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Sakool - school , is one of my favourites

Wolwo - Volvo

An empty headed business enterprise...

I am obliged to carry a smartphone for business but I use about 10% of its capability because I don't do texts and I prefer to manage my mail and browsing on a big screen desk top.

I turn it off as soon as I get home - the logic being that I am no longer mobile, and I have a home phone if people want to contact me.

This also forces people to think about calling and remember things like time zones - if they know they are phoning a home they think twice about the time and the number of middle of the night calls from europe or the US decreases dramatically.

In SE Asia these smartphones are more about fashion than communications.

Just a thought - if the same people who declared it a World Heritage site were to insist on a tourist ban in order to preserve it , I wonder if anyone would actually want to claim it from either side.

Any attempt to improve safety must be viewed as a step in the right direction however I have to ask once again.

Would you send a Sea Captain to supervise a murder enquiry ?

Then why send a land based policeman to inspect a boat ?

Why have we not seen any articles pertaining to increased activity from the Marine dept. ?

Same old , same old........Not worth entering into.

Lovely jubbly Rodders !

Money, money, money is what it is really all about and they think that the world hasn't worked it out yet.

Very sorry for the civilians on both sides who are having to suffer for the greed of those who are probably already rich but want to get richer.

One thing is for sure, whatever the ruling, the local people , whether Thai or Cambodian won't see many of the tourist dollars

Good Luck - You have made the right start .

I was married to a violent alcoholic lady for 10 years - she solved the problem by dying of alcohol fuelled hepatitis and a complete renal failure after 3 weeks in an alcoholic coma.

If that does not motivate you to stop , it should - stay strong and live.

Since the max fine for overstay is 20k , they chose the more profitable route - no mystery , just greed.

I wouldn't have bought a home for someone else (outright).

My mrs has a 25 year home loan, if we part not my problem.

The first rule for people who only have savings, don't spend the savings on something foolish.

(Like a house and business for someone else)

It can't happen to everyone, only someone fairly foolish.

His options, go home or go Pattaya balcony.

What a smug self-satisfied <deleted> you must be .

He needs to get his head around the prospect of returning to his home country.

Thailand is no place to be broke for sure........there is no sympathy here and no infrastructure in place to cater for poor people except family .

It is a sad story for sure but the plain fact is he has to call it quits and get on a plane , and the sooner the better.

Very sorry for the guy....

Out the back - bullet in head - wheelie bin - job done.

REPEAT entire process for all future violations of this nature.

English is only the international language of diplomacy, banking, computing, medicine, business, science, technology, research, why should Thai be bothered learning it? Everyone knows Thai more important, lakorn always in Thai and so are the menu's.

Also Air traffic control, Marine traffic control, port operations , Radio Communication and together with a few others an official language of the United Nations.

More non-farang bikers in a drug bust - cannot be true....

She is not a Farang biker therefore she must be innocent..

He has obviously spent his life hitherto with his head up his arse - wait one though , that is a prima facie qualification for a Ministerial post in LOS.

It amazes me that whilst the govt. can waste time, money and parliamentary time on a highly unpopular and mostly useless amnesty bill , this situation is allowed to just slowly worsen , fragmenting society in the South of LOS, and costing the lives of both innocents and activists alike.

This is nonsense - would you send a professional seafarer to conduct a murder investigation ?

Then why send a police commander to inspect boats and marine safety.

One Million baht divided by 14 years divided by 365 days = less than TB200 a day

To put in realistic terms a couple of beers !

Walk away - forget it - I did when I left my condo in Penang

On the button papadragon - walk away man and save yourself the hassle.....

Same old chestnut rehashed and put on line yet again......

Not the tears again -

Unfortunately , as in the rest of the world, the culture of blame will stop any constructive measures being put in place to prevent a repeat.

If the Captain has his licence revoked and is fined or imprisoned, everyone will think that justice has been done when in fact the correct justice would be for the Marine Department to be forced out of it's sloth and become proactive in enforcing safety regulations.

This of course will not happen.

Had absolutely no problem with opening a Savings Account at Kasikorn Bank in May this year.

They also have full Internet Banking services which is very handy when you are travelling or working outside LOS.