[British backpacker murderers make fresh appeal against sentence (video)]

We all do remember: Thai Pbs from September 23, 2014!!

 

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[Bangkok Bank Required for Retirement Extension]

For the retirement I use ICBC. That is 4.000THB more on interest p.a. than Bangkok Bank.

 

[Loan Sharks are making a large profit across Thailand]

2 hours ago, dkg224 said:

The local village loanshark in my girlfriends village in Buriram just finished building a brand new 2 story house. I was up there last week playing snooker at his house in the lower level snooker room. 
just about everyone in her village has or is currently borrowing money. 
My gfs cousin borrowed 10,000 to, yes buy a iPhone and hasn’t paid any back in 6 months. She now owes him like 35-40k and she makes 9k a month working 

The maximum interest rate for loans in Thailand is 15%. Contracts citing a higher interest rate are by law automatically void. If you cannot calculate interest, just use this tool:  https://vindeep.com/Calculators/emi-interest-rate-calculator.aspx

 

But I assume, that even the use of this calculator is too much to ask for.

[Thai Beers - which one is your favorite ?]

The beer with the most recent filling date is probably the best. Beer, which has been stored for a month at 30 plus Celsius, is just dead and undrinkable.

[Will tourism in Thailand bounce back from Covid differently?]

8 hours ago, actonion said:

Fabulous beaches ..where? .......I've seen better, cleaner beaches  in south west UK  than Thailand..

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As for over rated Thai restaurant food, that has too much sugar and salt added , cooked in the cheapest oil, in very un hygienic  conditions 

Besides 80% of the oranges sold in Thailand are not suitable for human consumption due to the extensive use of pesticides/herbicides, 64% of the vegetable sold as well, 80% of the sausages contain unhealthy amounts of nitrates, not to mention the amount of antibiotics in chicken meat. Bon appétit!

[Receiving mail / post from UK / Europe to BKK Thailand]

Some of my mail, including a bank card and a package got lost during the last two years. If you want to make sure international mail arrives, send it registered with tracking. That is safe.

[Thailand signs deal with Pfizer to supply 2 million anti-viral Paxlovid tablets]

 

Pfizer’s Paxlovid, part of the White House’s ‘test and treat’ plan, cannot be taken by those on certain antidepressants, anti-seizure, anti-psychotic, cholesterol, blood pressure and several other classes of medications.

 

 

[Looking to purchase a Big Motorbike]

On 2/10/2021 at 7:54 PM, HashBrownHarry said:

I think the small ( 14 or15" ) wheel size make these types of bike to unstable for touring.

 

I'm sure others will disagree.

It is a proven fact, that a motorcycle with i.e. 17 inch wheels has a substantial higher gyroscopic force, than a scooter with 14 inch wheels. Therefore a real motorcycle is way more stable especially in critical conditions. Besides you want to look at a motorcycle with a seat which is comfortable for two persons, preferably with no elevated exhaust, which will prevent you from installing saddle bags on one or both sides of the bike. The W850 Kawasaki and the Triumph Bonneville are bikes to look out for, just to name two.

[Biden administration plans to continue to seek extradition of WikiLeaks' Assange - official]

14 minutes ago, scammed said:

tbh i am not well read up on the topic,

what put americans at risk ?

Don't you know it?? It puts American and journalists from all over the world at risk, as they cannot reveal the the truth about criminal acts of governments, without being haunted and incarcerated. There goes the right of information, free speech and publishing.

[No one left behind: Thailand gives biggest hint yet that expats will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines]

Which one of these vaccines can be taken by people above 65 years without being endangered by side effects resulting in not feeling well, or even death?

[Shopping malls more dangerous than outdoor markets, says pulmonary expert]

On 1/9/2021 at 9:43 AM, sandyf said:

One has to assume you have never had any involvement with HEPA filters or the costs involved.

They are only suitable for a relatively clean environment and continual replacement would probably put the companies out of business.

Malls etc do not have the long term close proximity that exists in aircraft.

 

When LIDL can, local super markets can do too!

 

https://www.supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/lidl-upgrades-air-filtration-us-stores-help-prevent-covid-19-spread

[Bangkok to display air pollution levels on traffic screens]

31 minutes ago, Enzian said:

What good does this do? We don't need anyone to tell us it's bad. Sell the screens and hire people to go out in the country and make the farmers stop burning. I know we can't stop farmers in Burma and other place, but have to start somewhere, and close is best.

 

Absolutely right!! This kind of ineptitude is a national disease. They condemn corruption, but they don't stop it.They collect debris out of the Chao Praya river, instead of killing the source of it, i.e.ban the production of the millions of single-use polypropylene containers, being used for Scha-jen and other drinks daily. They bemoan the loss of around 60 men and women every day on the streets, but the government does not do anything to stop this. The complete inability to change anything for the better in this country truly is sickening.

