Thomas Hannah

Maybe the noise was the boyfreind snoring.On seeing that the boyfreind was drunk and totaly out of it.And the women who does not understand thailand ie Thai,s do not kiss in public.Do not hug,If you go to the village to meet your new girlfreinds family.You do not even hold her hand.the thai man has seen this as a come on He has not just saved your life.And here you are getting sexual with him.And the message you are sending is,i want you.But i cant,because my boyfreind is here.I try to tell women that go to thailand ,How to behave when they are there.And explain that they are not in benidorm.But do they want to listen.No.They get angry with me.Then when something happens.Its every bodys fault but there,s..Maybe after the insident,The thai man has been explained farang culture of hugging.So he has to deny touching her.Case closed.Hope thai man has learned.And farang woman has learned.

40 grams of ice in the possession of "Bua" but yet "Or" is the one put in jail while Bua is not.

"Next day Bua turned up saying that she needed 5,000 baht in connection with the bust"

"A day later Bua arrived again and said she needed 15,000 baht"

To me it seems like this Bua character is in on the extortion with the police in some form.

Well done Sherlock.But you forgot to add.Ubon women.Has brother in bangkok police,who happens to be very low ranked.no clout.She,s a druggy,deported from Korea for being there illegally.Selling sex in korea is big money. compared to thailand.Now she,see,s a chance of getting her money back.And she needs some money quickly for drugs.What do you think will happen.Answer,Nothing.Her brother has now been spoken to from his superiors.And he has told her to shut up and get back on the beach.If you understand thai women of this kind,Then you will understand all the bits that i have not explained .

Welcome to thailand.Normal for thai,s to carry weapons.But be warned any farangs getting same idea,to carry a weapon,and act this way.You will be attacked by many thai,s and dead very quickly.And the police and media ,will justify there actions.

Reading an article in a Cambodian magazine, a minister in Thailand wants all visitors to be issued wristbands by their hotels, with passport information etc., in case they become lost and do not remember where they are staying. Next it will be ankle bracelets.

I think this is a good idea.The problem is .It will be used as a money maker.When they make it compulsory on entering the country.Charging you 500 baht for a 20 baht bracelet.And being stuck in a que for an hour.And a 10,000 baht fine ,if your caught not wearing it.I hope there not reading this.Money number one.

I dont know what the fuss is about.This happens all over the world.Every day.Sadly are world is full of evil cowards.

Vape in the condo / house but you have to smoke ciggies when outside (in the pub for example) to get a nicotene hit, if you need one.

Yes, madness.

And what if your bags are checked at airport.

Apart from being a ridiculous law that makes about as much sense as the Ugandan anti-same sex (consensual) law that will get both perpetrators at least a decade each in jail, the irony is that e-cigs made their debut in thailand - long before they were even heard of in other countries. I bought a set for a smoker pal who lives in the UK but he was afraid to try it.

Why don't the authorities just tax it like everything else instead of putting non-criminal foreigners in jail - they have had long enough to figure it out. It does not matter who says it is legal or illegal when you are being thrown in jail by a cop who wants to make his tea money big time

Because ,we would bring are own vapour.not trusting what the thai,s are selling.

So this law applies to everyone thais and foreigners who vape in thailand? This is important news cos many ppl that were unaware might be prosecuted.

No.A thai would get max 500 baht fine.Farang most proberly 50.000.With the threat of being jailed.

Are the tobacco companies pulling a few strings. I thought people turn to E cig in a bid to kick the nicotine habit.

Smoking habit.E cigs have nicotine.Its not the tobacco companies.Its the thai militery goverment.Not wanting to loose taxes on cigs.Remember money number one.

Yes.They have closed the topic on the poor scots guy,on this forum.Have read threw some of the comments.You can see its a police cover up.Found on the 15 may.Dead in his room.Put in a morgue.They did not know who he was.So were is his passport.And the photo copy,kept by the bar owners.Enough time for any cctv to be removed.Stay away from thailand.It could be you next.

I'd like to this enforced first before I believe it, I guess vaping in public would be a no no but further than this the effect of any of this is highly questionable.

The ONLY chance that it will ever be 'enforced' is if some group can find a way to make money out of the 'fines', a la the scam perpetrated by the BMA in which 'city police' fined those seen dropping cigarette butts. They can still be seen from time to time outside MBK, CP Tower and other places.

Vaping is a more discreet activity and unlikely to attract the same scrutiny ( other than the cloud chasing Milleniums).

Untill your bags are checked on arrival.And you have brought your supply of vapour for your holiday.Before.It was not worth them checking your bags.Because people only had duty free.Which they could see.sadly thailand has become a no no for me.For over 20 years i visited.10 years i virtualy lived there.no less than 8 months of year.I went for 3 weeks a year ago.after being away for a year.Im glad it was only 3 weeks.Today i tell people to stay away.

For those who need their nicotine E-cigarettes is a much healthier way to take it rather via normal tobacco cigarettes with all the associated health problems.

