bradiston

28 minutes ago, proton said:

Commenting on a topic about Islam involving a muslim murderer is not highjacking the topic, the whataboutism pulling in Judaism and Christianity which you tried is.

The topic was about a Thai man, not about Islam. And not about a "Muslim murderer". You're a disgrace.

42 minutes ago, proton said:

 

I don't need a chance or excuse to express my disgust with Islam, the justification is evident all around the world. It's a divisive, mysoginist, gay hating supremacist intolerant cult, founded by a slave owning thief, killer and child abuser. Hate has gotten a bad name over recent years, some things should be hated.

Well go and start your own topic, "Why I hate Islam". Then all of your kind can mill around agreeing with each other, and not hijack other topics with your off topic poisonous rants.

39 minutes ago, proton said:

 

I don't need a chance or excuse to express my disgust with Islam, the justification is evident all around the world. It's a divisive, mysoginist, gay hating supremacist intolerant cult, founded by a slave owning thief, killer and child abuser. Hate has gotten a bad name over recent years, some things should be hated.

For a moment there I thought you were talking about Judaism.

1 hour ago, proton said:

why are you trying to derail the topic, which is about a muslim murdering a women for not converting to the cult of intolerance?, it's not about a Jew or Christians.

Actually, the allegation regarding converting to Islam was just hearsay. We'll never know for sure, but it's been pounced on by yourself, amongst others, as a chance to voice your disgust with, and hatred of, Islam. That's derailment.

This thread has as usual produced reams of hate speech regarding Islam, to which you have contributed. I was pointing out many of the allegations apply to other religions too. That's all.

2 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

 

Why?

 

I wouldn't say it about Judaism anyway.

Try promoting profoundly anti Semitic views in Washington DC. I don't think they'd go down well. Eliminating Judaism has been tried before, remember? And unless you lived in Iran, advocating the destruction of the state of Israel might also raise eyebrows.

But say the same thing about Islam? Well, who cares? There's only 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. Almost a quarter of the world's population. And your ideas are based on the activities of maybe 5,000?

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

If anyone can explain to me why so many 'mentally ill' defined people are attracted to this religion I am happy to hear it. The fact this cult has so many mentally ill people must show something

Rubbish

4 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

It would be better for the world if Islam disappeared.

If you said that about Judaism you'd be locked up for life.

8 hours ago, proton said:

 

 

 

No, in this case it's Islam and it's intolerant, oppressive, women hating, gay hating and unbeliever hating book. It needs no interpretation, in fact that is not allowed as it's seen as word perfect and the direct word of God. In the killers mind he was just being a good muslim.

Or an orthodox Jew, or a fundamentalist Christian.

18 hours ago, novacova said:

 

Radna, ราดนา. Aroy mak. Wife cooks it up every once in awhile 

Actually ราดหน้า. The หน้า has a falling tone, as does the ราด.

5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

There has been no word about U-Tapao in this and previous reports.

"Pattaya" is just used as a trademark(!), misleading and surprising really.

This article first appeared on 21st September in Bangkok Post. If you check Pattaya Airways, which is owned by Pattaya Group, it's based at U Tapao. I put question marks in my comment. They weren't statements. True, there is no info released by Pattaya Group as to out of where their services will be operating. But if U Thapao is involved, then the mafia taxi fares will be a factor for their passenger services, if they exist.

To/from U Thapao? 800 THB into Pattaya? Forget it.

Update:

A friend suggested I try this. Miracle! They never reappeared. We put 5 puffs through some 1" holes in the ceiling. That was it.

Thanks for all the feedback.

1 hour ago, Hawaiian said:

I never bought travel insurance before Covid.  I do now.  At 84 years old I am more vulnerable.  I buy Allianz through Priceline and pay about $190 USD total for both me and my girl.  Thirty day policy with good Covid coverage.  Both of have tested positive, but asymptomatic.  Never got seriously sick in Thailand before. Still you never know.  That is what insurance is for.

I think for Brits, we're used to free hospitals and forget it doesn't work like that abroad. Very few insure themselves in the UK, I don't suppose.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Nice to hear, so do they not spit everywhere? do public toilets have water?  did you get out in the sticks?

It's a wonderful country. My daughter taught English there for a year. She took me on a round trip around the whole island. Spotless! The trains, buses, pavements, roads. Everything runs on time. Incredible food. Lovely people. And the Pacific ocean, not some cess pool. Cliffs, chasms, parks. And 30 day visa free stay.

