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Sunday

Sun

New arrival in Sakon City Moving to Sakon Nakhon - Teaching English (lonelyplanet 6 June) Schafer appointed Muangthong coach  after contract termination with Thailand That the Schafer's contract was terminated was no surprise.  Rumors of termination and denials have been flying around for quite a long time.  There was some improvement in the Thailand team, just not enough and not fast enough. Personally consider premier league teams Muangthong United and Buriram United as better teams than the Thai national team.  My opinion it's not the coaching, rather it's the management that needs replacing 7 Most Unhealthy Processed Foods You Need To Avoid Number one on this list is a real surprise to me,  considering it's been one of my recent favorites. Soft drinks and cookies were the only non surprises on this list Thai PM tells minister to clarify cost of rice scheme White rice can be stored for 7 to 8 years at 70F (21C).  Shelf life is affected by temperature and humidity Shelf live is halved for every 1% increase in moisture according to the knowledgebank. Selling Thai rice at above market prices makes it a hard sell Thailand- Retail expansion rockets New mall's are going up all over.    Let's not forget the housing boom Thailand-Based Trader Sued by SEC Over ... Profits How Thailand’s Industrial Growing Pains Could Affect U.S. Businesses Thailand labor shortages likely

Friday

Venus

Thailand Pay TV no longer a one horse show

CTH 
single package of 140 standard-definition (SD) and 31 high-definition (HD) channels

• 748 baht/month for a one-year package (x12=8976)
• 673 baht/month for two years (x24=16,152)
• 599 baht/month for three years )36=21,564)

free dish installation

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GMMZ pay tv
(click on the right arrow) combo  Package B400

GMM Z 
receiver box is advertised at BIG C for B999 "for viewing more than 200 channels free "

True Visions

•  88 channels B299
•  95 channels B495.15
• 124 Channels B1,562.87
• 145 Channels B2,000

Note:  Monthly box rental fees may also apply

Revised Visa Procedures

Udon Map US Income Verification Letter Validity Period 

  revised to six months 

Thursday

Mars

So far little rain in the valley

Yes we've had some rain,    but not what we expected. Waterways are coping with the occasional    tropical downpour. With plenty of dry days in-between,    the sun sucks the ground dry, creating    humidity. which raises the feels like    temperatures by 10 C Last two days I've heard plenty of nearby thunder.    The only rain I saw was a football field sized cloud.    Had to stop and put on my poncho.  Drive 100 yards through tropical rains.       After the hundred yard line poncho was no longer needed.  Big weather system to the far west of us pounding Myanmar    too early to tell what it will do.    The NASA image again shows the Doughnut effect

Winfried Schaefer says he is no longer Thailand coach Thailand, China to curbe fraudulent practices in tourism China Escalates Drug War in Golden Triangle 6 arrested in weapons export ring to Thailand Thailand's Got Talent's got critics (another setup?) Moody’s preparing to downgrade Thailand over rice pledging scheme losses Thai agency probes luxury car scam

Tree trimmers Lunch: Caution ladder in road

 Look closely, its an aluminum a-frame lader with a taller bamboo ladder fastened to it for extra hight.

Wednesday

Mercury

Decreased chance of rain beginning Thursday. Friday, Saturday 34 C feels like 41 C

Rice pledging scheme US$3.348 billion over budget Ayutthaya abandoned baby rescued from dump by dog Opinion: 12 more new laws to really improve Thailand  Young (Thai) adults abusing drugs and eating unhealthily 3 killed in stone mill collapse in Petchburi province International media gathering told "Climate of fear in Thailand Thai, derived from Tai translates to 'independence,' referring to the fact that Thailand was never colonized.

Smugglers drive Thailand's grim trade in dog meat Asia set to become center of world wealth: senior Thai politician Slew of factors cast shadow over the SET KTB sees little impact from BOT rate cut Caffeine Buzz                                                           MERS virus