kiwikeith

11 hours ago, quake said:

It's been reported that doctors uniforms and name badges

are now, in short supply in Thailand. 

There will be a boom in TCM Practitioners 

On 6/29/2025 at 6:46 AM, MalcolmB said:

Sounds like she was not really romantically interested in him and was only after his money.

Was it a she???

On 6/29/2025 at 10:57 AM, MalcolmB said:

If ten attacked him in the street I will assume he got physical with her first.

I will also assume that his girlfriend’s occupation involves selling her body to foreign tourists. Most of them are unhinged to a certain extent.

 

I will also assume he probably deserved it. A lot of these Pattaya whoremongers have bad attitudes.

 

I will also assume that the exact number of white knights wasn't ten.

You never know where the mangdas are playing cards, usually in the alley out back if honey got no money then no whyskey for the boy's. 

Theory only 

On 6/25/2025 at 9:47 AM, frank83628 said:

He probably fled before the notice.

I wonder if he held a visa from immigration.? 

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

What if it was Hun Sen himself... he seems really pissed at the moment... 

a de-coupling from Thaksin seems likely.

I think the decoupling is being orchestrated to get rid of the T family and will take a bit of wizardry to get this sorted for Mr T

20 hours ago, happydreamer said:

You gotta be crazy being part of this industry here.  People will flip on you for 500 baht

I wonder how much he's going to have to fork out to reduce his sentence 

On 6/26/2025 at 9:53 AM, Geoffggi said:

 

Prioritising what the true intensions of the government would be more interesting, the people have voiced their views but obviously they do not align with what the government (or Thaksin) would like to see.

Chinese have to cross the border into myamer to gamble, the Chinese know what would happen if they legalised casinos in China, but Thailand wants their trade, maybe ban Thais from Thai casinos, that would stir the pot. 

On 6/27/2025 at 8:10 AM, hotchilli said:

I don't think anything was lost in translation... she screwed up

Time to bring in the whistle blowers act and give them the Assange sentence 

14 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

Never thought of it that way. One of my first Government jobs in the city there were always counter lunches at the nearest pub but had to be back by 2pm. The real die-hards snuck down for one at morning and afternoon tea times.

Lunch from 11am to 2pm you would be fissed on the job when you get back to work 

On 6/26/2025 at 4:19 PM, angryguy said:

Youd think that thais would be more careful crossing the street but they have to start walking or else the drivers are never gonna stop. Its like a game of chicken, high stakes

They just built a roundabout at the beginning of the Palau Rd in Huahin which has been a major me first nightmare for years, it's only been open for a few days and it's still a nightmare as Thai drivers don't know how to use them or know the rules for roundabouts, they also have never been keen to stop for pedestrian crossings which are abused since I can remember. 

Then they have the cheek to increase testing for international driving licences, when Thai drivers are the worst in the world and don't know road rules or if they do they don't obey them, creating deaths from their idiot me first mentality. 

15 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

the stuff was being grown all over Isan , fields of it were everywhere so they were ready to go into action before the legislation was passed and when it did Kaboom it was everywhere dope shops sprung up virtually over night.

It has never been regulated and for Anutan to say what he has said then he must have been blind.

Someone made huge amounts of money in this start up period selling fields of it overnight.

 

It was supposed to be for medical use, and that become a joke, it has caused problems with children who can smoke it unrestricted , it has damaged Thailand as a tourist destination, no longer the LOS but the LOD ,land of dopes.

 hope they are brave enough to employ the law and make it only available with a Dr's prescription.

Som Nom Na to the idiots that were only interested in greed and selling drugs to kids or whoever they liked ,unrestricted.

If you want to smoke the heavy s$it then there will always be a place to obtain it as there was b4 the greedy took over the drug trade, since this has happened meth use has increased crime has increased and you have no control over idiots driving stoned and drunk , twice as lethal on the roads, be glad to see the new law enforced because if they dont Thailands children will become dope heads totally 

Red down finger isn't a happy chappy. 

17 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Anywhere in the world, scammers are the worst kind

They seem to be multiplying and when on the run they head for Pattaya /Phuket, must be an attraction that's irresistible for them. 

Now if the tourist industry could find a way to use this irresistible attraction for normal people, bingo for the tourist trade 

7 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Cannabis was decriminalized without any new legislation or regulations being put in place first. The result was a free-for-all.

 

I can't see how they are going to put that genii back in the bottle.

 

 

the stuff was being grown all over Isan , fields of it were everywhere so they were ready to go into action before the legislation was passed and when it did Kaboom it was everywhere dope shops sprung up virtually over night.

It has never been regulated and for Anutan to say what he has said then he must have been blind.

Someone made huge amounts of money in this start up period selling fields of it overnight.

