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13 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Which hospital?

Pathumvech, in Rangsit.

15 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

totally agree... but must not forget the parents who dont get involved in their kids education (checking on homework, explaining concepts kids dont understand) and who are quick to protest if their kids get in trouble or get poor scores. education belongs to society and all must work together to make it work

I think you will find the same is happening in the UK standards are dropping due to, Calculators used in a math's test; dictionaries used in an English test. Computers that correct every mistake you make, a phone that tells you the time (another thing they no longer teach) speaks the message so they don't have to read it, tap in 2 or 3 letters and it gives them a choice of words to use, so they don't have to know how to spell it. Times have changed. Plus, what language are the tests in, Thai, English?????????

14 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The mistake being Bangkok private hospital.

I was in a private hospital when I had Dengue fever. Private room. 24-hour nursing assistants and doctor. Was in for 6 days. Cost the insurance company B38,500

On 12/13/2023 at 1:15 PM, hotchilli said:

Is this fake news?

The incident occurred in a small ally. Wonder what they were doing???????????????? Ha!

4 hours ago, ChipButty said:

It's not busy like it was last year, most mornings I take a drive down to the beach and have a coffee somewhere, few people down the beach early but when you look at the car and bike rental shops full of bikes for rent, locals are saying it's not busy like last year.

Not just tourist areas. None tourist areas are feeling the same pinch. just no money around. Locals where i live are all talking about the situation and 90 percent are not happy about the restrictions placed on this digital B10,000 hand out, as it doesn't really benefit them. Plus. It already looks like the handout will be delayed by 7-8 months.

On 12/12/2023 at 7:35 AM, peter zwart said:

legal or not. Any older person that wants to stick his w!llie in a minor should be locked up. Also men here that think they can have a normal relation with a girl thats 35 years younger..........what a joke. Get youself examined.

Age of consent in Thailand is 15 for both boys and girls. Not say it is RIGHT. But that's the law. Remember the RTP turn a blind eye to lots and lots of ILLEGAL activity for a price, including underage sex with children as young as 8. Plus I do believe joke was removed to an inactive post for doing similar things. Some years ago a 9 year old girl was found to be pregnant, the father of the child was 35 years old. The family informed the police that the couple were married. NO ACTION TAKEN. again, not saying it's right. But TIT.

On 12/12/2023 at 8:04 AM, brianthainess said:

So why keep going back? 

Because then I am obeying the law that is written down for foreigners. And I can always say I have reported. Plus, some immigration officials aren't all as lazy as the others.

17 hours ago, johng said:

If they submit the TM30  it will go into the immigration database so if/when immigration checks it will show up,some immigration offices make an issue of others seem not bothered even when returning from overseas

(to the same address)

 

All "hotels" are supposed to report, if they ask for your passport at check in I think it's almost certain they will report to immigration.

 

I have done it a few times reporting when I leave the Province I live for another. EVERY TIME they are not interested. They just say Mai Pen Rai and wave me away.

On 12/7/2023 at 6:22 PM, Gottfrid said:

How many year have you paid so far?

My first year with them. AIA only paid half the medical bills. The one I'm with now pays ALL the medical bill, on the day of discharge If you go to a decent hospital that doesn't double charge foreigners. . 

On 12/7/2023 at 1:01 PM, itsari said:

After having paid a fortune for the dingy I would say it is only fair that you receive a free health check at least before the British Indian PM sends them to Rwanda .

They can get their free health check in Rwanda. Plus, their free accommodation and meals. Ha!

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

He went out of favour but I thought it was more abut stepping on more important toes.

The shooting he was involved in was due to his gang trying to extort from the wrong premises which were owned by a bigger gang than his gang. Ha!

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Squeezing the cream out of the foreigner. Welcome to Thailand!

6 days in hospital, dengue fever, private room, doctor every day, treatment every day 24-hour attention. After 6 days B38,300 paid for by health insurance, 1 hour after sending bill. My annul Health Insurnace is B58,000. so got most of my money back after one visit.

2 hours ago, rbkk said:

So, visiting her country of birth and using that countries health service? I know that's a no-no for the UK's NHS. (Have to wait 3 years for returning residents.)

Not if you enter Illegally in a dingy, you are give a FREE health check up the day after you land. Ha!

On 12/5/2023 at 10:26 AM, bignok said:

What? 50% of tourists are sex tourists. Most normal tourists avoid the place. 

