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10 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Thai Airways have also announced their have already sold all six of its A380 planes, that it purchased in 2004 and which the company put up for sale in August 2023. The original purchase price in 2004, ranged from 445 to 500 million US dollars each.

It was not declared who the buyers are and what selling price was achieved.

 

 

Donald Trump might know 

20 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Keep reducing those free exempt Russian stay days ..... 90 to 60 and soon 30..........!

Was that his  business suit he was dressed in complete with tattoos. 

Owner of Italian restaurant, maybe not owner  maybe provides protection, maybe he's got another business, let me guess, Ducati dealership???

16 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

What a tool, everyone knows that you cannot sell drugs in Thailand.

Drug dealing is an occupation that is reserved for Thai police nationals only

 

Lots of bar girls take ya bah to stay awake, even the Thais that sell it to them snitch, so if a foreigner thinks he can sell drugs in Thailand he's mad,especially on death island. 

I knew a guy who spent 9 in the Hilton, not for drugs, and what he told me about life in a thai jail was horrific, why these people want to go there is brainless. 

On 4/23/2024 at 2:56 AM, how241 said:

It's been fine for 6 years,  never had any problems.  The supply side adds water up high,  close to the top of the water tank so even if it was draining back it could only go down a little bit.  Now it goes down to almost empty. 

Check your toilets, it could be running down through the septic tank and out to the street drains, and your water bill should be high if its leaking away, call a water pump guy to have a look, very cheap but be weary of the septic tank guys, they will try you on. 

14 hours ago, AsiaCheese said:

Just like hit & run...!

 

 

So all the dangerous batteries heated up and up she went for songkran 

14 hours ago, Dan O said:

So they want the tourist dollars but not the tourist. The dollars support the failing financial govt plans and the Tourist Industry Sector but the extra people are just a nuisance to deal with. And this is coming from the Federation of Thai Tourist Industry which is the group that promotes tourism. You really can't make this $hit up.

They could sell Pattaya and Phuket to Russia, 

On 4/22/2024 at 8:48 AM, soi3eddie said:

He who has the biggest gun has the power. The "government" can legislate as much as they wish but in the end, those with the military hardware wield the ultimate control...

 

Take Myanmar for example. Thailand doesn't need civil war, although coups never go that far in Thailand, but PMs get expelled 

21 hours ago, gjoo888 said:

How do you get caught with two pills and 0.3 grams of coke? He must have bought the dope from a cop or a snitch.

Snitch probably, they Snitch on their own as well. Money is tight, using in Thailand is crazy, crazy anywhere. 

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

A shocking execution-style murder in the early hours of yesterday morning has left the Thai boxing community in mourning. The 56 year old, owner of a boxing camp, known as Sia Dam, was brutally shot in the head and neck by an unidentified gunman, resulting in his immediate death.

 

The incident, which took place around 4am yesterday, April 22, unfolded in the presence of his son at a religious celebration in Buriram province.

 

The tragedy struck just as the celebrations at Nong Teng Temple in Nong Teng subdistrict, were concluding. Sia, a respected figure from Chokna Sam Subdistrict, Prasat District, Surin Province had brought two of his boxers to compete at the event, which also included an honorary ceremony for the abbot.

The assailant, who remains at large, used a grey Hyundai van with a Cambodian license plate as the scene for the cold-blooded killing.

Sia’s son, whose identity has been protected, recounted the harrowing moments that led to his father’s murder. After the boxing matches, they were heading to the van to rest. As his father opened the door and leaned on the seat, a man in a long-sleeved green shirt and a hat suddenly appeared and shot Sia point-blank, right before his eyes. The son, in shock, was left frozen as chaos ensued around them.

 

The victim’s wife, 46 year old Nittaya is devastated by the loss of her husband, who she insists had no known enemies. Sia was a simple businessman, selling bottled water and managing a public restroom in Chong Chom market. The van in which he was killed was loaned to him by a friend as collateral.

 

The Provincial Police Region 3 Chief, Major General Ruthaphon Naowarat revealed that despite no apparent disputes on the night of the murder, no leads will be disregarded, including those related to the boxing circles.

 

A team of police investigators from various units, including the Provincial Police Region 3, Buriram Provincial Police, and Krasang Police Station, are intensively gathering evidence and collaborating with Surin province officers to unravel the case, reported Khaosod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of pixabay from pexels.com

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-23

 

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Maybe some betting on the fight, and someone forgot to throw it. 

