[Phuket police arrest suspect in burglary of foreign-owned villa]

How can it be foreign owned.

 

[Brothel bust: Thai asylum seeker facing seven years behind bars in UK]

 £150 (6,900 baht) No 6750 Baht

[British lookalikes forge unlikely friendship on flight to Thailand]

Perhaps they should each take a DNA test.

 

[Thai soldier rapes his stepdaughter, mother forgives rapist]

Make a court order to stay away from the family, award the family a reasonable maintenance fee, and for this fee to be deducted at source from his army pay.

[90 day visa waivers in Thailand on the agenda next week - Tim Newton Today - Feb 2]

Thailand has a thing about 90 days. Actually many European countries have between 2 to 3 months summer holidays, 

[Potential rise in minimum wage to 400 baht in select provinces]

1 hour ago, stargrazer9889 said:

360 baht is 10 us dollars 400 baht is just over 11 dollars.

I wonder how many posters on this forum could live in Thailand

on that wage? This is my effort to show all of you the reality 

of minimum wage.  you are welcome.

Yet they manage two bottles of Chang every day, plus a lottery ticket.

[Is changing the age of criminal responsibility in Thailand wise]

Does a child know the difference between naughty and wicked, it is like the debate over age of consent, it depends not 

on the physical age but the emotional and intekkectual age. A this varies between individuals the Law has to establish a sensible break point.

As a parent and retired teacher I would suggest the age of eight.

[DNA Testing Initiative Launched to Validate Citizenship Status in Bangkok]

Are they saying a DNA test will prove someone is a Thai?

[Psychic power healing innovator plans registration in Thailand]

many possibilities, placebo effect, stem cell repair under subconscious or hypnotic control. Strangely, faith healing also seems to work on animals.

[Thai airports lower charges for airlines]

Thailand seems desperate for tourist money, visa free entry, reduced flight costs (assuming the airlines pass the reduction on). What comes next.

[What is a Thai life worth to the government?]

It is not a good idea to say bad things about a kidnapper whilst he still has hostages, if Qatar negotiates their release then will be the time to comment. 

[Health screening results reveal stress and physical injuries among Thai workers returning from Israel conflict]

23 hours ago, tkramer said:

two individuals showed signs of stress,

 

seven reported sleep disturbances, 

 

and two needed psychiatric consultation. In addition,

Sounds like most of the Thais in my village, including the one I live with.

 

[Chon Buri man arrested after threatening and sexually assaulting minor]

These events happen in all cultures, but what stands out to me is that death is seen as a viable threat.

[Israel ambassador assures help for Thais in Israel]

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, they are helping by bombing. Great! If Hamas do not kill them, maybe the Israelis will.

When you give in to hostage takers you encourage more terrorists to take hostages. 

[Taxi Driver Arrested for Stealing Passenger’s Phone and Transferring Almost a Million Baht]

9 hours ago, jippytum said:

I have always felt uneasy after SCB left me no option other than use their app on my phone to use internet banking. 

I totally agree, I feel very insecure, plus I am now getting lots of spam, system upgrades, wrong numbers. 
When my UK Natwest account introduced a phone app they had the decency to continue the previous online banking service, so one had a choice. 

[Norwegian man murders his Thai boyfriend in Chiang Mai]

17 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Compared with what?

obviously compared to non gay people.

 

[Taxi Driver Arrested for Stealing Passenger’s Phone and Transferring Almost a Million Baht]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I thought all Thai Bank Accounts had a transfer limit of 50,000 baht without 'face ID' (that new law was put in place this year).

 

With SCB as a foreigner we can 'sign out of' this scheme... (which places the responsibility on the account owner if there is fraudulent activity >50,000 baht).

 

Its strange that this was possible... unless of course, multiple transactions.

This new SCB app is supposed to be more secure than the online banking system they cancelled, so no OTP needed

. This is total bull<deleted> accounts are now less secure, what it does do. , ,  is to drive us more towards a cashless society.  this allows banks to close branched and ATM machines.

[Thai billionaire’s fortune plummets: Freelance girlfriend accused of fraud, theft]

He is clearly too stupid to have earned his money ,he must have inherited it. 

[Norwegian man murders his Thai boyfriend in Chiang Mai]

In the past I lived and worked with many gay people, they all were emotionally very volatile. 

[Those who have had their accounts closed by UK banks]

6 hours ago, Pumpuynarak said:

Agreed and i intend to do exactly that on my next visit to the UK. Question - If my son holds POA can he just go into my bank and add himself to my account ?

Many years ago I had POA on my dad's account with the Woolich, I did just that.

 

[PrikPot Unveils PrikHut: Premium Organic Kratom Capsules for a Natural Energy Boost]

Kratom is know to cause hyper pigmentation of the face, this should put women off using it,

[Those who have had their accounts closed by UK banks]

I have a UK address and a Thai address, my bank knows both. I am retired on a pension, pay a small tax on my pension. 

I anticipated all this kerfuffle a couple of years ago so simply added my son to my account making it a joint account. As long as you have a UK resident you can trust this seems the simple solution. 

[Thai Workers Are A Joke]

In my experience electricians are good, plumbers are good, builders are good, add jobbers, handymen, and friend of a friend types are bad.

[Thai PM sees a role for Thaksin when he gets out of jail]

Well he has more intelligence than most Ms, more business sense, any many global contacts.

[Public Health minister defends appointing his spouse as advisor]

Many middle aged wives dominate their husbands informally, he has just made it formal.