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11 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:Is that so?
Which drugs are linked to drugged driving?
After alcohol, marijuana is the drug most often found in the blood of drivers involved in crashes.
Obviously: it's the second most commonly used intoxicant, so how could it not be the second most found? And how many of those drivers didn't also have alcohol in their blood?
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Phuket are providing an affidavit with four options for reasons for wanting to stay in or not being able to leave Thailand, one of which is not being able to get an embassy letter (not really making sense but then..) and seemed to give visas to all applicants yesterday. Seven day 'under consideration' stamps then apparently a further 7 week stamp after that, which my wife reckons is designed to put off those who don't want to pay 1900 baht twice..
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37 minutes ago, DavisH said:I've had a huawei a couple of years. Does all what I want to do with it and has been faultless. My old samsung on the other hand...I have a samsung tablet but won't touch another of their phones.
Same, my wife and I have Huawei's: P20 pro and Mate 10 and they are easily the best phones I've come across. Both were bought secondhand for way less than 50% of their new prices, both within months of their launch, quite common in Singapore where people change them like underwear. Had both for well over a year and no intention of replacing either. Had Samsung phones and a tablet, all of which were regretted. I cannot get my head round why anyone would want to spend 35k baht on a phone either: bizarre. As is the OP moaning about a 7k online purchase she had warranty issue with after losing the receipt, trying to trash a company that had nothing to do with the problem.
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10 hours ago, 2long said:
Any news on the smart watch tracking things that can give the wearer a full medical diagnosis while tracking their whereabouts and forewarning the locals that a dirty infected farang is nearby? That story only lasted 48 hours, didn't it?
Still required, 200 baht a day.
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I have lived in Kata for 10 years and like it here. The beach is easily the best on Phuket - I started in Bang Tao then Kamala but Kata is way less expensive and more pleasant. Agreed that it's less residential than Rawai and Chalong but that also makes it more relaxed. Not expensive at all, I don't think. There's not much in the way of girly bar sois but there are some, and Chalong/Rawai has plenty of that, if that's your thing - not for me. Plenty of decent places to drink and eat otherwise, or play pool and watch sports etc and it's quite central too - close to Villa Mart/HomePro, 2 Makros, Global House, 10 mins from Patong too.
I have a lovely 2 large bedroom/2 bath 2-storey house in a small, spread out, very quiet development with a decent garden and fabulous view over Kata and the sea and I pay 15k/month (annual basis). I'm just a little too far out for walking, but there are plenty of places closer from rooms, bungalows and houses to condo developments. You could resort to a sam-lo if you can't face a 'bike - some of my neighbours do. I'm certainly not intending to move from here - you're right to love it and way better and a bit more genteel than Chalong/Rawai or even Karon, which I always found a bit dismal.
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9 hours ago, Michel Agier said:
Why testing when virus is not actively circulating ? Useless.
That has to be the most idiotic comment I have ever come across on social media.
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18 hours ago, alianware said:
What do these ambassador have to do with tourists ?? Tourists will only come if there will be no stupid visa regulation and other requirement. These ambassador cannot ask mass tourists to come even if they want to.
Have you never accessed your country's embassy website? These people write the official guidelines for tourism from their respective countries, so totally relevant to tourism even in the current situation, which can change. Pretty obvious, not sure why it needs pointing out.
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17 hours ago, anterian said:
This is just one of the many perks that ambassadors and their staff and families enjoy, so remote from us plebs who pay their salaries, relocation costs medical expenses and pensions.
This is actually what they do for a living: represent their countries and accept official invitations.
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18 hours ago, YetAnother said:
ah i see; privilege = no quarantine
Ambassadors tend to already be here.
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2 hours ago, ExpatOK said:Guys, next election have your candidate read the Constitution.
Not my candidate (not American) but that is hardly relevant. Trump is political history.
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3 hours ago, treetops said:
Try this one. Bottom of the page.
That's the Thai Embassy in London. He meant the UK Bangkok embassy website, which doesn't mention it yet.
