[Laws on Villas]

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

I think he means he bought a bungalow. 🙂🙂

And bought into some absurd sales BS where an inappropriate Latin label imparted some imagined prestige/value to the pitch.

[Laws on Villas]

Of more interest is how you imported an ancient Roman upper-class country house.

[Has anyone heard of a new law ??]

7 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Are you sure its even a law?  

 

 

depends which 'Law' you're referring to:

 

The one on the statute books

or

the one that they would like to be there/or have just dreamt up

 

(quite a worldwide phenomenon with uniform folk - though endemic in Thailand)

[Mobile CREDIt Draining away]

I had a similar situation with a 12Call sim

Was some spammy daily charging 'service' the help at the call centre stopped it, refunded me and put a block on the account stopping any such BS from enacting itself in the future

[Belgian tourist brutally attacked in Hua Hin, friend seeks justice]

5 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Roids + meth will do that.

 

 

or a sudden desire for Lebensraum.

[Chinese tourist asks govt when 21-day Songkran Festival begins]

4 hours ago, ignore it said:

Yeah.

Come to Thailand and criticize the government. 

Can't do that at home can you. 

Well they can

 

just doesn't end as well

[Mysterious Tunnel Found In Kanchanaburi, Likely Built During WWII]

Looks good for a deluge of 'Missing Japanese War Treasure' TV twaddle

[Warning - Bangkok airport immigration shenanigans]

The overall point is that a couple of 'foreigners behaving badly' incidents of late stimulated a typical knee jerk reaction with clarion calls for 'tightening-up' on foreigners by immigration.

 

As I confidently foresaw tightening-up on the ACTUAL laws a bit ho-hum and won't amount to anything, but the 'go get em floyd' rah rah speech to the troops is only likely to engender the rabid pursuit of their IMAGINED laws - as endured by the O.P.

[Immigration says “fast-track service at Bangkok airports” are fakes]

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

Ah, so those golf carts from two different companies that I observed whisking passengers from their international arrival gates to immigration yesterday are fakes and don't exist.

 

I see.

Get with it

 

Only the ones that don't grease the right wheels at immigration don't exist (for long)

[The owner said if you speak Thai then get out!!]

Well known Thai pearl of wisdom:

 

"Farang roo maak, mai dee"

[Two New Zealand Men Arrested in Phuket for Alleged Brutal Assault on Traffic Cop]

The Vid clip seemed devoid of the discharge

 

But assuming there was one prior to the clip and with the 'make safe' member of the pair clearly exclaiming 'he tried to kill us' to some Thai squawking away off-camera. It's easy to see a more benign interpretation.

 

Good luck rowing your way out of this one though.

[Immigration Collaborates with Airlines to Enhance Passenger Experience]

Obviously in desperate need of swathes more signed photocopies

[Visa-free policies boost international travel and economies]

Or use the UK model:

Let the detritus of the world float in on the tide - criminals, terrorists, mental cases come one come all

Give them subsistence, accommodation and healthcare for the duration of their stay

Have a meltdown in the corridors of government at the mention of them departing your shores

 

 

 

simples 

[Lego in Pattaya?]

Never seen it in Pattaya (never looked TBH) but Mega Plaza (north end of Chinatown) Bangkok used to have tones of the stuff

[Taxi turmoil: Motorbike mayhem as riders brawl with cabbie in Pattaya]

What about the mentioned songthaew drivers feuding over a covey of Chinese passengers

 

could have commandeered the situation with a makeshift flag

[Beware the bill dodger: Thai rescue warns Bangkok eateries of Thai man’s seizure scam]

He should stop watching old movie reruns for inspiration

 

 

 

[7 day parking limit in condo]

What posses guys to buy into this condo nightmare?

 

If there's no designated parking space annotated to the unit.....shove it

 

Seriously you knew from the get-go that there were insufficient spaces and it's basically just a free-for-all. Now when you finally park in one you've got to do an entry/exit to avoid being taxed for staying in it - frankly its laughable.

[Swiss retiree’s brutal attack on Thai woman sparks outcry in Trang]

I think that they're putting something in the Toblerones

[Anyone else had a problem with their UK bank and Wise?]

2 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

Could really be a commercial decision on the part of Nat West - in that they don't like the competition from Wise.

 

I wouldn't pay much attention to Nat West - they closed my current account without giving any reason, in fact they actually stated that they wouldn't give me a reason and I was told not to call them.  I complained at my local branch who looked over my account and agreed with me. The manager called the relevant department at their head office who told him they didn't have to give her a reason and refused to speak further!

 

I wanted to speak to them because I had always managed my account properly, I didn't have an overdraft and had never had such a low balance that direct debits were refused etc.  They clearly thought they had good reason but I am 100% sure that they were wrong. I am certain that I could have explained - if I knew what it was.  I wrote - no reply.

 

Just open an account elsewhere. I make regular trouble free transfers to Wise from my Santander and Co-op accounts.

 

 

Should have taken a leaf out of Farage's book and made a public access information request

[Thai government seeks to mandate graphic warnings on alcohol products]

7 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

Worthless idea. Makes about as much sense as pixilating movie scenes that show alcohol. The only person this helps is the person who prints labels. 

 

Who most likely bears some familial connection to the guy pushing the idea through

[Thai government seeks to mandate graphic warnings on alcohol products]

Every beer bottle to come with an image of a flaccid penis (or is that images mandated by some flaccid penis)

[Maybe Thailand should follow Korea and be more selective of expats/tourists]

5 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

I think the rules should rely on the definition of tourism. Authorities should systematically questions tays longer than the duration of normal annual leave in the country of origin of the so called tourist. 

 

 

What 'definition' is that?

 

At what point is your tourist status negated - is it with your first or second holiday home?

 

'Johnny Wagepacket' and his annual two weeks in the sun under his 'Kiss me Quick' hat - isn't the only 'tourist' type out there

[Paying for a vehicle , transfer or pay in cash ?]

29 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

You can reset the individual transaction and daily limits in the app.  If you have withdrawal limit set at 50K, you likely also have transfer limit set at 50K.  I suspect that's the default limit applied when you set up online banking.

 

You can increase the limit, then reset it lower afterwards.

 

Or just go into the bank with your passport and bankbook and collect the full amount..

 

Or go 'old school' and get them to make out a Bank Draft

[Paying for a vehicle , transfer or pay in cash ?]

Im not familiar with Bangkok Bank but my experience with others is that you can easily increase (online) the daily 'limits' to your requirements . Transfer or Branch/ATM cash

[Help needed about the TM30 form when extending Tourist Visa in Thailand]

Don't fret even one single brain cell about it.... use an AGENT, all such ballyhoo and BS disappears and a fresh TM30 slip and extension stamp appear in your passport. (at a time to suit you)