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Why does Thailand continue to refuel Azur Air (Russian) Boeing jets in Thailand? Azur flies multiple jets daily into and out of Thailand. Is Thailand breaking the sanctions by supporting Russian jets? Brazilian aircraft servicing agents refused to refuel Russian aircraft due to sanctions. Why is Thailand exempted from USA sanctions?
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American expat escapes Thai jail time for scathing hotel review
Banana7 replied to snoop1130's topic in Eastern Thailand
I like that, create some drama, use creative acting. -
Use ohms's law to calculate amperage. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm's_law : v=IR; where V= voltage, I = is current, and R is resistance Basically, take watts divide by voltage to determine amps. If the voltage is 220 to 240AC, and most electricity delivered to consumers is in this range in Thailand, 28 amps may be okay but not for shower water heater. It seems this water heater is for the whole house, and can draw up to 40A.
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They would stop in the designated zones but these zones are 99% occupied by illegally parked vehicles.
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American expat escapes Thai jail time for scathing hotel review
Banana7 replied to snoop1130's topic in Eastern Thailand
One can write a critical review but just craft the review carefully. He could have said the service did not meet his expectations and is the worst he has ever experienced and did not have a happy enjoyable experience. Just talk about your own feels and not say the staff did a XXXX job. -
Finally Pattaya Police are starting to fine and remove illegally parked vehicles. This is one of most popular places they love chaining the vehicles together then hauling them away a few at a time. No parking in the red bus stop areas! Location is beach road just south of the Hilton.
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PM urges MPC to call a special meeting to review policy rate
Banana7 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
BOT should hold the meeting and increase the rate to at least 3%. Then let's hear the PM scream! If the rate is lowered, the baht will depreciate against euro and USD. Maybe we will see 38-40 baht to USD by June, if they lower the interest rate. -
Car was probably repainted due to an accident and the painter couldn't match the factory color, just made it similar. When buying used motor vehicles, inspect it thoroughly, many have been in accidents or flooded. Be sure to look under the floor carpeting for rust, look at the body panel seam for misalignment and side panels for bondo (body filler), paint over spray in door frames, front hood bolt removals, etc. .
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Trump is dominating the primaries. That doesn’t mean he’ll beat Biden
Banana7 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Trump got some bad recently from the appeals court. He lost his immunity appeal. See attached judgement. TrumpImmunityJudgement.pdf -
Navigating Economic Turbulence: The Thai Economy at a Crossroads
Banana7 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
BOT interest rate should be at least 3%, to reduce inflation. -
No worries or issues as long as they are paying the right people. The Russians learned from their mistakes on the first round and are back to take a second round. This time they'll do it right. Just pay up - simple.
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Resort balcony collapses while tourists taking photo
Banana7 replied to NorthernRyland's topic in Chiang Mai
I live in Thailand and have been involved in accidents, as the victim. In my case, the offender did pay for each and every cause stated in the above statement. For the etc. it was damage to personal property, translation costs, transportation costs and few others. -
Raw onions (from local markets) on sandwiches: OK?
Banana7 replied to GammaGlobulin's topic in Western Food in Thailand
I wish all vegetables, fruits, meats and seafood have a sign that states "produce/product of X", X being the country. I never want to eat Chinese products. Most stores and products never state where the products are from. -
Raw onions (from local markets) on sandwiches: OK?
Banana7 replied to GammaGlobulin's topic in Western Food in Thailand
I eat raw sliced white and purple onions, in salads on burgers on tacos, from Big C, Makro and Foodland and never had any problems. My guess for your issue is the mayo, or the canned tuna. Mayo can be deadly - what's the best before date? was it always refrigerated? Tuna - what's the canning date, produce of what country? Bacteria spreads like wildfire in the heat and humidity -
Resort balcony collapses while tourists taking photo
Banana7 replied to NorthernRyland's topic in Chiang Mai
Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.? -
A question to frequent/experienced flyers
Banana7 replied to ravip's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Could be reasonable. There are 3 major price factors involved, the change fee per class, and the date change cost and finally, availability in the current class. What is the initial cost of the ticket? What is the fare class, like Y, J, B, A, etc. What is the airline? For example, I have to pay $200 or $300 to change my ticket, and that is the price for each flight. So if my trip is BKK to YYZ, there are 2 flights with a stopover for 2.5 hours, so the minimum I would have to pay is $400 (plus tax?) to change a return flight, and depending on the class, I may have to pay $600. There are classes that are free to change, only have to pay the fare difference due to the travel date. Travel date prices vary greatly and by airline. Usually wednesday or thursday are the cheapest for one airline (United). Another airline the cheapest is Sunday (Finnair). In addition to the change fee, I may have to pay a date premium fee, based on the popularity of the travel weekday, and the season. Finally the change of class fee. If the original class was maybe super economy - class x, but on the date and flight you want, there are no Class x seats available, you'll have to pay for a class Y seat, which is full economy, and of course this costs more. You get an economy section seat for both class X and Y and maybe Z, too. The class fee changes how far in advance of the travel date you buy - eg. class Y can be at 120 days, $400, and 90 days $300, at 30 days $250, at 3 days $450, usually based on seat vacancies. The airline may even change the fuel charge amount, if their fuel prices have changed. The classes used here are just examples, and they vary by airline. Normally, the ticket can only be changed by the issuing agent, not anyone else. When buying, got to read the fine print, understand classes, change fees, etc. -
Court summons for airbnb review
Banana7 replied to mr_lob's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Make sure you have signed sworn witnessed statements from multiple staff stating the condition of the villa after he left, using the exact words that you posted on the website. Next counter sue him for extra cleaning charges etc. (theft of towels??), get a court date, tell us what happens. Next time, upon checkout, as many many hotels etc. do, inspect the accommodation prior to the guest leaving. Do not let them leave without checking the accommodation for damage, theft and anything else that is inappropriate. -
Thai Airways sues over passenger’s flight diversion criticism
Banana7 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
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Thai Airways sues over passenger’s flight diversion criticism
Banana7 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
After reading this article, I definitely will avoid booking any and all flights with Thai Airlines. I hope Thai airlines provided free ground transportation for all passengers and their luggage to the original destination, immediately upon landing. It's a 9 hour road trip between the 2 cities or 1.5 hour flight! If they didn't, they should have provided financial compensation. If they don't provided any compensation, I hope Australian transportation agency fines Thai airlines or revokes their landing rights. -
China's economy is in a desperate state and they need to lower costs of shipping products and people to Thailand. As the Chinese official stated, "provide new impetus and open up new space for the long-term development " of China so that Thailand becomes a satellite country of China. China can then export more Chinese into Thailand, and eventually place "Chinese security services" in Thailand to protect the Chinese "visitors". Wake-up Thailand, and get ready to be assimilated into China.
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Went to a popular restaurant recently which had a lovely photo of a pork rib dinner for 319 baht. As shown, the advertisement shows a nice strip of ribs, about a dozen with 2 piles of fries. The actual meal had only 2 large ribs, and 1 pile of fries. The meal looked significantly different than what was advertised. In Thailand it seems OK to advertise meals that when provided don't look like the advertisements. This isn't the first time this has happened. How do you handle such a situation? Would you send it back? Would you walkout without paying? Accept as is? I just ate it as delivered, didn't complain, but also no tip, and never will I ever return to this restaurant.