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10 minutes ago, Peter Pattaya said:

Door swang open will be the official finding 

Or as from the TAT announced: The high season is kicking in.

The problem is that the thugs aka doormen do not stop the beating when a drunken troublemaker is on the ground.
Then, once again, is neatly kicked against the defenseless on the ground again and again.
A manslaughter is also considered.
And it is in 99% of all cases a group, where everyone then alternately to kick.

29 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I am not making up excuses for the Thais who are responsible for the beating, but gangs of them do not turn on single Farangs for no reason.

Who knows?
Maybe to much Yabaa?
A wrong word?
A misunderstanding?

They sell the tourists without end drinks, but are unable to deal later with the drunks.
The doormen are not trained in anti escalation and are not trained at all.
There are almost always little gangsters and thugs.
And always in the group against an individual.
This is the image nothing else.
 

51 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Desktop workaround: adjust window size so that MORE aligns right.

Even their advertisers will not like it.

3 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Does anyone check anything before putting it online?  This covers access to "forum home" icon for those of us using enlarged screens (most of us).  And now we have two "more" selections to navigate.  So now have to click on "home" to remove drop down menu and then "forum home" to read the forum.  

Even with this maneuver I get this green overlapping menu not closed.
Annoying.

I would find more news from nong nat with many photos of her much more interesting.

6 hours ago, bangon04 said:

It does seem that all the brake parts used in Thai buses are fake .......

Even with many girls, the built-in silicone bags are cheap copies. 

9 hours ago, Johnniey said:

Because the mafia police make a lot of their money from these sellers. Used to be 10,000 baht a stall/day on lower Sukhumvit.

Not 10.000 baht a day. That would be 300.000 baht a month. sqm goes for 200-500 baht a night.

Now they want to invite again the masses, who trample down to 100th the beaches and corals.

Chinese mass tourism is only useful for a few major organizers. The majority of normal small thai shops have zero profit of it. Short-term profit thinking from a few, will permanently destroy the natural resources for all.

I am happy to see that marriages between older foreign men and much young Thai women can work.
 

4 minutes ago, overherebc said:

 

Could it be that jet-setters are not really the kind of people who like to be crammed inside an overloaded mini-van to do a border run every 30 days?

Maybe, just maybe they have visas, flights etc all sorted before they go anywhere on holiday.

Anyway the main point of this new rule/law just means that Thailand is only getting itself onto a par, visa wise, with many other countries. IMHO.

SWMBO and self do a fair bit of travelling and it really is not that difficult to sort out visas etc before each holiday.

Example

I like to fly to Thailand for the temples, beach, fun, girls or whatever.
As an European I can enter without a visa and get a 30 day stamp at the airport.
So my planned stays 2017 with flying in and out to Thailand would be February 3 weeks, April 3 weeks, July 3 weeks, September 2 weeks and December 3 weeks.
A visa is then not necessary at all.

And this would not be longer possible?
I can not believe that.
 

13 minutes ago, Arandora said:

But if someone enters under a 60 day Single Entry Tourist Visa, then leaves, they can only re-enter under Visa Exempt twice? Yes? 

Think if you walk over the national borders ( land crossings) , yes. But if you fly in with an airplane and can present money plus onward flight ticket, there should be no problems with more than two visa exempt entrances.

So I've understood it so far.
Can not understand way thailand want to kick out the jetsetters.
But may be, i am wrong.

If you are alone, as a foreigner, I would avoid the small karaoke bars, pubs and discos where only thai local youngsters 13 - 21yo sitting around in Cliques and getting drunk and filling themselves up with Yabaa / Ice / Meth. These places are easy to spot: Usually on the outskirts far away from the tourist areas, with very dark lighting, cheap shabby decor, no bouncers, only with motorcycles in the parking lot and with only one foreigner inside: you.

5 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Still, Thailand is pretty free. Come on guys you all know that. Out of the 10 Asean nations, Thailand has to be one of the most open societies to live in.

That is true.
Looking forward to the next free elections.
I hope that controversy will be than reflected in the results of voting, and there is finally transparency about the use of taxpayers money.
Imagine that the whole money, which had been misappropriated by corruption, would be used for education, hospitals, investment and care of the elderly, then Thailand would be in a leadership position of the 10 Asean nations.

12 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Uhm, a bit O.T.T. this is Thailand not North Korea.

The National Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the second and final readings of the controversial Computer Crime Bill by a vote of 168:0 with five abstentions.

The PBS Headline is a contradiction in itself: controversial
Read the word: controversial!

Where else are such parliamentary voting results in the world?

