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I just came accross this blog that is dedicated to foreigners who passed away in Thailand. Actually I was considering starting a website alike myself but after some search for eventually existing sites I found this one XXXXXX (so I could cancel my own plan) This blog is clean and pretty impressive, especially the rather confronting overview of foreigner lives lost in Thailand in just one month, and only the ones that reached the media. It may be clear that I am not connected to this website, nor I know the owner, it is just worth to share and I hope all who read it will not be on it one day.

• Bobby Ray Carter, USA, 51 - Krabi, 31 July 2013
• Robert Caswell, USA, 65 - Pattaya, 29 July 2013
• Alberto Menesini, Italy, 69 - Chiang Mai, 29 June 2013
• John Wallengren, Sweden, 27 - Kohn Kaen, 21 July 2013
• Dmitry Onishchenko, Russia, 32 - Phuket, 22 July 2013
• Robbie Robinson, Ireland, 32 - Bangkok (died Ireland), 22 July 2013
• Unidentified male, 68 - Samutprakan, Bangkok, 18 July 2013
• Daniel Gibbons, USA, 55 - Chiang Mai, 16 July 2013
• Stephen Timothy Clifford, UK, 21 - Chiang Mai, 14 July 2013
• Owen Dalby, Australia, 20 - Koh Phangan, 14 July 2013
• David Cavallin, Sweden, 43 - Pattaya, 11 July 2013
• Mark Carroll, USA, 60 - Phuket, 7 July 2013
• Troy Lee Pilkington, USA, 50 - Bangkok, 6 July 2013
• Robert Haydon deWolfe, USA, - Pattaya, 6 July 2013
• Unidentified male, Russia - Pattaya, 5 July 2013
• Frank Hartwig, Germany, 46 - Udon Thani, 4 July 2013
• Kho Khay Gym, Russia, 32 - Phuket, 2 July 2013
• Cliff Bamford, USA, 69 - Phuket, 1 July 2013

did they think

gays = have money

jews = have money

muslims = have money

is the idea behind ?

but ask any market salesman or massage lady which foreigners they hate most of all, they all say: arabs & israelis. period.

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Are there any recent figures of foreigners leaving Thailand horizontally ? Links, anyone ?

This is some outdated list, probably from 2009:

In 2010 50 foreigners in Pukeket only..

Following release of the statistics, newspapers in Australia described Thailand as by far the ''deadliest destination'' for citizens from Down Under. But why? No-one is saying.

In the year to June 30 2009, a total of 105 Australians died in Thailand, according to the DFAT figures. This compares with 50 in the US and 58 in Indonesia, both countries with larger numbers of Aussie visitors.

Overall Crime and Safety Situation

I assume that there must be a 'submit news' form somewhere on this forum but where can I find it ?

Thanks.

Is this meant to be a serious marketing campain ?? Dzjeez what a weirdos, seriously... it seems like getting worse and worse and they already passed the border on insanity, hahaha

I think you're screwed- she's the legal owner- whether it was purchased with your money makes no difference- I believe even if you had a separate contract outlining your agreement you'd still have no chance, but I'd imagine you don't.

At least it wasn't a Panigale.

Having the green book does not automatically make her the owner when she cannot prove that she has fully paid the bike or prove HOW she got it, yes it used to be that easy but not anymore.

You're talking nonsense.

If the green book is in her name then legally it's hers........end of.

As for all the posts recommending damaging the bike, dumping the oil etc................jeeeez...........get a life will ya?

Just be grateful that its not a high end bike or car and lesson learnt for the future.

Not per definition, IF it becomes a court case they do want to know how she'd got it and if she obtained it legally. Basically the same as with happens with trouble over house/land ownerships. If she lose they can easily make her name in the green book invalid, seen this happen before only difference that was a big bike,

Isn't lying breaking one of the basic Buddhist precepts?

Yes but only for real buddhists.

She can always tell the police that the bike is a gift from you and it is hers now.

I've read this thread from start to finish and, reading between the lines, the bike was purchased for the ex-girlfriend's sole use. There's nothing to suggest that the bike was bought by the OP for his ownership, with the OP's cash, but in the ex-girlfriend's name. The loan agreement speaks volumes.

Up to the OP, but he's on to a loser if he wants to take matters further.

Normally if you buy your girlfriend a moped you have her name written on the bill for warranty etc. and not your own name because this would make her losing the right for warranty.

I think you're screwed- she's the legal owner- whether it was purchased with your money makes no difference- I believe even if you had a separate contract outlining your agreement you'd still have no chance, but I'd imagine you don't.

At least it wasn't a Panigale.

Having the green book does not automatically make her the owner when she cannot prove that she has fully paid the bike or prove HOW she got it, yes it used to be that easy but not anymore. Foreigners are not screwed that easy anymore as they used to be and protected more then before and win more lawsuits then a while ago, TS has paid for the bike and he can prove it so he does have a point here, first of all he should report this case of blackmail to the police ofcourse and perhaps have a lawyer involved.

No seperate pages is not allowed, Israel is a special case.

I suggest the next time apply for a businesspassport, they have twice as much as pages as a normal one.

It also helps if you tell them where you want the stamps, the more cluttered together the better.

I remember Thaksin passed me walking on less then 1 meter distance, I was quite astonished by his powerful charismatic aura, way more like a guru then a politician. If you like him or not, he is a born leader anyway and the people pro/con know that very well.

