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  • Phuket Crackdown. Foreigners Arrested

    Phuket Crackdown. Foreigners Arrested

    Phuket crackdown. Foreigners Arrested. Phuket Immigration officers arrested four foreigners for illegally operating businesses in Patong, including a motorcycle rental shop, a travel agency, a barber shop, and restaurants. Immigration officials launched raids on five businesses along Phra Baramee Road and Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road in Patong sub-district, Kathu district, following tip-offs from residents. There is no suggestion or…

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  • 2 Pattaya Foreigners Fighting get Distracted

    2 Pattaya Foreigners Fighting get Distracted

    2 Pattaya Foreigners Fighting While two farangs were brawling outside a bar in Pattaya, the girlfriend of one of the men tried to intervene and break up the fight. 2 Pattaya Foreigners fighting get distracted A couple of Thai women saw this, one seemed to be trying to separate the men while the other, dressed…

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  • Lost or Stolen Thai Bank Book?

    What to do when your Thai bank passbook goes missing — and how to navigate the system as a foreigner If you’re a foreign resident in Thailand and your bank book is lost or stolen, the official procedure sounds straightforward: File a police report (Technically, there is no charge but you may be asked to…

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  • Local Elections in Thailand

    Today, there are local elections in all 76 provinces (chiangwat) in Thailand. Each province is split into amphurs (the UK equivalent would, broadly, be a county. Each amphur has several tambons, comparable to a UK municipal district, town or city. And each tambon has several moobahns, villages or parishes. Normally, elections are held on a…

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  • Get Free Copies of My Books

    The link depends on whether you want to use epub or pdf on your phone, tablet, or computer. You can find free apps on the internet to open these formats. PDF is the most versatile, while epub is better with pictures. Epub: A Thailand Diary: Escape to Thailand: Meekness in Thai Culture: Thailand Take Two:…

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  • Today’s Internet Is All About Trump

    Today’s main topic centres on what President Trump intends to do in his new administration. He has signed 200 executive orders on his first day as America’s 47th president. Many of these orders will have an effect globally. Before discussing the main orders that Trump signed, I confirm the new format for my posts. I’m…

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  • Have World Churches Failed Society.

    For some time, I have worried that many places of worship worldwide and of different faiths, and not only the Church of England, have lost their way. I was confirmed in a small Welsh church linked to my primary school. Although technically independent from the Church of England, the doctrine, teaching, and practice of the…

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  • Latest News. Princess of Wales

    We are still not being told the Truth. The “19th century” courtiers in the Palace Establishment are still deliberately not telling the public what is really going on, and doing so suspiciously by continuing to post photoshopped images. There are several media outlets showing the video of the Princess of Wales trying to explain the…

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  • Richi versus Starmer

    This article explains why the UK prime minister, Richi Sunak, and the Labour opposition leader, Sir Kier Starmer, are having to play politics instead of debating and voting on policy issues which affect the lives of the UK electorate. Although Sir Kier Starmer comes from a working-class background, his parents encouraged him to go to…

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  • Explaining Democracy to a Thai

    Most Thais have not been abroad, so have never “tasted” democracy. They do not understand its meaning. There are exceptions, of course. Thaksin Shinawatra won several elections by claiming he would run Thailand according to democratic principles with free elections. Pita Limjaroenrat makes the same claims, won the last election, but has been stopped from…

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