Banana7

At fire sale prices, no problem! Lots of buyers at 50-89% below purchase price.

The fine for hitting a pedestrian in a zebra crossing is up to 4,000 baht, there is no minimum fine. Someone can get away with hitting for 200 baht. Raise the fine to 20,000 baht minimum and 100,000 baht plus up to 1 year in jail and drivers might start to avoid pedestrians in crosswalks.

In Thailand there are many "copies" of genuine products. How do I ensure I am buying a genuine new Yuasa battery?

You need to follow-up and ensure things happen. Nobody is looking after you by default. You need to ensure justice prevails by hiring a lawyer or doing it yourself. The justice system is very busy and your case may get "lost" or given a very low priority. When involved in a motor vehicle accident, there are multiple levels of claims: property damage, personal injury, pain and suffering, and loss of income and enjoyment. When you say insurance paid all of your costs, exactly what category of costs did they pay? Did you sign anything from the insurance company? Did they compensate you in each and every category stated here? You may have signed something without fully understanding the document that says you have been fully satisfied. Did you get all documents you signed, translated into English, by a certified translator, understand them and consult a lawyer, before signing them? Once the police complete their investigation, the matter is normally forwarded to the public prosecutor, if the police feel it is a criminal matter. Has the investigation been completed? Did you get a copy of the investigation report? Has the public prosecutor's office received the police report? Who is the prosecutor assigned to your case? How and when will the case proceed, what are the next steps? Has the prosecutor decided that there is sufficient evidence to proceed with your case? If you don't know the answer to these questions, you may be implying, to the prosecutor, that the matter is not important to you. If it's not important to the victim, that maybe why things are moving slowly or not moving. If you decide to show some interest and do some follow-up, I recommend that you talk softly, never raise your voice, be very polite, thankful, show appreciation. Document who you talk to, date, time, and contents of discussion. Be very persistent but never condescending or arrogant.

I did look at lazada. For the YTZ6V about 700b delivered. Checked 2 shops on Sukhumvit 900b, the Honda repair shop on Pattaya Tai, 1,150b. I like the idea of lithium, but I don't know about the brands and quality.

Thailand should take the same action as Sri Lanka regarding Russians. Refuse to renew their visas and give them 14 days to vacate the country. Just google "russians sri lanka"

This is a perfect example of what happens when the Police don't enforce the laws for years. Are the police responsible for ensuring there is no encroachment on public beaches and other public lands? They were sure quick to tell the doctor about trespassing on private property yet it was public property. I imagine there are lots of other areas in Phuket where there is encroachment. The Phuket police should be reprimanded for the lax enforcement of property laws.

Can anyone recommend a good place in Pattaya to buy a Yuasa motorcycle battery? Genuine, fresh, new and at a good price.

Chinese do need a visa to enter Canada legally. Most visitors to Canada also need a electronic travel authorization (ETA).

Canada is a haven for Chinese, and get preferred treatment by Immigration Canada (IC). There are hundreds of thousands of Chinese in Canada, especially in the Vancouver area. No need to speak English or French, the official languages, in Canada, if you are Chinese, just stick/hide in the massive Chinese community. If they did arrive in Canada, the IC at entry may detect fake passport. If the receiving IC officer (IO) is in on the scam or inattentive, they would breeze through immigration and customs, and be free as a bird. Lots of corrupt Chinese or Chinese security agency personnel work for the federal government of Canada. The IC database may have been altered for their arrival, so no need for a corrupt IO at entry. Finally, if they were caught, they could remain in Canada and appeal their return. While awaiting their appeal case to be heard, they would be loose, not in a jail cell, they may even qualify government benefits. They could disappear into Canadian Chinese community and never be found again. Thank goodness EVA airlines was smart enough to detect these criminals. I am surprised Thai immigration let them to the boarding gate and were unable or unwilling to detect the fake passports. There should been red flags at Thai immigration on exit for not showing their arrival using the fake passports. How can one exit on a foreign passport that never arrived and why was that not detected?

Because they follow the international rules and laws and are justified in their actions, unlike the cruel barbarians of Russia.

The reasons are a couple posts back, referenced by Burma Bill

So the President and some ministers received their brown envelopes but not the immigration officers?

Actually, I think they can come for 90 days without a visa. Of course Russians extend the visas or change them to education visas, good for 1 year, so they'll be here for a long time. Countries like UK, USA, and others only get 30 days upon arrival. Thailand is turning into tropical Russia.

Thailand can expect hundreds of thousands of more tourists in March. Hundreds of thousands of Russians are being kicked out of Sri Lanka in March and will be looking for a new place to avoid the war. Many of the Russians started businesses in Sri Lanka and consequently dominated local businesses. Perhaps Thailand will experience lots of these Russian entrepreneurs in places like Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok and elsewhere. Let's see if the Thai people will tolerate being dominated by Russians? Also there will be second wave of Russians, after the Russian election in March, because of a potential military draft. Finally, Chinese can come to Thailand without a visa, effect March 3. See:

You are 100% right. Big problems for the locals caused by the Russians. Maybe Thailand should consider limiting Russians, or at least reducing their stay period and extensions?

Lots more Russians and maybe Ukrainians can be expected to arrive by the end of March. Thousands are being kicked out of Sri Lanka, no more visa extensions. To get the whole story, Google 'Russian, Ukrainian tourists told to leave country in 14 days'. I'd post the link here but some times the links are not permitted. see:

Sri Lanka is telling Russian and Ukrainian tourists to leave within 14 days. Just google 'Russian, Ukrainian tourists told to leave country in 14 days'. I'd post the link to the article here, but some links are not allowed. Thailand should be prepared to accept a massive amount of Russians and Ukrainians within the next few weeks.

So why do you think US military personnel are in civilian clothes in Pattaya, if they are not on R&R?

All the personnel on R&R are in civilian clothing, nobody is uniform, except when on duty.

No pain getting back at night. They get bussed into town and back to the jetty.

What's the make and model of the AC, see label on outside unit? How is the compressor mounted/secured? Any photos?

Over 4,000 personnel aboard the USS Somerset and USS Miguel Keith participated in Cobra Gold 2024

You're absolutely right. Took photos on Sunday and today Monday, exactly the same location as the original post. Both days, the red painted bus stop zone was fully occupied by motor vehicles. Pattaya Police are are certainly bypass a cash cow. They should have at least 3 teams out there with chains and tow trucks 12 hours a day, nabbing the illegal parkers and helping traffic to keep moving. They could clean-out this one area about 3 or 4 times every day, getting 20 bikes a round.

How big are your AC units, how many BTUs? Something is drawing lots of power and basically tripling your bill. Based on my usage, which is similar to yours, I estimate your usage should be 600 Kwh or less, if you have modern ACs 18K BTU or less.