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Just now, soalbundy said:

So how many days is this going to last? Usually such directives don't make it past the waste paper bin.

three to four days.

2 minutes ago, 2baht said:

That will sort out the wheat from the chaff!

No, it won't, it will lead to unnecessary hardship on the wrong people.

I can afford to pay plenty more for an annual extension of stay, but why should I and what benefit is it?

I resent the present rules where you have to permanently leave 400K always in the bank and for five months at least, 800K in the bank.

It's daft, I have had separate health insurance for many years, those on the 65K method don't have to do this, so why should I?

And no, I don't want the faff and bother of proving the 65K a month method along with proof and paperwork continuously, nor do I want an illegal agent.

2 hours ago, Dolf said:

Enlighten me

I listed them, and I have better things to do with my time than encourage an online troll with plenty of time on his hands.

1 hour ago, Dolf said:

Name 3 good things about it.

I can name twenty but you wouldn't know either way, as you have never been here.

6 minutes ago, Dolf said:

I have never been there. I saw Paddy Doyle go there and it looked pretty boring.

You shouldn't form opinions based on no knowledge, should you?

It is as good as any place in Isaarn and nicer than a lot.

1 minute ago, alien365 said:

CM just stank of weed and I saw more tourists there than locals (I know I didn't, but that's how it felt).  I've been to CM quite a few times over the last decade and agree with Ben Zioner on the changes. I feel like I get to experience more Thai culture in Kalasin and the people have always been very friendly to me there.

Good man,

Nothing wrong with Kalasin.

5 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Kalasin ahead of CM? Got to be joking.

Nothing wrong with Kalasin, how many times have you been here?

When was the last time?

Do you know where to go when you are here?

I don't know what's happened, but I wouldn't fancy being in their shoes right now.

I don't think they should be looking at retiring over here anytime in the future.

Seems a hell of a reaction though just for a traffic stop.

Great entertainer from my youth.

Sadly, he will be missed.

They haven't mentioned Judy Teen which was another great song of his.

It got to number 5.

RIP Steve.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Wasit told police that they began a secret relationship in 2020. Teeranan then borrowed 500,000 baht from him, promising to repay the debt at a high interest rate. She told Wasit that she could make a profit from the amount by offering a loan to her colleague and charging interest.

I have a bridge for sale in London if he's interested.

So he reckons he drip-fed about 10 million over some time and in smaller quantities.

He expected a return of 38 million baht for this adventure into business.

He then goes on to threaten us as readers about being careful how we comment on this stupid escapade:-

8 hours ago, webfact said:

My wife knew about it from the news. We always share both happiness and sorrow. I confessed to her what I had done and the problem was solved. I would like to ask all the media and netizens to be careful when talking about me. My lawyer is always ready to welcome you.”

What a prize plonker!

The Heroin dealer isn't in the picture though, is he?

Sometimes known in Australia as the sinister minister.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/from-sinister-to-minister-politician-s-drug-trafficking-jail-time-revealed-20190906-p52opz.html

8 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

A beastiality predator. Sick person. 

 

Dad must be proud. 

 

He lives on the island with his family as a family unit. He comes from Virginia in the USA.

This was not the young boy's first rodeo, he'd done it before. They took him to his father and showed the father the footage.

There was to be a meeting yesterday to sort out compensation SURPRISE, SURPRISE! and to get a promise that he won't do it again and seek help.

He looked like a normal teen when I saw the unedited version in a UK newspaper video. But there again, so do most.

I would have died with shame and embarrassment.

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

Incorrect.

"An insurgency is a rebellion. Insurgencies are movements to overthrow governments."

In this case a rebellion to Thailand's overthrow of an indigenous Malay Muslim sovereign state The Kingdom of Patani, forced annexation into the Kingdom of Thailand (similar to Russia's forced annexation of Crimea) and repression of the Malay Muslim language, traditions, ethnicity, and customs to make Malay Muslims second-class citizens.