A Documentary about sex workers coming from a country with one of, if not the largest, LEGAL, and ILLEGAL (underage) sex industry in Europe.

On 12/5/2023 at 4:50 AM, geisha said:

Welcome back Mr Surachate. If anyone in the force is going to get to the bottom of this story/accusations/ rumors, it’s him. Many on this forum seem to dislike him, but there again, each to his own opinion. It’s certainly not good to have stories like this published in international news . Lots of viewers/readers will believe it, even if it’s not true. Thailand and especially Pattaya has a bad enough reputation as it is.

Wasn't he and most of his department sent to INACTIVE posts due to extortion of foreigners on overstay and go-go bars, About 4 years ago????????

On 11/30/2023 at 1:55 PM, The Theory said:

Farang tax scenario definitely was written by him. 

It the other way round. When he was PM he told immigration and labor to leave westerners alone as they spent their money in Thailand, not sending it home like others from Asian countries. I never had a problem extending my non-B visa. Only after he was removed by force did it become near impossible to get an extension to your non B visa, student visa, non O visa with-out at least 3 or 4 visits to immigration. I went 3 times with the same paperwork, refused 3 times on the fourth time went with the exact same paperwork as before and got the 1-year extension. By the way the military government proposed the tax on foreigners.NO TAX PENSIONS.

2 hours ago, Jack Cook said:

The idiocy of this apparently great nation and those who run it, knows no bounds. 😂😂😂😂😂

Looks like a scene from out of the serious The Sopranos. Ha!

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

What's the problem? Was anybody harmed?

If people don't like to see sexy girls, then don't go there and don't watch! 

 Because it is in the vicinity of a Buddhist Temple and can be clearly viewed. Thai Culture is very strict about women dressing sexually if visiting a temple. It's a bit like eating a bacon sandwich on the steps of a Mosque. 

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

You miss the the whole point of this argument, it is NOT about what is he entitled to, it is about showing that he, as a mega rich man and with aspirations to be a leader in this country again, can be a the bigger man and DO THE RIGHT THING and show that he doesn't need the country to fund his stay in hospital.. got my drift now?...

He is in prison so no access to his riches. Plus have you ever been to the Police Hospital? It was first built in the 1800s, it was first used as a pox hospital mainly for prostitutes. It was revamped by the prince's charity, and turned into a teaching hospital, before it became the RTP Hospital in the 1970s. Thaksin did a lot of things to help the poor and low-income working class and the farmers who were getting ripped off by the rich and powerful in Bangkok. Plus he never ordered the shooting of Thai civilians by the RTA, who NO ONE was ever brought to account for under the military government. Why do you think the minority yellow shirts wanted him out? He has and is doing nothing that all the politicians/ military have done before and after him.

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

The 30B health thing is no longer ?

 Doesn't ABOLISHD mean no longer??????

9 minutes ago, RobU said:

If all prisoners have their medical bills paid by the state then this is a non story and a deliberately inflammatory article. It is published to agitate public opinion and cause trouble.

For mild cases they are treated in the dispensary at the prison, if server then ANY prisoner is transferred to A government hospital, not matter who you are. or how rich you are. All at the taxpayers' expense.

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

On the contrary, he should have shown that he's not here to use the system and mooch of his privileged past positions as a police officer and a PM, if i were him, i would offer to build a new wing to police hospital just to show his gratitude, but no, that would not good ol' Thaksin..

SO YOU think these MPs and police are not using the system to make money. BY the way: under HIS health care plan (when he was PM) it would have cost the taxpayer B300 a day to treat those on NO or low income. The Military government abolished that. He is in a police hospital, which is government funded.

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Did anyone expected any other outcome? this is akin to adding insults to injuries where this man, without an ounce of shame,

sticking his middle finger at the whole country...

All prisoners ger Health care at the taxpayers expense. Under HIS health care plan, it would have cost the government B300 a day. But the Military government took that away.PS: He is in a police hospital.

9 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Like you said, you have never been in a pub/bar. That might explain your ignorance regarding your comment "Get a life". If you never had experience of one, how can you know that people visiting do not have a life?

On the other hand, you are perfectly right, when you posted that you do not know. 

They tried the same in England with night clubs staying open till 4 am, but NO alcohol sales after 2 am. I think that is the Thai authorities intention here. 4am closing but NO alcohol sales after 2am. That's what was on the agenda. It may have changed now.