Thingamabob

Er, I'm 40 years in the oil business and I can assure you that what is being emitted from most of those buses is not water vapour.

Get him, and jail him.

The cruel way many Thais treat animals is shocking given that Thailand is supposed to be a Buddhist country.

Samet used to be a paradise. Still great, but now best to avoid the weekends due to the arrival of so many coachloads.

Been retired in Thailand since 1993 having previously lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and Africa. No country is perfect, but Thailand is as good as it gets as far as I am concerned, and I've no intention to ever leave. You, however, sound somewhat puritanical so I doubt anywhere in Asia will suit you.

Thailand needs Thaksin, and family, like it needs a hole in the head. The problem is he now appears to have bought his way into support from a higher level than previously which makes it less likely he will be gone any time soon. It can only be hoped that there is not a repeat of his so-called war on drugs during which, last time round, so many innocent people were shot dead by police.

The police failed to do their duty in Cleveland because they were told by their senior officers not to offend local Muslims. This is indicative of the direction in which towns all over Britain are heading. Lord help us.

To describe Starmer as an idiot is fair enough, but I would say calling him a dangerous idiot would be even more accurate.

Both loose and lose...

As I said, calm down and have a nice day.

Well said.

The ID number on the pink card certainly consists of the same amount of letters and numbers as a Thai TIN, 13 in all, in the same configuration as a Thai TIN.

Not if there are lies being told.

Good products and service but too expensive for most Thais. They should have been advised to focus on developed markets.

Having committed an offence, for which he would be in trouble in most countries, he then talked his way into jail. High or drunk, or both, I suspect. Too many male visitors forget that the vast majority of Thai girls are not bar girls.

It's the police themselves who need to face justice for their cover-up. Smarten up man, or find something else to do.

Good point.

Oh dear. Obtuse is the word that comes to mind. Move on...

This doesn't make sense.

What people want to see is those in authority who deliberately ignored the disgusting behaviour of the rape gangs be identified, and then face justice.

There are indeed strong rumours that it is foreign tax advisers who are trying to sell tougher tax regulations to the TRD in order to create additional business for themselves from concerned expats.

If by 'others' you are referring to other tax advisers it seems to me they've been presenting non-stop for months past.

The Pattaya City Expat Club now join a long list of expat groups in Thailand promoting not the best interests of foreigners living in Thailand, but trying to advance the business of fringe legal tax advisers operating here. Should you feel the need to discuss tax issues best to do so directly with your local TRD office.

Starmer trying to dodge two bullets re the rape gangs. The first is a question as to why the CPS showed little interest in this issue during Starmer's tenure. The second is his fear of alienating Muslims and their votes if he now agrees to a national enquiry into how these gangs managed to operate with impunity for so long.u

Before I retired to Thailand in 1993 I was told by both a senior employee of the TRD, and by highly reputable Thai lawyers, that:- 1. Pensions, from whatever source, were not taxable in Thailand. 2. That only the income of those people working and earning in Thailand was taxable. That was over 30 years ago. Things have clearly changed since then, but to what extent is still unclear, with conflicting advice being given by different sources.