bradiston

10 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

He's been spotted at several F1 races, there are many photos of him at various races round the World.

 

He was also proven to be living openly in Bangkok and in and out of the country up until 2017 when they said they couldn't locate him since 2012.

 

Don't be a mug and don't believe a word they say mate. 

Ok, checked the link posted by another poster. Daily Mail. 18 photos, not all of him. 2 or 3 F1 appearances 6+ years ago and partying. Since when, seems he's gone to ground. I don't know what the Thai government's position is on this, or the RTP. Have they made any statements about why he's not been brought back to Thailand?

"He is regularly seen around the world especially at Formula 1 events but appears untouchable and out of reach of the Thai police."

I've never seen evidence of these "sightings". And given the enormous publicity F1 attracts at every race, it would not seem an ideal place to show one's spotty mug. Maybe there should be a proper attempt at locating it. Private dicks might get the job done. Who's going to hire the shamus?

7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

But I do live there.... I live there for 6-7 weeks per year....  (4 in the summer and 2-3 over Christmas).

 

You really over-egging the pudding with this ‘committing an illegal act’ comment. 

 

Your implication is that because I don’t live in the UK all year round that keeping a UK driving licence is illegal...  

 

Thus - what is the cut off to consider I’m living in the UK or not ?...  as far as the DLVA is concerned - its whether or not I have a permanent UK address (I may be mistaken, but thats as I understand it)/

 

I think it's the same requirement to keep a UK bank account. 

 

 

 

 

 

NB A little bit off topic...
 

One UK based bank, with whom I have an account, informed me there was no possibility of opening a second, interest bearing account with them if I lived permanently overseas, but made no comment about my existing account. 

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Vorayuth is not in Thailand so the Thai authorities have their hands tied, the Israeli was/is so the RTP could prosecute him.  Vorayuth has not got away with it yet, five more years to go.

Every year he stays away should be added to his sentence. As if! But here's hopin'.

4 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

If as a foreigner you feel unfairly discriminated against you can always leave. 

Unless locked up, of course.

6 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

You messed up with your answer. Read my post again.

You mean I'm already a criminal?

I surrendered my London cabbie's badge and licence 7 years ago, when I left the UK . I kept the pink 'un for ID purposes, but I've never used it. An unenforceable law is no law at all. This is the old pension merry go round, is it not?

6 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

If someone uses an address on their UK licence when they don't actually live at is committing an illegal act.    

And living there is what, 6 months of the year? Or just enough time to tear up your non resident status. Yes, I see their point. Ok, I'll tear mine up.

5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How did you do that?  UK licence renewals are only free for the over 70s.  Those over 70 do not get 10 years, 3 is the maximum before another renewal.

Ah, you may be right there. I'll have to check. I mean about the 3 years.

6 hours ago, steve187 said:

is that a real offence in Thailand, or are you just making it up, robbery seems to fit the facts for me, of just plain theft

I quoted from the OP. I was asking the same question.

Amazing, isn't it? In the UK, the proposed 3rd runway for Heathrow has been what, 40 years in the making, with very little progress? Many have tried and failed to get this thing built. Got the new terminals, but nothing else. It's falling behind, or probably already has, to Frankfurt, Paris etc. And as for the management of ground staff, immigration etc. Strikes, manpower shortages, system outages, overcrowding. People complain about Swampy. Hmm. Might want to cast a glance back home, wherever that is.

10 hours ago, emanphoto said:

Bolt didn't make the list for some reason.  ????

That was my first thought, yet they seem to be the most widely used. And Bonku? Really? ???? Next up, ShaftU?

7 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Prices of imported goods are up by 20-30%. AFAICT rents have not changed, if anything COVID pushed them down. Pork is dearer, fruit and vegetables in the day markets are the same.

Most supermarkets have across the board increases of 20% with locally produced packaged goods.

Gasoline is up from 25 baht to 35 baht/litre, which is still cheaper than many Western economies.

Too old to partake, however, I understand the cost of female company is still negotiable.

My one bed ground floor condo rent in Pratamnak area went from 5500 pm to 8000 pm, but that's mostly due to seasonal adjustments, influx of returners etc, plus post COVID catch up, which kept rents low everywhere, I believe. Golden era, COVID. We never had it so good! E20 is about 33 pl. Agree meat prices soaring. Fruit market prices fairly stable I think. Avocados still at 70-120 THB per kilo depending on quality. Strawberry season just round the corner. Shouldn't quote for this, but girls steady at 1200-3000 on Thai friendly. YMMV! What's in your shopping trolley? ????

30 minutes ago, fdsa said:

the packet loss occurs at AIS partner ISP in Singapore.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1263948-isp-technical-support-contacts-needed/?do=findComment&comment=17617421

 

But if all AIS traffic is routed through that server, all would suffer the same fate. The information in that link was posted on September 20th. 10 weeks ago! Is this an intermittent fault, or continuous? Does AIS send all its data over the same route, every time?

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Quote: After the demolition and the seat installation, the new place would be able to accommodate more than 100 exhausted travelers, said Manoch. Unquote

 

Find out why the travellers are exhausted and fix the cause. Was the unused restroom equipped with beds?

I feel a quick visit to check this building out coming on.

1 hour ago, fdsa said:

Only if it's constant 5 down without losing packets. A few days ago I had the same 90% packets loss between Thailand and Netherlands.

And that's only with AIS, DTAC has zero problems.

What does tracert say? How far does it get before it conks? Where does it stop?

Are you using a VPN? Try, if not. It will at least reroute.

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

I can't keep up with these raids. Who's getting rounded up, and why? Is it the same guy busted over and over again? I'm sure I read about this guy before, but Tony? Is that it?

There's a very good article in an unmentionable media outlet which really gives a great update on all police activity. Very enlightening.

9 minutes ago, sezze said:

Your name prob says it all . Yes i try to move to different places like i said . If it was at the places selling it , np , it is legal , so who am i to complain. The thing is , it was not at those places , but just in the street , move around another 30m and you get out of the smell but move another 30m and there comes another wave of that smell . Beer and p*ss smell as you say , true , but that has always been around bars . Maybe i'm just very sensitive to the smell of cannabis , but i smell it from far away and i keep inhaling it for a long time .

Face it mate, you're going to end up stoned whichever way you turn. My life! Such hard work already.

1 minute ago, AhFarangJa said:

May I hazard a guess that a member of the Pattaya administration, the company who built it will get the contract to demolish it, and then build something else in its place.....

No doubt. Or maybe just rename Waterfront, Waiting Room. A little bit of refurb on the ground floor, good to go...

5 minutes ago, Phnom Penh Trader said:

Apparently his full name is “My Fren’ You Tony”? ????

They raided 33 places, and this is the result? A guy named Tony? Is there a list of Chinese nationals they've rounded up since Khun Hakparn launched his operation? Where are they now? Can somebody please tell me what is going on here? ????????????

(I suspect now that APEC is only a distant memory, probably everything will go quiet again. Welcome back, Tony, whoever you are, but we'll have to relieve you of your 15 Ferraris, land titles, hotels etc).