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Well, the lesson from the first half is "Don't ever listen to what Pete predicts...." All Blacks look sluggish and timing off. Australia looks sharp. I would expect a lot of NZ bench coming on early in the second half. Pete

The Rugby Championship Round 1 (all times local) Saturday 18 August: Australia v New Zealand @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney (20:05) (17:05 Thai time) Saturday 18 August: South Africa v Argentina @ Kings Park, Durban (17:05) (22:05 Thai time) Both games on Setanta TRUE channel 669. They have the first listed...

It's mailed from the Bangkok embassy via registered EMS. We've done it three times now and hasn't been a problem. Pete :cheers: Edit: For clarification we haven't done the "renew by mail" but the normal renewal requiring a visit to the embassy. New passports under that process can be mailed locally ...

‘TIME TO GO’ FOR BANGKOK’S LAST VIDEO RENTAL STORE http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/08/17/time-to-go-for-bangkoks-last-video-rental-store/ (Many photos at link, as well as a location map. Good chance to find something rare I would imagine if you hurry) BANGKOK — As the final purveyors of...

More of the same from the Bangkok Post.....

Storm Bebinca an ill omen as dams close to bursting

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/genera ... o-bursting

Thai banks ‘prepared’ amid warning of global ATM attack August 17, 2018 01:00 By ASINA PORNWASIN THE NATION http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/business/30352326 Be vigilant. I suspect there is some credence to a worldwide alert like this. Pete :cheers: COMMERCIAL banks in Thailand have boosted ...

Is it? I don't remember in what thread "letters" were discussed? Seems odd though as they are sitting there comparing old to new, and immigration offices have chip readers these days, so there is zero chance of identity info changing. I did mine in Rayong, but back in 2012 so perhaps before the time...

List of the top 20, with photos and video for some.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... index.html

Facebook losing the war on Myanmar hate speech Published: 16/08/2018 at 01:52 AM Online news: Reuters https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/special-reports/1522254/facebook-losing-the-war-on-myanmar-hate-speech (LONG READ. Photos and examples at link.) YANGON: In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ...

Weather Warning "Tropical Storm “BEBINCA”" No. 22 Time Issued : August 16, 2018 At 10.00 p.m. LST on 15 August, tropical storm “BEBINCA” due 450 km northeast of Hanoi, Vietnam or latitude 20.8 degree north and longitude 110.5 degree east. With its maximum sustained winds about 70 km/hr, the storm m...

This has dropped off the radar - does that mean they have quietly walked away from any prosecution? No, I read that the big boss, Premchai Karnasuta, goes to trial sometime in 2019. I forget the exact month but if I come across the article again I'll post. I think it was in the BKK Post last week s...

Som tam 5th on Lonely Planet's top 10 best dishes Published: 15/08/2018 at 04:41 PM Online news: https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1522150/som-tam-5th-on-lonely-planets-top-10-best-dishes?utm_source=bangkopost.com&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=most_recent_box Som tam, the ever-popular Tha...

Out in the countryside I've seen people many times sitting by the side of a road, by a bridge, or under a tree picking small morsels off the ground and eating it. I think that, and the case and the chicken bone man, there are some mental issues in play. Similar to the local guy near me who walks dow...