Pla Simon

Good news for Putin the rapacious. I'm sure the irascible demi-man was shaking in his size 5 boots, thinking about the possibility of all those I.C.B.M's ( inter continental bamboo missiles ) pointing at the Motherland... The pressing issue is who gets to sing the theme song - Russia's Terry McCann, or Thailand's Arthur Daley ?

Sounds like he's too used to being pampered...

On the contrary - most of the Thais I know, have been cashless for a while now..

Come again ?

At least it wasn't replaced by a pearl one.

Followed closely by dog meat. The cheapest cuts are nearer to a pound though.

Then you pay 1,900 baht, and get a 2 week "under consideration" stamp. No coercion. I've received nothing but good, mannerly service there, for many Years.

Surin ( Kap Choeng ) will stamp your 60 days straight away for 2,500 baht, all in - you can apply 2 weeks before your current stamp expires.

Hi Steps. You have a Mazda truck - take it to a Mazda dealer. It will cost a bit more for the repair, but you will get warranty on workmanship and spares. You can pay around 300 baht for a diagnosis, and then decide to let them fix the issue, or go it alone. As I found out recently - it's a false economy trying to find a decent Somchai garage, and then buy oem parts to save a few baht. Good luck.