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Just curious, but what is the penalty for impersonating a cop in Thailand?

I'm guessing that it's not much.  Maybe a 500 baht fine and a wai.
 

On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 0:02 AM, madmax2 said:

Most so called builders here would not be qualified enough to be a bricklayers labourer in a lot of developed countries where you have to be qualified and have a builders license to manage building construction, not here from the building standards i have seen

There must be some qualified people around but i have not met one yet who can show me a diploma or degree, even a fake one which qualifies them to build a house

Being qualified is not the real issue.  The real issue is that the people hired to actually do the work are unqualified, and work goes ahead often with only minimal oversight by someone who may, or likely, may not be qualified.

Basically the quality of any work here is horrible.  Those actually doing the job have no clue, and the guy showing them how to do it is equally clueless.
 

I take it that this country has no criteria for being accepted onto the police force, other than a suitably sized brown envelope.

So no background check, criminal records check, psychological testing?
 

I thought this project got soundly dissed as being an environmental disaster, and was hence shelved.  No?
 

Too long, too rambling.

Did the author have a point, or is it just a very slow news day?
 

On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:40 PM, hansnl said:

Mob rules.

Kill, kill, kill them all

Hang the high!

What about the rule if law?

This is Thailand.  There is no rule of law.
 

As an Elite member, I find the assistance of the staff very useful as it makes entry and departure painless and worry free.

While you could easily do it all yourself (does that include taking a Taxi Meter, rather than their limo service?), why?  It's all part of the package you have paid for.
 

They can have all the laws they want, but without a functioning police force, nothing will change.
 

A fool and his money...
 

So, moomoos it is then.   

Talk about fun and life sucking idiots.  Where do they find these killjoys.

That said, it is a very sad person who would go to a motor show just to gawk at the 'Pretties'.  Mostly, I find them quite unpretty.
 

5 years for 500K baht?  That's one of the Thailand Elite visas.  It's the Easy Access visa.  It has nothing to do with retirement.  Somebody is telling porkies.

Just another idiot who is Hi-So in his own mind, but in reality nothing but a lo-so piece of scum.
 

Cannot say I am surprised, especially after his recent decision to sue the company AND government and police officials .   So this country gets yet another black eye from the actions, and inactions, of Thai officials.

This country has no rule of law.  Third world and always will be.
 

Good to see such a Hi-So use the 'Do you know who I am line' on the police.   






 

No more 7/11 for me, even if they do eventually get 12Call back.   A couple of weeks ago I got the 'no have' from my local 7/11.  Someone on TV said you could do online topups through your bank.  So I checked out my Bangkok Bank ibanking and sure enough, there it was.  All I had to do was register.  So I did.  From now on, that is the way I will be topping up.  Much more convenient than going to 7/11.

If I understand correctly, you can also top up at an ATM machine.  I think there are probably more ATM machines nationwide than 7/11s.  On top of which, pretty much every 7/11 has an ATM outside too.

So I think 7/11 (CPAll) screwed themselves.
 

16 hours ago, anotheruser said:

 

Because they wanted a higher percent of the sales it seems. Hard to say who will lose more money out of this. 711 doesn't get the 4% but AIS loses an insane amount of locations. I am on True but given the location of a 711 to my condo and nothing else very close I would switch to True based on just that.

 

On the other hand I usually top on online so I guess it doesn't matter. I don't really see a winner here.

I used to have True, but switched to AIS due to overall crappy service from True.  So no way would I switch back to True.

You can use your Bank to top up.  I do it online via Bangkok Bank.  Not sure, but maybe you can top up via ATM too.  If so, no shortage of ATMs nationwide.  555555 Just about every 7/11 also has an ATM, so maybe 7/11 (CPAll) will end up being the big loser here.

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On Monday, October 03, 2016 at 2:21 AM, newnative said:

So, let me sum up.  The Chinese tourists aren't spending any money at all in Pattaya, it all flows back to China.   But now that fewer are coming, Pattaya businesses are hurting.

LOL, yes, something very wrong with the theory the 'zero dollar' tours are actually zero dollar.

Did he include the immortal words,  'The UN is not my father'?

...runs the child psychology fanpage...

Pretty much tells me all I need to know about the credibility of this 'expert'.

I wonder if they have 'discovered' penicillin yet?
 

It seems that Hi-Sos can show up at police stations to answer charges at their leisure, but non hi-sos get hauled away without regard to any form of due process.

Rule #1, never accompany any member of the RTP anywhere.  And then only go to an official police station.

And the RTP wonder why they get no respect.  It is the constant occurance of stories like this, that has been happening for decads.  They have a foul reputation, because they ARE foul.

As for the so called reform of the RTP, it has been left in the hands of the RTP, so don't expect anything meaningful.
 

Anybody notice this...

The pictures were kindly posted on Facebook by medic Jakchai Banyensakul.

No regards to privacy, as I assume this was posted WITHOUT the patient's permission.
 

15 hours ago, anotheruser said:

 

I am guessing they mean medical tourism? I understand why things are in black and white but pics like those in the OP are hardly going to blow anybody away who is thinking of coming here.

On Tuesday, I was in Siam Paragon and decided to look at what TVs were going for now.  So I headed up to Power Mall to browse.  Every TV was in B&W.  No color anywhere.  Now who is going to buy a TV without being able to compare the colors that a TV can produce.

I understand the situitation in Thailand at the moment, but this kind of decision is just bad for business.

On the other hand, the usually too loud and annoying 'background' music played in the mall was a pleasant quiet musak for a change.  This is a change I would like to see become permanent.
 

And yet he had a gun.
 

15 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

why stop there? RFID chip the foreigners too

Not to worry, I am sure it is coming SOON.