[I got angry today, as always "thai people know it better, your way might work in farangland, but this is Thailand" ...]

On 11/19/2022 at 12:03 AM, it is what it is said:

 

thankfully, i only date educated, professional thai women, many of whom have traveled extensively, and so have never had to deal with such parochial views on life.

 

 

 

Did you let them pay their share & drive you about too?

[Thai F-16 Fighters In Recon Mission Along Border With Myanmar]

Could just use satellites instead of fast jets - rental that is.

Probably need the practice anyway.

 

[Chinese links to nightlife underworld and police collusion being investigated in drugs crackdown]

4 hours ago, humbug said:

Ah the Han-Chinese appologist, Han Chinese assimilate and destroy cultures and merge them over the decades into their own little Han Chinese nationalist kingdom, just have to see the millions of Tibetans, East Turkistans being imprisoned, tortured, married of to creepy single Chinese men to dominate those lands

 

and here you are promoting the next round of Han Chinese assimilation onto this land thats been going on for 140 years.

Interesting take on the big picture.

[Chinese links to nightlife underworld and police collusion being investigated in drugs crackdown]

30 minutes ago, Accidental Tourist said:

Congrats to the Government...there you got the "High Roller" tourist you been wishing for. 

...........and they don't seem to bother anyone either.......................until you cannot pay the tab.

[Chinese links to nightlife underworld and police collusion being investigated in drugs crackdown]

25 minutes ago, Taboo2 said:

Where are all these cool "underground" clubs located?  Asking for a friend.

I was wondering that too....................

 

[Chinese links to nightlife underworld and police collusion being investigated in drugs crackdown]

Copied text: 

"Sathorn is a major commercial district with skyscrapers, offices, and upscale condos. On main thoroughfare Sathorn Road, vendors with open-air kiosks and pushcarts cater to a lunchtime crowd with pork noodle soup and spring rolls. Longtail boats ply the Chao Praya River, stopping at busy Sathorn Pier, a commuter hub. By night, back roads draw well-heeled revelers to swanky cocktail lounges, jazz bars, and nightclubs."

 

Google Maps needs updating......and I need to get out more it seems or find a well healed Chinese gf.

[Many Foreigners Arrested with Drugs at Luxury Karaoke Shop]

7 hours ago, 2baht said:

Happy to be out of communist China, no doubt!

How did they get out? 

[Chonburi Football Club’s goalkeeper apologizes for fatal drunk driving accident, vows to quit drinking for life]

I wonder what the club will do with him...............................?

[Switching branches/bank]

8 hours ago, norbra said:

With all of the threads and posts about Wise/Bangkok. bank international transaction problems I personally would not go there.

I use Wise/Kbank for my transfers, Kbank will email credit advice/receipts on request so for immigration I go to bank one time for bank letter , statement and bankbook update in basement at CW.

Too easy.

Ensure your recipient bank account name is same as your passport prevents ID issues with your transactions 

I found out in April this year that Bangkok Bank Statements for immigration purposes have to come from Head Office in Bangkok and took the best part of a week to obtain them - so in future I will allow for this delay. My visa agency also recommended trying another bank as in their experience statements are printed out & endorsed in the branch. (That Bank's name escapes me for now but will update response later - It may well of been Kbank).

[Switching branches/bank]

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually his account at a Bangkok Bank branch is specific to that branch (the first 3 digits of the account number).  Using another branch in same province should not be an issue but that account will be tied to that province and out of area fees charged if applicable for use in another area.

This is my experience too.

[Thai Public Health Minister urges public not to include marijuana in government’s plan to eradicate drug problems]

On 10/13/2022 at 7:35 AM, ChrisY1 said:

How many people are in prison for smoking or possessing dope? If there's even one, then it's viewed as an illegal substance.....so it probably will be included in the anti drug plan!

Some might now have grounds for an early release if they were just users.

[Pattaya police go through drug tests to set a good example for citizens and tourists]

On 10/12/2022 at 6:11 PM, snoop1130 said:

Pol. Col. Kunlachart said: “Every officer must take a drug test to find if there are any illicit substances in their urine before starting duty.”

Does that mean the start of every shift?

 

[Thailand believes condemnation will reduce chances of resolving conflict in Ukraine]

31 minutes ago, pavloh said:

As opposed to western propaganda . 

