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Only confirms what we know about Thai police.

They will probably make a decision one day after the Wold Cup finishes.

You would have thought that if was carrying illegal drugs he would have kept a low profile. TIT.

I use Bolt a couple of times a week. I don't give a monkeys about the license as long as they have adequate insurance. Which Bolt says their drivers must have.

On 11/24/2022 at 4:34 PM, jacko45k said:

Never very  many baht busses on it though!

There was enough. I used to use it 3 or 4 times a week if I was going to have a drink.

If I wasn't planning to have a drink it was mu motobike.

On 11/18/2022 at 4:40 PM, scubascuba3 said:

plenty of baht buses on the proper routes 

Thepprasit Road was/is a proper route.

The problem at the moment is that we  are in a Catch 22 situation. The Baht Buses wont return until there are customers to pick up. Conversely the customers wont return until they are sure there will be Baht Buses  running.

What we need is some wealthy local firm to sponsor some Buses for a period of time (guaranteeing a income for each driver). After that period let the drivers decide if there is enough customers to continue.

There must be one or two  large local firms that could help. I can think of at least one.

I think the moral of the story is DON"T TRUST POLITICIANS.

The one thing they could to is to extend the opening hours  temporarily for the duration of the World Cup. This would then give them a chance to evaluate the consequences and make a more informed decision on whether to continue after.

When I'm typing a post it feels unnatural to post something like  "a idiot"   I always correct it myself to "an idiot".  I guess it was drilled into me in my English lessons 60 years ago.

4 hours ago, anchadian said:

Those Thais who can speak English can watch and listen to live matches on the BBC and ITV.....with a VPN of course.

 

Sadly, not too many Thais can understand English.

You don't need to listen to watch football.

2 hours ago, madmitch said:

Customs and Excise officers do the rounds checking licences as well as checking tax has been paid on the liquor. Any bars found selling booze without the appropriate tax stickers are fined.

555 You must be joking.

I'm looking to buy a Salang to fix onto my Click. There used to be paces on Sukumvit near the end of Jomtien 2nd Road but they seem to have dissapeared. Anybody know where I can buy one locally?

Lack of staff at the Immigration Desks is down to the government. Nothing to do with AOT.  Lack of staff at Security  (and their attitude ) is more likely due to low pay and miserable working conditions.

My last year of work at Heathrow (while waiting for HR to sort out my pension) was in Security. As I was earning the same salary as in my previous position (and not normal security salary) I put up with it. As soon as HR said we have finalized your deal I was off like a shot.

Wild horses wouldn't have dragged me back under their normal pay and conditions.

I suspect that in Thailand it's pretty much the same.

I always go 6 or 7 days before to make sure.  I thought it was 15 days after was still OK.

8 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tourists-warned-not-to-swim-in-pattaya-sea-due-to-water-pollution/

And that article is over 3 years old.

On 9/25/2022 at 3:57 PM, treetops said:

Correction.  I've now heard Chow Soy will still be a restaurant after renovation, run by a Scots guy.

When I went past yesterday it doesn't look like Chow Soy at all. It looks more like a bar. I can't remember the new name.

Knowing how quickly road markings wear out I take it they will have a team of painters on permanent standby to rectify the worn out areas.

They need all the Tourists. Singles, couples and families. That way the income is spread across a range of businesses.

           Also in two weeks there is the World Cup and a lot of matches don't start until 2 o'clock. The bars that show football need that income.

Rooster: Why do you support Spurs? I do because I was born in Edmonton and Spurs v  Norwich (FA Cup) was the first (and only) football match my father ever took me too (we moved out  of London shortly after).

And Pareena (that paragon of virtue ) says only Thai's can buy land. Especially rich Thais who can illegally use forest land as well.

46 minutes ago, fdsa said:

you are getting a SIM card preloaded with a special tariff with 12 months validity starting from the date of activation.

once it arrives you need to activate it to enable the tariff.

hard way: download DTAC app, try to make it accept your passport and selfie, enjoy.

easy way: go to the nearest DTAC office and have the staff activate the SIM for you, enjoy.

depending on the exact tariff it may also require a minimum top-up (e.g. 20 baht) to activate the internet, after activating the SIM with your passport data.

and for the next 12 months you will not need to pay anything else except that initial 1390 baht SIM card price, and possible 20 baht single top up.

highly likely you will not be able to prolong that special tariff after 12 months and the SIM will become a "usual" SIM which you will be able to use only with a "usual" much more expensive internet packages.

Thankyou for that. It explains it nicely. I will be ordering from Lazada later.

I am thinking of buying a DTAC Unlimited 15Mbps Sim for 1390 Baht. Can someone (in simple terms) explain exactly what I'm getting, and what should I do once it arrives. Looking at the product description doesn't help as it's all in Thai. And a 5 year old probably has more   knowledge about smartphones than I do.

I will be going. I have a friend who is running.

Changing the subject although I can access Pattaya news website I can't access any articles. Only from Asean Now.

Does anybody else have this problem.