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I had a cycling accident (hit by a motorbike sidecar) as well as grazes i had jaw injuries and lost the tops of five teeth; had accident/medical insurance through Kasikorn - they paid the hospital fees direct - including the pharmacy fees, for ongoing dental i had to submit the receipt after each dentist visit and the money was into my account on the third business day after putting in the claim. Not a huge amount involved in western terms but at the time the premium was so low as we'd invested at the time and there was a deal on this insurance.

I found the Kasikorn staff and service excellent, as was the medical and dental care.

We have Thai Watsadu and Global about 300m apart on Sukhumvit just out of Chanthaburi city, and I'll alternate between the two. Locally, find TW better for tools, electrical, and Global has a better selection for gardening and landscaping materials.

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I've yet to see an Arabian woman sunbathing, swimming , driving a jetski , parasailing or even exercising. 

I have

Location identified as Tha Nam beach, Koh Chang.

Thairath reports the body of Anna Carreras, 21, (Spanish) was located 300m away and the search continues for the French male; they were part of a group of six who went into the water.

Pic from Matichon news.

On 7/5/2022 at 3:06 PM, digger70 said:

How in Satans name was he allowed in Thailand ? will he be allowed to enter Thailand Again?  

Don't they state ,

No Crims and No Gangsters are allowed to enter Thailand, 

But then Like he said Money can buy Anything in Thailand .

 

To put it simply enough for you, because he has NO convictions, as the article states:

"There were reports Ward went to Thailand after learning of an Australian Federal Police investigation into his activities."

Noppadol Sringam. Pic: NYPost

Also: In 2018, 22-year-old Thai navy cadet Kriangsak Pengpanich was killed after getting speared during a training exercise.

Have seen them while snorkeling but not considered them as potentially dangerous (till now)

17 hours ago, farangnomore said:

No 'farang countries'?  Where do 'farangs' come from?  We should consult Thais, I suppose.

 

On per capita basis, New Zealand, once touted as the "most successful" country coping with covid, has higher rate than USA ever had.  And USA had  much higher rate than China ever had.  Europe is still doing poorly. 

 

Keep Thailand for Thais and let Thais decide what they want to do in their country.

Statistics, apparently not your strong point.

USA deaths per million : 2930.3

NZ deaths per million : 31.2

yes, that's right, five million people, 156 deaths as at today's 18 March 2022.

The USA death rate is close to one hundred times higher.

Opening date advertised as 26 May 2022, and interviewing for retail staff getting underway next week.

Bought a Yamaha Fino in 2008, about 35,000 baht from memory; sold 2014 with 54,000km to a colleague of my partner and it's still running, over 100,000km now. Bought its replacement, think closer to 50,000 baht, now has 60,000km - well-maintained, all services on time; tyres, a couple of batteries,  a few bulbs otherwise trouble-free.

Add here my longest trip on a Fino was 2010, from Sa Kaeo-Chanthaburi-Rayong in a day. Not in  a hurry to repeat that, but did do several Chanthaburi-Sa Kaeo journeys about 200km soon after we moved to Chanthaburi, I'm not in a hurry (fortunately) and due especially due to the volume of traffic on Highway 317, keep up with the flow much of the time. 

Don't expect much difference with a Scoopy, maintenance and driver care the key to both surviving.

My marriage in NZ lasted less than 4 years int he 90s, no faults or great bitterness, just not right the right match, too young. Should have listened to my father who when I told him said 'are you sure?' - the wisdom of age.

Here, oldest daughter is now in her final semester at university, daughter two (though she insists she is '1') in high school. I haven't been to either Pattaya or Isaan (apart from on a holiday to Vientiane we drove through). Don't know that I've missed much from those locations; we're both very much working age, Ms O'Steen is an office manager/accountant, suppose we're just a normal couple, no dramas. Live about 200km from nearest family member and have seen little of them in last two years due to Covid and travel restrictions, but regularly in touch, never a problem there. 

Better? well i haven't spent 20 years with anyone else, so how to compare?

Happy? Yes, no regrets.

