[Holiday from hell: How eating Pad Thai from food court in Thailand left Aussie couple with debilitating illness]

Now that they are safe downunder, they shouldn't have gone public with their story. Its us now suffering the rest of the week due to confrontation to TAT news about Thailand as the 'Kitchen of the World', and how som tam can cure cancer.

[Thai central bank establishes committee to examine Facebook’s digital currency Libra]

How many experts are in this committee to examine Facebook’s digital currency Libra, and how long will they stay at a prestigious golf resort?

[Digital transformation underway]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The company will increase the number of tech consultants based in Thailand, currently 40, by 30 per cent this year. 

Does this indicate they hope for foreign talent struggling with red tape and work for a meager salary?

[Pattaya: Lady of the Night steals Indian businessman's expensive gold necklace]

Must be fake news. Lady of the night offering sex in a world famous family resort in a country where prostitution is illegal?

[World Class Pattaya's "lovely new" beach missing just one thing - tourists!]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

World Class Pattaya

For years now they do everything possible to scare them away with weird ideas to empty the tourists wallets and kill all fun.

I wish I had the copyright for the term "World Class" I would sue them down to their last baht.

[How life changed for Thai conductress when she met a fashion designer on her bus]

Looks like I missed the bus again...

[Urgent : Parked rescue ambulance spooks Bangkok family]

16 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

If your statement is correct, according to you, why have so many been documented around the world and are mentioned in the Holy Bible?

 

'nuf sed.

[Urgent : Parked rescue ambulance spooks Bangkok family]

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Here is a document saying the earth is flat, square and stationary. It dates from the late 19 century and is based on your "Holy Bible".

As an added bonus, the author asks for 25 cents to teach you how to foretell eclipses...

So much for "documentation" based on the "Holy Bible".

 

nuff said.

 

[Urgent : Parked rescue ambulance spooks Bangkok family]

13 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

why have so many been documented around the world and are mentioned in the Holy Bible?

Why don't you ask them on the occasion of your next meeting, or check your religious book of fairytales last page under the section list of references? Are you still sleeping with the lights on?

[Two week wait for tourist & non-immigrant visa appointments at Thai Embassy in Vientiane]

Look at the bright side. I guess 50 officers bored by their daily routine had a lot sanuk in a dozen meetings at posh hotels and restaurants to come up with a half baked idea to implement an online application system. 

[The bad and the good side of Thais: Japanese tourist in the wars]

...meanwhile an honest cabby gave back a briefcase containing 100.000 US$ the TAT is just a little late with the news due to reduced weekend shift. 

[Big Joke arrests corrupt Thai immigration officers issuing fake stamps to foreigners]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Nigerians corrupting honest Thai Immigration officials,who

would think that could be possible 

regards worgeordie

Maybe the Nigerians are princes who promised the officers a marriage in return

[Netizens praise "Macaroni Man" for clearing up litter after Thais make New Year mess]

Now I wait for the TAT news follow up: Chinese tourist picked up a cigarette butt dropped by a westerner on Sukhumvit, and netizens petitioned to grant him citizenship.

[Why are you making us study English at a Thai university? complain students]

Years ago I was invited to a dinner organised by the TAT for foreign journalists. On the Thai part was a university lecturer for English language. She needed a 17 year old student who grew up in the US to assist her to understand the conversations at the dinner table...  

[Fast-entry online visa system for 20 nations launched at Thai airports]

16 hours ago, darksidedog said:

WOW! They really must be desperate to get the Chinese back. Tourism numbers are obviously way, way worse than the lies TAT has been giving out.

Be patient and wait for tomorrow's TAT press release stating tourist arrivals doubled over night and a NIDA poll says 90 % of the Chinese plan to visit Thailand within the next two month.

[Just Received Some Bad News For US Citizens. No More Income Affidavits.]

so what documents do they actually want, and where can we get it? 

[Many expats live in Thailand on less than 45,000 baht a month]

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

Bit negative in the reporting I thought. After all 75% of us are doing very nicely, Thank You! Two in ten are getting by, with only a fairly small fraction on the floor, or very close. Their numbers are probably fairly accurate, but I personally believe that we should not all be written off as broke, just yet.

...and those who need more can always apply for monkhood. 

[Poll: Half of all foreigners are contemplating or have had a sexual experience with a lady boy]

Hey Cheeseman, did the TAT already ask for a detailed copy of your poll, and if you can also provide it Mandarin?

[Marriage to hi so girl]

Before you pay any more help your son to finally grow up!

[Commerce Min to hold roadshow in several nations, promoting Thai fishery products]

I wonder if they follow the path of the TAT and go to Egypt and Jordan where the high profile tourists and consumers live.

[Alleged girlfriend-beating Frenchman deported for overstay]

He must have had a lot of savings or been wealthy to stay here for 2 years without legally working Perhaps the police should have looked into that before booting him out

Don't you dare to look under the carpet you may find something that shouldn't exist.

[Thai editorial: End to abuses in fishing industry LONG OVERDUE]

Another website carries a story with the headline that the PM begs for mercy then later the word sympathy is used.

The PM is quoted as saying LoS has been wrong about this for a long time so now it's up to the EU to show mercy which translates as we've done b....r all until now when our backs are to the wall. Standard Operating Procedure for LoS.

Wow, the Big D having to beg / plead !

Time for a new strategy if they don't want to eat rotten rice and rotten fish for the next decade:

[Mysterious fires in Phatthalung now divulged]

Since last month, 150 fires have been reported in the home.

…the governor of Phatthalung Mr Winai Buapradit, Phatthalung governor also went to the home to investigate the cause of the fire.

Is there any minimum education and skills required to become a governor?

Several government agencies came to inspect but no formal inspection was carried.

Some said the fires were caused by spirits

However no scientific test has ever been conducted to find out the exact cause

"hermits" arrived at Lom's house and informed him that a child ghost has been haunting his family and setting the fires.

How many of these morons does it take to change a light bulb?

151! One on the ladder to hold the bulb to the socket and 150 to turn the house around.

It makes me wonder they don't worship man made ice cubes anymore as unexplained miracles.

[Thai analysis: Exporters' wish for a weaker baht unlikely to be fulfilled]

Greed for lack of a better word seams to be what runs this country. Beleave me,it will come back to bite them in there pocket book.

Not just this country, probably any country.

Congrats! You just won in the competition: Best post of the day.

[Thai analysis: Exporters' wish for a weaker baht unlikely to be fulfilled]

ANALYSIS

Exporters' wish for a weaker baht unlikely to be fulfilled

SO UNTRUE !!!

The international markets are in US Dollars, not in Thai Baht. I am in doing international business for over 30 years.

Only the European community uses their own currency within the Eurozone and when doing business with the UK they are using the Pound Sterling.

Everywhere in the world they are using the US Dollar. Or is Thailand now the world leader that they are using the Thai Baht for doing business???

The title must be:

Exporters wish a stable baht.

The Thai Baht has been very stable according to the US Dollar in the last 5 years. In April 2013 THB/USD was at the lowest at 28.61500 THB/USD.

So have export companies been calculating that the USD would weaken even more??? Plain stupid. Where was their margin ???

I have heard Thai (with Masters degree) say that if you have 100 products and you have 1% profit, you would make 100% profit. Yeah sure, on only on 1 product !!!

They don't have brains. And if they can find brains, they are in a calculator.

Link: http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=THB&view=10Y

I have heard Thai (with Masters degree) say that if you have 100 products and you have 1% profit, you would make 100% profit. Yeah sure, on only on 1 product !!!

However, I’m sure he/she paid 100% in cash to his/her educator to get the degree!