mberbae

Judging from the beached whale in speedo's , Thailand could use

a retirees that can at least afford proper swimsuits. ????????

Since there is NO problem in Thailand in regards

to COVID19 - just have the girls disappear back

into the " Woody" work. I would add the laughing

hysterically meme but this is serious stuff.

My guess is , it's Much Higher.  Closing the land border to Cambodia but allowing

Chinese tourists makes about as much sense as a bicycle with square tires.

Kuwait is doing the right thing - pulling its people Out of Thailand.

Buddha was a Foreigner.  I am sure the good Minister apologizes to him daily.

If "Farangs" were to include ALL foreigners - Buddha himself would have been

kicked out of Thailand.  In the mean time - Chinese are still Welcome.

TIT.

This is what will happen with Thailand's lax oversight of the Coronavirus. A Korean has now come down with it. Maybe next a Japanese, an Australian - and soon Thailand will be Off Limits to a lot of other countries since their citizens are not safe here either.

The man said he wanted to commit suicide by police because he

was depressed. Then why not just turn the gun on yourself ?

Or, why wait 14 days till you are caught and arrested ? 

OF COURSE there IS currency manipulation. What happened over the 3 day NY holiday was

a good example. The strong baht has scores of tourists going to Vietnam and elsewhere.

You can't have it both ways.

Simple solution , Actually.

Post a LARGE sign declaring a 5,000 Baht

fine for NOT stopping for pedestrians. Then, Place a few policemen a few

meters past the sign and pull over Any motorist not stopping  - be it

car or motorcyclist. Police coffers go up to cover the cost of the police actually

doing their job.

It will never happen - but there is your solution.

While I'm at it - 30% of ALL motorcycles have NO working tail lights at night.

THAT should be a priority as well.

Never had a problem with CM immigration. Bankbook updates can be done 48 hours ahead

of the Visa Application. Most ALL Thai banks have ATM's with Update machines.

No deposit is ever needed.  If your bank does NOT have this feature, then change banks.

December is ALWAYS a busy time at immigration. If you can plan your renewal in November,

you will be better off.

Mike Bell implies an " old Thai grouse turned him in ".  Not so fast. I know

lots of farangs that are complete morons. Another farang might just as

easily have turned him in.

Stay Civil.

Great that Thailand cannot sue the German TV for defamation. Truth Hurts...but can be a start to

cleaning up one's act. Bangkok, Chiang Mai , Phuket - they can ALL do with an Expose by a

foreign TV show of scams and other dangers.

BWM

If Thailand is EVER going to come out from the Yoke of

Corruption - people like Tanathron are needed to lead the

way. The problem is  - he is expendable , as are the ones

behind him. Thus...the Status Quo remains safe for the

forsee-able future.

WHY does the Hospital discharge patients who have NOT paid their bills yet ???

Keep them or their passports until the Bill is cleared.

My friends and I agree that the story sounds suspect .

All Paid Up.

Kasikorn's explanation is laughable. It is the RULES & LAWS that the bank

employees should adhere to. NOT the wishes of relatives, no matter HOW

close. 

Banking Elsewhere,

MWB

Where is the Story about a Bangkok Bank customer 5 MILLION

baht vanish from his bank account ???

Concerned customer.

It are stories like this that circulate globally and make people think Twice about

coming here.  If pedestrian crosswalks are ignored and not cared about, why should

Red lights be cared about ?  Crossing the road in Thailand is ALWAYS a <deleted> shoot.

A German lady just died this week trying. How many of us have had close calls ?

How can 4,000 hotels add only 10,000 rooms ?

The BEST advertising for ANY City/Country is by

Word of Mouth. Scamming tourists will NOT help

Tourism as will a strong Thai currency.

Agree with the poster that said CM is over built

in the hospitality sector. 

As more news comes out, it seems that the wealthy benefactor was indeed NOT what she said she was.

There is no record of any business that she owned. The wealth was gained through other means.

 Hint - Egypt has many of them.