12 hours ago, Goat said:

Or buggarised.

It was probably some kind of speed, to keep you awake, usually they try to put you to sleep. 

20 hours ago, Hummin said:

Carlson, who went to the underground Moscow clean train stations akd great supermarkeds, and did not see one filty homeless? 

 

Christ sake, Carlsen is the last one I would use as a reference. He is the worst western Putin Propagandists. 

 

Ukraine is in same situation as Georgia, except Ukraine President did not roll over and accept is and Ukraine faith dictated by Moscow. 

He got fired from fox for telling to much truth. 

I never liked him much but he did bring out some useful truth about what's been talked about between Bill Clinton and other top USA officials. 

The USA overthrew the government of Ukraine and there's been nothing but mayham since, The USA have been doing this world wide using the CIA, and people have now had a guts full, protests world wide now and most media under severe control. 

16 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Exactly. Perhaps ex-pats should be given a bit more credit, in this formula? We do bring in alot of stable income.  Even the rural folks benefit. Alot of the nicer houses in the poorer farming areas were built with money from expats. Alot of trucks, cars and income is from expats. Countless businesses, employing many. To say it is insignificant, is a blatant misunderstanding of Thai economics. Thousands of hotels, restaurants, countless airlines and many tour companies, also benefit.

 

By comparison, an average ex-pat spends how much per month? I would say alot of us spend 50,000 to upwards of 100,000 baht a month. I know I do. No value in that? I know some live on less. However, since the average GDP of the nation is around $570, that means about 20,000 baht a month?

 

I think xenophobia is utterly rampant, in all segments of the government here, from the feds right on down to the local amphur. However, I do not think most Thai people are that way. I think most either like us, or are indifferent to us. Which I can handle. 

 

I think ex-pats should be treated with the kind of respect and acknowledgement we deserve.

If there was decency abs wisdom within the govt. they should say we have decided to change our policies, and we now realize how much you guys bring to the table.

 

An immigration officer will now come to your home to renew your visa, to show our appreciation, of your continued support. You will only be required to sign one form, and we will give you a five year, multiple entry visa. Free of charge.

And we will include a 10,000 baht voucher, good for any hotel in the country, for one year. 

 

Princely treatment. Thank you so much for helping to rescue our economy and our people. We appreciate it, and aim to show it for a change! We are past the era of thugs like the big joke.

And we apologize for all of his abuse. We realize we have been moving the country backwards. 

And Covid has given us all some time to reflect.

We are going to start changing things, and attempt to move the nation forward, instead of backwards.

 

Wouldn’t that be nice I think I will write a letter to Thaksin, my mother in law loves him. 

3 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Totally agree. Land of stoners and losers. Worse than ever which is sad for the people of Thailand who, bless them, deserve better of foreigners. I was in Pattaya last week. Walking down Buakhao heading to hotel after after early am excercise, passing Easy Corner (opposite R-Con Corner), aged westerners on the beer at 07:30am eating breakfast FFS! Come on guys, life is more than that.

 

I see a few people I've known for years getting on the grog early now, but they don't harm anyone but their livers, and they go home earlier. 

It's probably the younger ones that Smoke dope and booze up big time that get into trouble. 

It's a joke that the THC level of dope now sold everywhere is controlled. 

And meth is on the increase with people in there 50s using it now, combine all 3 and you will have trouble, it's out of hand in NZ, crime everywhere. 

5 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

I think the war in Ukraine has caused the whole world to have problems, it's absolutely insane for the USA to fund a war that's screwing everyone. 

Then the greedy banks are screwing everyone with high interest, supermarket's as well. 

Russians are fleeing to escape the nicknamed meat grinder, Ukraine can't recruit troops and Israel is a basket case. 

Then Thailand which I have spent the last 17 years in, off and on a bit, and where I want to stay, is making it harder for me and all expats. 

I have a Thai wife and son, I have a house in Thailand, I supported my wife's family and still support my wifes mom who is nearly 80,but it's getting harder for us to get visas, but my wife and son can stay in NZ forever and Thailand, it should be easy to stay in Thailand and look after your family and retire. 

It's a battle now, I don't know what Thailand will do but they need to take a good look at the situation. 

