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At least its a creative solution! Princess Lingluck!

The sins of Thaksin have been told million times and its frankly boring as too boring to read in fact.

If you have a problem with Thaksin use the law and the civilized voting process to deal with him but dont try to legitimize a mob who holds a city hostage just so they can get their fair share of the corruption!

From a member 20 minutes ago:

Thai news reports bomb attack at Victory Monument.

An unknown man was seen throwing two bombs in to crowds of people. The protesters tried to apprehend the assailant but were shot at it.

Source was Nation TV.

More reason for the guards to be permitted to be armed.

Do people seriously expect the protesters to whistle at an armed attacker? I hope they get him and expose him for what he is.... A THAKSIN paid terrorist.

That has yet to be proven and is almost too simple to be true. It may have been paid by the one who is paying Suthep these guys are devious as hell and there are many diifferent faction. We always want to believe some simplistic black and white picture as it tends to be more in the west but this is asia and much is hidden from view here.

Just to let everyone know. You do not need an excuse for a new Passport
 
Just go to the US embassy and apply They are very happy to help.
 
New passport you will not have any problem getting  tourist visas

In fact if they ask why you want a new passport you can tell them because you have too many Thai visas they understand about that

As I recall when Thaksin was prime minister he behaved more like third world banana republic dictator without much regard for democracy and it was a bit of a relief when the army ousted him. I was kind of proud of them for staging such a skillful bloodless coup. If anything the army should be laughing at such hypocricy coming from the lawyer of a ruthless dictator?

The military is central to the culture here and has been for a thousand years so its not easy to simply step aside and allow selfish civilians to have their way every time. I think they dont like Suthep as well but are tring to follow a very difficult middle ground and I think they deserve some credit.

The lawyer should keep quiet as it only increases the hostility against YL

Reds are in the most political favor in my area, as the rice Farmers want a slice of the political pie, but they are not the wild eye radicals that you are accustom to seeing demonstrating in Bangkok.

Civil war, I think not, I would be more afraid of a civil war in the US as a result of Anglo's becoming a minority, than a like war in Thailand.

While I am not a backer of the Red Shirts they have the backing of those that matter politically in my area and my opinion does not matter in a country I am a guest in.

Cheers

Why would there be a civil war in the us if anglos became a minority ? I have always felt safer in racially mixed areas, its the all white areas that scare me.

So I have been trying to download a 1.5 gb file for some time now with no luck as the file gets corrupted or broken due to bad quality wifi networks in Chiangmai. Have also tried dtac wireless broadband which is even worse. I also use a download manager that was recommended by the company (igetter) that supposedly can resume the download if it breaks but in fact it cannot resume the download.

I think if I could just get to a very fast wifi connection or better yet a broadband cable connection I could get this download finished. Any suggestions where such a public connection exists in Chiangmai?

What he is asking...

"Now that Thais are hip to the fact that Farangs are stupid is it possible to find Burmese in Thailand who dont know it yet?"

Probably not, once they get here they learn quickly!

Im curious which countries already get 30 days?

They deserve to be beaten because they destroy the peace and tranquility of the beach and it makes it very dangerous for swimmers.I hate jetskis and I hope any more tourists who are foolish enough to use them will be beaten as well. Better yet I hope they fall off and get eaten by a shark.

I think I already know the answer based on the Thai immigration website but the way rumors go around in this land I still need to confirm with you guys?

So my last 90 day report they stapled the receipt into my passport and it says come back on september 4 which is tomorrow. My belief is that I can go up to seven days after that which would be 4,5,6,7,8,9,the tenth?

My one year retirement extension will expire on december 17 and I may be out of the country then so how early could I get another extension in Chiangmai? For example I may want to travel ouside Thailand from november 1 untill january 1 so could I apply for the extension in late october?

Where I am from: small town in the rOCKY MOUNTAINS

Pros: Cold dry mountain air, honest friends, great house partys, full access to every religion, philosophy and culture on earth+ Occasional ganga which is legal or almost legal? Direct access to the best business markets in the world?

The freedom to express your thoughts and have others around that are capable of engaging in thoughtful discussion?

Cons: expensive rat race and too cold sometimes and stress!

Where I am now:tHAILAND

Cons: Too hot and damp all the fricken time makes me feel sick.

Too much sugar in the food and difficult to get proper exercise.

Women HERE are predators very dangerous BEWARE! (unless they are fat and ugly but then you may have got something better at home? Maybe at home she at least got a good job?

pROS: Cheap living and easy going life the fruit juice flows like water and proximity to the rest of Asia which is the most exotic part of the world?

Conclusion: stay here until its not fun anymore and then leave!

Most enlightened Theravada monk in modern times Tangpulu Sayadaw from Burma not Thailand wore sunglasses all the time because he spent ten years meditating in a cave and his eyes lost the ability to adjust to light. He got to the United States in a jet as do thousands of monks every year.

My retirement extention began on december 17 and I went for my first 90 day report on march 4 which is 13 days early. The officer stamped in on the paper that I should come back again on june 4th so would I be late if I showed up 180 days after the visa began? Are they counting from the last 90 day report of from the first day of the visa? I probably will go on or near the 4th anyway as I want to leave town but what happens at the end of the year if you are 15 or more days short?

All tourists should avoid Brunei as a tourist overstay could result in the same barbaric torture.

What is the best way to send a payment to the IRS by mail. Would I use an international bank draft? Is such a thing track-able ?

At that price I thought this would be about a high speed train to Chiangmai or the south but instead it is about the worlds worst train system that now has the worlds best shopping center..

Has anyone successfully veryfied a youtube account in Thailand?

The purpose is so you can upload videos that are longer than 15 minutes.

It requires receiving an sms from google on your thai mobile phone and I have had no luck so far.

I dont know if the problem is google or ais or what I plan to talk with ais as soon as I can.

Anyone have experience with this problem?

I just tried to access krungsri bank online (bank of ayudhya) and my anti-virus had to block a trojan from downloading. The name of the virus starts with krungsri bank and ends with .zip what the hell is this?

Now I am afraid to open online account with them..

Anyone know when the new iphone is coming to Thailand?