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"No updates on health of convicted former PM Thaksin" It's strange to have no updates. Surely Thai politics cannot be running out of lies?

So the delay in this case is not down to extended negotiations over the size of the brown envelope?

"....The fourth measure throws open the doors of night entertainment venues in key tourist districts for extended hours, promising a nightlife experience like never before" So not like it was before they stopped these venues from being open 24/7? Those days (and nights) were fun times!

Medical bills? Does that mean that he really is sick, or are the bills fake too?

I guess this means that the Chinese Police in Thailand will have to remain under cover.

Minus the contents of course.

Perhaps he foolishly thought that the BIB were as useless as the UK Police?

RIP whoever you were.

Oh dear, the prawns are looking worried.

One option for those who don't want to get screwed on the US$/Riel conversion is to bring US$ (good condition notes only, and higher value notes really need to be almost pristine) and convert those to Riel at one of the 10,000 or so exchange places in Phnom Penh. (There are many such places because tourists spend US$ and the recipients want to convert those to Riel - so it's big business). There are several such agencies close to Olympia Mall in St 217 (Blvd Charles De Gaulle) and around the south-eastern corner of Central Market so competition is fierce and the rates there are normally above R4,110, but shop around. The same applies if arriving with THB/Euro etc. It is not easy to spend THB outside of the border areas (Poi Pet etc.) If you are spending $, many of the bigger stores have a published US$/Conversion rate between R4,100 and R4,150 (usually a notice at the till) and their computerised tills compute the correct change in Riel and $ when you pay in $. BUT carefully count your change, check both sides of all $ notes that you get back in change and never hesitate to reject a torn, marked or worn $ note. The condition of the note is less important with Riel, but the same applies if the Riel note is in very poor condition. It is also possible to open a local bank account either in US$ or Riel to avoid ATM charges but it costs more in visa fees to get the correct visa for account opening (not a Tourist Visa) so it's not worth it unless you are either a frequent or long-term visitor. Only withdraw Riel from ATM's to avoid the risk of getting a dud $ note - yes, it happens!

Probably 99.99% on that, the rest is just wasted.😉

For Thailand it seems that they may have surveyed the whole of Soi6!

There is apparently no truth in the rumour that the true reason why Mongkolkit Suksintharanon could not meet with Thaksin Shinawatra at Police Hospital was because he was out at the time.

Perhaps he could recoup some of his losses by playing the lead in any forthcoming Van Gogh biopic?

Absolutely, plus the Thai tax office will no doubt use an "official" exchange rate that bears no relation to the actual exchange rate and maximises the tax take.

The way that I would expect this to work is that you compute total Thai taxes due on your gross income, you are then allowed to deduct from that total any taxes already suffered, leaving a net amount payable in Thailand. Please note that if the taxes paid elsewhere exceed the Thai taxes then no refund is due!

So just like every other country really.

Coins have a longer lifespan than notes and so are cheaper. Coins tend to be used for smaller denominations because coins are less secure than notes.

Only B150m? I wonder what happened to the rest?

I expect that a brown envelope was utilised at the time.

Agreed, but it is good to have this heads-up so that those ageing teenagers among us who don't need the extra hassle can avoid this airline until they fix the glitch.

Which in the UK is likely to be "controlling behaviour", - a form of domestic abuse - another offence.

He married her.

Those are it's plus points!

If Thailand is unable to send aircraft to repatriate its citizens stranded in Israel then maybe it can send submarines instead?