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12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Excellent.... 

 

But why oh why couldn’t Immigration have made this simple decision 12 months ago and removed a significant degree of hassle and stress.

 

 

 

"Why"? A word I use prudently and rarely. I don't question the motive, rather, I enjoy the moment.

6 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Amazing the serving of alcohol ???? is the be all and end all of so many member's pandemic loss.

Their choice.

5 hours ago, audaciousnomad said:

I was going to mention that as well.  Let's see ... THREE on a motorbike. Most likely no helmets. ANY collision would have ended with similar results. 

"ANY collision would have ended with similar results".  Looking into the future with such certainty is indeed waisted on these pages and perhaps more useful in the stock market.

3 hours ago, Susco said:

 

Your description sounds more like westerners to me

 

 

Sounds more like people in the 36 countries I have been to.

2 hours ago, MikeyIdea said:

 

Here's a tip for you. Watch the video the Chinese posted online. It sounds silly when you post without having read several sources first.

 

Secondly: It is a criminal offence to shoot someone to protect yourself in many countries in the world, including Thailand. It's a criminal offence regardless of if you're being mugged, robbed, kidnapped. USA is as I understand it an exception. 

 

The second paragraph is full of assumptions and it is an impossibility to  speak about worldwide laws concerning the use of deadly force with firearms with any degree of credibility.

as gor the USA, each US State has its own laws regarding that subject and personal experience has taught me that I know even less than I thought I did.

In the land of illusion, issuing declarations, decrees, pleas, threats, orders and announcements are fertile ground for "misunderstandings", retractions, back-stepping and downright lies. With no system of accountability, the cycle repeats itself unchecked.

1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

All thanks to President Trump and his Operation Warp Speed.

A tired reference to a has been President.

Amateur propaganda, churned out to generate useless chatter. These nonsensical articles rival those spawned by TAT and numerous officials, whose only qualifications appear to be the amount of tourist arrival whoppers they can regurgitate.

On 5/21/2021 at 3:01 PM, AlfHuy said:

I could volunteer to take in a few of those ladies after inspection.

A hollow comment at best.

On 5/21/2021 at 10:22 AM, anchadian said:

There seems to be a lot of 'misunderstandings' recently or should I say for many years now.

 

Unbelievable.

Yes, another Hub for the Hall of Hubs.

On 5/21/2021 at 11:32 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Compare to Germany. "black zero", saving/cutting, neglect infrastructure for years, being the prig of the Eurozone.

Now throwing all over board, let the 100s of billions fly.

 

Is it selfish that this thread lets me check the exchange rates again?

Germany? Eurozone? I thought this was about Thai economics. 

4 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

This absolutely smacks of a ' clean-out ' of all the guys wealth and assets, hence now, the very limited reporting.

 

This will be an orchestrated full seizure of all assets with somebody lurking in the background who carries power behind it all.

 

It doesn't necessarily mean he has double crossed anybody in the network of this online gambling operation,it is  more like they have played his game long enough, he has served his purpose, and have now decided its time to move in for the kill.

 

I saw this time and time again in my days in Pattaya.

 

One very well to do guy named Wolfgang Ulrich back in 1999, for expats that's been around a while.

 

One minute he's receiving medals and gold Buddhas from the Queen of Thailand for charity work and dining with Admirals and Generals and the next arrested for ' alleged ' drug trafficking and evading tax on an imported yacht. Thrown out, wealth seized and of course, blacklisted.

 

He nearly took down a load of government MPs in the process.

 

Thailand, Greed, greed and more greed.

 

 

https://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/journey-through-thailands-past-1997-2001

 

 

Another Hub to add to the long list of Hubs.

A sad affair, as are some of the juvenile comments posted.

Much like the never ending finger pointing photo ops, this announcement seems to be another pathetic attempt at proving relevance in an an ocean of medocrity.

9 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Another day, another u-turn. Who would've thought.... 

The Hub of U-Turns

Many unanswered aspects of this brief story/video. However, the barstool crowd has all the answers, to include the outcome and punishment to be metted out. Truly amazing.

This particular Minister should perhaps gloat over the horrific death tolls on his precious turf.

5 hours ago, Senechal said:

I promise you there won't be a single trash bin anywhere to be seen.

The ground and waterways are the trash bin. Pathetic.

10 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Generally I don't think the police are heavy handed here, although they are of course corrupt and after money. But to deliberately cause them to lose face here is a risky game.  

Hence, they are perhaps suited to another profession if their face is hurt. Having worn a uniform and having my feelings/face hurt? What a laugh. Then again, training and the law dictated how I reacted to such things.

6 minutes ago, AndyFoxy said:

Guilty. Execute. Next.

I am not the police, judge and executioner.  Most likely, neither are you.