the article clearly states "that once injected the stem cells develop into new heart tissue" and that stem cell therarpy reduced the amount of damaged scar tissue by up to 50%. Here is a more recent link on stem cell therapy for various cardiac issues. https://www.thaimedicalvacation.com/stem-cells-...

as mentioned up in the string when I renewed my Thai driver's license last week I had my pink ID, my Yellow book as well as my passport and all relevant copies. They still put my current passport number on the license

of course I guess if you feel a win against such a jackass is important you can weigh the pros and cons and act accordingly. Taking a dump on his bonnet might be comical..

ah but then you'd be making him "look bad" and lose face. That could be grounds for a defamation suit with criminal and monetary penalties over here... Ya can't win...

stem cell therapy now exists that rejuvenates the damaged heart muscle. Don't know how common it is as a treatment. per this Harvard Medical article its been around since 2014. https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/repairing-the-heart-with-stem-cells#:~:text=A%20new%20treatment%20using%20stem,...

so how about if you use your passport number and fill up the rest with zeroes? I had my pink ID card number in it which printed out onto the video completion certificate. The license office receptionist did not ask for my pink ID to validate the number. She just stapled the certificate to the packet...

so a possible completion of the project by 2022?

the east side Ring Road from the Big C overpass to just past the Nong Sai intersection is down to 1.5 lanes so backups are there..

any contemplation of revenge must be tempered with the knowledge that most of these parking lots have full video coverage. Damaging some noob's car in such a fashion would just lead to a video of you popping up on social media and a manhunt akin to tracking down a serial murdered to "get the farang.."

miserable and nasty brown tinted air with an AQI hovering over 200. The wife says she heard something where the government said that "after the 28th, no more burning!!" Yes, I'm sure the anti-fire patrols will be out in their hundreds if not thousands running down any villagers burning leaves or tra...

on the ID number to register for the on-line video. Mind you I did say that although it has the 13 digit ID openings I didn't know if sticking a shorter Passport number in there would work or not. Try it and see...

my browser translated it to English as seconds not tenths of seconds...

The Thai Navy has boats on the Mekong with a couple of bases west of Nong Khai. They also have a base in NKP..

leptosporisis is common over here, particularly in the wet season out in the countryside where rats abound.. People get it too..

the wife and I renewed our licenses today.. - For the medical certificate we went down to a clinic by Nong Bua Market. It took about 2 minutes and cost 100 baht. The clinic already had the new forms. Located here: https://www.google.co.th/maps/@17.397724,102.8060168,3a,75y,199.82h,94.45t/data=!3m7!1...

new medical form downloaded from DLT is up further in the string.. The 2nd half is for a doctor to fill out, insert their medical license number and probably stamp and sign it.. We're heading down to a nearby clinic tomorrow morning to get them done then driving out to Non Soong to renew our license...

did the on-line "training" which consisted of a 3 question pre-quiz, then the mandatory 60 minute "training" video. Then a post question quiz. Don't know if the questions are changed but for mine the right answers were: 80% of the accidents in Thailand are caused by driving too fast; #2. How many dr...

any clinic with a licensed doctor should be fine. That's what was required for the initial license before.. Based on the translation of the document I'd say you'd be in and out of the clinic in minutes.. Now, for the on-line video where you can get a completion number back to your smart phone, has a...

it usually ends about now.. I've got to say though that this is the first year I've watched the AQI regularly but it does seem worse than previous years...

up to 189 on the east side early this Monday morning. "Dropped" to about 160 now at 1PM.. I hope the burning season has peaked and will subside ow..