For those that are confused, the Ukraine proxy war has caused food prices to soar because Ukraine supplies the bulk of fertilizer and grain around the world, it has spiked food prices through the roof in NZ, also petrol prices are spiked everywhere it has caused the cost of living to go through the roof in NZ.

And it has starved many in Sri Lankans people and other countries peoples to death.

Its not our war, it s causing Ukrainians to flee and Russians to flee, many flocking to Thailand, its costing the UK Europe and USA, Australia and NZ tax payers big time, and NATO will never be allowed into Ukraine, a top pentagon official was interviewed on going underground the other day and he said the war is already lost, but the mad arms manufacturers are making billions while the world suffers.

The USA did not let Russia have missiles in Cuba and Russia does not want NATO on it's door step.

Its causing problems in Thailand as well as just about every country in the world.

A few years ago Putin told Bill Clinton Russia would join NATO, they told him to get lost, Putin offered the USA a deal to combine their nuclear arsenal together to join forces to create world peace stability, the US did not want to know about it.

That was on the Carlson interview with Putin a few weeks ago.

On 4/16/2024 at 8:45 AM, Mitkof Island said:

Who did the foreigner piss off? That takes some effort.

I was attacked from behind a few years ago by a guy who was German or Belgian in Hua Hin while sitting at the shop bar in Smorprong. The guy was a professional cage fighter, he attacked me because he told others that I said something bad about him that I dont recall.

I was fortunate enough to cover my head with my hands but still spent 3 days in bed.

My wifes brother was police and they got him, locked him up and then brought him to my house put him on his knees and made him apologize, and pay my wife 10,000 BHAT, which I never saw a penny of , I think it went back to the police, they asked me if I wanted him deported I said if he stays away from me its ok.

I saw him many times later and he was to scarred to come near me, also my 2 best friends were boxers and told him they would smash him if he hurt anyone again.

The guy was a nut case.

I wonder if it was the same guy?

On 4/19/2024 at 11:30 PM, jaiyenyen said:

Intimidate by shooting at a group of young children??? If intimidation was the intention, he could have shot into the air.

He knew what he was doing. String the POS up.

Cowardly act, disgusting person who should get the death penalty. 

My friends wife lent money to a policeman, he didn't pay it back she bad mouthed him, he lost face, drove by their house and fired several 9mm shots through the front doors, I suppose he also had no intention to kill, only thing that saved my friend and his kids was the bedroom walls were concrete, nothing happened to the perp. 

21 hours ago, hotchilli said:

She said, he said... best of luck sorting out the biggest liar

How did she enter Thailand? 

Stowed away on a ship?? 

Private jet? 

Lebanese involved, big money talked about, tip off to police by remorseful gang member, maybe he was paid to tip off the police, very fishy story here. 

Seems like Thailand will be renamed soon,to

Crimeland. 

Ever since dope got legalised the place seems to have got worse, Russians will continue to flood in as long as the war in Ukraine continues, and they will bring the bad elements with them, in Australia the Lebanese mafia are feared now and run the drug dealers in King's Cross. The world is a mess. 

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

It isn't just with the "smoke' you can see...PM2.5 particles can only be seen with an electron microscope.

 

THere has always been a "burning season" - but in the last decade the burning of biomass has dramatically increased due to pressure from the small CARTEL that runs the commodities markets in Thailand. The amount of traffic has increased exponentially and so has the output of industry - in particular the petro-chemical industroes.

THe topography of Chiang Mai makes it much more susceptible that most places as does the topography of BKK.

 

For several months of the year now, parts of northern THailand are virtually uninhabitable

If the stupid greedy arms manufacturers don't stop sending weapons to Ukraine and Israel Pattaya will soon be uninhabitable. 

17 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Thailand has been facing a decline in Western tourists for a decade now. There are a dozen good reasons why Westerners don't visit Thailand as much as they used to. I was recently in Phuket and I would estimate the population of foreigners was 40% Russian, 20% Arab, 20% Malaysian and Chinese, 15% Indian, and about 2% Westerners and a sprinkling of some others. It was a low end crowd. 

 

The sad truth is that Thailand is not doing anything to improve itself they are making absolutely no effort to tackle air quality environmental issues traffic congestion or any other problems plaguing the nation. It seems to be a combination of sloth lack of vision and extreme arrogance. 

I think the war in Ukraine has caused the whole world to have problems, it's absolutely insane for the USA to fund a war that's screwing everyone. 

Then the greedy banks are screwing everyone with high interest, supermarket's as well. 

