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9 days ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Gambling is illegal in Thailand, but there certainly is a lot of it
It was many years ago and I was just sitting in the yard of my friend's house and using my poker chip set that I had brought over from my home country. We were playing…
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about 2 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Thailand government offering "snitch" rewards for revealing vape sales and use
I don't smoke so it is impossible for me to understand the need that some people have to smoke or to vape. It is a very widespread thing in SE Asia though and a lot of that has…
@jack.russelle
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about 2 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Bangkok plans to upgrade their sidewalks but will the people comply?
If you ever find yourself somewhere in Bangkok you will almost certainly get at least a bit annoyed about how the footpaths / sidewalks are nearly unusable because they are…
@jack.russelle
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3 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
New long-term visa in Thailand is filled with paperwork and loopholes
I can't say I am particularly surprised about this because almost every long-term visa that this country has ever offered for non working purposes has ended in failure or used by…
@jack.russelle
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4 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Scammers in Thailand: Sometimes they are the foreigners
I recall when I first got here that I was approached by so many people with various propositions, many of which were easily identified as scams and several scams that I was…
@jack.russelle
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7 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
People drown an awful lot in Thailand
...or maybe they do everywhere but it just doesn't make the news the way that it does here. While Thailand tries really hard to keep these sorts of things under wraps due to…
@jack.russelle
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8 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Thailand's new Prime Minister was not elected by the people
If you ever feel as though the politics in your country are a bit corrupt just take a look at Thailand. They had a new party that won the popular vote and honestly, should have…
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9 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Thailand facing tough competition in retirement visa "race." But does it matter?
Thailand has a lot of retired people in it from other countries. This is something you will quickly notice when you stick around here for just a little while. Most of the…
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9 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
Political corruption: Rising political party dissolved by rival, well-established political party
Thailand has a complicated political system that is filled with deeply entrenched parties, primarily two of them in a similar way to Democrats and Republicans. They end up…
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10 months ago
ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY
One Thailand political party plans to give away crypto to all citizens
Thailand has become quite forward-thinking in the past 4 years or so. It began with being more lenient as far as tourist visas are concerned, then it was the legalization of…
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