
friendphil
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I feel for this guy, though his actions clearly deserve him no praise.... he clearly has a pyschological problem that has been unadressed by the justice system in all these years.
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I've bought the dory and panga a few times from macro for making a pot of fish soup, being an ex commercial deep sea fisherman I think in my opinion these two fish are not even closely comparable in taste to haddock or cod mainly found around UK waters but just about acceptable for making a pot of fish soup,,
just a mention though, I've picked up those sole (flatfish) that makro sell on their ice counter cant remember the thai name but I've found those to be tasty and reasonably priced too
Nice to hear someone who's been a fisherman check in on this. Thanks for a decent post, and I'll head to Macro and check out their fish.
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But what would indicate that there was a need to search the road banks 50 -100 meters away from the body?
If the police suspected that the body had been "dumped" from a moving vehicle it would be likely that any belongings in pockets or held by the person before leaving the vehicle would have been scattered along the road either side of the discovered body. This would apply if the person had been dead or alive before hitting the tarmac.
I know from direct experience that wallet and mobile phone "scatter" 50 feet from where I came to rest after a motorbike crash, searching immediately at the time of discovery and in full daylight is wise.
But if it's not full daylight?
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Talk about not saying a lot in a little space, and bringing up a lot of possible comments and questions. I'll sum it up with: "Could you say more, please?"
One comment: I would think offering medical insurance to foreigners would be an obvious way to make money and make Thailand more tourist-friendly at the same time. As for those coming here as "medical tourists", I'd think they would be at the bottom of the list as far as needing medical insurance.
Re: "therefore obviating the need for cross-border medical traffic"---- sure, give that about twenty years or so to bring the healthcare systems of poor neighbors up to par.
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I just carry my old, expired driver's license from the homeland. When asked to see it, I've been "okayed" and can go my way. I'd best knock on wood now!
If it's a long trip, I'll have my passport too. Sometimes carry a copy, and I think copying the front and visa pages is and having them handy is a good idea... better than my expired license! Maybe I'll do that.
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Yes, yes. Any friends coming this way ought to be warned by any of us living here of the road hazards.
I would add to the list, beware of rental motorcycles and the helmets that come with them. Any rental bike I've seen was a death trap--- poorly maintained and you're lucky if it goes, but even luckier if it stops.
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Thaivisa.com, let's get it together! Your email subject line reads"
"FLASH: Abhisit stripped of his military rank;"
According to the actual story posted in the forum, the headline reads:
"Sukampol Approves Decision To Strip Abhisit Of Military Rank"
So, I would gather that there is a move to do so, but it has not actually happened yet. Correct? Or not correct? Or somewhere in the middle? Or none of the above?
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I am acquainted with the working hours of (mostly women) workers at the food court of a large department store, where they normally have two days (or less) off per month, and typically begin work about 7 a.m., one going home early in the day (4 or 5 p.m.) the other working until 8 or 9 p.m. until closing and clean-up. That's a lot of work, and for wages well below the suggested 300 baht per day minimum wage. So, that's a 6 1/2 day work week on average, with an average 60 hour work week. Sounds like more than the Bangkok women are working, and probably very typical in many parts of Thailand. I guess they don't need to earn much because they have so little time to spend anything.
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I saw some tv news footage today of the cops having some Thai in standard t-shirt garb jump down into the drainage pipes and pull out a couple of large white plastic bags with Thai script on them.... Anyone know if that was the same story? I wouldn't call that "a pond".... but who knows?
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When I first came to Thailand seven years ago, I had read that it was 'safe'-- probably in The Lonely Planet guide book to Thailand, perhaps also on the internet. After keeping somewhat abreast of the news here on this website, that would now seem to have been misinformation, or things seem to have changed.
I would hope that such guide books and other travel information sources include some warnings to tourists about some of the perils that exist here, so that when people land, they have their feet on the ground and have some idea that some cautions are indeed advisable. Of course that is true visiting anywhere, but people are not generally that experienced and knowledgeable about what to look out for when they are young and inexperienced, traveling for perhaps the first time.
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I wonder how following up a non-immigrant O visa with a request for a tourist visa would fly--- Does anyone have experience with this?
Tnanks-- I'll take any replies with a cup of Java.
