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The Al-Jazeera report was shoddy journalism. They had an agenda and were not going to let facts get in the way. For example the shots (from behind) of a tall Westerner with a very short Thai lady were inviting the viewer to draw false conclusions. The owner of the featured bar is not British. In many years of visiting and living in Pattaya I have not personally observed underage prostitution but I've no doubt it does sometimes go on. However its probably proportionately less common in Pattaya than in many others areas of Thailand simply because of the number of agencies looking for it in the city. Conversely, up in my wife's province (Udon) it seems commonplace. The old Pu Ya Baan would often leave the village late in the afternoon to take an underage girl to one of the local resorts. Everyone seemed to be aware of this and even joke about it. Its worth noting that there is a serious problem with underage 'grooming gangs' in several British cities - victims numbering into the thousands. Court case are still ongoing. Religiously sanctioned temporary marriages to underage girls (Muta'a marriage) are also common in some communities in UK/Europe, but I suspect we won't see an Al-Jazeera report....

That looks like one of the shade variations of Toyota's Red Mica... been used globally for 25 years to my recollection. These days mostly metallic or pearl. Reds are always troublesome. Reds absorb a lot of solar radiation. Older one-shot solid reds used iron pigments and would oxidise and fade quite badly. These days most are finished with clearcoat which largely solves the oxidisation problem but unfortunately the clearcoat-to-basecoat interface often starts to fail and you get unsightly 'lacquer peel'. Metallics seem to suffer less than solids IME. If appraising a used car with a red finish the first thing is to do a walk around looking for lacquer peel - often its a deal breaker.

That doesn't look good to me. It doesn't look like normal age-related cracking. I suspect a manufacturing defect. What is the brand and the date code please..?

So why do you want to do it?

Typically Thai. They won't accept you spelt it wright and they are rong. Seriously though, if passport number etc is correct then I'd take a chance on it. I've had a couple of multi-O and when I give them the print out they seem to just punch the eVisa number into the computer and don't check other stuff. I guess the visa comes up on their computer.

Until I took early retirement in 2018 I was visiting Bangkok frequently for work. We had an office in Exchange Tower, Asoke. Certain times of the year were just horrible. I think I was there for the whole month of December one time and the air was really bad. I'm not usually badly affected by air quality but it hit me badly that time. Its not somewhere I would choose to live. I remember having to work in Changsha, China, one time and the air was so bad you could see the pollution swirling around at street level and even taste it. I would wake up during the night with a pounding headache, flushed and sweating.

My wife and I have frequently brought GBP into Thailand. We bring in as clean £20 notes - no tears, writing etc. Limit through UK airports is £10k so we carry £9.5k each. If you are stopped they will likely ask if you are travelling with anyone. If so they will likely pull that person as well. My wife kept her Thai surname and so would book a flight separately using her bank card and usually on a different flight.. Once in Thailand we split into amounts of about £3k and changed at different exchange booths - this may not be necessary but can't be too careful. Then straight to the bank to deposit. Of course you can get pulled and questioned for smaller amounts in UK airports - maybe just a few thousand - but so far neither of us has ever been stopped.

Hopefully the OP has a Japanese car. Mercedes and BMW persist in fitting the French-designed Valeo systems which are manufactured in the Czech Republic. They are troublesome. Some models (e.g. MB A-Class) are fitted with the much better Japanese Denso systems. If you want good reliable automotive aircon the Japanese have everyone beat. The heyday of Italian cars was decades ago. Brands such as Fiat, Alfa, Lancia and Maserati now belong to Stellantis - the less said about their recent efforts, the better!

For those who haven't worked it out yet the clue is in Bob's choice of avatar - the actor Wilfred Brambell. Brambell was an alcoholic and, although married for a time, a homosexual. He was famously arrested in 1962 for persistent importuning in public toilets. He was never able to come to terms with his homosexuality and spent his life in denial.......

People in 'tourist towns' inevitably exhibit 'foreigner fatigue'. I have to say though that most workers in Pattaya are remarkably patient given some of the idiots they put up with day-in, day-out.

4A suggests relatively low likelihood of cancer (<10%). Wife's sister was a 4C. Had a biopsy with local at Udon govt hospital. I took her to the appointment. Seemed fine - in and out quickly and she didn't complain. She ended up needing a mastectomy. That was about four years ago and she's been fine since.

30 days on inspection and 90 days on tax.

Another 'Internet Personality' who is a boil on the backside of humanity. This guy has got quite a track record of misdemeanors in various countries including being banned from some hotels in Switzerland for breaking filming laws there, and also trying to set up a cryptocurrency scam. 10 years in a Thai jail would be more appropriate.

