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Indeed, the Foreign Office should put out a warning stating this. Would love to see the TAT and diplomatic reaction to that! The insurer's will use any excuse to deny paying a claim. What if breaking a leg but not wearing a helmet and no head injury? Suppose they'd still refuse to pay for treating the leg.

No they are not automated messages. That's what many Thai women do when they want something. What is your reply and her response to same? ????

"Foreign workers" would most likely mean, Laos, Cambodians or Burmese. Who all celebrate the Pi Mai, Songkran, Thingyan or Choul Chnam Thmey/Sangranta festivals to one degree or another. Chances are their employer (factory or building site) would be shut down anyway.

So, it now appears, that any foreigner may be considered a suspect. ????

Tragic start to the holidays. RIP. Always worries me when riding in one of these minibusses. Generally the motorways are safer than than other highways (no U-turns, oncoming traffic, motorcycles or dogs on the road) but speeds considerably higher at 120kph max. Wonder if the 18 wheeler was moving or parked on the shoulder. Terrible impact.

Just logged in to Kbank online on PC and requested 12 months of statements. They arrived by email within a few minutes!

46c real feel here near Victory Monument yesterday. Scorching. I've been closing the balcony doors and using the air con a lot earlier over the last few weeks. Electric bill up a bit last month (still only 960 Baht though).

@BritManToo I beg to differ on your opinion that this was a trivial offence. The Thai staff, likely very young, must have been <deleted> scared to leave their post on this idiot's behaviour. If things like this are allowed to go unpunished then other moron's will think that they can do same with no consequences. At minimum, this was criminal damage - ripping out the keyboard and also threatening behaviour. This is what has been allowed to happen in part's of the UK. My local Co-Op staff in a west London village now actually refer to their store as "name of village food bank" because so many thieves brazenly walk in, grab a basket, empty shelves (meat typically and some booze) before walking out not paying. Staff are told not to challenge so to avoid agression and situations like in this topic. I beleive that society in some parts of the UK is collapsing due to this. Let us all pray that it never happens here in Thailand!

My girfriend has been using the Jomtien office for visa extensions for the last 3+ years (tourist visa extensions at first, then Covid extensions). The total s.h.i.t.e and runaround she got was appalling. A simple extension would take 3-4 visits (come back later, come back tomorrow, or simply "cannot" total BS). Now she uses an agent for a Non-O family visa, 90 days, re-entry permit etc. and there's zero stress - but at a high cost. It's like they are just making life so difficult it pushes people to use agents. BTW my GF is Cambodian and they are treated even worse than us farangs.

In many riders' home countries, they would be riding unlicensed and illegally (same as here). The consequences of police action much more severe than in Thailand, so they likely would not take a chance.

TikTok seems to show me a large number of videos of sexy Thai chicks wearing bikinis by a pool or on a beach. No idea why, but the only button I use is the "like" button. I'd be happy to give them a "donation" but it wouldn't be cash.

Without wanting to go off topic, one potential upside of the forthcoming central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that they can be programmable to stop welfare benefits money being spent on flights. Downside for many of us could be that they could also track spending on the number of flights taken, and block purchase due to potential "carbon credit" limits.

I wanted to use a different router when I got 3BB fibre installed 3 years ago. Previously using top end Asus and Netgear routers so wanted to get all the features (VPN) in my case, by using one of those. Just couldn't find a way to replace the 3BB (Huawei) supplied fibre router. Was able to add a second router for VPN but not replace entirely the 3BB. Now, after 3 years, I have to say I'm actually very happy with the supplied 3BB router. The signal is strong, it has WiFi 6 ax so it is fast at 900/500mbps real speeds and it has proved reliable too. As for security, I can't comment on that except to hope that 3BB/Huawei aren't intercepting too much traffic ????

Wow this guy certainly picked the wrong country to do this. Jail, IDC and deportation awaits. Blatantly off his head on something with no care of being filmed. Just wonder how much consular "assistance" he'll receive. Certainly doesn't deserve any.

Careful, you'll trigger some members here on Asean Now! ????

Tip of the iceberg. He and many others are truly effed now. Should be a lot of worried officials. Seems like there is momentum on corruption at last.

Same here but I have not told her. Lest my natural life could end sooner than expected ????

In my building in Bangkok, that has been very effective (not that we really have had many issues). Results depend on the management and fellow owners/residents. If your place is full of airbnb rentals vs long term owner/occupiers then you might not get much satisfaction if most are just very short term rentals.

Each year these stories give us some hilarity. Fair play to them and good fun too. On comments about American (or any other western transgenders), has anyone ever seen one that looks as attractive as these Thai ladyboys?

In my opinion, and from my experience, marrying any girl is crazy. I did it once and it will not be repeated. For last 3 years have had a long term partner, although she would like a ring on the finger, I am am not prepared to have a ring through my nose! I will remain happily unmarried (with or without her).

Many Thai (and other SE Asian) ladies accept this as part of being married. Same whether they have local or farang partners. So long as it's not seen then they, generally, won't bother the husband.

Of interest to more folks on this group; how about Motorway #7 to/from Pattaya?

Did my 3rd Non-O retirement extension last week at CW Bangkok. From initial document check to walking out with new stamp was less than 1 hour. No extra paperwork or copies needed. Very straightforward and professional. FWIW: I always do the TM30 and include it in the bundle. Just one thing new for first time, she took a picture of me holding the page regarding requirements for the extension and the overstay warning. Quite bizarre but all friendly.

Deny. That's what my Thai ex-wife did for 5 years after robbing my Bangkok condo of my agreed posessions, furnishings, TV etc. after divorce. She even lied in denial to her UK lawyers and repeatedly denied. What she did not know, was that I had security log books and image evidence, along with a statement from the condo juristic manager that staff had helped her load her niece's vehicle with TV etc. On production of the evidence, she dropped her claim against me for withheld final settlement funds immediately!

Good to see a clamp down on this. Did the company actually owe any taxes or not? Would expect them to have been aware if they owed 40 million Baht.