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What is the "English Speaking Year policy"? Or should that be-- what is the "English Speaking Year" policy? The article doesn't go into depth on this point. Maybe because there IS no depth to it?
I am amused by the issuance of proclamations in this country. Don't get me wrong. I think any Thai would be amused by many things about my country as well, and many probably already are. But, the Thai proclamation seems to be based on the idea that "say it, and it will be so."
Any thoughts on this?
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Those are actually limes, not lemons. They've been unusually expensive lately. Perhaps a bag of 600 limes 800 is over 1,000 baht. Lower quality, perhaps bottom line 500 baht now.
A year ago, more or less, one could buy a large bag of limes for less than 100 baht. Of course it all depends on quality, and the bigger and the more juice, the more expensive. The prices on many produce items go up and down quite dramatically here. It's amazing we don't see vendors raising and lowering their prices more in response to that.
I bought a chaa-manaoo yesterday, and the vendor mentioned the expense of limes. He also used just one lime in my drink, and it was weak tasting. I'd rather pay a little more and get a good drink. So, be glad you vendor is passing on the price increase and not just giving you a watery drink for the old price!
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What about China is it possible to catch a bus to China and get a Visa on entry?
what makes you so special?
Don't you know? Everyone is special.
Actually, seriously, I don't see your point.
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If the government has some thought of improving the safety standards for public transportation, it's more than a good idea. Especially if they want to increase their tourism and decrease their traffic accidents and fatalities. Seems like a "no-brainer" to me. Like requiring all tourist buses to have periodic safety checks, and tour drivers to have a special license. That, just for starters.
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Sorry, I didn't know I had a limit, or "quota", on how many "likes" I could have in one day on Thaivisa forum. But so many of these posts are on the same wavelength, and it's so obviously idiotic that I gotta agree with so many posts.
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"Violators will be subject to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to Bt100,000."
Gee, I think if I were in charge of a government pharmacy, I'd opt to return the stuff to the manufacturer rather tnan risk five years in the can. Unless I had a hand-chosen staff of trusted people working with me.
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poor guy ... sad to die like this ....RIP
Die like how? The story doesn't really say "how" . It says how he was found.
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I recall a similar "find" not long ago reported on this site: a westerner found hanged, sitting down. I think it was in Phuket. The man was found hanging from a tree branch and he was sitting, or partially sitting, on the ground. weird. The ownership of the building is not especially interesting, but other missing details would be.
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Considering all the unsolved crimes that we read about here (aka "suicides" and other mysteries) it is amazing that they nab somebody like this. Amazing Miracle Mystery Thailand, huh?
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Quick, no-brain solution. This is like killing the messenger bringing bad news. And there are plenty of desperate people willing to replace those that get caught. I imagine, however, the big boys stay a safe distance from getting apprehended.
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But were they actually non-compliant with the safety codes...?
i.e. It's obvious (in hindsight) that the place was apparently a death-trap in the event of a fire, but as it was built before 1992, it wouldn't have had to meet current fire safety codes. The question is really if it met the fire safety codes in place prior to 1992.
Maybe Agoda, etc. could flag when the hotel was built (not renovated), so that pre-1992 hotels could be excluded from your search if you wanted...
Good point Mike, but even if it was built before the 1992 act, it surely wouldn't be "grandfathered" and should have been upgraded to comply with current regulations.
In my view, both hotel and inspecting body are equally at fault for not ensuring compliance to current regulations.
That said, I have no idea of what the regulations are or who is responsible for enforcing them.
Does anyone have any idea, including the Thai authorities?
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AFTER reading another health statistic on Thaivisa, regarding the mortality rate of babies born in Thailand, any statistics I read here are rather suspect regarding their accuracy. A million is a nice round number--- probably a rough guess, at best.
I too would like to see a breakdown into some different demographic variables: age, sex, occupation, etc. as much as possible. Then the numbers start to get more meaningful. As it is, to me, "one million" is simply equal to "a lot".
In any case, it IS a lot of people, and it's unfortunate.
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Seems someone is posting about it on such websites
Here from tripadvisor
It looks as if the link that was provided was edited out of this post. I'd have liked to follow it. What's with the editing, guys?
We'll see if this one flies.
AND, I certainly hope Thai authorities learn to conduct inspections, safety checks, etc., in advance of such disasters. This would be way cool.
The Dory Fish Scam
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I should say so!