2 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

Not one of the comments or the article mentions the actual reason that the Chinese are not coming to Thailand like they were before.

 

Thailand is on a list of countries around South East Asia which are unofficially 'banned' from travel outside of official tour groups. Unofficially being why some people are allowed to come and the masses are not.

 

This is the reason why they're not coming.

 

The Chinese wield their tourists like a weapon and this is the effect.

 

It's across many countries in South East Asia, not just Thailand.

Sources?

2 hours ago, BusyB said:

 

From your own post. Please read it and comprehend:

 

Copy of health insurance that covers COVID-19 related medical expenses, both inpatient and outpatient, no less than 100,000 USD for the whole period of your stay in Thailand.

 

That is clearly an old requirement from the Covid era, requiring a certificate guaranteeing coverage for COVID. It is not a requirement for general health insurance. It also even applied to tourist visas at that time. All Covid requirements were abolished July 2022.

 

For the third time: Believe me, it is not my 'opinion'. I am on a Non-O retirement visa, with a one year extension. It does NOT require any kind of proof of health insurance. (I do carry good health insurance though because it makes sense.)

 

Why don't you check out the visa forum? You'll find the very same information there. It's only the 1 year O-A that requires health insurance. For the second time: that is why many shift from the O-A to Non-O, in order to avoid having to pay for health insurance. We then read about what happens when you're not insured in threads like this.

 

If you can't afford decent health coverage, you shouldn't be in south east Asia. But that doesn't make it an immigration requirement.

 

 

I think there might be a difference between applying in advance at an embassy in a foreign country, and applying yourself, or getting an agent, for instance, to sort it all out when you are in Thailand. I don't believe there is any insurance requirement when applying in Thailand for a non immigrant O category visa, and no requirement when applying for a 12 month extension of stay based on retirement. However, there are in theory financial requirements. Eg 800k in the bank. Perhaps that is part of the reason.

2 hours ago, Older and Wiser said:

What I can't understand is why it is so severe in his case. Dengue is not rare by any means and very seldom a problem unless the patient is young, old or has other conditions. They don't even bother to hospitalise most cases and it passes in only a few days. He's only 36 and seems to be fit and strong. So what's different here?

It's probably haemorrhagic. Multiple organ failure. Coma. Death.

17 minutes ago, arick said:

I pay £500 a year

For what?

9 hours ago, BenStark said:

 

As I have always read that unemployment percentage is in the single digits, they gonna have to breed a lot to find 20 million Thais who don't have a job

It should be a criminal offense to come out with figures like this. Overseen by the Court of Prevention of Complete and Utter BS in Public Life.

What's this got to do with the Anti Trafficking in Persons Division?

9 minutes ago, Spock said:

It was on the news in Australia last night that over 40% of travellers are now forgoing travel insurance due to the cost. I was amazed at how much more expensive it is now when I went to Thailand in June, where the minimum comprehensive policy for a month was about $A350 while I paid $450 for one which covered me for motorbike riding and covid, both ill ness and out of pocket costs. That's a lot of money on top of airfares. It's understandable why people task the risk. It's also understandable why they shouldn't.

What you quote is almost exactly what I pay per month here in Thailand for in patient cover. But I'm 73 with a heart condition. Maybe people should look at getting properly covered at home, by a policy which includes at least some travel.  Might work out about the same, or even cheaper.

1 minute ago, Mike Lister said:

I'm aware, but I've still never heard of anyone being intubated, it seems he was very unlucky and the disease very advanced:.

 

"Dyspnea may occur due to pleural effusion (most frequently), acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumonia, or shock. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is rare, and is typically related to severe-often fatal-forms of the disease. Hemoptysis has been reported in 1.4% of DENV infections".

I had a beautiful friend die of it in a private hospital. Comatose, multiple organ failure, on life support. Family had to decide whether to turn it off.

On 12/13/2023 at 1:30 PM, bradiston said:

If you read the article REAL CLOSE, you might spot it was a bracelet. And the trans person was sharing his bed, woke him up when she left, and that's the end of the story. The rest appears to have just been made up by the Indian. Interesting comments following The Thaiger article where it first appeared, from a southern Asian I guess, about how trannies are often treated in India. The social stigma there would be enough to completely destroy his reputation. Same for euro and yank ex pats I guess. Still get called a faggot etc. Putin might agree.

I think this version, where she wakes him up and leaves, was in an early edition of the paper. That's my story,and I'm sticking to it.