Chelseafan

2 hours ago, smedly said:

what ?

 

The Thai was armed with a firearm and made an unauthorised entry to the property to commit armed robbery and discharged the firearm when challenged, he was then disarmed during a violent struggle and incapacitated - the Swiss man should be getting a medal

 

pretty clear to me

That's based on what the Swiss guy and his wife told the police. It might be true but the things that strikes me as odd are

1) The intruder knew the wife and wanted to initiate a relationship (according to her)

2) The intruder was tied up and he subsequently died (according to Swiss guy)

Something stinks...

2 hours ago, tonray said:

yeah...halfway thru the post it gets a little more interesting...

Defintely. Maybe the intruder was supposed to shoot the husband, bereaved wife runs of into the sunset with Khun Somchai a bag of cash

19 minutes ago, GrandPapillon said:

looks like someone has given up upon re-opening and is trying the insurance route instead ????

You'll be surprised how many bars and nightclubs are now insured for a surprisingly large sum.

2 hours ago, VBF said:

And that's what an efficient vaccination policy achieves.

 

@ukrules     I don't see it as reciprocity - just predictable.

It was almost a "given" that Thailand would be added to the Red list - unfortunately! 

 

I still disagree with fully vaccinated people being affected, however - also, carrying Covid into a country that has vaccinated 85% of its people should NOT be seen as dangerous - here nature should now be allowed to take its course....not the case in Thailand.

 

I, and most people I know here in UK don't care who we mix with now we're vaxxed - otherwise what would be the point of vaccination at all?

Best case is that around 63% have been vaccinated, excluding under 16's. I think the Government are more concerned with variant strains making the current vaccines redundant

27 minutes ago, pookondee said:

Next step, make Thais entering the

U.K buy health insurance from a U.K company.

And while theyre at it, make them take a Covid test every 12 hours thereafter for the duration of quarantine ????

Extend the quarantine to 14 days too.

On 8/20/2021 at 9:01 AM, johng said:

Maybe invest in a virus or vaccine lab or both ????

You can joke about it but I had to do a lateral flow test yesterday so went to Boots to get my pack and on the box it said

"Made in China" - How ironic given that the virus originated from China

10 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

More morons to add to the ever sinking brain trust

Just so we're clear, the police or party-goers ?

Great job all around. It's crucial that we get these dangerous people off the street.

I know I'll be sleeping safely tonight.????

3 hours ago, BKKTRAVELER said:

Honestly, with current travel restrictions (which may last longer than we hope), the 5 years Elite visa at 600k is not really worth it. the 1MB 20 years without limo may be more appropriate and worth the money.

 

Since you are over 50, like many said before, you may be better off applying for a retirement visa. If you don't want any hassle, use a reputable visa agency. They can do 90 day reports for you as well. If you have Elite, they can also do these reports for you but the cost will be higher. 

 

It's all about you in the end, do you want to spend the large chunk of money now for Elite or keep it if ever needed and apply for much cheaper extensions? Both Elite and retirement can be done relatively easily.

I suppose the other factor is that you are always at the mercy of the Thai authorities and as unlikely as it may be, paying a huge amount of money upfront means that if you did get chucked out of the country there is no recourse to get your money back.

24 minutes ago, HampiK said:

Are you serious?

If you are married, then think which one you want go (Married extension is cheaper but you have to go to immigration always 2 times per year one time including your wife.

On top of 90 day reporting ??

11 hours ago, bbko said:

Many here act like their home country never has the same type problems we see in the LOS.

When it comes to driving - My home country really doesn't !!!
 

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Finding it hard to think of a good reason as to why this is not a bad thing

Imports mainly and it devalues hi-so Thais overseas buying power ????

12 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Good morning all.

Why tourists are going to a place that is hoing to have a total lockdown if true?

Could be to see their loved ones.

25 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

Thing is he has been in and out of thailand many times, plenty of stories to that fact

 

Private jets, corrupt immigration, lots of money changing hands, get used to Thailand this is how it is.

 

I can say all this from the safety of being outside Thailand, but in any normal society, his family would be criminals for aiding and abetting a known criminal.

The kid himself would be a criminal not only for the original crime but for skipping justice. And let's lets not even start on the officials involved  in a cover up!

 

Of course all of this, had I written this within Thailand would have left me open to a defamation charge.

 

This is story of Thai corruption, nothing will change, most Thiai's roll their eyes and live with it.

 

Keyboard warrior outrage will change nothing, so get over it and let Thai drama play itself out light the nightly Lakorn

 

Yes, you're absolutely right. And yet, the Government that has replaced him and his sister is just as corrupt but even MORE incompetent. Funny that...

10 hours ago, natway09 said:

...Thaksin (Mr) will never face justice either as just far too embarrasing

Mark my words, he will be back and soon. Mrs Chelseafan says so. You heard it here first...

June 18th.

According to Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, "Phuket will embrace approximately 130,000 foreign tourists in the third quarter." ????

Now I'm no expert but I would think the arrivals will start slowing down as those lunatics deperate to see their loved ones are already there...

3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

More than likely arrogance got the better of them because last year's recorded infections were so low.

They probably felt that they didn't need to order and pay for millions of vaccines for future use because they were so efficient at controlling the virus the first time.

Best laid plans and all that...

True and yet not one person on TV Aseannow said last year, "I hope the government are stock piling on vaccines just in case"

Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the Government but THEY, like most of the outside world thought that they had it under control. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

13 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Amazing Thailand...business as usual spreading covid in the factory and then exporting it on the product and packaging of items to then infect the unknowing general public. Stick those facts in the sandbox model and see who still wants to come here. 

Very unlikely it will spread on food or packaging.

I've audited a lot of factories/food processing plants around the world including in Thailand. You'll be amazed at how many workers don't wash their hands after vistiing the urinals and then go on to handle food. Covid is by far the least of my concerns!

11 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Have these near my house, never seen an animal move so fast

Looks like a long-tailed lizard. Can't quite put my finger on how they came up with the name....

7 minutes ago, Salerno said:

My post in no way downplayed the price paid by the population, it was purely in regard to using WWII as some sort of justification for "needing" submarines which I thought was quite clear.

I never mentioned WWII and submarines until another poster bought it into the equation.

As I said, I was playing Devils advoate and just feel there is a whiff of hypocrisy when most of the "first world" countries have large submarine fleets but hey ho. ????

25 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Not by any stretch of the imagination; being occupied is not "being involved" in a sense that requires military hardware.

Whilst the offical military deaths amounted to around 5000+, you don't think the Thai people weren't starved, raped and murdered by the Japanese ?

Anyhow we're moving off topic somewhat.

7 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Easy answer, the UK is an island. 

 

History tells us, from WWII in particular, that having naval superiority for the UK as an island nation was one of the most important and decisive factors.

 

In addition, the UK has, and arguably requires a nuclear deterrent, which is submarine delivered.

Just to play devils advocate, why does Thailand NOT require a deterrent after all they were heavily involved in WWII and the last time I looked, they had a fairly large coastline? The UK has submarines to protect our interests so on that basis why wouldn't Thailand want the same ? There seems to be a misconception that submarines are used for warfare, that's true to a degree but most of the time they are used for intelligence gathering.

Personally, I don't think they should have subs, its a waste of money and bad timing what with everything that's going on but their is part of me that wants to scream out how hypocritical we all are when our own countries have submarines, nuclear or otherwise