Scouse123

I have only one question:-

Who dreams all these ideas up, without falling about laughing at their subordinates when they announce them?

The only thing the above links above regards US banks tell me is that your cash is probably a lot safer in one of the Thai bigger banks than it is in the US smaller and mid-sized banks!.............. especially looking at the fraud and amount of US bank failures.????

3 minutes ago, Different said:

It is very sad but if topic is all about money to send his body home. I would say shame on British embassies and all embassies alike if they even have no regards for their citizens corpse.  Instead of cremation, bury him here in Thailand.

 

And what about his family and his wife and kids who may want his remains to come home to the UK in whatever form that takes, body or ashes?

I cannot see them accepting what you propose as a solution.

Embassies do not consider it their duty to repatriate citizens, dead or alive, back to their country of origin unless involved in official humanitarian missions or in times of war.

Why doesn't Hun Sen put his hand in his pocket, he has stolen enough from the country's coffers.! 

After all, a large majority of landmines were laid by the Khmer Rouge, his former group of comrades and merry men; and many of them are still in the Cambodian government to this day. It was UXO that the USA was held to account on.

The problem with that country, no matter who is providing aid and expertise be it the EU, U.K. or U.S.A, unless they have monitors on the ground to control or direct aid and where it is going, especially if it's cash, it will get stolen.

3 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

The friends should have had him cremated straight away, no further agonising for the family in deciding how to get the body home. It's a time for blunt practicalities, bodies in tropical climes should be disposed of quickly, not left hanging around for a few days, and then shipped thousands of miles for some unfortunate UK mortician to try to deal with. 

Jeremy50,

I am on your side with this but the friends need to clear it with family as nerves will be raw with all this at the moment. Common sense will not be at the forefront.

It is a terribly sad situation and I try to remember the old saying about ' walking a mile in their shoes before making judgments' An unfortunate statistic for Thailand, but he isn't the first nor will he be the last that chooses this method.

2 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Quite a few comments regarding cremation in Thailand. Does anyone have a rough estimate of a "Wat funeral - barbecue, as my wife calls them." with the attendant monks and chants etc? Or, are there crematoria that will do the "ashes to ashes , dust to dust" part. 

Surely must be way more practical and less expensive than shipping a corpse back to the UK.

The actual burning can be done for 10,000 baht.

You have a lot of variables with how many monks, where the temple is located ( busier the temple, the more it is ) they charge body storage by the day. With the monks and no big deal, it would be around 20,000 baht to 30,000 baht I am told. This would be without the usual two or three days eating and drinking obviously.

Some of the bones are not fully turned into ash I am also told, so his friends would have to go the day after and package up and put it in an urn for transfer to the UK as the monks have no part of that.

51 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The office they send it to is determined by the Tambon, Amphoe and Changwat you select on the drop down menus on page 2.

You report is valid.

I must add that I am well happy with the speed of response and approval. Easy and stress-free and straight to the point.

Total about 15 hours after application start to finish.

Guys,

I have just reported online and been approved and was not asked anywhere on the form for which office I used????? only my address of course, in Isaarn.

Is my report valid, it says approved across the top!!

22 hours ago, seajae said:

have had a Nissan Navara Calibre Sportech 4 door 2WD, 2.5ltr turbo, 7 speed auto(also flips to manual) top of the range for 6 months and love it. I have a bad spine and the seats are very comfortable on a long drive, very fuel efficient as well, also looks pretty good 

Nice looking car and usually Nissan is very good with the extras. If it was the UK, I would definitely look.

For me, Toyota dealerships and repair shops in nearly every town and city throughout Thailand clinch it.

On 10/25/2018 at 2:56 PM, HappyAndRich said:

As secure as it would be in any bank in the world.

Probably safer than many in Europe and the USA

3 hours ago, Ulic said:

Complaints about an unpaid fare when the customer is forced to flee for his life, ridiculous. 