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3 hours ago, from the home of CC said:
real 'tourists' will utilize the voa. Real 'tourists' live in another country and are coming for a holiday and presumably have a job they have to return to. Living on the border of the US for 40 years I entered frequently, their main concern? did I have a job back in Canada? which would necessitate my return. Most countries have a similar concern. They don't want a bunch of foreigners running around doing whatever they deem necessary to keep living there including breaking laws and offering bribes. I have friends (retired) that apply for a tourist visa every year, they usually spend 3 months. They are real long stay tourists, in my home country we call them snowbirds. They are not wealthy by any standards but will have absolutely no problem providing this requirement. But as I say, these are real tourists not folks trying to circumvent laws to live in another country..
Which VOA would that be?
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2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Will anybody miss Kev and Tracy from Essex?
Significant demographic in normal times.
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5 minutes ago, dunque said:
The average family in the UK will take a holiday of 2 - 3 weeks max - they will not be requiring an SETV.
Considering that the SETV is the only visa available, they will, but 2 - 3 weeks would be a bit crappy with the first 14 days in quarantine.
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6 minutes ago, riclag said:Back in the day before 2014 you could get a triple entry tourist visa with practically no questions asked !
Back in the day before 2000 you could get one without leaving the porch on your 50 baht a night island beachfront bungalow as someone else would visa-run for you for 300 baht..
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5 minutes ago, roxnadz said:
Which is entirely the point.
Probably correct, or they can use approved agents to side-step the financials at silly prices.
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4 hours ago, BigStar said:
Nothing more recent than 10 years ago..?
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5 minutes ago, SGD said:The number of 500k is just plucked out of thin air. This is for a 60 day visa and even if they wanted proof that you had 500k/60=8333 baht available to spend per day during your holiday, why would you need to have all that sitting in your account every day for the last 6 months.
But hey, I have adobe and we can make all that <deleted> up if these clowns want it. Stupidly, I have that money but as as my bills per month are about £5k, I never look at the balance on my account unless it gets near to the £5k number. Why would I ?Apparently the authorities here do not understand the concept of credit cards, multiple bank accounts, investment accounts etc. And who, if they did have such a stupidly big balance in one account, continuously, would want some foreign immigration service poring over their financial affairs for the last half a year anyway? No-one will be able to comply.
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42 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:
Waiting to see what the requirement will be for a 30 day Visa on Arrival....let's see the Thai government do away with those and really kill tourism.
They already did that.
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4 hours ago, dunroaming said:
Just like in China, a Mia Noi (concubine in China and a mistress to the rest of us) is common practice and the majority of wives know about them. In fact some wives actively encourage their husbands to have one as long as they retain their status as wife number one. The Mia Noi gets all the perks of being a mistress. She gets wined and dined, often her housing and expenses are paid for and of course lot's of little gifts to keep her sweet.
I would say don't try to put western values on this but quite honestly things are not that different in the West either. You just need deeper pockets there.
Yes, I have worked for lots of super-wealthy men, who predominantly do have mia-nois. Chinese (including BKK/Singapore/HK) especially but French and Italians too. The Chinese have houses in Sentosa and megayachts, the Europeans have chateaux and titles as well. Americans and Brits have pre-nups..
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21 hours ago, ukrules said:
If only there was some kind of law which required people to sit in an actual seat and wear a seat belt.
Oh wait, there is, they just choose to ignore it with zero enforcement ????
The list just released of new traffic fines has only one relating to seat belts: that the driver must wear one. No mention of passengers, front or back, oddly. Another one requires all motorbike passengers to wear a helmet.. And I can't wait to see the new 'must pull over if another vehicle signals they want to pass' regulation being enforced ????.
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8 minutes ago, JesseHumphry said:
That's offering carrots to lions.
Why? Do you know what lions eat?Buffalo
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1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:
Not sure what point you're making...sold is sold and the money's been made. Who cares if the buyers live in them or not.
Quite often a majority are 'owned' by the developer's family. Good luck in getting management fees from those ones.
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3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
Does that mean they're now talking about giving a free Elite visa card/status to anyone who spends 2 million on a new purchase condo in Thailand?
If that's correct, that ought to generate some interest.
The OP stated 8M.
Cannabis Removed from Drug List
in Thailand News
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You are a little confused aren't you? Smack is heroin, rather a different kettle of fish. Presumably you're not actually English though, as it doesn't seem to be your first language.