[School finally takes responsibility for ‘punishing student to death’]

Teachers like this should be outed either by parents or other teachers, shocking

[Teachers' Day in Thailand: Yet more violence meted out to female students]

Why do the parents not take any action, they are not teachers but bullies in disguise, they would hit my son once and regret it big time.

[Suvarnabhum arrival is empty.]

Been in and out of the airport 3 times this year its so quiet its eerie, no immigration queue i think someone is lying about tourist numbers.

[South African couples dream vacation turns into a nightmare after a motorbike accident]

Perhaps insurance should be made compulsory for all rental operators to have, and for the cost to be past on to the renter.

[The Birdman]

Hey, 5,00bt and no questions asked. Business as usual

[How does the Ark Bar in Samui get away with playing their music so loud?]

New sheriff in town powerless here they pay direct to the big boys in Bangkok, and yes they only care about money, really poor accommodation with paper thin walls.

[Refusal rate for UK family visit visas after appeals abolished]

 

Britain is full of to many beggars already, should just do what Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada to name a few  do, 30 days or prove you have the money to support your stay

 

The UK already does; whatever type of visa applied for the applicant has to show that they can support themselves in the UK without access to public funds. For a family settlement visa their sponsor must have a set minimum income or cash savings.

 

If they can't do this they wouldn't get the visa in the first place!

 

Before making comments like the above, I suggest you familiarise yourself with the UK immigration rules!

 

 

For a family settlement visa their sponsor must have a set minimum income or cash savings., in the original post i saw no mention of a family settlement visa, try getting that in Thailand, no chance
 

[Refusal rate for UK family visit visas after appeals abolished]

Britain is full of to many beggars already, should just do what Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada to name a few  do, 30 days or prove you have the money to support your stay

[August 29 - heavy new penalties await visa overstays: Thai Immigration]

This is ridiculous, 99% of the 70,000 were probably just tourists departing at the airport, yes get serious with serious abusers.

And clean out the local immigration offices of corrupt officials.

[Thaivisa.com agrees new media partnership with the Samui Times]

What a joke in not even a publication, more of a Facebook scrapbook that copies and pastes stories from other publications, and then advertising anything be it good or bad, do Thaivisa really think this is progress?

[Will Samui immigration give me a little leeway?]

What visa do you currently have hat would allow you to apply for a 30 day extension

[Out-in visa hoppers now being barred from entry to Thailand]

5555, Except for the UK Passport Holders. What's the current waiting time for a new passport for them 8++ weeks ?

UK passport took me 4 days from within UK using the post office service. O Visa for Thailand then took 1 week, (sent to hull but the had to send to London for approval, had to prove i had £18000 in a UK bank account, (yes a UK bank account)

[Tourist visa holders denied entry to Thailand and left stranded in Malaysia]

Time for a rethink for many people only genuine tourists wanted

[Suggestions to improve road safety-Samui]

All well and good, but any traffic laws are not currently enforced, and without enforcement nothing will work.

[Beware, 48-hour alcohol-buying ban in Thailand starts tonight]

I am not a Buddhist. Does this rule affect me too?

Yup tag all the main holidays in your calendar because if you want a drink its a good idea to go stock up before they start or get an invite to a party that has.

Or go to Samui

[Outrageous hike in water and electric bills!]

not cheap in Thailand anymore, my UK bill is 4359 bt per month over a 12 month period, ok no air con but central heating and a much better standard of safety etc.

[Buy a Laptop in Samui : advice & warranty]

Cant believe nobody has mentioned Sony Vaio, i have 2 one with windows 7 and one with windows 8.1, I still prefer the windows 7.

Service wise within warranty they collect and deliver back via courier at their expense. I bought both mt Vaios in the UK, once bought an Acer at Pantip, never again way overpriced and not legit windows installed. And they are cheaper in the UK anyway with a\worldwide warranty.

[Bangkok drops out of world's top 10 best cities for travel]

So this is based on what? What has changed in Bangkok?

based on payments.......these lists are all rigged

That would explain why Bangkok ever got in the top 10, its a dump

[Two million foreign workers illegally work in Thailand]

I think the head line should read more like "Two million foreign workers illegally exploited in Thailand by Thai Employers"

[NACC indicts Yingluck, asks Senate to impeach her as PM]

Who in their right mind would want to be Prime Minister of Thailand, red blue black yellow corruption is more rife than ever and the economy is headed for a serious crash.

[Briton denies robbing Koh Samui store]

Looks like 2 different guys to me

[Premier league 11th May]

International Bar in Green Mango or Tropical Murphy's on Chaweng Beach Road

[Is is the policy that the customer is always right or wrong]

The phrase "Up to you" comes to mind

[Local boats ignore teens and leave them to drown in Chao Phraya River]

Some of the nicest people i know are Thai, and some of the most selfish uncaring people in the world reside their to.

[Thai economy 'close to recession': KResearch]

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Recession? what recession? Go tell that to the 40,000 + people who had placed orders for new cars at the last car's show..

Be a different story when they have to make their payments