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Family's Quest for Truth: Woman's Fatal Plunge During Earthquake
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Maybe she was looking out the window to see what was going on and fell over during a sway. Seems odd, but none of it makes sense and nobody knows what was going on in her mind. If that emergency door was locked it’s still hard to understand why she went to the window. Foul play? Maybe. Hopefully the CCTV cameras will show something. Very sad for her and the family. RIP -
Drama in Pattaya: Canadian Man Found Unconscious After Heated Tiff
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Something doesn’t add up. Lucky for her the CCTV cameras were not working at the time. I don’t think I saw anything about how he got bruised up or how throwing a plate caused him to go unconscious. I guess the rest she just can’t recall with her fragmented memory. Not saying he didn’t deserve it but there’s a few big holes in the story. -
Pavena Foundation Rescues Abused Children, Pursues Legal Action
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Krabi News
Glad they got the children away from that abuser. Wish she would have reported it sooner, but can’t go back in time. They now need to focus on the children and their issues, and that looks like what they are doing. Good Foundation.- 1 reply
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Thailand Considers Shortening Visa-Free Stays for Chinese Tourists
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
They are just trying to cover their butts for lower numbers arriving, and the numb nuts who don’t believe that this has affected shady business practices need to read more news, instead of creating more news to cover it up. They wouldn’t be bringing it up if it wasn’t an issue. -
Don’t buy anything until you know what area you like. No rush. There are thousands up for sale right now off plan or under construction and hundreds that are completed, but you need to know the area first.
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Russian Man Arrested in Phuket for Illegal Cannabis and Vape Distribution
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
He had an electric monitor bracelet on? Why did they let him in if so, or if he got it here obviously they weren’t monitoring him very closely. details of any past offences remain undisclosed in the police report??? Why?? -
Thai Family Discovers Funeral Mistake: Son Alive in Hospital
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Southern Thailand News
Well the hospital definitely didn’t give quality care when guessing which one had died instead of getting the police involved to help figure it out. Yeah I know that the police don’t do much, but as a parent I would have wanted to know for sure if it was truly my child. I guess they just trusted the high quality hospital to have done its job. They just handed them a badly damaged body and said here’s your son. Sorry. imagine how devastated his friends parents must have been when they found out that it was actually their son who died. This isn’t a joke and you certainly wouldn’t be laughing if it happened to you. -
Thai Restaurant Industry Faces Crisis as Purchases Plummet by 40%
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
They need to stop having a festival every weekend. They are causing a lot of problems. People want to go. Can they afford it? Not really but will cook cheap food at home to try to make it affordable. They don’t in the end because next week there’s another one and that’s why the average debt is over 85%. Most just don’t have a clue about budgeting and just cry when they run out. -
It can be a long and tedious process to go through for a friend. My partner did it for his good friend here and it was a mess from the get go. His safe was found empty the day after he passed and all of the police came to assess things. We know he had stacks of money and jewelry, but the police noted it was empty. His car was also checked out and seemed fine. Fairly new, but unfortunately someone stole his car in the next couple of days. Hmm makes me wonder. Well taught me a lesson and make sure when I pass away it is known to empty the safe and move the car before calling the police. At least the insurance company paid for the car. Safe was a he said, they said. He owned a few condos but didn’t have his latest will finished and signed so people he hadn’t seen in 12-15 years got stuff. Anyway we did get a lawyer to sort through everything so it was legal and it was almost 2 years by the time we finally got everything done and sorted. Never again. I’ll help you get your Will done and kept with a law firm but I can’t handle going through that again.
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Russian Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Early Morning Pattaya Crash
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
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Wait. They should be heavily fining the owners of this place and a little stint in jail wouldn’t hurt to deter more places from hiring foreigners without a work permit. They are the ones that are taking “jobs” away from the locals.
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They are just laying the groundwork for the explanation why there are fewer Chinese visitors this year and seeing what excuse they can get away with to try to bring the cheap group tours back.
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Easing Alcohol Ad Rules May Boost Small Producers in Thailand
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Should be shot down like they are doing with the vapes. They can’t control who sees their adds or sells to the kids. We don’t need more kids drinking new booze smoking cigarettes and marijuana. Can they not see how backwards they are yet? -
Every day they are adding reason Not to come to Thailand. I have faith in them that they will achieve this goal.
