[One person seriously injured after motorbike rider allegedly runs through a red light in Pattaya]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

A motorbike rider has sustained serious injuries after his motorbike allegedly ran through a red light

bad luck for this poor man - that the  motorbike he was riding decided to run a red light

[Help Young Expat Hit with Stage 4 Cancer]

doesn't seem trustworthy.

 

What's the name of the hospital?

 

Are there any hospital reports?

[Pattaya introduces its five-year strategy to develop the city as the ‘Tourism City of the Future’]

15 minutes ago, RmcaIssan said:

 .. and will always be known as 'sin city' ...

which brought millions of tourists, gave many people a living and made the city rich over a long time 

why they want to change that is beyond me

[Thailand loses 550,000 tourism jobs in Q2 after new virus wave]

Thailand loses 550,000 tourism jobs in Q2 ...

 

I prefer another perspective:

 

550 000 people lost their jobs

 

(and many more since the same time last year)

[Covid-sniffing dog unit makes official debut]

Look at the dog's face. It has the third eye.

That's why it can find covid infection.

I will check if I can borrow it to find out the lottery numbers 

[Death of Thai/Indian billionaires on Koh Tao: Police promise no stone will be left unturned to get to the truth]

9 hours ago, scammed said:

....

all efforts will be made . . .

to sweep it under the carpet or find some scapegoats.

 

Why do tourists still go to this isöland with its reputation of murder and  island mafia?

Wasn't there another couple brutally butchered on that island?   and all CCTV cameras not working at that particular time?

[Taxis vs Grab: Taxi association takes complaints about ride-hailing apps to parliament]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Decho noted that choice was a good thing for the public but the rules needed to be fair for all taxi drivers. 

but fairer for the taxi drivers  ...

yeah ... when will they understand that times are changing?

[My Thai immigration office does not accept two bank books]

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

 

Complete tosh. Speak up for yourself if you know for sure you are correct and they're wrong. When in doubt walk out and phone the Immigration Help-Line.

Immigration Help-Line: thank you. but what's that? phone number? do they speak English?

[My Thai immigration office does not accept two bank books]

11 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Might be of assistance to others if the OP stated which office this was ?

 

As requirements can vary by office, the title has been ammended to reflect that.

Chiangmai

[My Thai immigration office does not accept two bank books]

Last week I submitted my 4th or 5th application for a marriage visa to Thai Immigration.
I proved more than 400,000 Baht, available for more than 2 months, through a certificate from SCB Bank (always more than 360,000 Baht) and a certificate from Bangkok Bank that more than 190,000 Bart are available in a fixed deposit account. The total account balance there is 240,000 Baht, 50,000 Baht is blocked as security for my credit card. So it adds to 550 000 Baht always available.

 

Apparently immigration don't know ho to add numbers. They are now demanding that the money should be in one  account only

I want to keep my Bangkok Bank time deposit account because it is linked to my credit card.

 

Apart from last year, when the SCB account was sufficient, in previous years I always presented the evidence of both accounts and there have never been any problems.

Now suddenly they don't want to give me a visa, even though the amount is sufficient. They want to see the money on one account

Anyone have any idea what I can do? 

[Video: Chinese media critical of Thai police in damning footage from cop shooting at luxury house]

after reading the initial version of the story I thought 2 uniformed police officers with a search warrant rang the doorbell and were shot at. (by a gangster)

 

now it looks completely different. a gang of civilians who come rushing with 3 cars and run unannounced on the property.

I would have shot too.
can you trust a police force that acts like that?

 

I would still be interested  to know where the unusual wealth of the Chinese comes from. And what the police really wanted.

[Pattaya: Shooting incident at luxury house connected to online gambling - cop still in coma]

3 hours ago, Bradmeister said:

A leader, I believe a General can't identify the perpatrators,  whom shot and injured at least 2 of his men? 

 

The best he can say is: Foreigners? 

 

 

[Suwat said that 8 foreigners had been inside the house when officers arrived to serve a search warrant in connection with online gambling. ]

 

THE JAPAN RED ARMY ?  RADICAL MUSLIM GROUPS FROM SYRIA?  Nicaraguan Insurgents from San Salvador???  North Korean Spies? 

