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I'm surprised they don't have any anti-venom at the local hospitals. Because most have a shelf-life of five years or longer. There's really no excuse not to have it nearby

Your wife is not very smart, she could have taken care of it on the spot and you could have drove home. They ALWAYS negotiate. I'm pretty sure if it was me and my girlfriend, we'd have been delayed for 5-10 mins tops

problem is they pay less than what motorcycle taxi drivers used to make a few years ago before they became so popular. It's probably about the same now, if you drive for Grab or drive a proper "win" motorcycle taxi, you'll maybe make 300-400 per day, which is peanuts. Before Grab et al, they could make more like 600-800 a day (though it varies based on the location). I know because my girlfriend used to ride one and she's friends with lots of drivers. So it all boils down to the fact there's no recourse. Grab is taking a hefty cut and you can't beat them or join them without accepting the same lower wage.

One of my girlfriend's friends who was conscripted apparently volunteered to go down there. He said it's preferable to being an unpaid house boy at some rich officer's gaff in Bangkok.

So the real headline should be "Thailand introduces optional early digital arrival card submission"

I guess he just put the coke in his bag and it somehow slipped into the pages of his passport. He might have even forgotten it was there. I mean, it's such a pathetically small amount, it's easy to forget, especially if you're wasted. I bet it was a shock when the officer started thumbing through his passport and it just fell out though, lol.

Good for them, normally they make peanuts. And to be honest, it's just basic supply dynamics. Apps like Grab and Bolt were charging four-times the usual price because the demand went through the roof. But people were obviously paying up, because most couldn't even get a ride

But the architects have to assume that the builders will use the specified materials. But they probably didn't...

I much prefer to roll my own with a sprinkle of Golden Virginia to enhance the taste and ensure a smoother burn. Skinning up is an art form and I'm damn good at it, I would never pay for something pre-rolled.

This guy used to live in my town. Apparently he just ran out of money after almost 20 years, so faced with the prospect of being homeless in Thailand he just thought sod it, at least in the nick he gets a bed and something to eat. At 80 years old, he probably can't even do the stuff he was convicted of doing anymore, so perhaps not such a bad move on his part. he can't have long left anyway... What makes me laugh is how the cops try to present this as some sort of win on their behalf, their relentless pursuit of justice bla bla bla... They didn't have the first clue where he was and I'm not sure I believe their claim they "suddenly" tracked him down just before he decided to turn himself in

Mukhdahan is much better, there are tons of those karaoke bars around with more hot Lao girls than you'll see during your entire stay in Savannakhet

I imagine they finally found some evidence, hence the move by the Thai cops to get him sent home for questioning

Because matey, the British police does not have a database of the DNA of Thai citizens, so how could they hope to find a match?

Very possibly a rape victim herself, it might explain why she declined his offer of payment?