[Couple in Isaan used regular printer to create fake 100 baht notes]

They could have doubled their profit by printing 200THB notes.

[Thai road carnage: A motorcyclist is killed every 30 minutes in Thailand]

36 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Nothing on the list about fitting Brains to a lot of the Riders.    It's not just a case of no helmets and going too fast; it's red light jumping, doing U turns where there are no U turns allowed, constantly cuting off right hand corners and bends, cutting up 4 wheel (and even more wheel) vehicles, riding in the blind spots of other drivers, being generally rude and discourtious to other Drivers, Riders and Pedestrians, who believe it or not think that Pavements are meant for walking and not riding on !    Could go on but it's pissing in the wind.

Don't blame it only on motorcycle riders. They just don't have a crumple zone. Every day you see car drivers changing lanes or overtaking without using the mirrors and the direction indicators, playing, calling on their phones, - perfectly behind tinted windows -, taking big truck style swings before turning and so on. They probably are responsible for a lot of riders deaths in Thailand. It truly is a pain in the butt to see all that, not to mention the helmetless idiots, who only use their mirrors to squeeze out their pimples or trace their lipstick.

 

The whole scene on Thailand's roads is disgusting and dangerous, as almost nobody cares about rules and regulations or display common sense. The safest way to survive on a motorcycle is to keep the traffic behind it. Then it cannot become dangerous. Whatever shows up in front has to be dealt with extreme caution and oversight.

 

[Uk or Thai ceremony?]

There is a third option!

[Outdoor burning ban announced as air quality worsens in Thailand]

We are living in a huge kindergarten.

[Green light for north, west, east expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport]

27 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I wonder if anyone has mentioned to them that the airport will remain empty for at least a year, maybe two or three, and the numbers it saw before are unlikely to return. It's because there's a pandemic on - I read about it on the internet - and far less people will have the spare money to travel.

But for the amount of kickbacks expected, this is a very profitable project - for government officials.

[New 300 THB entry fee to help cover uninsured foreign tourists who fail to pay medical bills]

58 minutes ago, Banana7 said:

The fee should be no higher 10 baht since 40,000,000+ tourists are expected in the coming years. That equates to 400,000,000 baht which is about 4 times the amount of skipped hospital bills by tourists. If the charge anymore than 10 baht, they are just lining their own pockets, giving themselves exorbitant increases in benefits.

Everybody knows, that there is limited time only for the senior officials to line their pockets, as one day - sooner or later - they will have to give up their power. Until then every chance to replenish their local and /or foreign accounts is being welcomed, either with direct scams or kickbacks from big projects.

[Shopping malls more dangerous than outdoor markets, says pulmonary expert]

Why does the government not make it mandatory to have HEPA filters in all air condition system installed, be it the big malls, like TESCO or the 7/11 stores, hotels or others?? Efficient measures to contain the virus are deliberately  ignored!

 

Excerpt from the NASA research "Submicron and Nanoparticulate Matter Removal by HEPA-Rated Media Filters and Packed Beds of Granular Materials"

 

Both HEPA media filters and packed beds of granular material, such as activated carbon, which are both commonly employed for cabin atmosphere purification purposes, are found to have efficacy for removing nanoparticulate contaminants from the cabin atmosphere. When used alone, HEPA-rated media provides superior performance for removing virtually 100% of particulates. However, using these methods in an appropriately combined configuration for removing particulates and gaseous contaminants, consisting of a media filtration component upstream of a packed adsorbent bed component, provides the most effective performance for a broad range of particle sizes including nanoparticulates.

 

source: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170005166

[Contact tracing apps now COMPULSORY in Thailand - possible penalties for people not using them]

What about those who can't afford a smartphone and/or do not know how to use them? Does the government supply free phones now, or offer classes, how to use them?

 

[UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to U.S., citing suicide risk]

12 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

He is not a journalist, he is a nutter that grew up in a very religious environment. Should be dealt with in a military court.

 

Posted by another victim of the mainstream media.

[UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to U.S., citing suicide risk]

Looks like some posters are not familiar at all with the Assange cause. In case of his conviction, no journalist would be safe, when publishing the wrongdoing of a government. Besides Assange informed the New York Times and the Guardian of the war crimes and also asked to handle this information sensitively. Both papers never ever had been charged with the publishing of those crimes. From the very beginning it was a man hunt by the U.S.aiming to kill free journalism.

[DPM Prawit orders nationwide CCTV installations]

15 hours ago, mr mr said:

am i correct in assuming that cctv will also be placed in all government buildings, public officials offices and workplaces ?  

 

 

.....to monitor the exchange of brown envelopes?

[Stunning picture: Accident victim's death will bring new hope to six others]

7 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Some off topic, replies and insensitive posts have been removed

The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

[Tourism revenue in 2023 expected to reach 80% of 2019]

I was about to write the same as COTIPU....