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And the others in the cell will be scared to confirm her story or will get let out if they take the cops side ????

So the people running it didn’t get a fine ? Interesting to see most are women that are there . I think Thai women have a far bigger gambling’s addiction than men from what I see .

9 hours ago, Blumpie said:

Bears repeating.

Can you believe they had this brilliant idea that they would have live bands you could watch from your balcony?  I mean really, that awful music playing boom boom boom in your room while you're trapped?  

The most idiotic idea I have ever heard of in my life.  

And it all went downhill from there.  

The scene in titanic where the band carries on playing comes to mind ! ????

On 1/13/2021 at 9:20 AM, corkman said:

Hey Guys (and Gals),

 

I live in Bangkok, lower Sukhumvit. My (thai)GF and I were thinking to escape the madness and "work from home" from the beach in Samui for 10 days. Planning to travel down next week on 21st January, via Bangkok Airways.

 

Does anyone know the latest on whether we need to "Quarantine" and just exactly what "Quarantine" means? My plans will be (a) relaxing at the hotel, (b) having a few beers at any place that is open, and (c) going for some nice dinners at any place that is open (The Cliff, Coco's, Prego, etc.).

 

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

If you haven’t found a place to stay yet then look up Hansar hotel page on Facebook. They were practically giving away rooms a few weeks ago starting at 1200bht a night I think it was . Great hotel in great location and they have reduced prices for food and drinks a bit I think .

Do they do adult education on a 1-1 learning basis ? ????????

31 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Very true. Over the period from around 2016 to early 2020, every time I flew to Thailand the plane was close to full. But when I was collecting my bag from the carousel there were rarely more than about 50 people doing so. And many of those looked like Thais and therefore not tourists.

They count transit passengers in the numbers , it’s why they spout of the high numbers . 

Why don’t they just approve better visas for longer stays that you can buy for 6-12 months or more and included in that and every other type of visa is a charge of 500-1000bht that gives everyone who has bought a visa a decent coverage for medical expenses. Over the years this fund would only increase and its a win win for everyone from tourists , hospitals , immigration and government. 
It’s not rocket science but yet they seem to avoid doing the best and most obvious things on purpose to make out they are smart ! 

Surely if they question all the other people in the cell with her they will say what happened and if he came and took her etc . Although most will be to scared to say or may have been offered freedom to say nothing .

3 hours ago, animalmagic said:

The officer has been charged and now held pending prosecution and verdict.  If found guilty he can be sacked and jailed for a long time; the prosecution must go first.

He was released on bail as far as I’m aware ???? 

Be like Fonzi not like Ponzi !! ????

Nice photo of the police competing at the National tourist hide and seek championships ! ????????????

3 hours ago, TheFreqFlyer said:

In your dreams. 2019 was a record year for tourism; 40 million arrivals came. Go troll elsewhere. 

Yeah they arrived , walked through the airport and got on their connecting flight ! ????

Why don’t they just approve better visas for longer stays that you can buy for 6-12 months or more and included in that and every other type of visa is a charge of 500-1000bht that gives everyone who has bought a visa a decent coverage for medical expenses. Over the years this fund would only increase and its a win win for everyone from tourists , hospitals , immigration and government. 
It’s not rocket science but yet they seem to avoid doing the best and most obvious things on purpose to make out they are smart ! 

I know Thais like taking shortcuts but getting a bit extreme with this one ! 

Yeah look after those who can scratch your back and sod everyone else !

One thing for sure from this COVID situation is the gap between rich and poor has got bigger ,  as the rich line their pockets more and the poor get forgotten about practically.

Blasphemy !! Cannot be true as we were told by those high up that everyone was innocent ! ????????

But no crisis , everyone has plenty of savings and all have jobs ! ????

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

What??? No Toyota pickup?

Ah forgot that ????

41 minutes ago, Nsp64 said:

Really ????

Goes a long way in my household !

After pay bike payment , phone bill , electric , internet , water , rent , food  ? 

Whatever figure you think then double it ! ????

Well I would bet my last breath that all won’t be well . It’s just getting started and as said in die hard “ welcome to the party pal !! “ 

The words savings and Thai usually don’t go together in your average worker . Hence household debt being the highest in 12 years or whatever it was the other day !

What are you really going to do with 3500bht ? Won’t buy much over a month once you pay bills .

1 hour ago, Pilotman said:

not sure because it came with the pool, but i don't think the systems are too expensive,. maybe google can help. If I recall, a new Chlorinator is around 30,000, and a UV system is comparably priced, but I'm just guessing. 

Thanks . Will look into it and will try find a pool company who knows what they are and are recommended where I stay . ????????

Bullet to the head !