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  1. 14 minutes ago, buddy2010 said:

    A good friend in Jomtien, with PACIFIC CROSS for 6 years.
    Sum insured per year 5 mill. deductible 40.000.-THB 
    Back pain last year, goes to the BKK hospital,
    Diagnosis CYSTE.
    Inpatient admission and surgery = approx. 180,000 THB
    When planning the operation, they discover: difficult position of the cyst, a piece of bone has to be removed first.
    New costs: 260,000 baht.
    After the operation: Pacific Cross pays “only” 100,000 baht and deducts a 40,000 baht excess.
    Conclusion: the insured person pays 200,000 baht himself.  Premium increase of 30%.
    Then what is no exception here...the “notification” from the PC 
    From now on the back is no longer insured!

    Wrlife... In the last month, 9 days inpatient treatment for cellulitis, 250,000 THB, covered. One night colonoscopy and associated treatment, 115,000 THB, covered. Waiting to hear about possible next procedures. Up to 30 days follow up costs, and all meds covered.

     

    10,700 THB pm. Age 75. 2 year moratorium on Afib, now completed, so now covered. Good customer service on Thai number, non Thai CS personnel. To date, no complaints, but as they say in the investments trade, past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. And of course, as always, YMMV.

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  2. 3 hours ago, jori123 said:

    Best and cheapest is just two hours away from bkk,anything and everything,India, calcutta saved my life early diagnosis of cancer,fraction of price Thailand,,about 140 pounds return

    Early diagnosis of cancer could be anything. An annual check up, for instance. Was it the treatment that cost a fraction of the Thai price? Weren't you insured?

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  3. 13 minutes ago, CFIAM said:

     

    To be honest, their behaviour was so horrible in the 90's, that people took pleasure when one of them got blocked at the airport in Malaysia. I think it was discretionary.

    That's hardly reliable evidence to back up the claim, which you didn't make in any case. It was @Jingthing. Malaysia will no doubt feel the wrath of the US who will block any move against Israel in the UN, although there have been many, which Israel simply ignores. The US is the enforcer standing behind the criminal Israeli government. A marriage made in Hell.

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  4. 18 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

    That's B.S.

    Israelis are banned in some Muslim countries such as Malaysia because of anti Zionist ideology. There isn't one country banning Israelis because of arrogant backpackers, etc. Don't conflate the two things.

    I searched for a reference for this but couldn't find one. In November 2024 PM Anwar was talking ofctabling a motion tobexpel Israel from the UN. And Malaysia has banned Israeli flag carrying shipping from its ports. But I couldn't find any reference to forbidding entry to Malaysia for Israelis.

     

    A long time ago I used to get the cheap "Iron Curtain" airlines from LHR to BKK. The Russians didn't like Israelis at all, and made life extremely difficult at immigration. We were often held up for hours while they argued about it. They'd stamp a separate piece of paper, not the passport. I think a necessity for Israelis wishing to travel in the Middle East and maybe elsewhere.

  5. Just now, GammaGlobulin said:

     

    They would have been kicked out of my Jewish neighborhood in the USA.

    People think that the Israeli culture is the same as Jewish culture.

    This is completely false.

    Disgusting culture, the Israeli culture, IMHO.

    I do not like them.

    They should return to their desert home, and bake in the Sun.

    Most act crazy like they have heat stroke or something.

    May they rot in the desert.

     

     

     

    Thank you GG. I believe there is a difference too. I've always had a great admiration for the Jews I've known and worked with. But (ultra) nationalism is a very different kettle of fish, across all religions, political beliefs, ideologies. If you can't live alongside each other, there'll always be strife.

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  6. 1 hour ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

    Indeed. The Thai Examiner is one outlet stating that. 

     

     

    4 Israelis given the boot from Thailand after bullying antics at the local hospital in Pai, Mae Hong Son

     

    https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2025/02/06/4-israelis-given-the-boot-from-thailand-after-bullying-antics-at-the-local-hospital-in-pai-mae-hong-son/

    Yes. It's not a bad read for Thai news. But has some most annoying unnecessary conjunctions in the copy. Not sure if it's AI doing it. "Certainly", "at length", and so on.

  7. 19 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

    So, yesterday I arrived at tuk com too early so walked over Soi Bukhao for a breakfast. Something I never do, usually I have morning beers. I don't look at prices. Any how one small cup of instant coffee was 80 baht. I don't understand the business sense.  Why would you do that?

    Where in Soi Buakhao was that? I've never seen instant coffee for 80 THB anywhere.

  8. The Philippines has been running this system for more than 2 years. You register prior to departure for your Philippines destination, get the QR code, and just do a screenshot of it. They do ask to see it.

     

    I suggest for those without a smartphone, they register on a pc, laptop, or whatever other capable device they have, and print out the QR code. YMMV.

     

    In theory it's all in a good cause, allowing the tracking of dodgy geezers and geezesses.

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  9. 8 hours ago, Texas ranger said:

    maybe it's just my impression, but I don't see the police doing roadblocks anymore, day or night.

     second road and thepprasit have become a racetrack for big bikes without mufflers. the government is selling off Thailand and its people to the highest bidder

    Yeah, Tepprasit is hell. Unfortunately it has some of my favourite hangouts. It's not foreigners so much as young Thais on their rocket machines blasting along full throttle deafening everyone. Catch them at the lights, what can you do? Just don't get triggered.

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