Scouse123

All the above is good to know and good information. Some stuff in there I wasn't aware of.

Millionaire by his family selling land not through work or being an entrepreneur Easy come, easy go especially with the type of friends flashing wealth attracts.

I do, Too many mishaps from higher floors. Also, it negates the need for a 3-foot balcony rail.

Get a ground floor room.

Agreed, But solo males are more likely to suffer violent assaults and robberies as opposed to sexual violence and rapes.

How about a cruise ship worker that books a tour through an ' alleged ' legitimate tour guide to be taken to idyllic spots in broad daylight, only for the man in a position of trust, to attack and rape her? Agreed, you would get a damn sight longer than that in the UK these days. I don't think she needs your advice, I think she will never trust a male again, unfortunately.

Definitely

Correct, And when I had an operation in 2004 at Bumringrad Hospital for throat cancer, the doctors told me not to drink spirits.

I don't drink sugary stuff and stay away from spirits on medical advice

5 Of course it is but you dont get the death sentence for it

I have just stopped drinking since November 27th and will not drink now before January 20th when I go to the UK. My reason is to be comfortable with and lower my weight, I want to lose 7-8Kgs over the next 6 weeks or so, it is not an alcohol-dependent issue. I am slightly bored with beer at the minute and I try to avoid spirits. I do like Red wine but refuse to pay Thailand's prices.

I think that view is a bit extreme and will never pass muster with the masses.

You know there are a few I can mention here, mostly British but an American as well. There was Supermodel Naomi Campbell spotted as a supermarket cashier. EdSheeran was busking on the streets and was spotted by an agency. Simon Cowell was on his parent's sofa, but with his family's connections in TV, they managed through the back door to launch his TV career initially. and then there was Anthony Bourdain, the famous American chef. It was a woman who was a friend of his mother, who pushed her husband to get his scripts read in the publishing world that launched his book and Television success Kitchen Confidential, No Reservations, Parts Unknown etc So, all the above had and have talent, but they met the right people at the right time. Many equally talented don't get there. I cannot compare myself to any of the above, but I relied and always have, on a sharp eye for an opportunity and hard work coupled with a determination to succeed in my own way.

Unless somebody can explain how a guy gets through biometrics when his physical appearance, as in his face, and his fingerprints cannot match that of the original holder's passport. The only other way is that he has had a legal passport made in Australia with the Italian name and his own biometrics. That would make sense.

The right place at the right time and meeting somebody influential by chance has plenty to do with it too. Of course, you need talent as well, but there are plenty of talented people, some more talented than the rich and famous, who just didn't make it.

Thanks. So now we know how he got into the country, he hasn't been through the normal immigration or customs checks.

The German police have arrested the German who fled to Germany.

I am wondering with the passport he used how he passed through the biometrics system which is supposed to stop this. Surely his face and prints didn't match the Italian guy's passport he travelled on. Even if the passport was used for the first time entering Thailand the prints and face would not match up to what is embedded in the passport chip. Unless he has completely bypassed immigration checks. Confused!

They have a seven-storey hospital adjacent to Klong Prem prison which is adequate. He does not need an emergency operation that the medical corrections hospital is not equipped to deal with. That is the reason prisoners are shipped out to the Police hospital when the medical corrections hospital doesn't have the facilities to deal with complex procedures. It's a giant con.

Too much mass violence by individuals creeping into Thai society lately.

No. I have health insurance by choice as I believe it to be sensible

He just isn't dirty enough to be in Thai politics.

That depends on the educational standards of the English native speakers you have been conversing with. I certainly know the difference.

It can be confusing when even immigration officers refer to a retirement extension as a retirement visa. Hence, the confusion for some board members. I am on retirement extension from a Non-O visa, however, I have and do pay for health insurance annually. I believe it's vital to live here and a damn sight more important than drinking or hookers.

It's a waste of everybody's time commenting on this matter, even though I am doing just that, we know the Shinawatras are rotten to the core. He has no intention of serving a day in prison. It won't be long before the current prime minister is removed and replaced. He's pleasant enough but hasn't the cunning, knowledge or expertise. Maybe, he's too nice a chap to lead a corrupt filthy government. He looks like he has that extra chromosome 21 as well.