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You perhaps need to get past the junior staff in the banks' customer service departments and talk to someone with more knowledge. Only householders receive council tax & utility bills etc, so that would mean that no one else in any household could open a bank account! Imagine a non-working spouse of a householder in the UK - no bills in their name, no letters from the tax authorities and so forever denied a bank account! Unlikely! Also, I suggest to search for UK bank accounts for non-reidents - that should turn up hits for banks' international sections which are more geared for people not able to produce the usual UK documentation. If all else fails then find a Thai bank which sends statements to you showing your address and open an account so you can use that as proof of address.

Gravity?

Definitely not a happy ending!

"Is there anything good about getting old?" One thing for sure - it beats the alternative.

Well done guys, but commended for bravery? That water does not look deep, perhaps it's shark-infested?

This guy was previously convicted for drugs offences in Denmark and is now doing time for drugs offences in LOS. Bit of a slow learner?

Looking at the devastation, and the culprit sitting looking bored, as if he's just waiting for taxi, maybe both?

Classy.

Next trolley.

I thought the fire was next week. My bad!

Poor lady. RIP.

Hey Thai Air Asia, is this not YOUR supplier which YOU have chosen to put between Thai Air Asia and its customers and which is taking their money? Would an honest and forthright organisation not take ownership of this issue and deal with it? If you fail to deal with this then what does that say about Thai Air Asia?

Very sad. RIP Wuttichai Hwanhwang.

Financial compensation for an assault is common in Thailand, although the amounts involved would usually only buy a toy Mercedes!

How did Mr Ilay know that the attackers were German? Previous interaction? Waving German flags? Wearing lederhosen? They showed him their passports?

Rent v Buy? Just some of the advantages of renting that I have discovered: With a rental you can break the contract cheaply. With a rental you can always get the latest product If you have a problem with a rental then it is easy to rent a different item. A rental contract can be as long or as short as you want. In the long run, renting is far cheaper than buying. I shall always rent. I do not intend to ever buy a car.

Lol! But that is a far more recent pic. Thai ladies were much slimmer in 1975.

Lesson learned? Highly unlikely!

Grabbed by Grab. Brave and fortunate lady.

Those issues should have been fully covered in the purchase contract? Caveat emptor methinks! Nevertheless I cannot help feeling that such vitally important purchase considerations may not be carefully considered in Thailand's case. The question of "commission" will not doubt overshadow all other considerations, in fact it is probable that the only reason Thailand tried so hard to acquire the German engine rather than the Chinese engine was because it cost more and so gave a greater "commission".

I vaguely remember an expression involving a stable door and a horse. Now, how does that go again....?

Perhaps he looked at the drunk pedestrian and, quite reasonably, decided that making a statement wasn't worth his time as he'd never be able to recoup anything from Mr Surat? That would probably be my approach in similar circumstances.

Hey unnamed critics, please show some respect.

Too much sugar in the cookies?

Let us hope that, if only to keep us all entertained, they change the script for the sequel!