Many Thai guys have more feminine then male genes hence the confusion they create.

I have never heard a Thai saying 'krup' actually, just khrap or khap (male or tomboy) or kha or khaaa or khaaaaaaaaa (women and ladyboy).

About the meaning, it's pretty much meaningless just cultural and used as 'yes' or 'yes I understood you' (no matter if they did or not) often used as 'line break' in a conversation or an easy way to end a conversation. What more ?

Wow he looks really old and fragile now, almost did not recognize him in that photo.

If you wanted to be really evils. get a friend on board, wait till gf tells you that the boss & the btch are both in the same location as gf, then send friend in to deal with the btch as a customer, have said friend be a bit difficult & then kick up a fuss about the btch not giving correct advice, poor customer service etc, demand to speak to boss, btch gets in serious trouble with gf no where involved.

Might not resolve the issue gf is having but will make her feel better.

Or else have gf blank btch at all times, just act as if she isn't there, it will wind btch up no end & gf will be happier due to no interaction with the btch.

hahahehe

The OP is on six months overstay. At what point does it become impossible to simply pay and go to a neighboring country to get a visa -- overstay of one year, two years, five years?

The reason I ask is that I know someone with a six year overstay and a couple of legit visa agents have said the only way he could pay a fine at the airport and leave is if he had a ticket back to his home country.

Usually it does not matter how many years, I once accompanied an elderly person with 3 years overstay. The only important rule is take enough time for the procedure and wear decent clothes. Personally I would advice to first go to the nearest immigration office and explain the situation, pay the fine and ask for a 7 day extension then go abroad to apply for the new visum.

If you go via nthe bridge @ Nongkai IGNORE any service offices that offer 'visa service' they are a hoax. At the border it does not save you any time as you have to wait for the Lao visa anyway. Don't forget af few photos, a pen also you can download the visa form and fill it in from home, saves another 20 minutes queing.

The best way might be book a Nok Air Bangkok > Vientiane ticket, very cheap it's actually a flight Bkk > Udon including a minivan to the border and a in Laos minivan to Vientiane. If you take the first flight at 6:00 am there is almost no que at the border. In Vientiane the officially drop you off at their office, but you can ask them to bring you to your hotel instead, you better give them a 100b tip or so then, as salaries in Laos are very low.

Around the boulevard there are plenty of hotels and guesthouses, no need to book and great international cafés and restaurants, me always stayed the for at least 5 or 10 days. Laotians are very kind, honest and motivated people, not to compare with Thais, it's a pity to stay only for one night but that's personal taste ofcourse.

I got sick and was in the hospital first of the year.. The main reason I didn't go on the trip to Loas was because I spent almost all of my savings on hospital bills and the weeks have just went by so quickly along with not knowing how to solve my problems, now I am ready to get my stamp before I would get caught and end up in more trouble.. I heard there is a place in Jomtien that is doing overstay through the back door, and I can pay the 20,000 baht + 15,000 baht and get 90 days.. Is this true? Anyone know the place?

No big deal just pay the overstay at the border, nothing to do via 'backdoors'. You can eventually inform the officer about the reason if you feel te need to.

Thanks for your reply.. Do I must do this at the airport?

Sure you can do it at the airport, just take plenty of time for the payment procedure and don't appear to be in a hurry, they really hate that. Immigration officers are also people, never had any problem with them and I had lot's of overstays.

I got sick and was in the hospital first of the year.. The main reason I didn't go on the trip to Loas was because I spent almost all of my savings on hospital bills and the weeks have just went by so quickly along with not knowing how to solve my problems, now I am ready to get my stamp before I would get caught and end up in more trouble.. I heard there is a place in Jomtien that is doing overstay through the back door, and I can pay the 20,000 baht + 15,000 baht and get 90 days.. Is this true? Anyone know the place?

No big deal just pay the overstay at the border, nothing to do via 'backdoors'. You can eventually inform the officer about the reason if you feel te need to.

If your wife doesnt like cats why should she like rabbits ? Anyway, rabbits belong in the wild or either in a zoo or in a pan, not animals to keep as pets, or they escape all the time or you need to lock them up which is also not nice.

Hamsters and guineepigs are stupid, then better take a volière with parakeets. They are very talkative and at least bring some cosyness with their conversations all day long. Better put a lock on the cage door because Thai kids like to open them.

Or change your wife and take a cat, I would probably choose this option.

If she is good with the boss let her have a serious talk with the boss, if possible a diner. Let gf pass the problem to the boss to let her handle it.

In Thai culture it is NOT DONE to make someones work impossible and these rotten minds should learn a hard lesson.

Perhaps buy your gf a video spy-pen to collect some evidence and lateron confront the bitch or anyway show the boss.

A real Mercedes is made in Germany, not like those substandard rubbish from China or Thailand.

Somehow I get the feeling that a lot of lids will start coming of slurry pits soon.

Unfortunately this is very common in Thailand and other SE Asean countries. In poor villages (Isaan) almost everybody know that these things happen amongst them, but dont open their mouth...... Shame, but it's part of the culture....

It seems to be quite 'normal' to rape their daughters and nieces before they send them to Pattaya to work in the bar, it's beyond animal behaviour really.