Russians are fleeing to escape the nicknamed meat grinder, Ukraine can't recruit troops and Israel is a basket case. 

Then Thailand which I have spent the last 17 years in, off and on a bit, and where I want to stay, is making it harder for me and all expats. 

I have a Thai wife and son, I have a house in Thailand, I supported my wife's family and still support my wifes mom who is nearly 80,but it's getting harder for us to get visas, but my wife and son can stay in NZ forever and Thailand, it should be easy to stay in Thailand and look after your family and retire. 

It's a battle now, I don't know what Thailand will do but they need to take a good look at the situation. 

1 hour ago, jvs said:

This is not over yet,a bigger storm is brewing.

He has some real enemies and some powerful allies.

Will the truth ever come out?Maybe,if he can stay alive.

We all now who is running the country now,and it is not the elected government.

We live in interesting times!

 

They will find a fix for this, a good accountant and lawyer and it's no problem, to many fish to fry. 

On 4/10/2024 at 2:43 PM, webfact said:

 

A recent social media post sparked a debate about the fairness of food pricing after a woman paid 50 baht for less than ten pieces of fried wontons from a street vendor. The post, which quickly went viral, led to a flurry of comments from netizens astonished by what they deemed an exorbitant cost for such a meagre serving.

 

On April 8, a member of the Facebook group We Are the Consumers, which boasts a membership of over 720,000, shared an image showing a small portion of fried wontons priced at 50 baht. The customer recounted their surprise upon receiving the order, which contained no filling, just crispy fried wonton wrappers.

 

“I’ve had fried wontons at many places, and they usually come with a pork filling. This time at a familiar eatery where I’d never ordered fried wontons before, the dish was just that: fried wontons, no filling, just crispy.

“I wasn’t angry because the name wasn’t misleading, but it was not what I expected. In the end, I ate them all. No one’s at fault here, it’s just that what fried wontons mean can vary from place to place. P.S. This dish was 50 baht.”

The post unleashed a torrent of reactions from the group’s members, many of whom criticized the high price for what is often a complimentary side dish at noodle shops or a cheap market find, where a large number of wonton wrappers can be purchased for deep-frying at home, reported Sanook.

 

“Good heavens, that’s too pricey! Was it at some upscale location?”

 

“Free wontons with noodles are more generous than this where I live.”

 

“A pack of 20-30 wontons costs 50 baht, and you get around 100 pieces. Are these wrapped in gold?”

 

“One baht per piece would be reasonable for such an offering.”

 

“The wontons aren’t unusual, but the price sure is—outrageously high.”

 

“Some noodle shops in my area give these away for free.”

 

“In Sukhothai, noodle shops offer a basketful of wontons to scoop out at no cost, along with fried vegetables.”

 

“At our place, we fry them and put up a sign saying ‘help yourself for free’ at the Yen Ta Fo shop.”

 

“The price is steep; where did you eat this? I want to make sure I don’t go there.”

 

The spirited exchange highlighted the varying expectations of street food cost and quantity, and whether the price should reflect not just the ingredients but also the preparation and service.

 

While no consensus was reached, the incident has undoubtedly left both vendors and customers pondering the value of street-side delicacies.

 

by Samantha Rose

Picture courtesy of Sanook

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-10

 

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2 dollars, then costs for cooking ect, never get rich selling food so cheap, you don't have to buy them, big fuss over nothing. 

On 4/19/2024 at 5:28 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   I can see how that thought got to the written word .

You were thinking that you would have liked to watch her playing with herself and you would have even have paid to watch her .

   You aren't thinking about her, you are just thinking about your own gratification .

You would have liked to play with yourself whilst watching her  , lets not pretend that you have any concern for her well bring .

   BTW, its illegal to masturbate in public in Thailand and she would have been arrested in Thailand as well 

Well said, I thought the article very strange, sick. 

18 hours ago, ezzra said:

Same every year, after the revelry of Songran comes the grim news of how many people have lost their lives

on the nation's roads, and next year will be the same, and the next and next...

Cut it down to 2 days, put on free buses for people to travel, put cops on the road with breathalysers. 

Better still ban it. 

19 hours ago, theshu25 said:

What a loser this idiot is.

Drug addiction is classed as a illness, some never recover from addictive illness. Alcohol being one of the worst. 

Deport him home for treatment, the only treatment in Thailand is to become a monk.