It was supposed to be for medical use, and that become a joke, it has caused problems with children who can smoke it unrestricted , it has damaged Thailand as a tourist destination, no longer the LOS but the LOD ,land of dopes.

 hope they are brave enough to employ the law and make it only available with a Dr's prescription.

Som Nom Na to the idiots that were only interested in greed and selling drugs to kids or whoever they liked ,unrestricted.

If you want to smoke the heavy s$it then there will always be a place to obtain it as there was b4 the greedy took over the drug trade, since this has happened meth use has increased crime has increased and you have no control over idiots driving stoned and drunk , twice as lethal on the roads, be glad to see the new law enforced because if they dont Thailands children will become dope heads totally 

17 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

The NZ embassy is best avoided as its to expensive now and difficult to deal with, better to do from this end if you're wife is Thai no problem but if not maybe Dr Jack could help you with advice 

Everyone 

On 6/21/2025 at 4:00 PM, Peter Crow said:

Exorbitant indeed, but is this price for everyone or only for Stickman? 

The NZ embassy is best avoided as its to expensive now and difficult to deal with, better to do from this end if you're wife is Thai no problem but if not maybe Dr Jack could help you with advice 

20 hours ago, Ombra said:

They withdrew 103 million baht from the bank in cash. Shouldn't a sum that large and the fact that they wanted the money in cash have made the bank staff a wee bit suspicious?

Yes, very suspicious and probably followed by a tip off to police or bank staff involved TIT

22 hours ago, thesetat said:

It begs to question why noone is investigating this more. Why does Thaksin care so much to get it approved before letting his daughter leave her position? 

Thaksin does things to benefit himself and his family. So, perhaps there is something in this budget that he is expecting to make a large gain from which is why he is pushing this agenda to others. 

There probably will be another change then and she will stay in power 

On 6/20/2025 at 5:07 PM, Cornish Pasty said:

Thai’s are the worst drivers I have ever seen, and believe me, I have been around!

 

Mark.

So if one was to arrive in Thailand with a fresh International driver licence they could still use it as long as they don't try to convert it to a temporary Thai licence, they are usually valid for a month,????? 

14 hours ago, Davedub said:

 

This is my point entirely - the headline reads "The Department of Land Transport has proposed a rule requiring all foreigners to pass a written test, even if they have a valid international driving permit."

 

I have assumed that by "all foreigners" they are including tourists. So I would say that this has everything to do with tourists.

As you say, I also can't imagine tourists doing a written driving test just so they can hire a motorbike during a two week holiday.

Stupidity at its best 

23 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

How could you test people on a road where following the rules is impossible?  You'd either be involved in a collision trying, or fail when you drive appropriately for Thai roads.

the practical test in NZ is really strict its on the rd. with an inspector who mounts a mirror on the screen so he can watch your eyes, then he calls out when to turn, what dangers do you see ahead etc. really tough. 

But here you drive around a car park with road markers and red poles .

The hardest thing is driving along the white line which you cant see, I turned my mirror right down so I could see it, heaps fail that one and the parking between the poles.

But very stupid thing to want us to do, as our tests are much more stringent and the give you a learners first then you have to sit a full lone a year later and test on the Rd

I hold heavy traffic license , bus and motor vehicle but here that does not matter.

39 minutes ago, poyai111 said:

The carrot of corruption has an irresistable allure to those who wield power. Thailand is facing an economic catastrophe and with the closure of car manufacturing factories in the last year and Nissan about to wave the white flag I think Ford will ultimately experience the same fate. Couple this resultant unemployment with that of the collapse of the tourist industry and these nabobs of nepotism reckon a casino will solve their problems. I believe that the only real solution is to devalue the baht by 20 per cent asap. Exports will be cheaper and tourists will see value in a holiday in Thailand. A casino benefits only a small clique of wealthy patrons and will have a disastrous effect on local citizens. Expect more closures of restaurants and bars and the consequent exponential growth in pawn shops as desperadoes pawn their possessions to finance their gambling addiction

Don't forget the money lenders and the mafia debt collectors will flourish along with theft and people having to sell the farm 

1 hour ago, Kenny Boy said:

Weed smokers will take no notice.

Their brains are too frazzled.

They have no regard for anyone else.

You forgot the government will also take no notice 

13 hours ago, ericthai said:

When did he bolt the first time??

As I recall he was in New York at the time the military performed a coup. 

 

 

 

 

I mean leave the country or do his prison sentence if court proceedings go belly up for him, but maybe Copperfield has a trick up his sleeve to solve this mess which looks very much like a set up 

2 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

She wouldn't be anything like the only person he's done such a thing to over the years, it's just the only one that's become public.

Where has all the money gone?