by themselves rather than the pdf from the online TM30 notification site.

It is likely the UK has a reciprocal agreement with Sri Lanka regarding prisoners. She'll probably end up being convicted but serving the latter portion of her sentence in a UK prison. This usually means early release.

The journalist will stick carefully to what he has been told by the police. About 20 years ago, whenever the police came across a deceased person in their hotel room or apartment, they would always report if and how many empty bottles of alcohol there were and the contents of the ashtray. They would also draw some pretty remarkable conclusions based on that. As there were apparently no empty bottles of beer and ashtrays are out of vogue, an empty condom box will do. It's simple and easy and who is going to contradict them.

@makescents At the London embassy, any document that is not specifically as described is passed to "request for further documents" at the initial stage. I suspect this is done by a lower level MFA employee. After further documents have been submitted, there appears to be some scope for interpretation of the whole applicant's situation. I suspect this is done by a more senior MFA official So, what has happened in your case is absolutely normal. You initially did not provide what was required and a further request for documents was sent back. Many successful applicants have found it a good idea to include a short covering letter with the further documents explaining why they have not provided precisely what is required and why they feel they qualify.

Goodness me.

One pays for an extra 23 kg bag, an anathema to economy lite customers.

"Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat" === "Pattaya News" ???

I'll call @swissie's outdated approach and raise it! I bring in cash and change it at the money changers.

I wouldn't call it upmarket but that housing estate is nice enough to want a higher level of safety and also to have somebody on the estate with the town hall or police connections to get this sorted. If what was claimed, that these two pit bulls are roaming the estate then it is only a matter of time until they attack a person.

It is quite remarkable that he has not been identified. These guys always get caught. The odds are so heavily stacked against them getting away with it.

All data shared with China, who provided the technology?

The "Good Samaritan" may have known a lot more than he was letting on.

Overseas brands have been brewed under licence for decades in Thailand already. Overseas brands are taxed much more heavily than local brands. This is again a feature of protecting the oligopoly. The goal is to ensure any real competition is suppressed.

Mee Hoy? Moy Hee?

I knew it would be French Arabs as soon as I saw the headline.