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I've been chased by a surprisingly quick over short-distance buffalo - mountainbiking (me, not the buffalo) I may have set a new 100m sprint record up a dirt hill. Much to daughter's amusement when i told her, the bright green t-shirt I wore that day since renamed the 'buffalo shirt'. Jokes aside - not long after that event it was in Thai news a farmer was gored/killed by one of his own buffalo. Planning his next cyclist chase?

We talked about this last night, in our years or travel here in Thailand and Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia there hasn't been a hotel/resort we wouldn't stay at again. Several we have re-visited, and recommended to friends. One beach resort we've stayed at numerous times since 2011, lovely location, owners and rooms - just looked at their reviews and a recent '2-star complaint' was that the swimming pool should have been bigger.

Thairath states the Austrian man was wearing a t-shirt and trousers, and a 'shoulder bag' containing passport documents, 350 baht in Thai currency and an Ao Nang Beach hotel card. Body sent for autopsy.

Austrian. Not Australian Austrian man found dead "passport document indicating the name of Mr Andreas Kluppenegger, aged 57, Austrian"

This is a post about an organised event limited to twenty riders. Comments appear to be from mostly those who either cannot or do not ride a bicycle. The 'experts'. I've been riding here since 2008; example last month June 847km, May 1032km. I ride solo, ride with casual groups, ride with organised groups. As do thousands of others. Riding your bar stools is likely more hazardous to one's health????

29 June 2013 Thaiger A pickup driver has been detained following a harrowing incident where he fatally struck a cyclist and then discarded the body roadside. The suspect claimed the accident was unintentional and cited poor road lighting as a contributing factor. The horrific incident occurred when 47 year old amateur cyclist Samnao (surname withheld) was struck by a vehicle while he was returning from his regular workout. The impact was so strong that it tore his bicycle into two pieces and caused him to be lodged in the front of the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Jirapong (surname withheld), then transported the deceased victim nearly 5 kilometres before discarding the body along the Kamphaeng Phet – Tha Ma Khue road. During questioning, he said that he was returning home in low visibility when his vehicle collided head-on with the bicycle. The cyclist was flung onto the bonnet of his car, and in a panic, he drove off. Nearing his home, he gently removed the body from his vehicle and left it by the roadside before fleeing the scene. He later parked his vehicle in a field before making a phone call to his village leader to confess the hit-and-run incident. He planned to turn himself in the following morning.

Not citrus - we grow limes/lemons and on these trees the leaves are 20cm / 8" as in pic From this pic just now using Google Lens, appears it is an acacia, and I think this one: Acacia mangium (brown salwood) Acacia mangium Willd Thailand: krathin thepha

A new question on an older thread . . . What tree is this? An area of 8 rai near us was raised above road level, I presume for eventual housing, and then planted out in these trees Fast-growing, under three years since planting, some are approaching 2m tall. thanks in advance!

Confucius (note correct spelling): 'In language, clarity is everything'.

Note your conversions are astray between imperial and metric The weight here in Thailand would be a metric ton ie 1000kg (2205lb), 8 ton equates to 17637 pounds if that is the measurement you choose to use.

! They made an error, maybe rushed, but factually wrong. I have been through there this morning on my cycle ride, police paint markings on the road show where the impact was and where cars came to rest. The cctv I mentioned was on a local member-only Facebook community group. Can't guess 'why' he was almost a double car width across the middle of the road, impact shunted her Honda out towards the centre. And, guess #2, why his Toyota Vios airbag didn't activate, don't follow car stuff but thought it would be fitted as a minimum on the driver's side? And just a note, possibly coincidence but timeline about right, was overtaken by an ambulance yesterday, it went past me, a truck and a car on a centre yellow-line road approaching a curve ... Good luck with that

What century were you there? These are my own pics from when we lived there, January 2010. "Cables everywhere." ? BS.

No it's not 'Thailand'. But carry on.... The full list for Seasia‘s “The World’s 20 Most Beautiful Streets” is as follows: Symi Harbour, Livadia Acorn Street, Boston Bo-Kaap, Cape Town Callejon El Asri, Chefchaouen Rua Luís de Camões, Águeda Alberobello, Puglia Anafiotika, Athens Quai de la Poissonnerie, Colmar Venetian Island, Burano Cherry Blossoms, Tokyo El Caminito, Buenos Aires Aldama, San Miguel de Allende Champs de Mars, Paris Rue Crémieux, Paris Arlington Row, Bibury Lombard Street, San Francisco Kek Chuan Road, George Town Annecy, Rhone Alpes Soi Romanee, Phuket Nyhavn, Copenhagen

