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lol, except he does not have the money to have a gf...

Could be, but this sounds more like the type of reaction of infidelity than normal nagging...

Given that she took them and went travelling as married tourists, my guess is... he is a tourist and his wife is not Thai.

I could see that... to many temptations here... and that is as good an answer as any guess.

They would have to be actually for accounts only in his name... and then it is still a stretch since debts during marriage are communal and would be divided by divorce court (my parents credit card accounts are ... the same account)

They are married, proving the money was exclusively his - is problematic. (updated original post - with reference to a guess of what the charge would be if the UK were to charge her ... but then they would only do that if she sold it or gave it to someone else to use - and again that would be charged in the UK not Thailand)

You are correct that only he can use it, but it is NOT his property. If she was to be charged, it would be the UK government charging her for theft of official documents or something like that. (they don't tend to do that with relatives though unless they use them for other purposes). If you open your passport, I think it is even printed in there (if not it was on the application form). The owner of passports is the state (I don't know of any states that actually grant you ownership). [depending on when issued] "This passport remains the property of Her Majesty's Government and may be withdraw at any time if the holder ceases to be entitled to the protection of Her Majesty's Government," or "This passport remains the property of Her Majesty's Government and may be withdrawn at any time."

I don't know the UK, but usually there is not an emergency 'passport' but emergency travel documents for returning a limited purpose such as returning home or a specific country and return. The passport would have to go through normal (or expedited -- if available) process. Not all countries accept emergency travel documents for entry.

The problem is that I don't think he has standing since it is not 'his' property, it is the property of the UK and issued for his use when traveling (or for ID purposes) ???? Maybe she just found it lying around and she is taking it back to the United Kingdom to return it to it's owner...

That picture was apparently taken years ago in Dubai... someone grabbed it from social media account. (though I think the stay at the hospital is special treatment and he is waiting out his time - this gottha is going to backfire badly).

Thaksin will be finished his sentence in December, however the release will not be specifically for him /s. I suspect the list of those released from prison will include everyone that is 70 years of age with less than a year left in their sentence... No favouritism, just coincidence....

Just waiting for a restaurant to sell sandwiches and getting the bill after eating the BLT and... bread was extra...

Sunflower oil (bout 95baht / litre), egg yolk (eggs not very expensive), and some dijon mustard... can be had for much cheaper... for basic mayo... (or add wasabi for wasabi mayo) don't need to buy expensive mayo... especially if you are a restaurant... you could even just make some and throw it into the Kraft mayo jar if you want at a restaurant...

I have been known to bring some malt vinegar with me - use to do that when working in the US... whenever I knew I was going to have fries... (Canadian - grew up on white vinegar and salt on fries).

Always check your insurance, not always... depends on policy.

If I owned a place here I probably would install cameras to cover the unit.

Really, it all depends... while most of us can make educated guesses... some of these questions would require a lawyer who understands things. It likely depends on whether the leak is inside your condo or out... I have heard of some major bills with regards to flooding (outside Thailand), so it is one of the small items to make sure your insurance covers (and also having a discussion with a lawyer would be wise).

That was not in Thailand, I was just talking about condos in general. Everything is usually documented on sale though (to cover the developer, the corporation, and you). The stupid thing is most people don't read the entire set of documents... and everyone should completely read them and understand them. (I indicated the only one I owned is not in Thailand). Personally, I would not own a condo again I don't think... I am less interested in making compromises it takes when living in a condo or HOA... I did however make sure I was on the condo board (which was rather easy since they only had that number run) - so I could have some say. Good thing about the condo I had - the floors were basically 18" of concrete (to handle forklifts and inventory), bad thing was you could still be constrained by noise as it did not stop sound from getting through...

The condo I owned had 400 and they had keys for all (don't know if there was a master key for phases or 400 keys - 5 phases to the condo - loft conversion). They had access to every unit on sale, you did not have to give your key to them... but if you changed it I believe you were responsible for handing them a key. When I had maintenance being done all I had to do was fill out a form for non-emergencies - but emergencies they would be able to access it. I had on several occassions document indicating entry and exactly when they entered, when they left, and reasons for entry and a list of things done if they did anything. It was the only condo in the city at that point that had to the unit gas (for fireplaces, but I also had a Wolf gas range) as well... and some of the condo defined property was only accessable through entering a unit. When I was selling it I just had building maintenance fix up a few things (for a fee since it was not common property) and he did not need me to give him a key. In that case since it was not an emergency, I filled out permission to enter for maintenance.

The only condo I owned, the condo corporation has rights defined in the documents - that if there is an emergency and no one is contactable... and that emergency does or will affect other unit holders or the corporation... they can enter. Of course in Thailand, I don't know what the rules are... in Thailand or this condo (OP). In my condo the locks installed in the unit were done at construction and the condo corporation had a secure box that held the keys and those keys could be accessed with another key to open the box and log it. The condo corporation would then fill in a form and detailed entry and the reasons why it and that was left inside the unit. If you changed locks, you were responsible for leaving one key with the condo corporation.

Exactly, the documentation that you should get in the purchase should deliniate what is inside your unit or outside (it depends). What is yours should be clearly indicated as the property boundary. If it is not identified, then you (OP) should probably have a lawyer contact the corporation to get it clearly identified. As far as leaks damaging related properties, you (OP) probably should have insurance of some sort to cover it in any case.

Canada we have a place called Swiss Chalet which serves rotisserie chicken which is a standard 'Chalet Sauce' that is enough for the chicken, if you want MORE then they charge for extra servings (small, or a big cup)... that is reasonable... but if a place starts charging or standard condiments... then I am avoiding them completely... it just sets up some ugly situations especially people that don't normally dine there - order something, then find out... oh yes, that little thing you thought came with it... it is a few pounds more.... it will literally leave a bad taste in new customers mouths and that won't be good or business long term.

Not to mention some of the criteria seems nuts... like earthquakes - generally not a problem for aircraft landing... a bit bumpier but it is in the open and rarely does an earthquake happen at the exact same time a plane is landing, and rarely does a massive change in pavement happen right on the landing strip... in fact the odds of that happening - probably less than being shot in many cities in western countries. Not to mention your tray table is stowed, your chair is in an upright position and you have your seatbelt on...

You are probably lucky that the landlord has not cancelled your contract and required removal of your contents that same day... (along with forfeit of security deposit). Rental contracts here usually have things like the landlord has the right to cancel the contract if you are late by 15 days (and you lose the deposit). This is not the country to expect you can breach your contract and the government will come to your rescue.

Actually, quite possibly - they would be searching the internet for any news and running across this thread.... so yes, it is quite possible they would see it. If I lost someone close and I did not think I was being told the truth, I would be searching for anything and everything trying to make sense of it.