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Thailand Cracks Down on Vapes with Severe Penalties and Public Reporting
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I used vaping to stop smoking after 40 years of smoking cigarettes. I don’t smoke around people who don’t smoke and the same went with vaping. I’m not one of those people who enjoys big smoke clouds when vaping. It’s been healthier for me and at least I don’t make everything smell like cigarette smoke anymore. They have proven that they can control it with the bans, fines and seizures of products. Why can’t they just have and enforce laws to stop allowing children to vape and keep the smokers from smoking in the wrong places? Now the kids and probably myself will be back to smoking cigarettes. Seems like they haven’t been able to control underage drinking or smoking, which seems odd considering that they are able to do this with vaping. I guess it’s just the lack of enforcement and the cigarette and alcohol industry making sure nothing stops them. All they need to do is make it mandatory to scan your id for purchase of any of the above and if your underage you can’t buy it and if you get caught with any their info would be in the system and it’s either the owners fault for selling them or they used a fake id which would bring a fine to the user. mad soon as cigarette companies start making their own products I’m sure they’ll plan on doing something like this so they don’t lose anymore revenue. I hate the thought of going back to cigarettes but this is what Thailand wants me to do. If they are going to go after one then they should go after them all. Alcohol and cigarettes are both a danger to you. -
British Nationals Face Increased Scrutiny as Thailand Cracks Down on Crime
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
How can they really say that they don’t have specific numbers of the people that are breaking the laws. The headline in every article starts of with a Foreigner from _______ did________or was caught doing ________. Just read the news headlines and you will get pretty much an idea of where they are from and what they did. -
Ghostly Heist Fail: Thief's Halloween Disguise Leads to Arrest
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Chiang Mai News
He got caught and confessed so he probably won’t do much time in jail and probably will will only get a small fine and let go to find a better costume and try it again. Live and learn here. -
Speeding Car Claims Life of Irishman in Thailand's Khao Lak
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Southern Thailand News
The poor man was just trying to cross the road. He might have made it if the car wasn’t speeding and driving reckless. The car hit him so I have no sympathy for the driver and hope he gets jail and a gets a big fine and loses his driving privileges, but TIT , probably a slap on the wrist and a Wai to the family. -
Failed Jaw Surgery Leaves Thai Man Unable to Eat, Awaits Resolution
jcmj replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Severe breach of ethics code taken by doctors as well as an attempted coverup by the sso. I hope they get fined, plus have to pay the reimbursement plus a substantial amount for trying to hide their mistakes. The poor guy is suffering due to their errors. -
What it sounds like you need is Super Sight surgery to replace the lenses so you can see near and far. Three of my friends had it done at Bangkok Pattaya hospital and they said the only thing they were upset with was not getting it done sooner. I just went to see if I would be a good candidate and I was a number 2 out of 3 so I am going to put it off another year, just because insurance covers it if it is a 3. The cost is 200,000 baht and you can follow up anytime if you need to for free. That’s included in the price. My friend just had his “adjusted “ after 12 years and was in and out in 10 minutes and of course No charge. The doctor who does this surgery has been here for 25 years and started with the LASIK but now prefers to do the super sight so you won’t need a pair for reading. LASIK is much cheaper but I would only want the best, and don’t want to still need a pair of glasses after the surgery. Dr. Somchai Good luck.
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I have Allianz Ayudhya which was Aetna before that and I think it was BUPA when I first signed up with them 24 years ago. They do not cover pre existing but they are a very good Thai insurance that has always paid my hospital bill and unfortunately I have had to use them quite often. I would receive a 10% discount for any year I didn’t have to use them and if I had claims over 1,000,000 baht for the year they would increase it by 10%. Definitely worth looking into when comparing others. Thai insurance is always cheaper than international coverage but just do the homework you’re doing. Best of luck
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Censure Debate Sparks Potential Political Shifts in Thailand
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Let’s just hope that this doesn’t go to the NACC. They can’t seem to get anything done quickly. -
Phuket Police Hunt Foreigner Who Smashed Through Wall to Steal Cannabis
jcmj replied to Georgealbert's topic in Phuket News
Now that must have been some really good stuff, or she’s trying to make up for low sales this month. -
Thaksin Concedes: Yingluck's Songkran Return Delayed Again
jcmj replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The only person he disappointed was himself. I guess in his mindset he thought he had the right to give her a return date, which obviously he couldn’t do because he has no authority other than what he gives to himself. (Or Buys)