If only one man is so important, that is very disadvantageous.
For example, what happens if he gets sick for a long time?
Then the whole government would break into pieces.

Already busted?
Pity.
I was in temptation to make an appointment with these two prettys to get out the wrinkles from my nutsack.

“When they reached the site of the alleged rape she invited him to have sex which they did.”

So the totally drunk woman knows well in Bangkok, coz she did know this place, where they can have undisturbed sex?
He drove her into this quiet corner, and his plan was clear.

“The motorcycle taxi driver said he saw the Australian woman, who appeared to be drunk, near the Khok Wua junction, so he approached her. He said she got onto his motorcycle of her own will, as he always does when he’s hunting for drunk women.”

He is a slimy molester sh*t bag and has clearly admitted his inclination.

He has himself specializes in the chasing of defenseless, drunk women.

“He is a "win" or motorcycle taxi rider called Ekburut Ritrakkhaphan. He has a previous offence for molesting a woman who was mentally deficient, reports Thairath.”

 He is a serial offender.

“….after the suspect handed himself in in Sakorn Nakorn province.”

So shortly after the “event” he went to Sakorn Nakorn.
650 kilometers from Bangkok.
Looks more like an escape.
And he went only to the police, after his name was known in the media.

Such molester types are puke.

Some can be very unfriendly and are not willing to explain which papers you really need.
Think your approach is right, to try another day with another official.
Submit your documents, be submissive and smile.
I feel that the mood has deteriorated among many of the imigration officials.
Somehow everything much less "Sabai, Sabai" and "Mai pen rai".
Everyone is afraid to make a mistake. The officials now rather say "no",  than show a little flexibility.
Too bad for all.

The motorcycle taxi driver said he saw the Australian woman, who appeared to be drunk, near the Khok Wua junction, so he approached her. He said she got onto his motorcycle of her own will, as he always does when he’s hunting for drunk women.

He is a slimy molester sh*t bag and has clearly admitted his inclination.
He has himself specializes in the chasing of defenseless, drunk women.
That will probably not always based on consent.
 Hope the court adds here all known cases together to find the right punishment for this Degenerated.

 

In the mine is still gold for the next 20-30 years.
There are two general strategies.
1. Mine decommissioning announcement, then buy cheaply at the stock exchange the shares, then permission to restart.
Bingo.
2. Mine decommissioning announcement, take over the mine with an own mailbox company, then permission to restart.
Bingo.

Akara had been planning to invest a further $US1 billion ($1.34 billion) to continue mining on adjacent leases for another 20 to 30 years, raising several billion dollars in revenue, company executives said.
In order to get such investment sums, it needs operating guarantees.
Kingsgate now plans to open a mine in Chile.
 

What is interesting is that the company received a low-ball bid at 4.2 cents per share from a Thai petroleum millionaire in September. Chatchai Yenbamroong’s Northern Gulf Petroleum is offering just $9.4 million for just over 50% of the company, but it seems clear that his eyes are on resuming gold mining at Chatree.

Mr Yenbamroong has told The Australian, “They’ve got no solution to the challenges in Thailand. They’re trying but it’s got to do with strategy, access to decision makers, key people, and you have to know the environment you’re in.”

He added that if his bid was successful, his urgent priority would be lobbying the Thai government to renew the mining licence.

The reputation of Thailand as an investment location is in the drain (and some people become richer).
 

On 12/14/2016 at 5:44 PM, Taco said:

Total BS.  Business is down this year for sure and those coming have less baht to spend.  Full moon party day in Koh Phangan. Yes backpackers around but most restaurants slow.  Plenty of motorbikes still for rent.  Some hostels full but most not.  Only places busy are 7-11 selling ham and cheese toasties and big Changs.  10 new family marts and 7-11s opened or under construction now on Phangan in the last year, all sucking the local business's potential income.

Also plastic raincoats and umbrellas are currently the top seller.

10 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

Not in our lifetime. What does 50,000 bahts a month buy ThaiBev anyways. Event security??

Event security?
This requires a lot of staff.
I do not think he can use state-hired police officers for this.
That would correspond to the abuse of public resources.
In these small 3 sqm shacks at the factory entrance  barrier, he will not sit neither.

May he do investment advice in money questions for the top management.
Thailand have some very talented policemen, who have won hundreds of millions on the stock market.

1 minute ago, JAG said:

Good lord, you're not suggesting that our Internet phobic junta leaders don't understand the likely (inevitable ) results of their cunning plan?

Well, I'm only wondering what levels of IT qualifications usually have army and police personnel.
If the leadership is only surrounded with uncritical yes saying  self-appointed experts and policemen start working as consultants for booze companies , yes I fear the worst.