The West does not have a propaganda machine - we have free speech by and large without the need to lock people up for up to 15 years.

 

[Thailand believes condemnation will reduce chances of resolving conflict in Ukraine]

51 minutes ago, petey123 said:

kudos to Thailand for not joining the insanity.... 

See below:

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand is, however, strongly opposed to intimidation or the use of force by one state against the territorial sovereignty of another and to the use of force to annex territory of another state without provocation, said the Thai Foreign Ministry.

 

[Security beefed up for APEC with Putin participating]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai government has declared 16-18 November special public holidays in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan

Does that mean those citizens working are not allowed to use the roads to get to work?

[Security beefed up for APEC with Putin participating]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, Chief of Royal Thai Armed Forces, said after chairing a meeting on maintaining security during Apec attended by key military and police chiefs, that intelligence revealed no untoward incidents will occur during the summit but some of the leaders attending it might clash among themselves.

Is he referring to President Macron I wonder.....................going to need another 4 metre long table if so.

 

 

[Airport taxi home pickup?]

 

On 9/28/2022 at 12:10 PM, Dante99 said:

Yes, best call the day before to schedule.  I reconfirm by phone an hour or two before pick up.  Used them many times.

Is this comment for Bangkok or Chiang Mai ?

 

 

 

[Brit 'dumped' in Thailand after his flight home is cancelled]

8 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

I just can't feel anything for this guy. Strap your boots on and get on with it. Party for 10 weeks and now wants pity. It sucks to be him, but it is not really news worthy IMHO.

It is a worthy warning to be fully aware of cheap deals online with over sold low cost seats.

["What price a child?" Systems company tells ASEAN NOW few schools are interested despite multiple deaths in vans]

Surely even in Thai law once in the van the driver is fully responsible for those that boarded until all passengers depart the van at the drop off point at or near the school and in a safe manner.

 

Do the schools in Thailand not have class registration in the morning?

If a child is not in attendance at registration the front office should be informed by the teacher so a parent or carer can be contacted to ascertain the reason for absence or the whereabouts of the missing pupil.

 

 

[Is there any way to buy a new bike on monthly payments as a foreigner in Thailand?]

As a foreigner I paid cash with a Thai bike licence AND a certificate of residence from immigration. Job done.

 

However had to take Thai gf along as no one in sales spoke good enough English. Needless to say she wanted it in her name - LMAO.

[Covid- 19 boosters in chiang Mai]

On 8/18/2022 at 1:41 PM, TheAppletons said:

Correct.  That was the previous price, recently reduced (apparently).

 

(I personally saw the bill yesterday and it was 600 thb.)

Good to know.

[COVID infections on the rise in 44 provinces, over 30,000 new cases a day]

On 8/19/2022 at 5:23 PM, tomazbodner said:

Took MRT and BTS today. All Thais masked up. One farang just came from airport, trying to cover face with his jacket - gave him a mask and he seemed happy to wear it.

 

There were however a bunch of westerners walking into train with no masks on. You could see disgust from Thais who started to move away from them, and looking away, trying to "breathe the other way". They must have been noticed as BTS played message that although mask mandate ended, BTS recommends wearing mask within 30 seconds of maskless foreigners coming in the train. Those of course completely ignored everything, some even coughing or showing difficulties breathing, which showed others moving away from them.

 

When in Rome, do as Romans do, right? Except for the ultra überrasse farang visiting Thailand...

So how did they pass through the "turn stiles" without the BTS security person stopping them. Obviously not now know allowed to stop non-mask wearers entering the network. However mask wearing still required at Thai domestic airports,

[South African woman gets life sentence reduced in Thailand]

21 hours ago, law ling said:

scintilla

a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.

"a scintilla of doubt"

[Covid- 19 boosters in chiang Mai]

17 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

A Thai friend of mine received a Moderna booster yesterday at CM Ram for 600 thb.  

 

Not free but not particularly expensive either.

Last 2 times I had a Moderna booster at RAM it was 1650 baht per jab.

 

[Royal Thai Air Force’s budget for purchasing F-35 fighter jets approved]

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

How about fixing all the broken pavements first in Pattaya?

Not to mention ALL the potholes in the substandard tarmac roads all over the country never mind just Pattaya.