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He is stating what they can do and what they cannot do according to the UK guide lines, at best its a point of contact and information, should we expect more?

I think you have to take each case as it comes but it also only fair that individuals take some responsibility themselves especially in the healthcare department coming here with no Health Insurance or parts of it are open to interpretation is not the responsibility of the UK Embassy.

In times of distress I would expect them to do as much as they possibly can and if neccessary arrange a loan, not a gift, to sort out finances.

Agree. Why should UK taxpayers, incl. myself, pay for some idiot who has failed to insure himself, or has no savings, and gets maimed whilst fighting in a Pattaya Bar?

Why indeed, but then, why should UK taxpayers pay for the numerous imigrants in the Uk who have paid Sweet FK all in tax or SS and are only there to freeload, and in MOST cases get MORE assistance than UK Pensioners who have Paid their dues

When i first came to Thailand, Soncran was fun, lasted for just a couple of days, now its a week plus, mainly caused by the

farang/westerners influence and of course its now just a money spinner

What a joke, when will they get their heads out of their <deleted> or, do they REALLY think that people believe this B S

So it's the same price as the Australian Tourist Visa now, 3000 baht. Australia has no fast track and Visa's are normally completed within 5 days (unless problems).

So the UK visa's must be cheap? It's not bad, as long as it is a premium service and not a head of the line service (thus degrading the quality of the normal application process, which then is unfair).

To say otherwise means, you believe those with more money have more inherent right to better service at the expense of others. Not cool.

Maybe I just want to spend the money on other things? Many people WITH money like that too. If you need it fast, sure...but if you can wait the few extra days, why not....money can go elsewhere.

The Visitors Visas Fee, off the top nof my head is 3700Bht, the priority service an extra 3000Bht

so if you want it quick its 6700Bht, sorry i don't think that is cheap, just a scam, whats the Brit Embassy coming to !!!!

With even more bombings expected, according to Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak this morning in the other paper.

Meanwhile, the TAT has insisted that the Midnight Songkran celebration in Hat Yai will go on as planned during 11-13 April since Hat Yai is an important financial area.

In order to regain confidence, the Songkhla Governor plans to hold a midnight sale event on the road in front of the explosion site.

say wha'???

more information on the most important tourism figures, but no update on the midnight sale at the bomb site:

Saturday's bomb blasts in Hat Yai and Yala, which killed 14 people and injured more than 500 others, will damage tourists' sentiment in the short term, but the country is expected to maintain its status as a leading tourist destination in the long run and attract at least 20 million foreign visitors this year, according to the Tourism Department.

As regards the upcoming Songkran Festival, Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Suraphon Svetasreni said yesterday that if there were no repeat of the past weekend's extreme violence, he believed there would be no impact on the event, and in particular on the number of foreign tourists who normally take part.

Moreover, the Tourism Department will not revise its projection of foreign visitor arrivals of between 20.5 million and 20.8 million for the year, up from 19.09 million in 2011.

Despite the deadly explosions in the South, foreigners will remain confident that Thailand is a safe place to visit, said Arnupap Gaesornsuwan, Deputy Director of the agency, which is part of the Tourism and Sports Ministry.

http://www.nationmul...T-30179239.html

For Gods sake GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND

"Muslims value life."

Unfortunately, there have been too many terrorist attacks throughout the world in recent years or that one to be true.

You don't get it do you. A muslim sees another muslim killed in Iraq so he blows up the London Underground. Death stinks as much by any other name. That's how they see it. And that's why we have these problems. A Westerner sees killing as OK if done by the army - Tak Bai massacre. A muslim sees this killing as wrong. Different view point. Bali bombings seekiing revenge for Western nations starting war with Iraq etc etc. We may not agree with it but this is their reasoning. So conclusion - don't go to Phuket, don't go to Pattaya, don't go to Bali. Go anywhere where there are very few tourists, Satun, Trang, Ranong etc. I was nearly blown to smitherines, missed by 5 minutes, I would be charred remains now. Feel like an imbecile to think I was hanging around prime tourist spots when over 5 thousand killed and 15,000 maimed. Farang - stay away from prime tourist spots until the South finds peace.

You have a lot to say but you say nothing

I have a good friend that smokes 2 packs a day. Yesterday the smoke was seemingly worse than in many days. He started to bitch about how sh*tty the air is. I just had to laugh. My question is how many complainers on this forum smoke cancer sticks and complain about the air. Yes the air is pretty pretty bad. In a matter of a few weeks more or less the rains will come and things will be back to the abnormal normal.

Hang in there

Sorry can"t answer your question,but I smoke like a chimney and have suffered no ill effects from the bad air quality.maybe something in my genes.

Just give it time, just give it time it will !!

At 6.500 bht a pop i guess they will hold the meeting in a phone box, not to many up north with that sort of cash to spare, will be interesting to see just how many go..........................

