Chelseafan

155 licenses since January? How does that compare for the same period last year?

For all we know this could be down 90% year on year.

I really wish they would give us the full facts rather than the spin.

13 hours ago, Grundy1927 said:

They want the baht 32 -33 to dollar, Brits Europeans Aussies need there currency 

To make gains on the dollar ie 

                  Dollar 33 baht

                   Pound  1.40 dollar 

Pound would be 33 × 1.4  = 46.2  

  Thais dont care about getting pound or Aussie dollar rates up all exports done in dollars

Simple really

On the whole, yes but I will add that I deal with CP's UK subsidiary and they buy chicken and seafood from their parent company in Thailand in pounds so it's a benefit for them if all currencies get stronger.

21 minutes ago, MadMuhammad said:

divide those numbers by 4 and you're getting close IMO

 

note: referring to caucasian/european expats. Not Cambo, Myanamar or Laos

Well that's a different kettle of fish then.

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Beers were never that cheap, especially in Pattaya, seem to recall 45-50 baht for Carlsberg. Money went further yes, a good exchange rate helped. Barfines weren't that high, I recall Misty's were pilloried for putting them up to 500 baht. All BFs were LT. Girl got 500-1000. 

If you knew where to go you could easily get a beer for 30 baht. Gogo's in Pattaya/BKK were more expensive mind you.

When I said barfine, I meant the girl+BF. 1000 would usually do it.

5 hours ago, Skallywag said:

Yes, the number of expats in all of Thailand is around 70,000.  Tourism brings in 30 million + people every year.  Estimates from TAT say 12-20% of GDP is from tourism. 

Expats contribution to GDP is negligible, not even close to 1%

Money spent by tourists is exponentially higher than any expat group/nationality.  

There are roughly 500,000 to 1 million expats living in Thailand.

1 hour ago, yogi100 said:

I was there in '84 and we were getting 32 for our quid. I remember that distinctly because it was my first ever trip to the LOS.

The difference though is that your pound in 1984 went a lot further than it does today.

How much were you paying for a beer or for a barfine, 30baht and 1000LT I suspect.

I take these forecasts with a pinch of salt.

This was posted on this very forum in June and had the Baht opening at 36.022 tomorrow (1st Oct) and whilst not radically off it's impossible to predict with any kind of certainty due to evolving global events.

Looking forward to the latest hare-brained scheme...

Lastly MUNKEEEEEE!!

Another of my faves

And of course Joe 90

10 hours ago, tgw said:

Airwolf

 

The best bar none.

7 hours ago, bluechipit said:

Not with the delay I set on the streaming service.  They'd have set it off to late...   ????

Ahh but it just so happens that Thai Airways are late to the extent it matches your delay on the streaming device.

I deal with food suppliers all the time including many FMCG's and one thing I know is that it is nigh-on impossible to stop intentional food contamination. You can certainly limit the risks but stop it ? Very unlikely.

Were consumers even thinking that there was problem in the first place?

What strategies are Thai Union putting in place that any other manufacturer isn't already doing ?

Sounds like Hyperbole to me.

8 hours ago, sirineou said:

A potential terrorist can monitor the webcam and remotely detonate a device at the precise time. 

if a terrorist really wanted to blow up a plane they will do it, webcam or not as proven on several occasions.

10 hours ago, 4675636b596f75 said:

Under what legal authority can they force a man to shut down something that can be seen from public?

Military authority that's what.

6 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

TOT the phone company didn't know?

 

Many of the potential tourists may have booked on Thomas Cook which just folded stranding 600,000 tourists, allegedly around the world.

I suppose the phone company didn't know that either.

 

 

<deleted> Typo obviously ????

5 minutes ago, lust said:

So you think that Thailand uses “smart highway” technology? That link you posted is waaaay different than the roads in Thailand. 

I didn't say that. I was pointing out that whilst I agree with you that the hard shoulder is for emergencies, some countries do use it to control traffic flow.

35 minutes ago, lust said:

Which countries allow using the emergency lane?

UK for a start.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/driving-advice/smart-motorways/

And I realise before you kick in that I should have said SOME countries rather than a LOT of countries.

7 minutes ago, lust said:

Overtaking would be using the oncoming lane or at least passing on the correct side. 

 

In Thailand, the emergency break down lane is an extra lane for when the traffic is dense. Geniuses.

That's how it is in a lot of countries. The difference is it's usually open when there are traffic jams and speeds are 10mph.

In Thailand it's just used as a 4th lane. Time and time again I see pricks weaving through the traffic and undercutting on the hard shoulder travelling well in excess of 80mph +

14 hours ago, P Funk said:

Aphrodisiac?

Yes I think it was a date rape drug aprodisiac too