Nicotine on it's own is not carcinogenic but just about everything else in a tobacco cigarette is. E-Cigarettes are encouraged in some countries in preference to tobacco cigarettes which kill people. But no not in Thailand, it is more important to collect tax rather than save lives.

There are over 4000 chemicals in tobacco, 19 of which have been proven to be carcinogenic.

As for nicotine, the jury is still out on that one, What has been demonstrated is that nicotine does cause chromosomal aberration and sister chromatid exchange, the damage of DNA, which is related to tumor growth. Nicotine also decreases the tumor suppressor Chk2 which is formed when DNA is damaged to limit tumor growth. So, it does appear that nicotine increases the risk of oncogenesis, malignant tumor growth, although it may not do this alone it may well serve as a catalyst to carcinogens that the body would otherwise be able to control. It may be that E-cigarettes and other nicotine replacement therapies are leaving people more vulnerable to developing cancers however, this is not fully understood yet.

But traffic fumes are understood.So why are all cars not made electric(.MONEY)Toxins cause cancer,not nicotine.2 main places toxins are today.are in the air and in the sea,caused by oil related.Yes benzine in the fish.Did you know that half the men in america develope cancer and about a third women.Im sure this is not because of nicotine.Did you know that vitamin c causes cancer.Why do you think if you drink to much orange juice,you get the shits.Its your body trying to dump it from you.SMOKING AND E CIGS ARE BEING USED AS A DISTRACTION FROM THE TRUTH OF THE REAL CAUSES OF CANCERS..yES .HEART DESEASE AND LUNG CANCER.. CIGS IS A NO NO...wHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY.i NEVER HEARD OF SOMEONE HAS DIED OF CANCER.NOW TODAY.ALL I EVER HEAR IS PEOPLE DYING FROM CANCER.

For those who need their nicotine E-cigarettes is a much healthier way to take it rather via normal tobacco cigarettes with all the associated health problems.

Nicotine on it's own is not carcinogenic but just about everything else in a tobacco cigarette is. E-Cigarettes are encouraged in some countries in preference to tobacco cigarettes which kill people. But no not in Thailand, it is more important to collect tax rather than save lives.

From the American Lung Association: http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/e-cigarettes-and-lung-health.html?referrer=https://www.google.co.th/

Starting in August 2016, FDA will begin to apply and enforce key provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act as it relates to the sales, marketing and manufacturing of e-cigarettes.

We don't presently know what is in e-cigarettes. However, in initial lab tests conducted in 2009 the FDA found detectable levels of toxic cancer-causing chemicals, including an ingredient used in anti-freeze, in two leading brands of e-cigarettes and 18 various cartridges. A review of studies found that levels of toxins in e-cigarette aerosol varied considerably within and between brands. A 2014 study found that aerosol from e-cigarettes with a higher voltage level contains more formaldehyde, another carcinogen with the potential to cause cancer. The findings are alarming, and underscores why the American Lung Association called so urgently for FDA oversight of these products.

Flavors in e-cigarettes are also a cause for concern. Not only are flavors used to target kids, but they may be harmful on their own. E-cigarette and flavor manufacturers and marketers may suggest that the flavor ingredients used in e-cigarettes are safe because they have FEMA GRASTM status for use in food, but such statements are false and misleading. The reality is that FEMA GRASTM status only applies to food, meaning it's safe to eat, and does not apply to inhaling through e-cigarettes.

Diacetyl, a buttery flavored chemical often added to food products such as popcorn, caramel, and dairy products, has also been found in some e-cigarettes with flavors. Diacetyl can cause a serious and irreversible lung disease commonly known as "popcorn lung."⁴

Poisoning concern

Aside from concerns about e-cigarette use and emissions alone, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that calls to the nation's poison centers for e-cigarette exposure poisonings are rapidly increasing. One study found that while most calls involving e-cigarette liquid poisoning came from accidental ingestion of the e-cigarette or its liquid, about one-sixth of the calls related to someone inhaling these items. Exposure through the eye and the skin were also reported.

Isn't it against the rules to post false or misleading information?

read what it says,They dont know whats inside them.It was 7 years ago 2009.Now they are regulated and constantly tested.Unless you buy in thailand.But you wont be seeing it sold in the bars anymore.

Another reason for me to not come back.I vapour now.It would mean that i would have to start smoking again.Thai,s ugly head again.Money number one.The place has become so scary now.they will give you a brain opp for a head ach.Think this is a joke.ITS NOT.Seen it happen.Lucky the guy had a good freind to stop them doing it.a COUPLE OF HOURS LATER HE WAS FINE.Many people who go to thailand.Do not know the dangers they face.The less tourism means less money.means.more danger.No respect anymore.

When there is something good to talk about thailand.Then people will change there conversations.The problem is.Its getting worse.and will never get better.I have walked away and gone elsewere.Now my conversations are only grumpy.when someone mentions thailand.

Another 'innocent' person arrested?

You asked about it twice, I'll answer you once.

Yes, in my eyes he is innocent.

I don't give a damn about work permits and requirements.

