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  1. As a regular traveller to Malaysia, their airport-to-city express rail link is simply superb. It's a non-stop express service from airport to their rail hub (yes it is a REAL hub). Thailand's 'airport rail link' started with a commuter and express service, the latter which no longer exists. Let me put it this way - even when it was operating, Thailand's express link is nothing compared to what Malaysia has. Where is that face-saving pride (and making things work better) when you need it?

  2. 11 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

     

    There are plenty of complaints at Police stations of LBs accosting, throwing their arms around and kissing foreigners and being rejected, only for the foreigner to find moments later he has been relieved of a gold chain, telephone or wallet.

     

    Not saying all LBs are angels. Just saying they don't physically attack people for no reasons. Them relieving unsuspecting tourists of cash and valuables is rampant, this I know.

     

  3. 10 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

    So they found them with his hands, tied with wires behind his back a shirt over his head and it red chair kicked out. I would be checking for any Russians in the area. Those Russians are pretty tricky. They could’ve made it look like a suicide I still can’t figure out how one would actually tie their hands behind their back then put a rope or noose around their neck, and they kick the chair out, then again TIT

     

    Reverse the sequence - stand on red chair, put red t-shirt over head, secure noose around neck, secure hands at the back with cable tie (this could be a bit of a challenge but if the lead is long enough, it's still doable), kick away chair and snap!

     

    Not suggesting this is what happened, just saying it is possible. It could be a suicide, or murder made to look like a suicide.

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  4. On 12/28/2023 at 6:42 AM, TruthinThailand said:

    Is there a reason why you always refer to Taksin as “de facto boss cum convict etc. Etc”. Why not just “Former Prime Minister”?

     

    Not exactly 'objective reporting' eh. Journalistic ethics/etiquette - what's that :cheesy:

     

    On a separate note, I'd love to see what the Shinawatras would do to the 'lying sack of crap cum crybaby general dictator' once the (Shinawatra) family is properly reunited.

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  5. Doesn't matter what the polls say or what Thais really want for their country. As long as the stubborn, greedy, sneaky and short-sighted pre-historic gits continue to conspire and rig elections, nothing's going to change. I guess the next-gen will have to wait until these dinosaurs die off (figuratively or otherwise!) before they get the chance to 'repair' the country.

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  6. On 12/5/2023 at 1:08 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

     

    Why do reports here always refer to these as tour buses when they are not. This was a regular passenger service, not on a tour.

     

    It's just how the same things are known, or named, differently somewhere else. I don't know about the rest of SEA but if I'm not mistaken, I think Malaysians and Singaporeans refer to these vehicles as 'tour buses' too. I guess the locals needed to differentiate them from the regular single-deck buses and gave it the term 'tour bus' because they probably perceived that these 'more elaborate' buses were built to carry/ferry tourists. A lot of tour companies use these buses too - even for regular passenger services - hence the term 'tour bus' stuck, I guess.

     

    In a way, I suppose it is somewhat similar to how our (to me at least) 'lorry' is known a 'truck' to other people in other parts of the world.

  7. 14 hours ago, webfact said:

    He went on to say that allowing Chinese police to operate here amounts to a slap in the face to the Thai police. “Are the Thai police that bad?” he asked, adding that, if there are insufficient police to provide protection to Chinese tourists, the logical way to solve this problem is to increase Thai manpower or to ask local officials to help the police.

     

    For a country and society hell-bent on 'saving face', they will be stripping it off without any help if the Chinese police are allowed to 'operate' in Thailand. But, to answer the other question, yes the Thai police really is THAT bad, and that's putting it mildly. The logical was to solve the problem is not to increase Thai manpower, but to fire the ENTIRE force and replace it with a new one. Mission impossible, it is.

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  8. 53 minutes ago, bkk_mike said:

    You can get a visa as a digital nomad. For which you don't need a work permit. As (by definition), you're not working for a Thai firm.

    Hi, a friend is interested in this but not sure where she can get more info. Can you please point me in the direction where we can get this 'digital nomad' visa, or does the usual visa-on-arrival also double as a 'digital nomad' visa? Thanks.

  9. 1 hour ago, Adumbration said:

    I can't help but wonder...if they trained monkeys to drive all Thai vehicles would national road death statistics go up or down?

    Down, for sure. Monkeys have better self-preserving instincts. Although we evolved from them simians, it seems that that instinct is automatically switched off the moment road users in Thailand get on/into their vehicles. The one in the monkeys are permanently switched on. Back to the drawing board for road users in Thailand, I guess.

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  10. On 12/23/2022 at 9:56 AM, smedly said:

    how about police doing their job and actually catching drunk drivers - this country is going backwards

    The others get wet blankets because some gits can't hold their drinks while the rozzers can't be bothered to get up from their lard-@rs3s. This place is definitely going backwards - with one forward and six reverse gears.

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