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I have been in and out of Thailand since around 1989 but mostly in. I wonder if the violence rate is really increasing or just better reporting?

Democracy really does not work very well due to the fact that a majority of the people in any country do not have good common sense. The USA is a prime example but no means the only example. Problem is the other options can be better or can be much worse.

It's a sham policy. It's racist. It's designed to prevent immigrant workers brought in as cheap labor by Thais to cut corners from having a baby entitled to Thai citizenship by birth in Thailand. As one poster pointed out, this is similar in concept to a "purification" of the race policy. The UN should look in to this.

While I am not 100% sure I am reasonably sure just being born in Thailand does not get a kid Thai citizenship unless at least 1 parent is Thai. I hope Thailand is not as silly as the USA is on this. Kids born are the nationality of one or both parents if born in Thailand. If anyone thinks different please give a link to the Thai law on this.

It "breast" the shit out of me that we are still talking about this..............

[As for general expenses, Thailand is no longer cheap (if you actually want to 'live' and not exist that is) I cannot get by on less than 120k a month.

Oh no....here we go again...do you realise what you have done my son ?.....20 hail marys and wash your mouth out with soap right now

One has to wonder your requirements for living at 120K. OK only 2 of us, but my wife and I do fine on 30K. Bills/food/drink/truck and her fags.

Rent - 30k

Bills - 10k

School fees - 10k

Wifes debts - 15k

Housekeeping money/Food/ toiletries/clothes/gasoline etc...30k

General stuff - Going out..beers/restaurants etc...30k..

Plus mosy months something obscure will come that needs paying for - Car insurance/Healt insurance...weekend away....something gets broken...etc etc..

I can live in the western world cheaper than that and I ain't part of the noodle and bus brigade.

The "breast" thing to do is forget about it!

I heard he really only sent an SMS to employee's saying: MOVE TO DON MUANG

Sounds like a good reason to shut Swampy down and let nature take back over with spiders and snakes Then build another airport named...........Kickbackaphum.

TrueVisions are trying to keep the competition down looks like

Amazing they could find enough people to transfer money to them that would make this scam possible

Best news in a long time. If I never see Swampy again it suits me fine, Maybe they will have time to finish Swampy now..........it always looked as if the interior was never completed to me

US proposals to use U-tapao airbase for weather research, plus disaster relief and humanitarian assistance

^{I thought the USA was broke. How will they pay? I guess with money borrowed from China}

Thats high insurance. Many years ago I had Blue Cross/ Blue Shield with $10,000 DEDUCTIBLE. I never had to use it and had it for 10 years or so but it was like 25% of the cost of the normal policy. You might think of trying this now but maybe a higher deductible. A policy like this does not cover a broken arm but covers really major stuff and thats all I needed. Now I have great company insurance and I can keep it after I retire so I am set up

This reporting requirement may also be a reaction to all the people renouncing their US citizenship. Uncle Sam wants his pound of flesh before he will let you go!

Truer words were never spoken.......or typed in this case.

Did that dog turd improve the decor of Swampy?

ha ha

Vasu money exchange on Sukhumvit is the only way. Less hassel than a bank photo copying every bill you exchange and a higher rate by about 60 stang per dollar. The exchange rate between the airport and Vasu will be close to 80 stang, maybe even 1 bhat per dollar.

On $5000 dollars thats about B4000. For $100 change anywhere but always better at Vasu for hassel reasons and exchange rates. They also have the private exit if you exchange serious money.

http://boxrec.com/li...d=352&cat=boxer

This thug assaults his partner in front of their young children and expects everyone to feel sorry for him because he has to face up to the consequences of his actions. He got a slap on the wrist sentence because he is rich and still whines about it. Clearly he has taken too many blows to the head in the ring. Man's a moron.

The Guy is a brilliant boxer and hardly takes any blows to his head as his outstanding boxing record shows and IMHO the best defensive boxer in the world today ,however having said all that the guy in his private life is a natural born arshole ,credit given were credit is due ,inside and outside the ring .http://boxrec.com/li...d=352&cat=boxer his record of fighters he beat reads like a who's who ,if only his record in his private life was half as good as he has had a few skirmishe's with the law before ,most likely cos his views on life are so well balanced owing to the fact IMHO he's got a chip on either shoulder .

I would like to see him get "tough" in mixed martial arts such as the UFC........He will take a few head hits there.

Thailand should not worry about "normal relations" with a government that treats their workers from developing countries (TCN's is the term used there) like a spec of dirt. Though there is a serious unemployment problem in Saudi, the locals feel that they are "above" doing service jobs such as sweeping the streets, being an electrican, car mechanic, working in a store or restaurant, being a construction worker...the arrogant Saudis all want to have an office and be a boss. Workers from Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Phillipines and even Nepal are brought in to do these jobs under poor working conditions and sometimes not receiving their pay. Thailand can feel fortunate.

This poster is 100% correct. I doubt that even if relations were good there would be very few jobs worth having that Thai's would want. Many of the jobs that Thai's might do in KSA are done by Third Country Nationals from Bangladesh, Somali, Nepal, etc at cheaper salaries in Saudi than a Thai would be paid in Thailand. There is also the "agent" scams where a large part of the money the TCN earns the agent gets. Then they get treated like dirt to boot. Thai's should not cry over not having jobs in Saudi that pay less money than the same job pays in Thailand in reality.

I will believe it when it sucks my hat off as it passes by me, otherwise it could be like 3G.............................

Beat me, whip me, abuse me baby! Just cut me some cash in the morning for my Water Buffalo that broke its leg plus Mother needs medicine. ha ha ha ha

Is it just me or is Thailand becoming even more weird? Disgusting,

Some banks in the middle east already will not make transfers to Thailand. I just had a "round" with my bank over it,

We did it on Chang Wattana in Nontaburi. Less than 1 hour and painless other than getting embassy paperwork.