It's possible as well that he had a sense of humor and was making light, excuse the pun, of a bad situation. 

Thai people can be witty as well, you know!

2 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

I thought "lent" meant you refrained from indulging in certain religious based things. Surely the "end" of lent should mean that a celebration should take place, not a restriction of celebration, after all there should have been no celebrating during the lent period, it is catch up time for what you have missed.

In my "logic" that means we should be celebrating and having a drink to "celebrate" the end of this lent!

 

PS: I know that the Buddhist way of life prohibits alcohol so it makes the whole selling/banning of alcohol in a Buddhist Country all the more ironic to me.????

The Buddhist way of life prohibits many things in its most strict interpretations. Thai people, however, being Thai, tend to favour the policy of doing wrong and making merit after to repent

It seems to work from their way of looking at it.

I haven't used THAI in years and always used to fly with them or EVA air. The planes got old and outdated, the cabin crew in business class became aloof and lacking friendliness, similar to British Airways to be honest. Qatar cabin crew leave them both at the starting gate regards customer service.

I have been using Qatar Air for a good few years now but their business offers are drying up and they are definitely cutting back on the ' perks ' that once set them apart. They are also constantly badgering me with ' special offers ' which quite honestly, aren't! I should have moved a while ago but it becomes a ' chore ' when you have the privilege class membership cards to start at the bottom rung again with another airline.

I have, even though living here many years, always booked UK-BKK-UK. This is due to the fact that flight deals always seem to be better when starting the journey from the UK. I am cutting my trips back now to the UK, so will probably switch airlines again. I still won't fly THAI business class unless they give an unbelievable deal, which they never seem to do anymore.

I think I would be inclined to try Oman, who are offering great business class deals on many flights or Finnair, for similar reasons. EVA air used to be good but it is then usually a long wait in London before a shuttle up North.

7 hours ago, z42 said:

Jesus wept let this ghastly, shambles of an airline free itself from the public purse so that it can die a swift and ugly death.

The fact that some THAI staff were wearing black smacks of unbelievable arrogance. Pathetic ????

+1

I think I know one guy at least making all the wrong moves in sucking up to China at his own country's expense. However, he doesn't care, as he has purely self-interest at heart and that is the despot, Hun Sen.

I cannot think of a leader that is as bad as him in South East Asia, and that is going some! Cambodia is hard and fast becoming a satellite colony of the Chinese, at the expense of the Cambodian people.

He has managed to alienate both the USA and the EU in one swoop, as well as destroying completely any ' mirage ' that there was a democracy. He, because China has offered to fill the void on cheap loans without human rights strings attached,

The EU is preparing to withdraw the preferential trade agreement that Cambodia enjoys in the ' Everything but Arms ' package. This will cost Cambodia hundreds and hundreds of millions in trade. Their biggest export being garments. I can't see China wanting that trade when they can make it cheaper themselves.

We have a guy who intends to remain in power, no matter what the cost to the Nation's citizens and a ' partner ' that doesn't care about his Human rights abuses.

16 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Thanks for sharing, I hope you get years of enjoyment out of it.You must be very pleased and proud of your new truck.????.Good for you, I am sure you earned it.

 

Green with envy!! 

 

 

Thank you,

Yeah, I really like it and hope I made the right decision, I will be keeping these a good few years!

A poster earlier mentioned about getting the top spec or kicking yourself later. I think they were right as amazing all the discreet changes as well as the obvious changes they have made.

when touring.

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Nice looking truck with alot of "extra's" it would seem.

Would you mind saying what the final price of that was ?

 

Hi,

Altogether it's come out in the very near region of 1.2 million baht, slightly more actually., about 17,000 baht more, so 1,217,000. Fully loaded.

I ordered everything that was going. There were a few bits I didn't budget for but no big deal in the grand scale of things.

This one is here for quite a while if I get my way and I won't be investing again for a good few years.