He was offering a service that the Thais could not offer as none of them could probably speak Dutch.

Many of you will condemn me for what I said but this is my opinion.

He didn't commit a crime he just wanted to make a living.

He who is without sin can cast the first stone now....................

Rubbish.He broke the law.and got caught.And the Dutch speak English.All thai tour guides ,speak English.

Tell her ghost stories.And pretend to see a ghost in rooms in your house.Then go out without her .If she ,s there the next evening.Pretend to see the same ghost by her.And go out without her again.She will soon leave.If she is still there on the 3rd evening do the same.But stay out over night in hotel.

This would not close bars.You ajust to the times of opening.Same as before in england.When bars shut at 11.30 and night clubs at 2 am.You of course will get moans about it at first.If you drink from 8 till 4.You go out 6 till 2.I think it is a good thing, to have these rules.For many reasons that i can understand.I am one of them who drinks to 5 and 6 in morning.Its normaly dead by 2am any way.Only karaoke places can normaly be busy.

There is a link on this topic ,Telling you what a sinsod is.ie.That it is not a dowry.Many things are correct.But a sinsod is a dowry.Were you buy the daughters loyalty to you.and not her family.It is an old custom.Were she becomes your property of respect to you.She cannot divorce you.And up to you if you have others.But she cannot.Since farangs have started to come and marry thai,s.The thai,s .Now see it as a way to talk thai culture and twist this to suit them.Now it has become.So that even thai girls ,believe it is custom that the rules are different for farrangs.If you do not pay a dowry to be ripped off.Her family will be laugh at.ie.Ex girlfreind was laughing one day on bus.I asked .whats so funny.She said,Farrang only paid 100,000 baht dowry.Thai pay more than this.I said .But the thai get there,s back in most cases .Only for show.Any man who gets married in modern day,Deserves everything they get.Most people dont know that marriage was created as owner ship of the girl.In every country.Even untill recently.In christian vows,The bride said .I WILL OBEY.Marrage is an out dated custom.

They call it a tree.But it is a weed.Eating to many banana,s will kill you.

DO NOT DO IT.REMEMBER IT IS THAILAND.If the property is in the childs name.The neareest benafactor if the child dies.Is there mother or etc.Not you.You would be putting the child in danger.Example...Say the mother has a thai boyfreind,which is normal.And he knows that if the child dies.The mother gets the property.BE WARNED,It is thailand.Buy the condo.in your name .If your going to use it .and leave it in your will.To be sold.And the money put in trust for your child till 21 etc.If you are not going to use it dont buy it.Condo,s are not good investments.I do not know your way of thinking.So not sure what is best to advise you.

Let her have the baby in thailand.Then get your own DNA test done.Dont tell her.If your child.Get 2 birth certificates in bangkok.Australian consul for your side.If you are not married.Then you and your girlfreind.Have to register that you are the father,This is totaly seperate from birty certificates . under thai law you are not the father.because not married.Then you can get a passport and visa for child.

He was on the run for nearly 2 years.Does not say much for thailands interpol.Its not as though ,he is hard to recognise.

What are you talking about? If you are a Thai man with money and you marry a girl here, you pay sinsod! It can be any amount that the man can afford to pay. If they don't have money then they don't pay. Just like in any Country! If you have some money you pay for a lavish wedding and if you don't you have the wedding at the local Fire Department Hall. They serve chicken wings and salad in giant troughs.

I personally know of several Thai men who paid 400K sinsod and built a house for the women. It is a custom here and only if you don't have money is it not done. Farangs like to say it does not happen with Thai men but they are wrong!!

Most farang men have some money and can pay something. I gave 100K Thai Bt to the mom and dad and paid for the wedding which cost about 200K. So all in all less than 10,000 dollars. If I married her in the U.S. I would have paid about 20K for the wedding alone. The trolls who don't want to pay some respect to the family are doomed to be slugs in the marriage and most likely will end in divorce. Cheap ba$tards I call them.

Find a wife in your own country and tell me what it would cost you to get married. If you had some money and wanted to have the reception in a Fire Hall I doubt very much if the bride would be very happy. Come on think about and what this costs you...its peanuts unless you are destitute people and why are you getting married if you don't have anything?????

Yes.I agree with you.But its a different thing.when it comes to farangs.Its an old custom,were the woman becomes your property.Overall it is used to keep face in the village.So the money is generaly given back.There are many times ,It is the way you say.But the wife,Is not pested for money from her family again.Farangs are only looked at ,for making money.My freind married .she had 3 children,and divorced.They still expected a dowry.He of course told them to F O.

You guys are amazing. It is not your money so what he does with his is no concern of yours. He asked how to bring it in not for the slagging off of old bitter cheap charlie keyboard warriors. If he is happy to pay then up to him. Has he asked you all if he can borrow the money???? Then keep your slagging off to yourselves and get back to your bar stools.

It is are concern.We farangs try to warn other farangs about the scams and pitfalls ,ahead of them .Same as the hand of thailand.Were all thai,s scam together against farangs.