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8 hours ago, tabarin said:

Not so surprised by that but more by how he kept active bank accounts and money coming in, like he all planned this beforehand. 
Wonder why on earth he came back to Chiang rai itself and if he wanted to get caught.

Maybe he thought that Thai prisons offer first class medical care free of charge?

20 hours ago, Mavideol said:

OMG.... RIP little one

 

what type of drugs was she taking, geezzz how can a mother do something like that to a innocent child, she carry him for 9 months, bond was created and all of a sudden she slashed his throat, he had no way to defend himself whatsoever

So you've done the autopsy and the toxicology screen to be able to reveal that drugs were involved?

18 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

Blackfeet, no doubt.

Blackfeet tribe no like water!

2 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Why is it that the price on a round trip ticket from BKK to anywhere is substantially more expensive than the same flights in the opposite direction? 

A London-based travel agent tried to explain it to me about 10 years ago....after 20 minutes it got so complicated that I begged to pay full fare economy, which is in the region of £600 plus (and often ends in seven or eight hundreds. I didn't understand it then, and I don't understand it now, but they say stuff like demand from UK or Europe (holiday travel) is a lot higher than expats taking a holiday back home, so sector competition comes in.... I'm lost again

52 minutes ago, asiamaster said:

Not immediately but once the promised favourable trade deal with the US falls into place the Pound will rise. The EU is the one that is doomed.

Do you really believe that Dump will keep his promise of a favourable trade deal? His motto is, and always has been, America First.

It's amazing what some people will do for their 15 minutes in the spotlight. What a tosser!

18 hours ago, Denim said:

everyone hung over on the 13th

...resulting in even more deaths. Oh Thailand, you're so wise, why don't you ban tourism as well?

17 hours ago, rtco said:

I could never understand the logic of why they closed part of it off and turned it into a pseudo u-turn in the first place. But then again Thai's don't understand roundabouts and the reason for them and that if they are used properly they do actually make traffic flow far easier. 

As you say, they don't have a clue how roundabouts work, and this is compounded with the Thai attitude of ME FIRST

11 hours ago, webfact said:

If these drafts become law, even possessors of cannabis, who are not patients or research units, will be pardoned. 

That's the biggest If ever. And if the draft doesn't become law, the authorities will have details of every weed consumer in their database. Scary!

11 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Mr. Lewd Act, if I am buying flowers for my wife, which I do every year, will it be considered as a lewd act?

Buying flowers for the wife is OK (do carry your marriage certificate with you at all times though), but kissing on the cheek will subject you to a hefty fine. Kissing on the lips, however, will not be tolerated and will lead to a jail sentence of no less than a year - to stop you committing the same offence next year! This government cares about YOU!

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Pinkaew roughly translates to "Sand Blast Face" 

That's a bit harsh.... but accurate

3 hours ago, Mavideol said:

lovers fight, jealousy makes people do weird stuff

No doubt you know more than us mere mortals ?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

What charge he might face has not been mentioned yet.

Unbelievable! What about the rape charge and aggravated assault leading to death, for starters. Totally agree with Colin, age shouldn't come into it at all!

55 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Wow, that’s huge! Why so if you can expand a bit please. .

Massive stroke. Can't expand as further details may reveal his identity. It was in Pattaya.

15 hours ago, Kenchamp said:

For those that don't have any health or accident insurance, having 800k in the bank is not a bad idea.

Although a friend with a sudden medical emergency discovered his 3-day stay in hospital cost him in excess of 1 million baht. Another reason why I am a firm believer in health/accident insurance.

4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

As a professor, I imagine you would have learned about logical fallacies. Yet, you have attempted to use several logical fallacies on me. I'm sorry if the below embarrasses you as it was not my intention. 

 

 

1. When you responded to me with, paraphrasing, "try 1% at most!", you were appealing to incredulity, offering no support of your argument.

 

Divine fallacy (argument from incredulity) – arguing that, because something is so incredible or amazing, it must be the result of superior, divine, alien or paranormal agency.^[21]

 

 

2. When you started attacking my interpretation of the meanings of GDP and tourism, you are arguing from another fallacy. However I use the term, as long as I am using it consistently, it has no impact on my argument (percentages). 

 

Argument from fallacy (also known as the fallacy fallacy) – assumption that if an argument for some conclusion is fallacious, then the conclusion is false.^[7]

 

3. When challenged with my argument that Thai tourism might account for around 30% or higher, you again appealed to a logical fallacy, this time stating you were a professor and thus your argument is to be taken over mine, despite, yet again, offering no material support of your argument.

 

Appeal to authority (argument from authority, argumentum ad verecundiam) – an assertion is deemed true because of the position or authority of the person asserting it.^[70][71]

• Appeal to accomplishment – an assertion is deemed true or false based on the accomplishments of the proposer.^[72] This may often also have elements of appeal to emotion (see below).

Not getting involved in your "debate", but he never claimed he was a Professor, merely a lecturer. In my years studying for a BSc and MSc at the London University (UCL) I had over 50 lecturers and less than 10 Professors.

1 hour ago, NightSky said:

 

Its very easy to jump to conclusions..

 

..this Russian guy may have a mental health issue and/or have been spiked with drugs or both and may genuinely need help.

You can go visit him at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, give him a shoulder to cry on, a bit of therapy, and maybe pay his hospital bill... Just saying

4 hours ago, fpexpert said:

It could be the bike in front had no rear light and he didn't see it and swerved to avoid it and then hit the truck, but he was going to fast for the conditions anyway.

Who said that the young were fearless but stupid?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Because Barbara was only visiting Thailand for a short holiday, she did not take out insurance for her trip.

Pretty dumb IMHO, especially as insurance cover for short holidays is very affordable.

21 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Never been British Embassy policy to pay one pound towards live or deceased repatriation. They are a a joke. I am a Brit and expect no help at all from the Foreign Office. 

FCA is not an NGO or a registered charity.

18 hours ago, billd766 said:

Go back to the CC company and explain it to them. They should be able to sort it out.

Read the whole post. He went back to Barclays and all is sorted out.

On ‎1‎/‎21‎/‎2019 at 2:08 AM, mrblonde said:

10 minutes? I visited there about 12 years ago and went on a rickety old wooden boat and it felt like it took forever (was probably only 30 or 45 minutes).  It scared me rigid, hence wanting an island as close to mainland as possible

 

is the 10 minute transfer a speedboat? 

Try Phuket then. No boats, no ferries, just a helluva lot of tourists.