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Seems to me that there would be / must be alternative options available.

Easy. Nobody is above the law regardless of any circumstances / previous titles or anything else. No discussion needed / no discussion allowed. Case closed. How can it be anything else.

Line of viber, both are VOIP operated (voice over internet protocol). And both are quite easy to download, SMS, chat and video chat, can send photos etc., all at no charge.

Parents? Perhaps their schools should be fined heavily also. I've heard many times that some of the teachers at these troublesome technical schools strongly encourage / demand the students track down and fight students from other similar schools. Supposedly for the glory of their schools

That doesn't mean it 'works' every time, and in every circumstance.

And his arrogance is beyond belief.

True, three generations in same house is not so prevalent. But it is the case for my family. Me, my Thai adult son and his Thai wife and their 4 kids - 3 generations. Luckily we have a 5 bed / 4.5 bathroom house, full western kitchen. House is debt free. For us it works, very happy family.

And there's another sector - old farang living alone. I live very happily in a well managed mo baht with my loving / supportive Thai family. An old farang (82 yo) live in same village ten walk from me. His Thai wife died 10 years ago, he refuses to engage in any conversation about whether he has other family in the US. He rents a small house and depends on food cooked and given free by neighbors every day. a couple of Thai ladies clean his house and do his laundry free. He does receive a small company pension from the US but whether it continues until death is unknown. Other Americans have offered to check if he's entitled to US social service benefits but he changed the subject immediately. He has no medical insurance. He almost never leaves the house. Myself and 2 other farang have tried to take him to lunch at medium price restaurants but he cancels at the last minute or asks unnecessary questions about food preparation ([How can you make hamburgers, you're not from New York'. etc.). And makes other impolite comments. I've taken fresh sandwiches and other foods to his house but he pushes it aside. He can't walk more than about 100 metres, and he seems to have a severe back problem. We have offered to help his visit 'old folks homes' but he flatly refuses. Just recently he's been making comments like 'I don't want to live more then perhaps 1 year more'. What to do?

And be fair, there's nothing whatever to confirm your claims of muslim terrorism.

As a kid / young teenager I travelled often by steam train from my small city to the provincial capital. 350 kilometres, very slow, took 15 hrs. Many 2 to 5 minute stops. About half way a 20 min stop for warm tea and a bun. Very old carriages, very upright seats, some with no padding depending on what carriage you ended up in. Very basic toilet facility in each carriage. No fans or air conditioning and depending on the outside wind direction carriages often full of smoke and soot from the engine., often enough windows jammed open or closed. Parents watched their kids closely because no closing doors at both end of each carriage.

Lots of assumptions. Sad.

My comment is not to 'protect' islamic folks. I'm becoming more and more concerned about fake news / errors / serious errors in all news reporting, all channels, all countries.

The long reports on the SMH newspaper site and the TV interview with the OZ PM and police commander mention nothing at all about Islamic terrorists. Where did that come from?

What an unpleasant person, I blocked him weeks ago, somehow he's got past the block.

Please read this: https://guides.dss.gov.au/social-security-guide/7/1/4

And as soon as possible returned to his home country, if needed by financial help from his family or his country. And a total ban on re-entering Thailand should be considered.

Short holidays abroad when accumulating the 2 years back in Oz to achieve portability. This subject has been debated many many times, many comments made that short trips out of Australia during that initial 2 years period don't interrupt accumulation of the 2 year period. But it's difficult to find this stated on Centrelink websites. Has any member found a Centrelink / Services Australia websites which states this categorically? Please share.

The other side of the story. If you go to the Pakistani embassy in Bkk to apply for a visa to enter Pakistan expect to be spoken to with disdain, severe rudeness and slower than slow attention.

That needs correction, should read "...watching every move that everybody makes." "... we make" implies that cameras are set up specifically to catch foreigners. That's obviously not true and racist. The authorities (in any country) take advantage of modern technology to catch people (any/all people) who break the law regardless of their nationality. As they should.