Now, if Ms Yingluck had made this speech tomorow ( 01 April) we all would have known it was just a joke

Wheras i like the thought that somone is talking about change and how to do it, thats all it is, just talk, that's all it always is

nothing will be done, Thailand will bumble along as usual thinking just one day to the next, and if some one can make a few quick bhat logging they will, and F k the inviroment i'm alright jack

Walking around at 2am with a decent camaras and phones and a good few Bhat no doubt, ADD, out of work teenagers with no money or prospects + the thai " i want " = muggings, bag snatch, call it what you want its still Robbery with Violence, The SAFE & FRIENDLY THAILAND is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOng Gone , so sad

A 9 million baht increase over 3 years, minus salary equates to 2 millions per year, this does not seem a lot to me if he had invested in property.

I bought some land in England for 4000 pounds, it is now worth a million pounds.

Over a three year period, you must be a financial real estate wizard?

Nope, just lucky enough to establish an established usage right, from agricultural to residential. No bribery involved, just a lot of research in wartime archive and a knowledge of local history.

OH, arn't i clever puppy, nothing like blowing your own trumpet

Please keep in mind the state pension is one thing, welfare is quite another. Pensioners who receive the standard pension of around £100 a week are almost all entitled to extra payments to bring their income up.

The move to bring in a minimum pension of £140 recognises this - a flat universal payment which gets around having to administer the means testing that is applied to the poorest pensioners in order to give them a living income.

Add this to assistance with housing costs, free bus passes, assistance with heating costs and of course free health care and it really can't be said that the UK's pensioners are badly done by.

Unless they just happen to want to live in Thailand where they get none of the above, their pension frozen, and an aproxinate REDUCTION of 30% in the pension paid to them while they are here, no, not badly done by ?? MORE LIKE SHIT ON FROM A GREAT HIGHT by a government who couldn't give a toss

I'd gladly give up my pension, provided they pay me back all my NI contribution.

Will you also reimburse any health care you have enjoyed, subsidised prescriptions and unemployment benefits received?

Why do people persist with this myth that the only benefit paid for by NI contributions is your state pension. NI contributions cover a huge range of other benefits also.

Does that include making sure that , imigrants, illegal imigrants and asilum seekers and the like are better looked after and paid MUCH better allowances than Pensioners who Did pay their dues, please do not quote the Racial card as the only people who are being discriminated against in ENGLAND are the BRITISH

NATIONAL RECONCILLIATION, Will never happen, as soon as there is any aggrement between the partys someone will move the goalposts and we start all over again, its called Shooting oneself in the foot to save "FACE"

Yesterday the Offical numbers for Chang Mai air Polution were 132 just above safe (120 ), today the lie is out and its over 400

Why oh Why do these officals come out with this B S just to cover their <deleted> when just by looking you can (not) see the polution is WELL OVER what they are saying........................DON'T LIE........................EDUCATE..................STOP BURNING

If you look at the video, he was already bleeding while he was on the other side of the gates, where no security guard is present.

On top of that, he does seem like an aggressive a-hole.

Seeing how the guy seemed to want to punch the security guard, if I were the BTS guy, I would have clubbed him in the head as well.

But, as always, the farang apologetist/"thais hate farangs" brigade will soon swarm this topic.

Came home yesterday having spent 5 days in hospital with severe breathing problems due to " smog " there were many Thai Farm workers in the hospital as well with same problem but they had no idea that they were the ones causing the problem, as i was driven home i saw five paddys burning and at least three roadsides, nobody cares, they kill themselves and nobody cares the government talks a lot but nobody listens , ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS , no good pissing on the fires, just make sure no fires are lit, PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE

WHAT an absolute load of TRIPE, all i can say is how much were they paid to put out this B S, it is quite obviously not TOP Destination as noted by the Empty? part Empty of the Many Hotels at the tourist destinations of Pattya , Puket & Hue Hin/Cha am, Chan Mai covered in Smoke haze as well as most of the Northern states, i don't know just what these people are useing but its certainly clouding their judgment

What difference does it make you cannot fail an exam in Thailand, it sounds like some one isnt getting the attention She Thinks she should get so a bit of" get even" is played out

What a fkn joke, i would love to see it but in my view it will never happen, to much temptation for ripping of the cash and this government are led by an expert at that eventhough he lives in another country, just more b-shit talk lets pay the farmers and flood victims their compensation first

What a joke these people are, even bigger joke is they get extremly good money for all the meetings they attend, why not keep the ball rolling, meeting after meeting , they are just as bad if not worse than the scamers they are "worried " about, as is usual nothing will get done the tourist will still get Fked over and these guys will draw their pay and their short holidays all paid for by some one else

As is usual "more diatribe from the mouth of the Deputy PM"

So what else is new, they have been doing it for ages

New Face, same old B S