Leave the wallet at home. Have been in previous years, impressive to see.

Oil slick comes ashore on Thailand’s Mae Ram Phueng beach

Saturday January 29 2022

Rayong’s provincial governor is expected to declare Mae Ram Phueng beach a disaster zone today after oil from a recent spill washed ashore, polluting the shoreline for a distance of over two kilometres.

Pollution Control Department head Attapol Charoenchansa said today (Saturday) that the slick breached the offshore boom, adding that the oil already washed ashore is just a fraction, as a larger slick is still heading for the beach.

Conservation group ReReef published photos  at 1pm today showing Mae Ramphueng beach. Receding tide leaving the sand from high water mark black, covered with oil, sea cloudy black.

It has arrived.

3 hours ago, Henryford said:

I would give NZ a wide berth with Jackboot Jacinda in charge.

Care to explain?

I'm contracting there now till 4 Feb [Wellington].

The only restrictions applying are wearing a facemask, using their scan app when going to restaurants, cinemas etc.

Sports events, concerts  all going ahead.

47 COVID-19 deaths since April 2020. Over 90% double vaccinated [Pfizer]. I had my booster last month.

I won't mention the weather, a wet summer to date but won't blame JA for that.

I'll be happy to return to family in Thailand, however there's plenty of worse places to be in the world than NZ right now.

Chanthaburi police facing criticism for the use of firearms in a busy market, resulting in a minor injury to a member of the public, and an investigation committee is to review their actions.

The man who suffered an injury from a ricochet has been awarded compensation of 35,000 baht.

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A little less dramatic, shots fired, one bystander injured (leg wound).

A 27-year-old man driving a pickup truck failed to stop at a police checkpoint.

Police tried to shoot the vehicle's tyres, a ricochet bullet hit the bystander, a middle-aged man.

The pickup driver has since been arrested. Police found eight methamphetamine pills hidden in the driver's seat. 

Police have detained him at Muang Chanthaburi Police Station.

Channel 7 News

Chanthaburi city,  lake Tung na Choei the place for Loy Krathong celebrations

22 hours ago, johng said:

Not sure is such a good idea to be right next to that river.

It's not the Chanthaburi river. That is a flood diversion canal, controlled by several dam stations, taking excess off the Chan flow through the city. Given the huge downpours last week, and nil flooding in that area, appears to be safe in that regard.

Lunch guests at the office

Tha Mai international airport, Chanthaburi, the recently sealed 1080m runway

Projected for completion mid-late 2022, the latest shopping mall complex from Central Pattana is well underway on the outskirts of Chan city, as shown in these drone pics.

300 shops over 75,000sqm, and a quoted 3.5 billion baht investment, I'm surprised to see it being built here, not a big population base , at present we have Tesco Lotus / mall, Big C, Robinsons, none of which every seem too busy to me.

Pics from their Facebook page

On 10/14/2021 at 2:48 PM, bradiston said:

And this after they spent heaven knows how much on a massive flood prevention program.

300mm in 24 hours. In an essentially flat landscape, other than a really really big hole in the ground, I'd like to see a solution to that sheer volume of water. We're 15km out from Chan city, our land and  house elevated enough to be above this recent flood, but of course the 300mm from our place just runs off to lower-lying properties. 

A friend in New Zealand's restored 1976 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing.

Note wheels are from a later (1979) model

5 hours ago, huangnon said:

Terrible. Driver "fell asleep"?

We'll never know. This is near us, between our place and the coast and on my regular cycling route. 

News item says 10m deep, I'm unsure of that but here is a view before full of water, though depth irrelevant once over car height.

And full to about 1.5m below road level 

Whichever way the driver was headed, it would require a strong swerve left or right on what is almost a straight section of sealed road to enter the water, trees at the east edge, and steep banks westward. 

I suppose if a driver did go to sleep they could slump over the wheel  causing a sudden turn. 

The other news story I read stated the boy wanted to go to 'live' with his mother, not ' visit' as this quoted one says. 

Back to 'we'll never know' but I remain sceptical of the sleep excuse. Still, tragic for all concerned.