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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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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Five foreigners caught gambling in Phuket house
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- 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!
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Ask The Expats
- Topic: Domestic Air Purifiers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1152
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...