Due to defamation laws, I am unable to go into full details however, there is a business located in a popular location in Thailand that has been running for many years. In January the business had cleared all debts until the government made yet another lockdown causing the business to run into financial difficulties due to the covid situation. The landlord has continually locked our doors (10+ times this year alone and more than this last year) with their own padlock and turning off the electric to the building in an attempt to get us to pay all outstanding bills + demanding additional deposits on top of what is listed in our lease agreement. Just recently, even though we managed to pay all outstanding arrears, the landlord has:

1. Landlords have added their own bracket and padlock to our doors and demanding a post dated cheque to cover the dept of additional deposits (not arrears) which they are requested above what is listed on our lease. We explained that we there was not enough funds in our account to write this cheque however, they still demanded it. Without the cheque, they insisted they would not reopen our doors and we would have to close the business for good. As the landlord already put their own personal lock on our business doors , we had to ask the landlord to give us access to our own business to take our cheque book from the company safe which, they did then promptly locked our doors behind us.

2. The landlord is demanding more money as additional security deposits (taking our paid deposits to around 1 million THB) which heavily effects our cash flow and ability to pay future bills and salaries etc.

3, Landlord recently had their maintenance man again outside our open business ready to close and padlock our doors (4pm) even though they knew we had paying customers on the premises. We have pictures / CCTV and time lines of the landlords actions.

4. The landlord asks us for our payment schedule for an outstanding balance. We state we need e.g. 2 weeks to clear the balance so they only give us 1 week or less then return and lock and barrier our business doors again.

5. The landlord even locks our doors and turns off electric at night so when staff and customers arrive the next morning, we have no access to our building. They will only open their lock and remove their barrier on receipt of more money.

6. The landlord keeps their big red and white, 2 metre x 1.5 metre no entry barrier right next to our business in anticipation for their next door lock.

7. It takes us days / weeks to recover every time they lock our doors as customers think we have closed / gone out of business.

8. The landlords have not giving us receipts for or paid deposits even though we have requested this from them.

9. We have expressed that by locking down the business, they are stopping us from making revenue to pay the outstanding balances. In this latest case, the landlord demands money for additional security deposits as all arrears are paid in full.

My questions are:

1.  What is the legality of what the landlord is doing?
2.  How much deposits can a landlord demand proportionally to the rental and utility costs of the commercial business?
3.  Are there any legal regulations under Covid for business operations under this time of force majeure?

There is much more to this story however, understanding the "TLDR - Too Long Didn't Read" crowd, I'm keeping to the main points.

13 hours ago, jobsworth said:

NGO's are often mentally handicapped beggars. I would never attack one of them but they are very provocative and do engage in low level assault.

This story might not be as it appears. it could be a genuine case of self defense. Are we not allowed to defend ourselves?

The NGO I met yesterday had only one leg but still managed to be aggressive.

 

Yes there could be 2 sides of this story but lets take what we see from the video. The man was already down! Around 10 kicks  and stomps to the head and body with at least 4 kicks including to the head once he was unconscious. Please explain at which part of the video does it become self defence? 

and there was me thinking that the vegetarian festival was the local witch doctors annual convention........ 

Yes but it's not Gangster unless you are carrying it yourself ????

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

I really don't understand people wanting to take cannabis other sick people, that is my view and my opinion. 

In England we called people who took it for just getting high smack heads. 

It's not really about the  money, it's more about the principle of the taxi service offered. I normally give a handsome tip based on a few factors.

1. Driver talks some English / Good attitude

2.  Clean taxi

3. Offers to help with the luggage

4. Drives direct to my destination without the run around

5. Uses the meter.

6. If he is decent, I will take his number and offer first refusal for my return trip.

So now I guess I'll just use the tip to cover any baggage cost - Simple.

By the way, is this really only for airport baggage or will this spill over to shopping bags etc outside from the airport? 

Cant wait for the BS to start
 

On 10/16/2020 at 5:41 PM, snoop1130 said:

"Their failure to act was unacceptable and affected hundreds of thousands of people, which may have caused some anxiety and distress as a result," the ICO said.

So who get's a share of the 20 Million penalty as it won't be these guys!! Ever wonder where this money goes, how it us used because God knows the people will pay more taxes next year!

From what I understand, it all started when Covid arrived and the Ice arena had to continue running the Ice machine otherwise it would be one large swimming pool. The biggest problem are the rink barriers which the ice supports in place. These would collapse, making it very difficult to refreeze them in position on the ice.  Then of course all recreation on the island was halted due to social distancing etc. They still had to cover rent and electricity etc. Now with the economic downturn, people just don't have that much disposable income.

It seems Thais are one of their biggest customers. I've seen young Thai figure skaters practicing their jumps and spins. Was at one of their first 4 days ice hockey tournaments. That place was packed with hundreds of thais from all over thailand. I think there were 20+ teams, many from all over S.E. Asia. Im not into ice hockey myself, I was passing to villa mart and was curious about the huge crowd of thais outside the venue and to went to take a look. 

Personally I think it is an ideal place to take the kids for something to do on an island where there are few safe places for the young to have fun in a safe, friendly environment especially if you want to dump the kids and go shopping or chill in the warm  upstairs restaurant while watching the kids.

I like the idea they have no dual pricing unlike many venues in Phuket. I recall my non thai son going out with his thai school friends to a "Water Park" and having to pay double price compared to is thai friends. How fair is that?

