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1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

Behold the Great Nomad Exodus to Vietman.

not only the young, many demographics getting spooked by all the visa changes the past two years and trying out neighbouring countries, hua hin has lost many expats again this year

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

 

By the look of things, it seems that the authorities doesn't have a viable and workable strategy with good exit to minimize casualties, not by force anyway, that ship has sailed long time a go, the best way will be to shutdown all financial and banking activities of the temple and it's leaders and freeze their accounts while denying basic services and utilities until such time they will let the authorities do their job....

i would have probably said the same a week or so ago but now looking at it i think all it would accomplish is 1000+ monks on hunger strike.. an absolute PR disaster for thailand on the world stage, not to mention the obvious human tragedy

"This year’s plan includes ... organizing religious activities in every district" 

3 hours ago, OnTheRun said:

 

Even if it isn't your fault you'll be in the wrong mate. It happened to me a couple of years back, nightime, turning right at a busy intersection and a guy on a bike with no lights on drove across the junction and I hit him. Nobody was injured and just a small scratch on his bike but a crowd of people quickly formed, lucky the guy was ok and accepted 500 Baht for his stupidity and I left the scene as soon as I saw he was not hurt. 

wow i must have been really lucky, twice i've knocked a thai off their bike and both times the police ruled in my favor (i wasn't in the wrong on both counts btw). helps to have good insurance here i guess. stay calm, be respectful and let them deal with it, thats what the premiums are for

16 minutes ago, diehard60 said:

Maybe he did attack her, but it is possible she as most Chinese are not very polite to Thais to begin with.

must be nice to be able to punch anyone who is "not very polite" with impunity 

he only has to walk out the front door to "stop the violence"  

buckets work better.. and take up less room 

anyone else and it would have been a non-story with a non-response

its about who you know here 

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

So much confusion. Has the requirements changed or not? Do you need the 3 mil baht? How far in advance of applying for your visa does the money need to be in the bank?

so.. get sick, deposit money, wait 1 year (hope not die!), apply visa, accepted, get medical treatment.

hmm i'm no Sherlock but there may be a flaw in this process 

"The business trip will also push forward Thailand’s wish to enhance the country’s tourism industry to attract quality tourists"

a polite way of saying we dont want your peasants.

thats gonna go down well 

is this where they tell the Chinese "quality" tourism means having $5000 in a bank for 6 months and a job before they arrive? or whatever their latest hair brain 'requirement' is..

wouldnt surprise me if they listen and make it easier for CEO's to do business.. 

this being a perfect chance to get rid of that pesky voting rights issue too lol

if each tourist is indeed bringing 80K+ into the economy and reducing fees increases tourist number.. why bother with visa fees at all? makes more sense (and far more profitable) to scrap the fees and recoup the losses from the additional tax revenue 

i dont get it, if tourist arrivals are at record highs (as per TAT) why reduce the fees? 

someone is telling porkies..

you say tomato i say ta-may-toe..

1 minute ago, chrissables said:

You really are a <deleted>!

A burden on the system? They just don't treat you!

Treat as a soi dog, really, you are scum.

yep this thread and the other one are a stark reminder of just how many <deleted> there are in thailand, funny how they mostly seem to be the rich ones.. the ones thailand wants more of LOL

16 minutes ago, natway09 said:

Mook 23

We are talking here about a major accident or illness that precludes travelling.

Would everyone stop dancing around the reality here.

If you are over 50 & want to retire here then 3 mil in your bank account  in Thailand is not excessive.

If that is too much maybe time to head home & let your ex nanny state take care of you

Singaporeans in Oz have to bring twice that into the country to live there.

3M is not excessive, being told where to put it, when to spend it and what to spend it on is though

karma 

so lets get this straight.. in the last survey thread (the blissfully happy one) most of the posters said we are all unhappy and now in this one most posters are actually content and dont want to leave..

lol, thai(visa) logic 

where the hell are they all staying? because it certainly isn't Hua Hin

in other news Ginster's Pies to sponsor Buriram United 

ah! wife just explained to me the accused were working for the company holding the seminar so in fact they got caught "on the job training"

thai news reports were more indepth than the above OP

4 hours ago, Canceraid said:

If they are checking on seminars....they should check up all the Bangkok Meet-up Groups and also events hosted bY Bangkok Entrepreneurs Group like the mobile summit etc....do the speakers ta these evenst have the relevant permits and licenses or even necessary work-permits to give talks. They collect door fees...is this legal and are the necessary taxes paid. Most farangs attending these events are not even properly registered in terms of work-permits, visas etc.

why would someone need a work permit to pay to hear someone talk? no different to going to a muay thai demonstration or even a comedy club surely?

on own time and money that would be a hobby not work maybe even educational

38 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

At 5,000 Bht per ton that makes it 5 Bht per kilo. It would appear to me that the middlemen are the crooks jacking up the prices that we pay at the store. Put the reins on these profiteers and give the poor farmers a fair share of the retail prices paid over the counter !

the middlemen will just buy it elsewhere? maybe chinese or vietnamese rice and sell it on to tescos and friends i'd imagine

history never repeats but it certainly rhymes