 

 

AGAIN, FOREIGNERS MEANS NOTHING! 

 

 

Just stay with "Chinese"

[Local motorcyclist killed instantly in Pattaya area after reportedly crashing into six-wheel container truck waiting at a red light]

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

Figures say a motor cyclist is killed, on average, every two MINUTES and seven seconds!

250.000 per year?

really?

[Buriram becomes first Thai province to penalize refusal for COVID-19 vaccine]

11 hours ago, robbioff said:

 those who have tested positive in the past, and are not now deceased, are protected in exactly the same way, (as by vaccination) only achieved via natural means.   . . .  why is this fact being ignored?

May be he heard about it.

 

But  it seems he cannot  understand

[Nine student nurses suffer side effects after Sinovac vaccination]

7 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

pale in comparison to the millions of lives these jabs have saved.  Thrilled!!!!!!!!

how many millions?

source?

[Nothing to fear, nothing to lose – Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul]

IsN't she te one who came up with the glorious idea to make Pattaya a family resort?

[Brit dad stuck in Thailand with cancer needs £88,000 a year to continue fight in the UK]

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

He is lucky to have those treatments and very lucky to be still alive

The only treatment he needs is palliative. Reduce symptoms and give him dignity for the short rest of his life. I heard about quacks in BKK and phuk who promise healing and make lots of cash. But that one case that I know of has not been healed. Without operation and chemotherapy he would not be alive any more (if he still is, did not hear from him for a few months)

 

He should be grateful for the op and chemo that he got in LOS - I guess that's why he is still around. Life expectancy less tan 12 months means without the treatment that he got..

[Brake failure! Truck plows into 27 vehicles in Nakhon Ratchasima]

may be you are right. I will not blame him for now. But what are the odds?

[Do you believe in God and why]

2 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Descartes wrote  I think therefore I am

is that really you what thinks?

Do you decide to think a thought when you like - or when not?

And when you not decide to think - are you not thinking then?

If you are that which is producing your thoughts, then why are there uncomfortable thoughts?

This knowledge "I am" is not a thought. Do you have to think it up or do you just know it?
It's more like a feeling, the feeling to exist, but it's not a feeling. It is knowledge.

 

Have you ever felt that you do not exist?

[Do you believe in God and why]

I notice that there is a lot of talk here about knowing and belief, but I don't see a clear definition of these terms. so what are you discussing about?
I'll try a definition about belief:

belief is the unquestioned acceptance of an idea in the absence of verification and reason

 

But  what is knowing?
The first and maybe only thing I know is that I exist.
I am!

not:

I am a person, or this person with that name and that body and that life experience.

 

Who can prove to me that I am not an alien who dreams of being human?
What is  the point in discussing God when I don't know who I am?

[Man dressed as Spartan warrior arrested in Nonthaburi]

I wonder if that mask helps against Covid?

[Thailand reports 2,839 new coronavirus cases, 8 new deaths]

27 minutes ago, robertson468 said:

Coronor Virus

can be very nasty, too

[Thailand reports 2,839 new coronavirus cases, 8 new deaths]

2 hours ago, Keesters said:

Isn't obesity a health condition? 

it is,  for sure

[Driving licences: New international permit to drive can be used in 84 countries and for three years]

41 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

IDPs are valid ....

Abroad only in conjunction with the home country license.

I'm confused ...

 

what home country? Thailand?

 

Or do you need a UK driving license if you want to drive in the UK with an IDP issued in LOS?

[CONFIRMED: No curfew or lockdown, but restrictions in place in all Thai provinces]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Yes a Pseudo Curfew.  Gas stations are the other issue as many have convenience stores attached to them, and this would create a travel dilemma for those who travel at night like we do starting at midnight for most trips.  Only have to avoid the drunks and trucks with no rear lights is all.

that's why I don't like travelling at night. And don't forget the motorbikes without rear light. Have to focus much more then  at daytime