New Thailand tax law: everyone pays on all income, worldwide

Scientists have discovered a new species of bug that can tell time. They have called it a clock roach.

  

Donald Trump is not guilty of anything, except every blow he has struck against the left, which is a high crime at The Hague or somewhere. I'm certain that if Trump is elected again in November, the International Criminal Court will issue an arrest warrant for him (I'm not entirely joking about this).
-- David Burge, @Iowahawkblog
  

The sentencing of Donald J. Trump is to be on July 11. By incredible coincidence, one week before the Republican Party convention begins in Milwaukee (a city inside the United States).

THAILAND INCOME TAX

Effective immediately -- You will pay taxes on all income. Or Else.
All foreign residents will pay tax on all income, from everywhere.
Even if none of that money is actually brought into Thailand.
The Revenue Department is currently -- and urgently -- rewriting its regulations to demand taxes irrespective of whether the income is sourced domestically or internationally.

THAILAND RELIGION CULT
Believe It Or Don't

 that this 8-year-old (PHOTO with his mother and his lawyer) is the reincarnation of Buddha [who died in 450 BC, aged 80].
The Surat Thani province family is all-in on claims that their kid has telepathic powers to speak to the dead -- and other magical stuff.
The current government of Thailand has no opinion, except that the boy 'appears normal' although how one government appointee of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin would know this is undocumented.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2804951/

What next? The kid begins giving lottery numbers to the thousands of believers?

THAILAND ECONOMY FOREIGN POLICY
by Kavi Chongkittavorn, veteran journalist on regional affairs
Thais hedge bets on international stage

Joining OECD marked the beginning of a new and meaningful chapter towards becoming a reliable strategic ally and impactful economic partner within the OECD family.
It would be a milestone for the country's efforts to become an advanced economy by 2037.
Officials at Saranrom Palace [the Foreign Ministry] probably had a stressful time last week as they had to explain the rationale behind the country's rebarbative move to the Bangkok-based Western diplomatic community who are dumbfounded as to why the country wanted to join Brics at this particular moment.

USA POLITICS
In court, under oath, the FBI reverses its silly fable about Hunter Biden's MacBook.
No, sorry, we regret that error. It's not a Russian disinformation story, as we said four years ago and continued to say that, but Nope, it's Hunter Biden's laptop and everything -- everything on it is authentic exactly as reporter Amanda Devine reported four years ago.

FBI agent Erika Jensen Jensen testified that no tampering had occurred with Hunter’s laptop, ever.
Until yesterday, United States Secretary of State Don Antony Blinken had rallied fifty-one intelligence experts to claim publicly that they believed it was all Russian dezinformatsiya and the U.S. and other Westerm media bought into his highly political effort to elect Joseph Biden.

Airport brawl
Left, Right (Kick)
Two security guards of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport staged a mildly entertaining fisticuffs show at the main entrance on Tuesday.

Airport pooyai assured the public that it was all about the two men's 'private affairs' and fired them.

Living in Thailand: 56,000 'high-skill' foreigners
The Board of Investment routinely approves applications for extended stay, and said on Monday that it has passed along visa applications for "around 50,000 visas and work permits" for outsiders to work as 'executives and experts'.
[Khao Sod, Fresh News https://shorturl.at/vn2mP]
Note this is not all foreigners by any means but only the current crop who are actually working in "expert" positions.
According to the BoI
This trend is a result of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's efforts to boost Thailand's competitiveness and shift towards a new economic model.

INDIA ELECTION HINDUISM MODI
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends his decade in power https://t.ly/SparY
The 'biggest election in the world' was a referendum on the BJP leader as a popular but polarising leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism.
Modi, 73, is only the second Indian prime minister to win a third consecutive term.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Significance 1: U.S. President Joseph Biden and aides stopped denying on a dime and admit they have lost control of the southern border of America.
Significance 2: A new Narrative contends that a New Policy on refugee asylum will regain controi, quickly.
There is no mention of human trafficking.

At a mandatory press conference inside the White House, Biden personally proclaimed that access across that border would remain available to migrants who registered for an appointment using an app known as CBP One or used other legal pathways instead of crossing illegally.
Also not addressed in the New Narrative, but apparently illegal aliens will be quickly turned around and sent back south where they came from.
Biden did not use the words 'illegal' or 'alien'.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-expected-block-migrants-asylum-us-mexico-border-sources-say-2024-06-04/

So sorry to be two days late but among Those Very Few Things Never To Be Forgotten
Including the Video: https://x.com/iowahawkblog/status/1798329335671329245

Say 'Hello' to the Wandering Spider. After it meets you, you have 20 minutes to live.

Buried the lede once again.
The real news is that this lovely eight-limbed air-breathing arthropod is not from Australia; it's Brazilian.

[The Friday Morning Fishwrap Joke]

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl."

The priest asks, "Is that you, little Joey Pagano?"

"Yes, Father, it is."

"And who was the girl you were with?"

"I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation."

"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?"
"I cannot say."

"Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?"
"I'll never tell."

"Was it Nina Capelli?"
"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."

"Was it Cathy Piriano?"
"My lips are sealed."

"Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?"
"Please, Father! I cannot tell you."

The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, "What'd you get?"

"Four months vacation and five good leads... [h/t Ace]

TECHNOLOGY

As true as a heart attack. Google's Got Nothing But Wrong Answers

When Google's new Gemini AI monstrosity responded to the search query "how many rocks should I eat each day?" with "at least one rock," it did not cite the original source for that extremely funny, extremely incorrect recommendation.
 Its source, by the way, was The Onion

Reminder: It is not at all difficult to force your browser to use NOT-Google as your default search engine.
How to change the default search engine (All Browsers)?
https://kinsta.com/blog/how-to-change-search-engine/

THAILAND POLITICS ROYALTY

A think piece by Joshua Kurlantzick of the CFR
Thailand's Draconian 112 Lèse-majesté Law: Any Hope for Change?
The law is so sweeping that almost anyone who threatens political elites can be prosecuted under it, striking fear into opposition politicians, civil society, all manner of activists, and ordinary Thais.
[It's the law that the current government intends to use to prosecute Thaksin once again.]
https://www.cfr.org/blog/thailands-draconian-112-lese-majeste-law-any-hope-change

NOTE: A new law enacted by the most recent military dictatorship makes it illegal to discuss amending or abolishing Article 112.

SPORTS STANLEY TEXAS
One of the deep items noticed by editorial intern of website Defector Heather Chen Wei-Xi* is that the Dallas Stars don't have the glam and glitz of playing hockey in Miami. (Possibly true but the last American team in contention for the Cup is actually from Sunrise.)
The Stars Crashed Down To Earth

Dallas was easily the best road team in the league this year. Playing for their season in front of a hostile audience on Sunday night, it seemed like the Stars were banking on another miraculous road win in Edmonton.
https://defector.com/the-stars-crashed-down-to-earth

*from the unique form of her name, Heather is most likely a Hong Kong refugee who somehow wound up in Texas instead of Vancouver but in any case is an unapologetic fan of the Stars. Here (also HOCKEY) is another example of her wonderfully off-beat mind:

Matthew Tkachuk Is My Beloved American Girl Doll

https://defector.com/matthew-tkachuk-is-my-beloved-american-girl-doll

War on Terror: Not a Bad Record
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17775/war-on-terror

12 minutes
Probably the best no-BS video of the world's greatest hockey player.

PRO RASSLIN'
Hall of Famer Bret Hart of Calgary blames one man, specifically, for the downfall of WCW. https://t.ly/WuE8Q

https://x.com/DPRK_News/status/1791079693900214374