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See the post re "money" and a***s!

Same in the UK - doormen have to have a licence.

"In a troubling incident on Pattaya's bustling Walking Street" Seems to be a lot of "troubling incidents" in the "Family Friendly Resort" these days!!!

"Shame" is too mild a word to use - how about "possible assisted mass homicide"

Or when one attacks a politician!

Rubbish! These are unpredictable killing machines! Bred to kill and will even turn on their own masters in an instant! Just 2 examples:-  Tue 21/01/2025 08:17 A temple in Nonthaburi became the site of unimaginable horror when a pitbull viciously attacked and killed a monk. The tragic incident unfolded in the early hours of today, January 21, leaving the temple community in shock and mourning "Giant, aged 2, the Pit Bull breed or Ban Dog that savaged its owner to death last week has been taken to his funeral in Pattaya. He took part in a ceremony called "khor khama" in which he apologized to the corpse." ***STOP PRESS***! From today's headlines in AseanNow:- "A six-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being viciously attacked by a pit bull in her home in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. The dog dragged the child from her bed, inflicting severe injuries to her neck and head, tearing off the skin and exposing parts of her skull. She remains in intensive care at Pak Kret Hospital." You'll probably say it was the owner's fault because he didn't have the dog chained up!!!

From the BBC today:- "A 19-year-old woman has died after she was attacked by a dog believed to be an XL bully, police have said. Two people have been arrested following the attack at about 19:00 GMT on Wednesday at a property on Cobhorn Drive, south Bristol." And this is why such dogs are banned in the UK and other civilised countries - when will Thailand follow suit with a similar ban - or does Buddhism come first?

"The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is dismissing rumors that Chinese tourist numbers have plummeted by 94%. " Well they would do wouldn't they?

So do a lot of scruffy celebs!

Depends on whether he's broken any other laws, but it seems that he's the type to keep his head down and stay out of any situation that might get him noticed!

Who said he can't? Just because he didn't apply for one doesn't mean to say that he hasn't got the money!

It's been mentioned before, so not being pedantic, but officially it's an "Extension of Stay", and whether it's based on retirement or marriage to a Thai national, it's an extension renewable every year. However, I do agree with your suggestion - it's a pain having to go to Immigration every year to give them piles of photocopies of various documents - many of which are exact copies of the ones that you gave them the previous year(s).

Thai Senior Immigration Officer Vows to Purge the Country of All Overstayers Within Three Months By Tanakorn Panyadee - Friday, 7 July 2023, 14:16

Which = 20K

Maximum means what it says on the tin! I think it's 20K.

Maybe prefers girls with no tattoos - either Pattaya or Soho!

Personally I think all tattoos are horrendous - defacing the body. There, that should put t'cat amongst t'pigeons

"Authorities at Phuket International Airport apprehended an American woman attempting to smuggle 4 kilograms of the drug “ice” (methamphetamine) en route to South Korea via Singapore." 4 KILOGRAMS!! How on earth did she think that she was going to get away with that? Maybe thought she got caught she might as well get "hung as a sheep as a lamb!"

Bit of jealousy creeping in from other tuk tuk drivers?

Strangest tuk tuk I've ever seen!

"..............but it will generate a higher ratio of drunks all over and that will have a heavy social cost." Wrong! They said the same when they extended the drinking hours in Scotland many years ago, but it had the opposite effect, because most people only have a set amount of money for booze, and by extending the drinking hours, they took their time over consuming the same amount of alcohol, and the result was a fall in drunkennness figures!

Fail to see what the photo of a boat has got to do with the post!

Ridiculous! Makes you wonder where they get their figures from? TAT?

I took out medical insurance many years ago, and had to go to a specialist dental hospital in Bangkok for treatment which eventually ended in a root filling and crown. The insurance company paid for it, but a few years later, I had the same problem with another tooth, and they said they wouldn't pay for it as I had "made a similar claim before". So you're only covered for toothache once in your lifetime?

"Family Friendly" resort!!!