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by buksida
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: The i-things - Apple devices and software thread
Replies: 275
Views: 39422

Re: The i-things - Apple devices and software thread

U.S. hits Apple with antitrust suit, accusing tech giant of stifling competition Apple Inc., one of the world's most valuable and influential companies, illegally engaged in anti-competitive behavior in an effort to build a "moat around its smartphone monopoly" and maximize its profits at...
by buksida
Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand
Replies: 118
Views: 10366

Re: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand

Heads up on this, I've taken the agent route, using Anna on 94, as I don't want to go to Bangkok twice. She said they're very, very fussy about the photos now and recommended getting them done in a proper camera shop (third floor of market village). She said ours would likely get rejected because th...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Major Economic Issues For Thailand
Replies: 108
Views: 141705

Re: Major Economic Issues For Thailand

Thai economy falters as high interest rates impact major sectors The Thai economy has taken a hit, with government revenue collections falling short of the target. Lavaron Sangsnit, the permanent finance secretary, attributed the shortfall to high interest rates, which have significantly reduced th...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: News
Topic: Top cop 'Big Joke' charged with bribery
Replies: 10
Views: 745

Re: Top cop 'Big Joke' charged with bribery

THAILAND’S NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF AND HIS DEPUTY ARE SUSPENDED AMID RUMORS OF A POWER STRUGGLE Thailand’s national police chief and one of his deputies were temporarily suspended under the order of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, as accusations that the deputy was involved in an illega...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts
Replies: 286
Views: 191666

Re: Thailand Air Quality and Pollution Alerts

There is a good explainer about PM 2.5 from the Enquirer here ... As Thailand faces another season of escalating air pollution, residents are growing increasingly concerned about the health risks associated with PM2.5 particles. These tiny pollutants, measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Thailand IT - Tail Wagging the Dog
Replies: 64
Views: 5377

Re: Thailand IT - Tail Wagging the Dog

Personal data of 2.2 million Thais leaked on dark web Personal information concerning 2.2 million Thais, allegedly stolen from the Public Health Ministry’s IT system, has been found on sale on the dark web. The Minister denied that his Ministry was the source. Meanwhile, the Rural Doctor Society sa...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Thai police require stricter foreigner screening and monthly case reports
Replies: 1
Views: 600

Thai police require stricter foreigner screening and monthly case reports

POLICE INVESTIGATE PHUKET FOREIGN-SHAREHOLDER COMPANIES Police officers checked and arrested legal entities with foreign shareholders operating car and motorcycle rental companies and real estate rental companies in Phuket. The investigation revealed that there is a network of individuals who have ...
by buksida
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
Replies: 2259
Views: 184340

Re: TV series worth watching/downloading

I'm into ep 2 of Constellation and I have to confess it's not gripping me. Not yet, anyway, and I'm not sure how much longer I'm prepared to give it. About halfway through it now and enjoying it, love the quantum physics twist with the very attractive Schrödinger's cat (Noomi Rapace). Bass Reeves i...
by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand News Summary
Replies: 214
Views: 49591

Re: Thailand News Summary

Lynch those evil foreign Poker players that are posing a security threat to the people ...

Five foreigners caught gambling in Phuket house
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by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand
Replies: 4688
Views: 426877

Re: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

Rain in Hua Hin is such a novelty ... bracing for action!

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by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Domestic Air Purifiers
Replies: 17
Views: 1152

Re: Domestic Air Purifiers

Big Boy wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:20 am Buksi, if you'd like to see ours in action, just pop around for coffee one day and I can give you a demo. We'd even burn a slice of toast for full effect :D .
I'll take you up on that. :thumb:
by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Domestic Air Purifiers
Replies: 17
Views: 1152

Re: Domestic Air Purifiers

Good info, thanks. Will consider one if we spend any more time living in Hua Hin. :duck:
by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Thai TV & Flash Sales
Replies: 6
Views: 328

Re: Thai TV & Flash Sales

Oh yes, I loathe these. Thailand is obsessed with advertising and selling cheap shite to the masses. This is just another example of that. Buy a ridiculously expensive jar of "healthy coffee" for 2,500 baht and you'll get four extra for "free" ... and a mug. People must be that s...
by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand News Summary
Replies: 214
Views: 49591

Re: Thailand News Summary

Something that isn't farangs behaving badly for a change ... THAILAND WILL ANNOUNCE ITS FIRST EUROPEAN STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UK The UK will be the first country in Europe that Thailand will announce a strategic partnership with, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kanchana Phatth...
by buksida
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Another alcohol clampdown
Replies: 213
Views: 26335

Re: Another alcohol clampdown

Carabao Group takes dim view of alcohol control bill Carabao Group views the new alcohol control bill, which features more stringent regulations for ads, as potentially hampering new players in the alcoholic beverage market. The beer market in Thailand may be flat this year because of decreased con...