Drugs/medications of any kind (inc. alcohol) are rarely the solution to these kinds of problems. Looking at the OP's profile I suspect he is wrestling with some kind of sexual identity issue which is leading to psychological turmoil. His avatar is that of a gay man, whilst he gives his location as 'waiting for you in the prison showers'. He also displays a dislike of bar girls. Probably the best thing is a flight back to his home country and therapy/counselling with a native speaker where these issues can be explored and, hopefully, resolved.

You need to follow her over to that village and find out what's going on! Given that she's lied about her whereabouts this is probably not going to turn out well for you. I have seen the results of ladies gambling in my wife's village and it can get very ugly. Loan sharks turning up with guns (really!) and loss of house and land. Of course at the moment you are living on your wife's land in her house. Personally I think those usufruct's are worthless. Could you really continue to live there if you split up? Even if you tried to, it might not be good for your health (especially if there is another guy involved). I would hope its nothing too sinister, but prepare for the worst. If she's involved with another guy then get out of there very quickly, your life could be in danger.

I would think that she IS losing money (possibly your money) but you just don't know it (yet)... 1. Make sure your assets are under YOUR control (car, house, whatever - documents!). 2. Make sure you are worth more to her alive rather than dead (cancel any policies on your life with her as beneficiary). In another post you mention that your are working very hard and aspire to a house in the city and new Mercedes Benz. Maybe forget the Benz, make do with a Camry, and spend a bit more time at home improving home life?

Very difficult to fix this. My wife has a very close friend, Nat. Nat lived in a nice house with her husband and two kids. New Nissan pick up etc etc ... wanted for nothing. For some reason she got into card games and it very rapidly spiralled out of control. Six to eight people came to her house playing all day, almost every day. Younger kid was being looked after by the older kid. Housework not being done. My wife kind of broke off friendship with her. Eventually there were money troubles and the husband cleared off with the kids. But she didn't stop. House repossessed and she was made homeless. The house remains unsold and empty to this day. A lovely house and now terribly dilapidated and overgrown. My wife took pity on her and built her a very small house on a piece of land of her (my wife's) land. I would suggest you take all possible measures to stop this. Try to deny your wife access to money. Find her something to do outside the house.

I use BleachBit to get rid of stuff I really don't want anyone to see. Its recommended by Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump...

There are plenty of older vehicles fitted with the J1962 16-pin connector that are not OBD2 compliant. At the time your vehicle was made Isuzu were very close with GM and they were using the GM Tech2 scanner. Here in the UK I have an old Tech2 interface that plugs into a laptop with ALDL software on it. We use that on old GM and Isuzu Diesels. We also have a Launch X431 that I think also does them, but that's a £5k tool. In the UK Diesels didn't need to be OBD2 (actually EOBD2) compliant until 2004 manufacture. So some 2006 registrations are not OBD2. Of course we don't see many nowadays. In Thailand aNything is possiBle until after about 2013. Anyway, you just need access to a suitable scan tool. There must be some OBD2 scanners that will do it - as I said before, just go to a dealer or a mechanic who regularly works on these. He'll have something that reads it.

My brother sold his business and moved to Spain last year. The visa requirements are not particularly onerous - IIRC €2500/month income plus €500/month for wife plus health insurance. After 5 years he can get permanent residency. Or you can get a long term visa by buying a house for €500k+, which by UK standards is not a lot. The estate agent he dealt with in Spain told him that one of the benefits of Brexit for the Spanish is no more low-income British pensioners moving there and struggling to live on €1000/month.

I was saying it will be using an OBD1 protocol - which it is. It also appears to use K-Line (KeyWord Protocol 2000). See diagrams below which I managed to find. I think these were not fully OBD2 compliant until after 2008. Thailand only required OBD2 from 2013, although nearly all cars were OBD2 long before that.

The C-Reader is a good piece of kit however it may well not work with your Isuzu. Your Isuzu was made right at the end of the period when they were still using GM OBD1 protocol. It will probably be using GM 8192 ALDL (Assembly Line Diagnostic Link). There will be K-Line data on Pin 7, which certain modern scanners might read. In the UK we have to use an old GM Tech2 scanner on old Isuzus. Probably best to go to the Isuzu agent or to a mechanic who is regularly working on Isuzus and has found a compatible scanner. Models 2007/8-on should be fully OBDII compliant.

If you mean underbody protection then 3M products are available in Thailand. They do a flexible underbody wax (I think its 08882) and a light cavity wax (maybe 08853 ?). Both should be available in 1L Schutz cans, if not then you'll have to use 500ml cans. Pressure wash underneath and allow to dry thoroughly for a day or so.

Just a question of organising shipping down from Korat.

Its standard for the NHS to repeat and confirm results obtained elsewhere. If there is any suspicion of cancer he will be put on a Two Week Wait (TWW) pathway and seen by consultant within two weeks. I think PIP will be Personal Independence Payment - government money to support living/homecare costs of someone suffering major illness.