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8 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Perhaps their wives and kids who depend on them do? The income requirement for a UK expat is now 7-8 times the minimum wage here. Fall below this, and you're a desparado? I'll never understand the apologists...

It's the expats who have taken a Thai wife accepted her children, provided them with house and home and put the children through school and Uni, at the end of the road you're probably pushing desperado.

Unfortunately the government want as many drivers as possible buying cars and petrol tax tax tax. We had the same in the UK in the 60's Dr. Beeching closed all the branch lines, so thousands of people went out and bought a car.... the mini had just debuted.

5 hours ago, dotpoom said:

I think the chances of getting into trouble, in any country, are increased by a multitude if you like to get drunk on a regular basis and party around the streets at 4.AM in the mornings.

Unless you're in Russia where that is the norm.

Another tragedy....Having been with the same Thai woman 10 years, bought and built the family home sent her daughters to school and Uni. Two weeks ago I discover she mortgaged the house for 680,000. Tbt.  OK the house was for her and the girls, had it just been her I would have packed and left. What enrages me is that she was quite willing to gamble and waste the girls home. The girls are shocked, the eldest feels she should support her mother as a duty, no.2 is hoping I will stay by the girls and no.3 refuses to talk to her mother. Having known the girls for 8 years I will work with them, last week she suggested divorce.....old birds and chaff...a divorce would split my bank account, very neat. So it's back to LOS in a couple of weeks and some fancy footwork.

And lessons learned, when fighting from an indefensible stance women will use any weapon, and that invariably includes their children.

For what it's worth, and from experience....the world is full of beautiful women...if you fall get up dust yourself off and move forward.

Chok dee lads.

5 hours ago, alfalfa19 said:

This part is quite interesting, in my opinion:  

 

 

 

The darkweb mastermind was found dead a week later in a cell at the NSB. Police said all evidence pointed to suicide. Authorities then confiscated more than Bt726 million of Cazes’ Thai assets. 

Nail on head

2 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Apparently Vern Unsworth is taking advice from the British law firm Grabbit & Run, his contact there being Sue Ellen.

 

Snatch Grabbit and Runne...........very 60's Private Eye

On 4/30/2018 at 9:55 AM, midas said:

" Caveat emptor "

 

Yes indeed! Particularly when it comes to insurance companies

Exactly, I once upset the CEO of a large reinsurance company who was extolling the virtues of insurance.

Having let him finish I rounded up with, "Frank insurance companies are the same as bookies, offering odds against; the only difference is Bookies honour the bet, insurance companies want to argue about it".....( and when the argument is looking thin they call in loss adjusters...who incidentally get 20% of what they save the company) should this happen to you get a claims adjuster......who ramps up the calim in your favour..

But as the man wisely said "Caveat Emptor"

Lads - check the date this was issued..........April     yes the First.

As someone who has worked offshore as an OFA I would say the following.  Offshore banking has changed dramatically and the hoops and fences are not worth bothering with. Assuming your money is legit - and if it is in your bank account it is. Why bother.... Use a local vehicle such as SCB, you will be astounded at the level and excellence of service.