Your math! 8000kg (not 16000 tons) @ 225 baht kg US$6.40 = 1.8m baht That price/kg is too high, suspect the 'owner' trying to get compensation for a lot more than they're worth, standard export grade has been at 120-135 baht/kg. 225 would be premium grade of specific varieties here in Chanthaburi, not surplus from over the border

Creative writing from the Thaiger. Not far from our house. Report is inaccurate. No barrier involved; no winding road on that Hway 3146. The photo shows the black Honda Civic driven by Mrs. Kittima Vinyuvijit, not the one driven by the (fatally injured) university student which is a gold-coloured Toyota Vios. CCTV clearly shows the Vios in the opposing lane colliding with the Civic head-on. Appears she saw it approaching and tried to move further left but it continued veering to its right. Would guess no seatbelt - enough impact for his head to shatter the windscreen directly above the steering wheel.

Hi - the 26 week restriction is for a NZ resident receiving superannuation who is traveling/holidaying out of the country - as per this diagram from Work and Income; if you intend to reside overseas NZ superannuation is transferable I'll provide info below "If you get New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension, you can go anywhere in the world and you may still be able to take up to 100 per cent of your gross payment with you. What you'll get depends on where you go to and how long you've resided in New Zealand." My example, if you choose to live/reside in Thailand and wish to receive NZ Super You must have resided in New Zealand for a minimum of ten years after the age of 20, and five years between the ages of 50 and 65. The amount you receive is based on a calculation of how long you have lived in New Zealand between the ages of 20 and 65 - that is 540 months. 540 months = full entitlement For every month residing (not holidaying) out of the country the superannuation payment would reduce by 1/540th For example if you had lived in Thailand for 10 years, that is 120 months, you would receive 420/540th of full entitlement - that is 78% More info here Hope this helps. The most common confusion/ myth is around that 26 weeks which only applies to NZ residents, not if you're moving permamently

Laem Sing beach, Chanthaburi 22 June 2023 Eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat

What's the 2023 per tonne rate? In 2009 it dropped to 450 baht per tonne - not per tree. At one stage it was under 250 baht/tonne - that was less than the cost of the seedlings/planting. Think now it's around 1250 per tonne, unsure where the latest rates are notified. A good harvest at five years is 13.5 - 14.5 tonne per rai. Factor in the five years of no return; the cost of initial planting, fertiliser, harvesting, transport to mill ... plants coppice once for regrowth but next time round there's thousands of stumps to be removed. Trees need climate with rainfall 800mm+ pa and/or irrigation - they're very thirsty. We inherited 40 rai in Sa Kaeo - covered costs but otherwise a pointless exercise financially; if I drank beer it would be 'beer money. Maybe a nice cup of tea.

Mango 25 baht/kilo here in Chanthaburi. Certainly no shortage. On the gift of fruit scene, just a polite neighbourly thing here. We're regularly given pineapple, papaya, watermelons, bananas, dragonfruit etc. Daughter #1 works in marketing for a durian export co and reciprocates by gifting our immediate neighbours with prime grade durian. And we all live happily ever after.

History. Suggest you check what is currently taught in your country of origin's 2023 curriculum. I'd suggest it is vastly different than what the memories here are, relics of the 'empire' and old war stories. Barely relevant in 2023.

Sheep at Viva Foresta, farm/zoo/cafe at Na Yai Am, Chanthaburi near the border with Rayong province Eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat

Yes. I'm on 3/3 - most recent flights since December 2022: Sydney-Bangkok Qantas; Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok Air Asia; Melbourne-Bangkok Singapore Airlines - on all three occasions I've been asked to show an onward flight. All accepted once viewed on my phone - unsure whether I just struck extra-diligent staff, the Air Asia one was a surprise I'd have picked them as the least likely to bother asking.

Despite the negative comments earlier in posts here . . . difference is this vehicle used in a commercial business where perhaps owner 'comforts' are less essential, but at an average of over 1000km every week that's well higher than your average 'about town' driver. The business has reviewed the costs/economics and reliability of the Neta V as a company car after six months - and bought a second one on the weekend; roading engineers don't really need a D-Max after all. Limited colour choice? - it's identical to the first one.

Wat Sanam Chai, Nai Ya Am district, Chanthaburi Stopped for a photo on a cycling ride, and was invited to lunch Shelter in a lightning storm opposite St Francis Xavier Catholic church at Khlong Khut, Chanthaburi Eastern Thailand: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat

Don't know where the "Five Filipinos" story came from . . . other Phuket news source gives full names and nationalities as being two from Netherlands, one Switzerland, two Australians.