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One wonders how she can afford to buy cannabis if she is "bankrupt"?

And the "fair price" would no doubt have escalated the moment that more Thais that came out of the woodwork to "negotiate"!

"... and doesn't anyone wear helmets when riding motorbikes in the wee hours anymore" That's because the people who stop and fine them are probably safely tucked up indoors.

They've probably been reading stories about how Thai men normally fight in packs, and decided to be "pro-active"! Still, a very bad advert for young Brits in general, and hopefully they get their just desserts. (P.S. Nice to see the old pointing finger is back, along with the Crime Reenactments Team which caused a Brit father to react quite predictably when within touching distance of his son's murderer.)

Same as all Immigration Offices seem to make up their own rules and regs with total disregard for what is laid out in the official Immigration Head Office "rulebook". I remember someone pointing out to a particularly aggressive I.O. that there was nothing in the rules about a certain requirement, and the I.O. said quite blatantly "I make the rules in here"!

P.S. From today's post headlines:- THE REVENUE Department denied it is going to start collecting 1,000 baht air departure tax from Thais and foreign residents with the current online public hearings on this issue only being held to comply with a key law, Matichon newspaper said. You couldn't make some of these "turnarounds up"! It is no wonder that a lot of people are very sceptical about the way that Thailand conducts its affairs

"And a shower in the middle of the night?" I think most people will take a shower before doing what they gonna do - unless of course you are a "dirty unwashed Brit" as described a while ago by Mr Anutin!!! ????

Nothing more to be said, really - except hopefully, like another "fund raiser" it will be constantly "temporarily suspended"

Sad news indeed - Joe helped me on may occasions when when I was struggling with the minefields of Retirement Visas/Extensions , and latterly Marriage Visas/Extensions, and I am sure he has been of help to many, many people over the years. R.I.P. Joe

Sad that Prayut got there in the first place! By overthrowing a democratically elected Government he paved the way for himself to control everything he wants to control - 250 senators as an example!

It's to remind them of their holidays! They expect to be called "hansum man" after a couple! ????

And while they're at it, they could have a look at reducing the taxation on imported wines ????:- "Thailand Plans to Cut Import Duty on Wine and Spirits by 50%" Most imported alcoholic beverages in Thailand are imposed with import duties ranging between 5 to 60%. Excise tax on these products can reach up to 300% while standard VAT rate is at 7%. Combined, the tax burden for imported wine and spirits can be around 400%. (From Asia Wine News dtd September 21, 2021)

Here we go - if the suspect of any misdemeanor from stealing from the offertory box(es) in a temple to kicking the neighbourhood soi dog is in possession of marijuana the police can now blame it on "pot" instead of having to make a proper investigation. (Second headline in 2 days where cannabis has been blamed) I note that the reports do not state if there was any alcohol found during their "investigations"!

".........and THEY blame "years of smoking cannabis" for their mental imbalance." They need to give the judge/magistrate some reason/excuse for their behaviour rather than just saying "I lost it!" in order to possibly get some reduction in their sentence. And also they may be playing the "don't blame me, blame the drugs" card and "I need help - not punishment"

And how many people do you know that smoke gange/cannabis/pot and take all their clothes off and hit other people with bottles? It has been reported many times over the years that in the USA (and UK) in the prisons, the guards turn a blind eye to prisoners smoking "weed" (or whatever you want to call it) because it keeps them calm and peaceful. On the other hand, heroin addicts will literally kill to get their "fix", so you can't compare pot smokers with drug addicts - the behaviour patterns are completely different. However, you OFTEN hear of cases in court where the accused blames his behaviour on alcohol ("Sorry, guv, I was drunk at the time and I didn't know what I was doing") Very rarely do you hear "I was stoned, man, and didn't know what I was doing". So, no offence, and take this in the jovial way that it is intended but "put that in your pipe and smoke it"! ????

And you are 100% sure of this Sherlock?

Nice to see the nationalities mentioned in the headlines!

Thank you, but why don't people use the full name at the company when they first use it at start of their post, and then use abbreviations if they repeat the name later? We're not all completely up to date with all these companies and names and some of the only ones I've become familiar with due to common usage are BIB, TAT and TIT!

I don't know who EGAT is (Damn abbreviations!) but reading between the lines, that wouldn't surprise me in the slightest!

"Maybe 1 out of 10 barely profitable aka break even......" Note: - "AKA" = "Also Known As" "AFAIK" = "As Far As I Know" Signed :- "MDGP" (Modern Day Grammar Police"! ????

A few years ago, someone asked virtually the same question of an elderly ex pat American "firi end" of mine:- "Hey, Fred, I'm thinking of buying a bar here. How much do you think I should spend?" And Fred replied "Well, man, it depends on how much you can afford to lose!" Sometimes old is wise!!!

I see your point, and I am sure you are correct in what you say in your first sentence. It's a bit like having an insurance policy that you might never make a claim on, but still have to pay the premium - and goes up every year, whether you make a claim or not!

Are we on the right thread here? I fail to see what a supposed fight between a Finnish man and a Thai(s) have to do with high electricity prices!!!

I saw a couple of months ago in a UK newspaper that BP had just announced record profits, and the customers are paying record increases in fuel bills! Something wrong somewhere!

The way I read the article is that these private companies are charging the consumer to store the product, even though it is not being used!!!