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In Dubai they swim at night. If you wake up at dawn and the beaches are still full of people who have been there all night.
It's too hot in the day to swim.

What the hell were they doing in the water after dark.  They were lucky there was help there for them.

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Restaurants and hotels still serve alcohol. No problem.

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I had a bike accident last month when a Thai man did a u turn on his bike without looking. I was knocked out cold but the helmet saved my life 100%. I'm so thankful.

I was launched over the handlebars and somersault onto my back smashing my head on the road.
The Thai guy helped me up but ran away before the police arrived, as usual but police tracked him down.

Moral of my story is wear a helmet always. No exception. I wouldn't be here today without one.

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Exactly, read the article.
 
Anybody who thinks properly will see there was no threat of a negligence charge on the parents.

You can interpret any which way you like.
This was hardly a case of neglect and anyone who reads the article would realise this.
The police must have their doubts because he bought it up. Either they think the baby was neglected or they see it as a money spinner. Take your pick.
I'm leaning toward the latter.




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Where are the neglect charges in this case?

Open the link. Read the article.
He hasn't interviewed them yet but "reminds" people of child neglect laws.
Doesn't sound very positive.

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The police comment is heartless.
I can point out numerous things on a daily basis that can be publishable by law but nothing is ever done.
Probably looking for an angle to leverage money from the grieving parents.


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Whist I appreciate your candour Sebastion, ever thought that many of these big overseas investors do so through joint venture partnerships which are legal?
 
The economy won't crash if the Govt cracks down on the illegally owned assets through Thai nominee companies by the every day foreigner........

Well you seem to know everything. Why even ask me when you know already?

As i said. Lots of big investors who want anonymity. They use this channel as do some Thais who launder/hide money.
I'm sure you'll find the men in uniform also like anonymity.
I guess you knew that too.

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Thanks for the reply............
 
I was referring to the post which stated that Villas etc were the easiest to move. Condos etc have no problems with because no land involved. But using a Thai nominee company set up for ownership of Villas and other property which includes land is illegal.......do they know that, and the fact they could lose it all if Govt legislation is fully enforced?
 
 

There is too much money at stake to enforce this law. They might do to some shady individuals but they wont crash the economy.
Trillions upon trillions of baht held this way.
Saudis own huge 2000 -3000 rai plots for agriculture in the north. So do the Chinese.
High end property market would disappear leaving Thai companies to collapse.
Chinese are very switched on when it comes to buying here. Not many I've come across that haven't done their homework on Thai property. They know they can't own land but they don't want it in their name anyway.
They like to hide their wealth so it can't be tracked by anyone.
Reminds me of the guy who bought 12 x 1 bedroom units at one time spending 1 million USD and exclusively renting them out to Chinese in China via their social media Weibo (Chinese facebook)
The return on that was about 800 USD a night for that guy all via his iPhone. If he rented them all out that is.
He will get his money back in about 3 to 4 years and its all cash. He even had the opportunity to hold these in foreign freehold and refused it. He wanted anonymity.

They aren't phased by the nominee loophole at all.
They see it as oppotunity.



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Agree that there are properties that will be easier to move............but how do you get round the fact that the buyer can never legally own the land upon which it sits; how do you explain this to them?

Im late to this reply. Sorry i just saw it.
Chinese investors much prefer to hold a property in a company name than individual name. Weird i know.
They like to keep their investments as invisible as possible. From other Chinese and their government.
I had one guy who asked me to keep some apartments in my name as he wanted it assets hidden and his name not attached whatsoever. I declined and he ended up putting foreign freehold apartments into a company with some Thai lawyer nominee.
Go figure.

Just remember, the black economy is 10 fold the size of the real economy.
Plenty of cashed up Chinese looking to hide it outside China.

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I can't stop thinking of Christmas.

Jingabell, Jingabell, Jinga all the way.

 

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Good they are screening potential immigrants.
After the Africans marriage scam in Bangkok this has been implemented.
Either you have something to hide or you don't.
Thais have to jump through this same legal process if they want to immigrate to Europe, USA, Australia.

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Point made, but reading all threads you could be describing many nationalities including locals. 

What i should have said is that the Chinese have no situational awareness.
They cross roads as pedestrians without looking, they swim when they can't swim at all.
On bikes they don't even consider their actions before doing them.

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Seems to be a lot of tissue paper around, one toilet roll of paper, one large kitchen towel roll and then a box of facial tissues. Maybe he was just cleaning up? Lots of fluids on the floor.

Body is made up of mostly water.
Of course the fluid from the body will leak everywhere.

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I don't mind songkran but i avoid it because dirty water and baby powder thrown on me as i ride by.
I really loathe the baby powder smeared all over me and my bikes. Get it in your eye and you can feel the grit.
What does baby powder have to do with Songkran? Serious question.

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Is that the tree that blocked half the lane? If so then good. It was dangerous as it had cars crossing into the other lane. There has been many spills in the past right here.

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On the topic of new building projects.... does anyone know what is being built in the huge space opposite B-Quik / Jungceylon where there's currently a night market? I get a good view of this from my balcony and I'm just curious as something is taking shape but I can't fathom what it's going to be. 

A huge white elephant.
No matter what goes in it will fail.
Everything South of B Quik is a dead zone slum.

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Are you sure?

Are you naive?
Taxi drivers supplement their income selling drugs to tourists.
If you have the money, they will get you anything you want.

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move forward to minute 46, takes 30 seconds to change from 9k to 11k rpm.

 

Modifying is a different story.

I laugh at those scooters all noisy revving their guts out and going nowhere. Buy something bigger capacity if you want more from the bike.

I've been down that road messing with CVTs on scooters. Shredding a belt at speed is a hairy moment i don't want again. Also flat spotting the rollers happens real fast.

They are designed to certain tolerances. If i was 18 and dumb again sure i would understand.

 

 

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See above ...

On a public internet forum do not be surprised if you post nonsense and are called on it.

I was reading the tachometer from the photos.

Ridiculous feature for a cvt driven scooter controlled by a CDI.

The bike won't hit near the redline i can assure you.

 

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Use your intelligence.

She is using a butter knife.
The knife is blunt and couldn't stab a hole in a plastic bag.
Anyone with intelligence would observe that and disarm this nutter.

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