Everything posted by bradiston
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cheap but reasonable Thai Buffets in Pattaya?
Thai food is usually prepared on the spot, straight from the wok, piping hot. I shudder at the thought of cold krapow, pad Thai, tepid tom yam. Just find a decent Thai eatery and order. There are several on Thepprasit, almost adjacent to each other, opposite the new Kart track. Huge menus. Not rip offs. Many Thais eat there. Plus of course a million small places doing kwaytio (noodle soup), and all manner of rice dishes, etc etc.
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Prawit slaps reporter on the head
He whacked her over the head!
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Prawit slaps reporter on the head
Assault, morning noon and night. He'll try to buy his way out, but she's a reporter and I don't think will play along. Goodbye and good riddance Prawit. You got away with so much. Come uppance and karma time. Parliamentary equals paramilitary for these Dino relics.
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Trump And His Feverish Crowd Size Envy
Sure. Next up, Kamala's actually a man.
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Tracing the Career of 'Big Joke': Former Dep Police Chief Dismissed for Severe Misconduct
Writ in the post
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Chaikasem to be Nominated as New Thai PM at Special House Meeting
Is expected to be nominated is a long way from actually becoming PM
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Thailand Sets Record for New Business Registrations Amid Economic Boost
Exactly. 1000s of factories closed due to Chinese flood of cheap crxp, SMEs closing up shop, unemployment figures jump. Now try recriminalizing weed and see the result. Ooooh, my head hurts.
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Disciplinary Committee Poised to Charge “Big Joke” and Associates
Still no mention of the actual charges. Such bs. They'll keep it running as long as they can and then drop all charges. They seem to have found a scapegoat with an alleged confession already. So likely. It's pure theatre. Act III. Scene V. With Srettha gone, case collapses from lack of political backing. Curtain.
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Student activists campaign against judges at Thai universities
Excellent news. I wish I was back at uni here in Thailand. Kick their butts. There's so much questionable about the CC intervention in parliamentary democracy. I don't believe it has any business ruling on a simple amendment to existing legislation. It is the role of parliament to enact, amend or repeal legislation. Nothing to do with the CC. And nothing to do with the laws themselves. Otherwise a right wing lawyer could be hired by right wing elitists to challenge any legislation they don't like the look of, and have the legislators, democratically elected MPs, harassed by the EC and the CC. Thailand is well on the way to becoming a totalitarian state, where every part of government, the legislative, executive and judiciary, is controlled by one entity.
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Brawl Between Tourists and Local Workers on Karon Beach Goes Viral (short)
I blame the sun. It's always shining and making trouble. Can't something be done?
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Agent recomendation?
10k more? Somebody's 'avin' a laugh!
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Agent recomendation?
So let him move to Pattaya! Only kidding. But if he's looking for easy visa....
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Agent recomendation?
I think you're making it seem complicated. I renewed my 12 month extension a week ago. 10 minutes in her shop (ok, I was lucky), 5 minutes in the bank (ditto), 5 minutes in Soi 5 (shouldn't have to wait). Altogether less than an hour (I like to "nang len" ie sit around and chat). No queuing at IO. Just a photo. Straight in and out. Up to 3 months before renewal date. New one commences on date of expiry of current one. 90 days can do online. Sure, the other stuff's a PITA, as you say for TDL renewal, but they don't offer that service, though it is available in Pattaya (sorry, going off topic). Anyway, everyone's MWV (mileage will vary).
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Project For a New Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Facility at U-Tapao Airport
I see a Chinese owned and run airport emerging. Would be an ideal logistics hub for them. Maybe lease a part of it back to Thailand. But mainly it'll be Chinese airlines, businesses, workers, staff, imports/exports, housing, casinos, entertainment complexes, shopping malls... You name it. They have the knowhow, the money, and the manpower. Thailand appears to have none of these. Welcome to Chiland.
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Agent recomendation?
He asks for visa agent recommendations in Thailand. A bus trip or taxi ride to Pattaya from Bangkok doesn't cost the earth. Certainly not 10,000 THB.
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Agent recomendation?
In Pattaya you pay 12,500, with no 800k. 4000 for multi reentry permit. Can DM me for name. 22k with the 800k in the bank sounds completely mad.
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Two Foreign Tourists Arrested for Selling Ecstasy on Koh Phangan
AN labels this a "Popular Post" with 1 Sad and 5 Confused emojis out of a total of 9.
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Soi Buakhao planned to be changed to one way
Same on Soi 5 and 7 off Jomtien beach road. 2 way for bikes.
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Soi Buakhao planned to be changed to one way
Pattaya Klang to Pattaya Tai covers the whole of Buakhao. What do they mean, parts of it?
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Thai Police Commission Validates Decision to Dismiss Police General Surachate Hakpar
480,000 THB? And what relevance does it have? It's just a number thrown out with no context, nothing. Everything they throw at him is just dross. Nothing sticks. It's all just fabrication. No dates, no times, no locations, nothing. No paper, no records, no bank accounts. All inadmissable as evidence. These committees and panels that keep popping up have no real jurisdiction. Just kangaroo courts. Either put up or shut up!
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Soi Buakhao planned to be changed to one way
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I read it, the map indicates there's no change. Buakhao stays 2 way. 2nd Rd one way. Just the connecting sois are affected.
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Police Commissioner’s Remarks on Immigration and Riots “rebellion to illegal immigration.”
But not immigration. The UK is impossible to seal off from the outside world. And I thought Brexit was supposed to stop all this illegal immigration. Another big fat Johnson lie.
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Police Commissioner’s Remarks on Immigration and Riots “rebellion to illegal immigration.”
I see this bs repeated all over the forums. The Tories were in for over 10 years. Labour for 10 weeks. And suddenly it's all Labour's fault. What utter rubbish.
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Everything's crashing - help!
In Philippines, Capital Gains Tax is applied simply as a sales tax. It's a complete misnomer. There's no allowance for original cost nor cost of improvements, eg building a house. You buy land, you build a house, you sell same. You get taxed on the sale price.
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Everything's crashing - help!
Well, the £ has dropped a baht and a half in a week, and Bitcoin is disappearing south. Is it all interest rate related? Just wait and it will all come back? Hmmmm.