The odds of an accident increase after 4 pm

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Multipurpose song

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Night market video and more about insurance

   Amazing Food was back in town
  for another video
   of one of the city's night markets








  The news video is from earlier this week
  with the lead story being insurance

 Thailand Travel Shield insurance
 was introduced  a few years ago with the intent
 to require all tourists entering Thailand
 to have travel insurance.  Making it mandatory
 has not been enforced to date.
 TAT launches travel insurance Tuesday, July 29, 2014
 Shield travel insurance policy covers persons age 1 to 70. 

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181228 Did I get this one all wrong? Mandatory health insurance for expats in the making

The article is  O-A visa Specific.
The argument here is  my misconception I have had all these years that I was renewing my O-A visa yearly.  The yearly 'extension of stay is not a O-A visa, it is retirement extension: 'Extension of Temporary Stay in the Kingdom.'
Based on this article insurance requirement is only for O-A visa which is only valid for one year Details are still being formulated. Will details remain O-A specific or address all long stay visas? 
The article has created over 31 pages of comments and questions at Thai Visa  
Insurance for foreigners had been tried under previous administrations, none seemed to have survived   
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It's more profitable than growing rice

Many changes in the Christmas festivities.  Much  greater than in previous years.  The parade route in Sakon City had been changed slightly this year. Unfortunately a posting of the change was only made two hours before the parade.

Medical use marijuana has just been approved in Thailand. Details have yet to be announced.

2019 starts off with some Chilly Nights

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It will be interesting what the holidays bring

The bath weakened slightly close to mid year, giving us an extra one or two cent on the dollar. December numbers seem to strengthen the Baht

Compare this year and add 2003, this year's fluctuation seems light 

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Wish you all the best

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Tha Rae Christmas Star Convoy

Got a late start getting to Tha Rae.  Parking was at a premium, but we got lucky.  The parade route was changed from previous years.  Walked through town thinking the parade was already done.  When we decided to head for a place to eat we were confronted by the parade taking up one lane of westbound traffic on the main highway.

More street vendors than ever, more lights than ever.

Stopped off to get something to eat, where a number of local friends joined us for the evening

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