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call in bill gates. actually he will need to be on hand full time. he certainly put a spotlight on the problem however it looks like the light went out before much was actually done about it.

over prescription of antibiotics is a problem the world over. once resistance becomes a problem the pharmaceutical companies will make a fortune creating the next drug to be over prescribed. system works up to a point that there are just no drugs left to create.

nice article but of course it is unlikely to change anything. 

they managed to get that monk in america why cant they get mr red bull? yes we know the answer. seems like this story will actually stay in the media till the statute of limitations runs out. everyone just needs to play the blame game till then.

how much is the deposit? its probably not worth the hassle. i dont recall getting the deposit when i cancelled true visions. infact no one ever came to pick the boxes up so i got a friend to return them after i left.  in retrospect its probably better for anyone reading this to not return the boxes till they get their deposit as long as the monthly fee is stopped. 

impressive. wonder if the hyperloop will turn out to be even better.

i have had a business in thailand for 10 years. cards are stacked against any business with a foreign work permit or with part foreign ownership. the whole 49% ownership is just a control thing. you can put in 100% but you will not have control. if you believe your wife has what it takes to start and run a business then go for it. put in what ever you can afford to loose.  PM me if you want any details, it is mostly advice that has been posted on other threads.

stand by for the next round of marine regulations which will be ignored.

better than nothing i suppose. wonder if there is a future provision on the card for one free entry to look at the new submarines?

miss leading article. ranger sales are increasing but toyota sales are higher, in thailand that is.

14 hours ago, losworld said:

Crazy.  So they can have a dick and be considered a female? Male/Female identification is based on sex via the human anatomy.  

apparently it is to do with the gender of the brain. not sure how it is checked. there is a man competing in the females weight lifting competitions in new zealand who is winning every competition they enter. seems a bit unfair and the female competitors look very pissed off.

they really need some stories of layboys giving back something lost by a tourist. their image is being tarnished.

the only thing i saw degrade in pattaya over the last 10 years was the sea water quality. prices barley seem to go up outside walking street. possibly many foreigners that can afford it may be spending thai summers abroad. thailand is even better to just winter over if possible. i hope to do the nz winters in thailand for my retirement if possible. dont mind if pattay is becoming less popular as it will mean it stays good value.

4 hours ago, ben2talk said:

84% for MoD

9% for Agriculture

7% for Tourism.

 

Sounds fair!

 

Oh, I see - MoD needs to get money to buy a mountain of Latex Mattresses for it's inactive soldiers.

you see a similarity with the story about the cops giving themselves a reward for catching a criminal.

4 hours ago, gummy said:

Nice to read that.   But to state he is "on the run" is a bit OTT.   He is not running from anyone.  He can be met in Dubai or the UK where he has a house.

 

Happy birthday TS and may you have many more of them.

green and yellows are not chasing him. they are trying to keep him out of the country.

god has sent a drought to punish them. Vatican is having to turn off their fountains.

20 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

OP, it sounds like you have worked out its the toilet, but I spent a couple of days chasing a toilet smell only to find out it was the floor drain with a broken bell trap, no s or p trap under the floor, some of them only hold a very small amount of water and thai cleaning ladies love removing them. Often they get replaced with a standard drain cover without the bell. I had a cleaning lady that got a screwdriver and removed all the bells (because they get clogged) in the floor and shower.

dam thats clever. bit higher maintenance but would be worth it if the smell is bad. in the past i have used wet cloth put over the drain holes to reduce the smell.

i have heard you can go to the police station and register you are being harassed and they may tell her to stay away from you and give you a number to call if she comes near you. there will be a fee however but it sounds like it would be worth it. 

another option is getting sole custody which i think sounds like a better option and a good step toward cutting ties if that is the better long term options. i have a couple friends who paid their ex girlfriends to get sole custody. make sure you do it through a lawyer. good luck.

20 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

i believe the new alcohol tax goes into effect in october; some say expect up to 25% increase in prices

ouch.  some one needs to tell the minister of commerce about that.

1 minute ago, ratcatcher said:

Fortunately, the average Thai man is not lying on a Jomtien beach guzzling cheap beer and worrying about the cost of his next bargirl's attentions and neither are you, I'm sure. But keep it up..

the boys report prices remain stable since i left 6 months ago, and i will be back in a month to verify ferang living costs remain stable.

would be interesting to see what happens with the net after he takes if off the turtle. we have rescued a few in jomtien over the years. i prefer to burn the nets but it backfired on me when someone came forward and claimed they owned the nets. i was a bit more discrete about things after that. poor turtles are our front line of defense against the rise of jellyfish numbers and we are not doing them any favors.

well beers on jomtien beach have remained at 60thb over the last years and barfines are still at 300thb so i want to thank him for his good efforts. keep it up.

any different from passing the buck? funding is ok for thai education as a % of GDP so why is it so bad? i would have liked to keep living in thailand but international schools for the kids were just too expensive. felt like i was getting ripped off paying lots of tax and then being hit again paying for education.

14 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

people with a lot of money need many bank accounts.

 

I have six as an example.

 

I had a girlfriend in Los Angeles who carried $20,000 in cash with her everywhere she went. She had $10 million in the bank.

it is good to have an account for each property and each business venture. makes life simple come tax time.

yingluck was making US$50 000/year so she probably has many more than 12 bank accounts. thats serious investment capital.

seems the general is really fearfull of what may happen and keeps saying the masses wont change the outcome. i suspect they will and the sentence will be suspended. wonder of the 1 billion dollar fine will be halved to apease the masses as well.

yu tink too mut.