williamgeorgeallen

55 minutes ago, HowardV said:

This article says they overthrew the civilian government in 2014.  I'm sorry, but I was here.  It was in 2010, and it wasn't due to corruption.  It was due to total chaos - fires, bombings, riots, snipers, people hiding in temples, entire areas losing electricity and cell phone service.

20 coups. it is just a power struggle. the events you mentioned were just excuses to size power. system is flawed here with the minority not being able to hold onto power in democratic elections. need to get a system like the west where the powerful own both political parties.

2 hours ago, Caveat Emptor said:

Saw the first   '  class photo  '   of the G20 delegates and there was the PM in the back row being totally ignored while most of the others were happily chatting away to each other.

Was he simply obeying his hosts instructions to sit at the back and keep quiet   ?

Still it won't stop the official Thai releases as to what a roaring success he was.

wounder if the boss speaks english.

1 hour ago, BigBadGeordie said:

 

"BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has issued a directive for the police that, from now on, suspects arrested by the police or the military must not be presented before the media at a press conference as such act amounts to a violation of human rights."

i posted thati guess it would last for 3 weeks before we saw a suspected crim in the news again. turns out it was almost 3 weeks less than that.

2 hours ago, louse1953 said:

It's a free country.Men having power over women is 19th century thinking.What the man does about the deceit is up to him.

western man thai woman relationships can not be thought of in a traditional sense. in most cases the man has money and the woman does not.  so many times i have seen the westerner trying to get their girl out of the bar scene. the bar girl is just trying to milk the guy for as much as they can until the westerner catches on and give up. the level of denial by many western men is quite incredible in many cases.

15 hours ago, lostinisaan said:

 

 Did you accidentally answer to another post on the wrong page? Live and park your gf? Guess you meant leave and park, but even then it makes no sense. Sorry, I might haven't read that it's about bar girls here.

  

   You're paying for your gf's friends' hair jobs? And what about the horny foreigners with more money?  A joke? 

 

Coffee shops pop up almost everywhere in our city and not to many people sit inside.

 

   I've tried a coffee once, served in a plastic cup inside the shop. 

 

Edited to add:

 

    It's the same with so many other shops here. One starts a business and it runs well. Then you can see a similar shop not far away and within a few months they're all over the city.

 

   They don't seem to recognize that they destroy each other's business by doing so. 

 

   

think missandry nailed it. there are so many coffee shops because there are so many western men wanting to give their girl a job that does not involve them selling them selves. cheaper and less grief just paying them a salary.

18 minutes ago, fxe1200 said:

You only have to read Thaivisa to find out, that Thainess translates into greed, fraud and corruption.

greed and corruption can flourish any where it allowed to flourish.

was thinking about this guy when i was reading about the assets seized and auctioned off in phuket because they belonged to a foreign company operating in thailand. mugabe has had 36 years in power. our good general has a lot to learn from him. 

what the country needs is sewer systems. the septic over flow going into the storm waters and into the seas have made many tourist beaches unsafe to swim in.

i have to admit i missed the part where he is setting up his own political party and anyway i dont see the point of him doing that when he controls the power anyway. few bombs occasionally and he can delay elections for ever. what a strange twist.

pointless promoting foreign investment now and have it failing. foreign investors dont like putting money into countries run by non elected governments, especially when they can seize assets and sell them without even having a court case.

i only have about 1 million to get out of thailand and i will have nothing left here. wonder if i can just use my ATM card back home to clean out my thai bank account.

how can thailand have constant flooding and yet be in a drought for years at a time? surely more dams are the answer to mitigate flooding and droughts.

28 minutes ago, JerryinTH said:

I just checked on Reflection. Seems to be finished but only 1-2 BR units for rent. Any newer development like reflection with 3+ bedrooms anyone can recommend? Same quality like Northpoint, Reflection and such buildings. No ghost buildings please. 

Well maintained, good quality, good security, ocean front. 

try cetus. pretty nice development on jomtien.

1 hour ago, Peterw42 said:

I live at Jomtiem, a pretty good normal life, not unlike other areas I have lived in Thailand. Besides walking St, Soi 6 etc, I dont see any great difference from other Thai places that have a western/tourist population.

I still havnt woken up in a bath full of ice, missing a kidney

jomtien is a great spot but i would not swim in the ocean any more. back to nz to finish the kids schooling. think i will move to hua hin after that.

21 minutes ago, louse1953 said:

Hi so's usually cover their face,so no face to lose,and there goes the finger of death as well.Thank god,no more posts about lack of finger,ect.

high so's just buy their way out of it, unless it is a high profile case like ying chicken where the value of parading the suspect is greater than that of the potential bribe.

guarantee this will not stop, although it should.  lets see how long it last for. i predict 3 weeks. cops just love doing it to much and for sure they will not want to follow orders from the army.

18 minutes ago, NamKangMan said:

 

Mmmm, what about all of those foreigner's who's Thai Company owns the land their house sits on???? 

 

Stay tuned.

will be interesting to see what happens with property owned in company names. hard to start selling it off without causing prices to fall. doubt it will stop them trying however.

how many days interest on their debts does that cover?

chavez set a ticking time bomb. his brother is now sitting on it.

army appointed panel probably with report base on nothing other than generating propaganda. wonder if there is a single person here who believes this crap. would not be surprised if these guys were paid bribes to give this positive report.

i am more interested in weather or not trumps girl was a porno actress. he has my vote if she was.

make the laws complicated and difficult to follow. issue fines with on the spot cash discount. system works for some.

perfect example of why you should not invest in anything in this country you are not prepared to walk away from.

you would think they would make the cells in such a way it is difficult to hook a rope or string or shirt any where. what am i saying? would look even more suspicious. guys dead, case closed.

i hate to leave thailand but my kids start school in nz next year. i will be back in 16 years when they finish.

he will probably go out and buy more lottery tickets with the winnings. gambling is a fantastic business. i still dont understand why thailand does not have some casinos. they cater for just about every other vice. just i a matter of time i am guessing.