I understand their prices include all skate, helmet hire and there is no entrance fee which makes it a great deal. We follow them on facebook so are informed of any upcoming activities and special offers. 

I used to take my son to their Saturday night "Disco on ice" parties which looked a lot of fun.

Personally, I think it is a great community place for all. If you have not been, then at least take a look.

14 hours ago, bannork said:

'The Harder They Come' was a great song.

I believe it was Jimmy Cliff that sang "The harder they come" from the film with the same name. Jimmy Cliff did do a cover version of "I Can See Clearly Now" for the film, Cool Runnings (1993) - The fist Jamaican Bobsleigh team staring John Candy who unfortunately passed away in 1994, just after filming.

Wooden penis in Princess cave (Phra Nang Shrine Temple). South Railay beach in Krabi. Thailand

Anyone got a match?

4 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

And Bill never came, let alone settled and invested here. Nor did Tiger Woods, another "Elite Card" laureate courtesy of the "Square Faced One". Bummer.

Oh he did come however, Thailand didn't like what he had to say:

4 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Considering all this, why exactly don't you have a work permit? 

Curious wrote:
 

"Immigration know I have lived here for almost 20 years. Myself and immigration have a full history of my yearly visas, work permit renewals, 90 day re-entry visa stamps etc, yet I am still just a tourist."

I mentioned at least 4 times my Non B Visa

Foreigners who intend to work in Thailand should apply for an initial 90-Day Non-Immigrant B visa from their home country under employment category. ... 90-day reporting to any Thai Immigration Office is required to the visa holder under this category.

Please pay attention in class, thank you ????

21 minutes ago, johng said:

If you have a Non B visa and run a business why are (where) you doing 90 day visa runs ?

I prefer to get out every 90 days or so. I take a small vacation in a neighbouring country. It gives me a change of environment plus peace and quite to get some work done ???? I have a multi entry non B visa for this reason. Im normally out of the country for work quite often so I don't need to visit immigration for 90 day reporting as I have 90 days every time I leave the Thailand.

 

We go to the Ice Arena ice rink in Boat Lagoon. It has easy parking and they do good prices. Sometimes only 150 THB including skates and Helmet. Also they have a nice restaurant overlooking the ice so parents can keep an eye on your kids. They have hockey club and figure skating with teachers on hand. Always a fun day out for all ages and I have to say, they have the best ice in thailand.

When is it ever safe to be black?

Hey Red Bull family, we missed the brown paper bag the first time around. Give us some money or we will open a new can of worms ????

Where's Raymond Reddington when you need him????  He'd probably fix this for free ????

First the shops hide the cigarette packets yet I can place a packed in open view in public. Isn't that advertising? Smoking a cigarette outside where everyone can see me, isn't that advertising also?

Then they make us hide any pictures of alcohol on the menu, Facebook ads etc yet if I put my Chang labelled cold glass of beer on the table whilst eating in a restaurant, isn't that advertising? 

What's next? Maybe we should not be allowed to show pictures of my delicious looking food dishes on the menu as it could encourage obesity? Perhaps all home drinking cabinets should be treated like gun cabinets, with biometric readers, locks and such?

We hear about stabbings all the time but you can advertise and buy as many knives as you want.

You can overdose on many types of pills for example Aspirin yet they are available to buy in large killing quantities, over the counter all day, every day without a prescription. 

Daily aspirin behind more than 3,000 deaths a year, study suggests

How many car showrooms are advertising and selling their killing machines unchecked (I have never been asked whether I have a drivers license when buying a car) all day, everyday attributing to one of the biggest causes of deaths amongst Thai people, even more than Covid 19 but again, that's OK.

The government are not our parents yet they feel that they must guide is in their the right direction which is what exactly? 

Most under aged start drinking and smoking not because of advertising but because of the easy access to alcohol and cigarettes at home. It starts with parents educating their children yet the government wants to treat us adults as their siblings. The difference is, when you do wrong, there's no slap on the wrist, it's a 50K fine and possible prison, really!!! 

Did you ever see hard drugs like cocaine, yaba, weed advertised? People still know about it, know how and where to get it. Why not destroy the film industry as I am sure they are to blame for all that drug use promotion and shameless alcohol product placements. Why not sue them for millions instead of killing restaurants just trying to make a living?

For years, I used love watching Cheers, the TV show. Never caused me to start drinking or smoking.

Is this picture of a TV bar even allowed in Thailand? If so, I can show a fake bar but God forbid I show a real working bar!!!

Whatever happened to common sense? 

Here is the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (2008) for the Curious ones in english.    

What did I learn from this pandemic?

1.  I love my own company.

2. Saved a lot of money NOT going out spending it on BS.

3. The internet is a wonderful thing.

4. Found new recipes from the odds and sods in the fridge.

5. Someone came out of the bedroom, oh yeah, I have a son ????

6. I can plan to do absolutely nothing and not feel guilty.

7. 24 hours can seem soooo much longer.

8. Books are cool.

9. Got really good at driving sims in my VR rig.

10. Don't argue with wifey, you ain't got nowhere to run!!!

11. Visa runs are not necessary.

12. Cleaning the house is just not fun.

13. Stopped ironing clothes.

14. My Thai neighbours are even more noisy during the daytime.

15. I don't need to run the air-con all day.

16. Do I really use that much electricity?

17. People know you are definitely home.

18. Face masks suck.

19. It's a lot easier to wake up later than usual.

20. <deleted> big brother, wifey is watching!!!