SABloke

"The government plans to prohibit the sale of cannabis buds for smoking... '

So shops will just sell the same buds but the signs on the counter will say "For Tea" 

Didn't know PM2.5 particles could read.

10 minutes ago, phil2407 said:

Wasn't it said the other day no-one is allowed to visit him? Now it's said it's up to him whose allowed, whose not! Which one is it? 

It's neither and both at the same time - quantum level stuff, like Schrödinger's cat. Us mere mortals aren't smart enough to understand. 

18 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

Several years ago, taking a 3-week holiday to Thailand, I contacted my house Insurers who offered discounts for travel insurance to existing customers, who were a well-known top UK Insurance company.

I gave my travel destination and the fact I may also visit Vietnam.
"Ah, what you need is our 'International Worldwide' travel Insurance", exclaimed the advisor, which wasn't cheap, around £70.

 

Arriving in Bangkok, my connecting domestic flight to my final destination was cancelled (due to a technical fault) so I had to book an overnight stay in Bangkok.

The costs weren't much, but I kept receipts and on return to the UK submitted a claim.

They rejected the claim, referring to small print, which basically stated 'costs incurred due to delayed or cancelled flights were not covered outside the UK'.

The bastards get you one way or another.

Indeed they will. Just looked at one offer which excluded "any infection caused as the direct result of a laceration". So they'll pay for me to get stitched up but not for any medicine that might actually save my life 555

6 minutes ago, Morch said:

International would cover luggage getting lost, some airline issues, possibly flights back in case of medical emergency. Domestic would (as far as I'm aware) not include these elements. Probably other stuff, plus the total sums you're covered for might be different.

Yeah, I think the repatriation factor might be what makes the biggest difference in costs since medical repatriation is so expensive. Since that's not a worry for me, domestic might be all I need (if I'm seriously effed up I'll just stay at my home in Thailand anyway) 

Hi, this is probably a dumb question, but I've never dealt with it before. This is the first year my company does not provide comprehensive worldwide international medical cover, so when I travel back to Thailand I need to purchase insurance.

Looking at my 2 week trip I'm getting "international insurance" quotes for around 2,500 - 4,000 THB. However, if I look at local domestic options, they run from 400 - 1000 THB.

So what is the difference? Besides not being repatriated to my work country (don't care) it's not clear how the policies differ. Medical costs are about the same. 

My one thought was that the domestic "Travel" literally means that - when you are physically travelling in a vehicle whereas the international option will cover anything that happens during holiday (barring drunk driving, extreme sports etc.) 

Thanks in advanve for any input.

On 11/23/2023 at 3:23 PM, Jingthing said:

It tells you that they're tripping if they think many shops can stay open without selling buds.

They can still sell buds just not "dried buds" or buds for smoking. As always, plently of loopholes left in the bill. Watch shops now start selling "fresh" buds for tea. 

Interestingly though, she never refuted that she owed 27,850 THB. So, I suggest she just pays the company and not air her financial mismanagement on public forums.

Why lie about "6 days" though? The most half-assed explanation/apology attempt ever. It's literally been almost double that, but George pulls in with a 6 day apology. WTF

Why lie about "6 days" though? The most half-assed explanation/apology attempt ever. It's literally been almost double that, but George pulls in with a 6 day apology. WTF

Why lie about "6 days" though? The most half-assed explanation/apology attempt ever. It's literally been almost double that, but George pulls in with a 6 day apology. WTF

Well, as far as I can tell, she didn't pay 7,000 - she was just "shocked". So perhaps, just perhaps, there was a typo as the clerk typed in 7000 instead of 700 on the POS machine. Or perhaps there was some other credible mistake that occurred. Normally when a shop is responsible in these stories there's some form of argument reported etc. This seems like a nothing story to me. 

15 hours ago, webfact said:

A ban on alcohol consumption has been implemented in seven prime national parks across North Thailand to curb littering and maintain a tranquil environment for visitors.

 

The ban, which applies to all visitors, was put into effect in 2021

Talk about old news 🤣

As always these bans demonstrate the Thai bureacratic need to be seen to "do" something. If abstaining from alcohol is the point, then surely banning the consumption of alcohol would be the law. However, they know they can't actually enforce anything, so they ban sales. 

34 minutes ago, Emdog said:

So who got the contract to make these new vests? And what is the price per item?

Never mind that. I wonder how much the "reveal" ceremony cost - look at all that red carpet and the special pedestals ????

I would sell my digital wallet for 8k if possible - if no ID is required at POS then should be easy for others to use it (maybe just pin/password which I'd give them) 

Also, if I was an authorized local business, I would offer people the option to exchange their wallets for cash e.g. buy 10k "goods" from my store and I'll give you 8k cash instead. 

8 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I think yes, the games are a factor.

It is like people who grow up in abusive families sadly, they end up being abusers.  Being bombarded with the violence and death of these games all day certainly could cause an undeveloped mind to be swayed imo.

Well, computer games are relatively modern. So if they had any effect, we would have noticed it by now. However, most stats point to the developed world as a whole becoming less violent. If violent games were to blame today, were books containing violence blamed before that, and what before that? 

16 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

The biggest problem with Thai defamation laws is the item that states, the truth is no defence.

 

So even if what you say is true, say something nasty about someone and you could be looking at a defamation charge.

 

I'm not saying there aren't others but Thailand is the only place I know where that caveat exists.  Its clearly there to protect the 'elite'.  They may well, be a cheating corrupt bstard,they may have been succesfully prosecuted in court for it.  But state it publicly and you could be in a lot of trouble.

 

Remember the case of Jonathan Head of the BBC and the Thai lawyer who had been convicted of being involved in a property fraud?

There was also the case of some famous/powerful guy abusing his girlfriend, but she faced more jailtime for coming forwars with the information than he would for the physical assault, so she withdrew her statement (if I remember correctly)