In effect it is Thailand who is the terrorist.

Seem to recall in days gone by, Afghanistan was peaceful and Buddhist, Lebanon was Christian and tolerant. Iran was another, then we have the Horn of Africa, etc

These countries and vast areas seemed to thrive until Muslims got a foothold.

Then, of course, we have Christian persecution in Muslim states, but little seems to get said about that as it doesn't fit the narrative.

I bet the indigenous populations of those countries and locations wished they hadn't been subjected to repression and having their customs ignored and trampled to make way for a stoneage, violent, religion with their forced FGM, beheadings, Apostasy laws, Anti Gay, misogynistic laws and practices.

4 hours ago, MarcelV said:

I feel saddened that this has happened during the holy month of Ramadan.

Insha'allah this will one day stop and the people of Patani can live in peace. Probably after the kuf'aar depart from the region insha Allah.

I bet many countries that Islamists and Muslims have taken over by force or out-breeding the native inhabitants, and promoting, under threat, their 7th-century religion, wish the Muslims and their ilk would go back to their countries of origin.

Then nearly all could live in peace!

I bet he really wishes he'd kept his mouth firmly shut now.

I can't see Phuket being a place for him to hang around in even if he manages to come out of this mess.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Find them and deport them, ban them from Thailand for 10 years... they can giggle together on their way to the airport

You see, these are exactly the types of stupid responses a story like this generates.

You are part of the problem, not the remedy.

As soon as this kind of ploy starts to work, every woman chasing money will start claiming to have been indecently assaulted to extract money.

The Police will join in as they have found a new money-making scheme to extort money, and the assault on the women will be low down on the list of priorities of the local plod.

Fine and deport and ban for 10 years for a stupid, childish probably drunken bit of clowning?

What next? five years in jail for driving without a crash helmet?

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The victims reported the incident to Chana Songkram Police Station a day after it occurred. They insisted on pursuing the case to the fullest extent and requested the police to revoke the perpetrators’ visas or include their names on blacklists to prevent them from assaulting others.

 

This makes me seethe when they all start jumping on this bandwagon.  

This has all been media-inspired and generated.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sanong explained that the maximum penalty for sexual assault is imprisonment of up to 10 years, a fine of up to 200,000 baht, or both. Visa revocation would be subject to consideration by the Immigration Bureau.

And this won't help either, with 99.99% seeking compensation of 200K instead of a fine.

If the guys were behaving like jerks, there are ample Police in the area or available by phone, to be on the spot quickly to deal with the matter there and then if they were so outraged.

If that were to happen to women in the wider world, the perpetrators would have had a tongue-lashing from the women and been made to look foolish.

It certainly wouldn't have entered people's heads to start talking about revoking visas and blacklists, as I said, this has all been stirred up by the media, in reaction to previous infractions of the law and widely publicised knee-jerk reactions from Police on TV.

I was told by a Bangkok reseller that they were made in India. He could have been just throwing me off the scent.

When I went to the shop not far from Nana Plaza, no signage, it was unmarked per se, and security was outside, they quiz you if they don't know you or if a taxi driver hasn't brought you.

In the shop, quite a few Muslim Indians and Chinese Thais are working there.

The store is divided into different areas. There is a luggage area, a replica watches area, a designer handbag area, and everything from Rolex to Louis Vuitton.

I then found an online seller, who does the same for watches, Breitling, Rolex, all the big names etc.

However, this guy online goes a stage further, he gives you fake boxes, papers, and carry bags, all designer and stamped. They look good.

The watches have sweep movement and are heavy.

None of the old lightweight, or sharp burrs or corners found on the cheap imitations.

Both were selling, after some bartering, at 3000 baht per watch. Around 70 GBP, people happily pay 140 GBP in the UK, so people are doubling their money.

The danger, of course, is at customs at the airport. Chances of being pulled are low, but if they do, you are sorely out of pocket if you are carrying a few.