First the facts: a). Does your wife know where the bank book is kept? b). I'm guessing it's a joint savings account but was it set up so that: b)1. - Both parties need to sign all documents (mainly meaning withdrawals)? or b)2. - Only one party needs to sign any document including withdrawals? (It is possible the bank might have a maximum withdrawal amount for each transaction.) If it's b)2. Some banks follow the idea that if one party is still alive and that's all that's needed according to the setup of the account, she just goes ahead and signs a withdrawal / several withdrawals to remove quickly the funds. Another point; If the bank is not told you are now deceased, then if the wife presents the bank book and a withdrawal slip signed she has signed then there is no reason why the bank would not allow her to withdraw the money; just one withdrawal or several withdrawals over a short period of time. Perhaps you could talk with the bank manager, your wife must be present, and good translation provided if needed, to ask whether she can sign alone after you are deceased. And at the same time check if there's a maximum amount for withdrawals. And preferably equest the bank manager write and sign and have witnessed a short note as to what can happen with the bank account. Perhaps also worth considering to write a simple will, and in the will, amongst other items make it specific that all assets (including bank balances and other specific items) are bequeathed by your wife, with her complete name, ID card number etc. But make sure the will is properly signed and witnessed.

If the paymaster can 'arrange' (has enough money) a return home then why can't the red Bull family arrange the same for Boss? Seems to me that the Pamaster is a billionaire but the Red Bull family probably several times richer. i

Actually I blocked you many months ago, but recently a miracle unblocked you.

Friend booked a hole in the wall hotel for one night a few KM from Don Muang airport. Check-in girl at hotel insisted that farang leave his passport at the desk overnight. Next morning, girl claims she can't find the passport. Hotel owner appears because of raised voices. Girl says 'but I've never seen a passport before so I want to keep it'. Hotel owner demands the passport and quickly gives it to the farang with quite an apology. Check-in girl is instantly sacked and says in Thai (farang speaks advanced Thai) 'now I know why many friends say farang are not nice people'.

I had no hesitation to trust my Thai wife (Dr. of medicine, sadly departed). - I have never had any reason whatever to not trust son - I have never had any reason whatever to not trust my Thai daughter in law - I have never had any reason whatever to not trust my 3 Thai granddaughters Before debit cards / bank apps, with all of them we've been in restaurants and shops and I've given them my wallet and they know to take whatever cash is needed to pay the bill. Now I give them my wallet, they take my debit card or my smartphone and use it the bill, never been any problem. But they all know to give me the receipt or whatever. ******************************************** But, my company changed my work location requiring me to drive 70 km to work and home again every day. Company arranged a driver. Driver seemed OK until the tyres needed replacing, I asked him to take the car to a tyre place and replace all the tyres with new suitable tyres. I asked around about cost and gave my driver enough cash to get new tyres. That evening I noticed nise that wasn't previously evident. I spoke to the qualified company mechanic and mentioned new tyres had been fitted. He took a look / drove the car a few km then said: - The NEW tyres are not NEW, they are well used second hand tyres. - The NEW tyres are not suitable for this car. - All of the 'NEW' tyres are worn a lot more on one edge of the tyre compared to the other edge of the tyre. - Mechanic gave me a written report and a copy went to the HR dept. - Same day my driver was dismissed and next day I got a new driver.

Could be money, could be... Years back, in Bkk, I couldn't find my quite new, quite expensive new hi-tech camera (way before smartphone cameras). I mentioned to my best friend and work colleague I couldn't find it. He came to my apartment and we did a very detailed / structured search. Camera not found. A few days later friends Thai GF came to the office. I noticed a camera around her neck, she had never done this before. I wondered and asked her If I could take a closer look, she took it off her neck and gave it to me with lots of comments about the wonderful new hi-tech in the camera etc., and about the camera being a birthday gift from her farang BF. I turned it over and sure enough I saw the several scuff marks which I could connect to several incidents when I was handling the camera when it was in my possession. I took my 'best farang friend' aside and asked where he got the money to pay for the camera, he had been borrowing money from me and other work colleagues regularly. And I asked him to turn the camera over and tell me if there were several scuff marks near / not neat the facility to screw the camera onto a tripod. He said 'yes'. He froze for a few seconds and I then accused him of stealing the camera from me. He admitted he had stolen it 2 weeks earlier from my apartment, and he said 'I didn't have any money to buy her a birthday gif, so what else would you expect me to do'. Unbeknown to me and my 'best buddy' our farang boss had been listening. Boss joined the discussion and said to the other farang 'You are dismissed, give me your work permit now, it will be cancelled later today and I will tell the visa agency the details and insist they cancel your visa within 24 hrs'. He flew out the next day, the company paid for his ticket but deducted the ticket cost from salary not yet paid. Never heard of again. Camera returned to me, I gave it to a charity organization.