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So it's not as bad as before so thats good? Wake up, analyze the intent, if its so that you can be "contacted", then straight to your own apartment should be allowed. If it is to keep you in a secure hotel to keep you away from others until the test result is positive, then this is quarantine. Say it like it is. "One day quarantine if test is positive".

No they just want our money !

Set up your own loud speaker system and play farang music very loudly directly at his place whenever he starts up. The two sounds should not be compatible so maybe his customers will not come. Offer negotiations about sound levels.

Obviously you are immortal so dont have to think about you being one of the deaths.

Unfortunately two wrongs led to an unfortunate end. Pick up traveling in the "emergency lane" motorbike traveling in the wrong direction. Would not have happened if both had followed the road laws. And unfortunately as always the motorbike comes off worst.

Logistical nightmare, "OK tourists join the queue, have your cash ready" Oh need to convert your currency go to the bank over there and the come back to end of queue. Oh credit card, sorry we dont accept that one do you have another. Sorry our system is down at the moment, wait over there. Ah thru at last, now what belt did my bags come in on? the flight number has now gone from the board. Wow what a huge pile of bags. Welcome to Thailand.

Boris Johnson was once asked "where the power comes from" he said "from the plug !"

Thai banks require that you post a security deposit to secure your card, The amount of your "credit" is a proportion of the security deposit. No risk to the bank. If you try to rack up more than your limit the purchase is denied.

Opening criteria should be WHO guideline ie. less than 5% positive in wide scale random testing means covid is under control. Singapore currently 1.2% Malaysia 4% Viet 7% , Thailand 26%. Reach your own conclusions.

This theory is quite a possibility, the Thai guy said "money money" according to the Swiss, maybe he meant "my money that the woman took" Swiss mistakenly thought he was being robbed thus the fight. The woman is central to this case.

I wonder how many pockets this Thai guy had, gun plus 300,000 baht on him and was still able to climb over the wall. And why would a thief take 300,000 Baht with him to a robbery.? This has all the makings of a great mystery movie. Maybe even rival the Saudi gem scam of years ago.

Those are the spin doctors, listen to the real and doctors.

WHO says 5% positive of those tested indicates covid under control. To keep daily new case numbers low, Thailand seems not to do random testing (only suspects) and this shows up as a 26% positive rate. As noted above "manipulation of data. Opening the country should be based on the WHO criteria not the daily new case that can be manipulated by limiting test numbers.

And concealed number plate.

I like reading the post so if you dont you can stop at any time. Maybe you should just go back to looking at the phone texts, they should be short enough for the attention span.

Great summary, but I think Khun Annon Parichon who was appointed by the military formed the best govt Thailand has seen. Thaksin destroyed democracy in Thailand due to his greed for power. Why use schemes to get money to buy votes (Diesel scams etc) when you can promise double world price for rice which will be paid by govt (peoples) money. Divide the people into red and yellow ,terrible and still exists. Army not perfect but at least allow a reset. Still unable to get rid of the old bad politicians. In summary, for us the old times much better, for Thais the future has better prospects if they can find a leader with the integrity of Prayut without the baggage.

Illogical argument.

How much easier the tracing job would be if police had been diligent in ensuring that motorbikes have and clearly visible number plates. Stop and fine those that dont. Strange that 90 day reporting and TM30 are considered so important to keep track of us, but not motorbike number plates.

My understanding you cannot get an Australian govt aged pension unless you reside IN Australia. You are also means tested there and you lose a portion of the pension if you holiday overseas. Cut is decided on the period out of the country.

I bought a laptop online import (English only keyboard) shipping cost US$30, import duty US$43, factor this in to your costing.

True to name Knocker, so what would you do if given the responsibility?

Please give motorbikes a separate lane fenced off to keep the crazies away from cars in confined places.

No! it was brought in when some NGO's said Thailand had an alcoholism problem and they recommended taxing on the basis of alcohol content. But the up country drink is Law cow 40% + but they were Taksin's voters so no way could they do this,so the 2-5 was brought in. Of course it only works in the larger seller places in Bangkok. Total stupid politics. Late lunch in good resturant, no alcohol, walk around the corner to the small shop, no problems

Just think yourself lucky, not like many Thais (and others) who live in apartment blocks where the owner of the block read their own meter at each room and then bill the renter at 8 Baht/unit. I think it is illegal (to resell electricity) but it is very common.