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British National Killed in Sattahip Motorcycle Accident
sambum replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
I think you're missing the point! -
Horrific Bus Fire in Thailand Sparks National Debate on Safety
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"the excursion did not kill the kids, illegal gas cylinders installed by the bus company did" Well said! -
Horrific Bus Fire in Thailand Sparks National Debate on Safety
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"................ a heated debate over the safety and viability of school field trips." It's the safety of the transport that is under question - not the field trips. It's just a pity that such a horrific tragedy should have to happen to make the authorities do something about it. -
British National Killed in Sattahip Motorcycle Accident
sambum replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
Correct! A few years ago I saw a couple of young (Swedes as it turned out) rent a couple of motor bikes and then set off ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. It was only when I and my pal shouted "WRONG SIDE!!" and pointed them in the right direction that they realised their mistake. A minute later a cement truck thundered past, so it could have been much worse than embarrassing for them!!! -
Cannabis-Intoxicated British Man Arrested for Trespassing and Overstay
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Pity you didn't use your braincells to learn a bit of English at school, or even learn how to use Spellcheck! -
Cannabis-Intoxicated British Man Arrested for Trespassing and Overstay
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
"...........a 28 year old British national who was wanted for trespassing and overstaying his visa in Thailand." Wow! They've caught a master criminal - I can sleep a little bit safer in my bed tonight! -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No, 😕 -
Minister Pushes for Bangkok F1 Race Plan with 2024 Deadline
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
"Thailand's Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong is pursuing an ambitious plan to host a Formula 1 (F1) street race in Bangkok." Out of "Rush Hour" tailbacks, does that not happen on Bangkok's streets/roads/tollways every day anyway? -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The logic being that less lives would have been lost if there hadn't been so many people on the minibus? -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"..........we could not have one fail, in 9 years I had 2 fail,...." ??? -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
He didn't say he counted all the buses that are on the roads - just the ones he saw - he didn't do any calculations! -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The gas fitters will have been told by their bosses - "Do it or find another job" -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Sounds like you're the ideal man for the job as you seem to know everything that should be done! -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Probably American - and should have gone more often! -
Bus Owner Caught Trying to Hide Illegal Gas Cylinders After Deadly Fire
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You missed a bit "And all the DLT inspectors' bank accounts! -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"I'd struggle to get by on £86,000 p.a. in London." Then how do you feel about pensioners on app £12000 p.a. having their Winter fuel Allowance stopped by the Government that says "all pensioners, ALL pensioners will be better off under Labour"? -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No I am not moving the goalposts - merely showing examples of if there is a "will" (or want) to change something that has been in place for many years - it can be changed. For instance, if there was a "will" in the Government to pay all pensioners their annual increments regardless of where they live, they would do it - the cost is minor compared to what it costs to look after illegal immigrants, and what we give in Foreign Aid (Sorry, off topic again! ) P.S. A very subtle signature to your post - I hope it catches on! 🙂 -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Couldn't agree more, and not let's forget the £16,000 worth of free clothes that Starmer got, or that his Finance Minister finds it a struggle to get by on £86,000 p.a. (plus expenses) or that his Assistant gets paid more than he does (£170,000 p.a. plus expenses - £3000 more than the PM) And then he tells us, after taking £300 Winter Fuel Allowance off most pensioners, that "every pensioner, EVERY pensioner will be better off under Labour"!!! I can't say what I really think, or I'd be banned, but suffice it to say that the man "talks a bad talk," and he and his party have only been in power 3 months, and already they all seem to be feathering their nests a trifle early in their governance. -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
My post:- "If he lives in the Phillippines he is entitled to the annual increases/increments." Your post:- Wrong my friend if he lives in the Philippines it is not frozen . I am CONFUSED!!! You are saying if he lives in the Phillippines, his pension is not frozen, and I am saying that if he lives in the Phillippines, he gets the annual increments (i.e. not frozen) and you are telling me that I am wrong? An apology would be acceptable! 🙂 -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Out of all the people I know that have retired to Thailand and not declared it to the UK Gov't (and that includes a couple of ex Gov't employees) only one couple have been "found out"/ were "grassed up", and they had to go back to the UK for a tribunal. They were told by the tribunal that they were liable to pay back all the increments they had received since retiring to Thailand - no mention of "jail time" - but when the "chair" of the tribunal found out that the man had served his country in the RAF for a few years, he said "Oh, really - that changes things" (Or words to that effect because I wasn't actually there), and all "charges" were dropped - but they didn't get any more increments! -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
What part of IS do you not understand? -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Maybe he hasn't claimed it, or there is some other underlying reason, but under normal circumstances, he would i.e. - from the British Government website:- "If you live in one of the following countries and receive a UK State Pension, you will usually get an increase in your pension every year: Barbados Bermuda Bosnia-Herzegovina Gibraltar Guernsey the Isle of Man Israel Jamaica Jersey Kosovo Mauritius Montenegro North Macedonia the Philippines Serbia Turkey USA The UK has social security agreements with Canada and New Zealand, but you cannot get a yearly increase in your UK State Pension if you live in either of those countries." (And I do note that it says "usually"!) -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"He didn't have his pension frozen." He had his pension frozen at the amount that it was when he first moved away from the UK - depends how you read it! -
Frozen in time: British expats losing out on pensions in Thailand
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No, it was to stop paying the Old Age Winter Fuel Allowance to all pensioners.