[Current scams, the list]

Maybe good to give a little info of each scam.

Black money scam - A liquid solution is used to remove black coloring from money. There is a story about where it comes from and why it is black. They show you how it is done and they use real money but the other black bills are fake. The deal is you can get involved for a percentage with you paying money upfront... Something like that. Any thing too good to be true is ! This one is driven by greed.

Chang Mai investment scam - you are contacted over the phone regarding investing in stocks etc... All fake company, web site etc... But looks real. Never invest from someone unknown who calls you or sends email. Do research into all investment companies.

Jet Ski scam - you rent jet ski and after you return it they say you caused damage and want you to pay. Gangs involved and perhaps police look the other way. Best to never rent jet ski in Thailand.

I received a friendly phone call from someone in Bangkok looking for me to invest. How did they get my name and number????? "Hello Ian, how are you today?" "Sorry", I said "Who are you?". It took me 30 seconds to say "Flip off" or words to that effect! Easy

I had the same thing the other day...

"Hello John, how are you doing mate ? My name is XXX and I work for XXXXXXXX, I am sure you have heard of us, we are one of the biggest investment and financial services Companies in the world. In fact we are the only one with a direct line to Morgan Stanley ...... cool eh ?"

English guy, local number, again same question, how did he get my name and number ?

[Sunsets And Sunrises]

South West Korat

[British man mysteriously disappears in Srisaket province]

But, still I am confused. He is missing for 7 or 8 days, he's on medication and his wife doesn't report it ?????

[Mystery surrounds fatal stabbing of Englishman's wife at East Pattaya home]

Karma can be a bitch and I am sure we will happily hear the thump when it comes kicking up the arse's of some of the nasty and insensitive <deleted>'s that are posting on here.

RIP Lady and our thoughts are with her husband.

[Policewomen, A Rarity In Thailand.]

Come on guys, they don't want to go out in the sun ......... dark skin's a no-no when u want to be a hi-so.........

[Englishman Found Dead At East Pattaya House]

RIP

[Ex-Thai Prime Minister Abhisit ' To Face Murder Charge ': Officials]

Smedly,

You have to remember that alot of 'farang' in Thailand have come here because they are not accepted in their own countries. They come here and find TV a great place to spout the same old crap that pissed off all the locals back home. Soon enough the Thai's will get pissed off with them too and they will be on their travels again.

[Weird And Wonderful Farms]

Algae farms, Crocodile farms ......... do a google or youtube search

[Explosion And Then Mysterious Metal Object Falls From The Sky In East Pattaya]

They probably never noticed the smoldering meth lab next door ..........

[Pattaya Gambling House]

None of the local newspapers would dare take on that kind of Mafia.

Write a letter to the Mayor ??

[Meth Lab Raided And 3 Iranians Held At Production Facility In East Pattaya]

Iran - Ireland, easy mistake in translating from Thai, but that is not the story.

300M baht ........... I am sure some very influential 'locals' will not be happy about this.

These guys could not have set this up without some local help.

[Irishman Found Floating Face-Down In His Swimming Pool At South Pattaya Estate]

FYI.

Many thais who work in industry at Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang, etc have regular and mandatory first aid and CPR training.

Not everyone in Thailand works in a bar.

[Forming A Company To Purchase A Condo]

Apologies if this is a repeated topic but my internet is terrible today and I have been searching through old posts for more than 3 hours now.

I want to buy a condo.

Problem is it is in a Thai name and I want to buy in Farang name. The owners agent has told me that this is not a problem, I set up a Thai Company and buy it that way.

I thought that this was actually illegal to do (although many people still do so), can anyone point me in the direction of the truth ?

If it is legal, what are the pitfalls of this method of purchase.

I would appreciate any help, and again apologise if I am retreading an old path.

[Things To Do In Singapore ( Tips And Advice )]

Haw Par Villa aka Tiger Balm gardens is still there, its worth a walk around and there is a new MRT station right beside it.

[Things To Do In Singapore ( Tips And Advice )]

Robertson Quay, just up the river from Clarke Quay is also a good spot, lots of bars and restaurants.

[Anyone For Gold Detecting Next Week End?]

Is this legal ?

[Things To Do In Singapore ( Tips And Advice )]

There is a good Thai restaurant in ChinaTown, half way down the main drag (Pagoda Street) good food and cheap beer ..... well for Singapore anyway !

Pulua Ubin, an island off the Changi (East) coast is a great place to get away from the city. Take a bum boat over, there are good hawker type restaurants and good walks or cycle paths through the jungle. You can rent bikes on the island.

[9 Million Baht Car Stolen From North Pattaya Hotel Car-Park]

On the GTR its a push button start .... no ?

With the Door lock device slotting in under the dash to activate it.

[Scottish Football...The Dereliction Thread.]

36-0 John....

Aye, but what folks forget is that Bon Accord FC were actually Orion Cricket Club.

Aberdeen F.C. was formed following the merger of three city clubs, Aberdeen, Victoria United and Orion Football Club, in 1903. (Wiki)

Therefore the actual history is that Arbroath beat an Aberdeen cricket club 36-0, not Aberdeen Football Club.

[Scottish Football...The Dereliction Thread.]

Too many foreign players and no long term strategy in place. Hibs had a cracking youth program going 10-15 years ago but saw their upcoming stars poached by the Glasgow clubs continually.

Its a sad state of affairs all right.

, Saw this today

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/18520776

wonder whether this will improve the club long term

My Connection was poor so couldn't listen to either interviews.

I feel sorry for Willie Miller, but I have heard alot of "<deleted> does he do anyway" recently from folks back home.

Stuart Milne, the Chairman and swinger of the Miller axe, in my opinion, is the one who needs to GTF out of the club.

He's one of the richest men in Scotland but hardly even throws his spare change into Aberdeen.

[Vettel, Schumacher In Thai Grand Prix Preview]

>>"The cost of building a new F1 venue to accommodate 100,000 spectators will be about Bt100 million. We need to finalise the budget before we propose it to the cabinet. We expect the overall budget for hosting an F1 race to be around Bt5 billion," said Kanokphand.

That seems awful cheap to build a world class F1 circuit at only 3.5 million USD. What's the other 190 million USD going to be spent on? Someone better recheck those figures!

That is probably only the Tea Money, better to get these things clear from the start .....

[Over 1 Million Thais Are Infected With Hiv/Aids]

Not wanting an argument.....but.....

I remember reading an article a few years ago that said that the profession in Thailand with the highest incidence of Aids / HIV was actually long distance lorry drivers who haul Thai goods across all the neighboring countries in SE Asia.

[Whats Your Thoughts On Bikie Gangs]

The Bandido's used to have a clubhouse in Soi 6 Pattaya, whatever happened to them ?

[Thai Supermarket In Kl]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a Thai Supermarket in Kuala Lumpur ?

[Travelling With A Child That Is Not Your Own]

Hi,

We are currently living in Malaysia, my wife wants to bring her mother and her nephew (1 1/2 yo) to visit, does anyone know if this would be a problem. They both have passport but my concern is a young child (in this day and age) traveling without his parents.

If anyone has any info about this type of situation I would appreciate it.

Thanks

John