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I have used the Airasia overnight from KL to Sydney and paid for their " business class '" with their excellent nearly flat seats. I always sleep when possible on a long flight and don't miss the entertainment screens, the occasional free drink and so called better food. I do enjoy the substantial savings over the cost of so called full service airlines who have yet to regain the quality of service that disappeared many years ago.

I have been following this thread and I am amazed that there is still so much discussion about the problems on a Plane, why ? . I know the OP has the best of intentions but look at the alternatives, the plane idea seems totally unrealistic. I am pleased that @Sheryl has joined in with her sensible comments especially regarding care in Thailand. As I said before Thailand has been promoted as a perfect place for aged care as the cost is usually less than The Australian age pension. The number of elderly Parents consigned to the aged care industry in Australia is very sad , nobody seems to want Granny or Granddad any more, they would rather pay or spend their inheritance and visit occasionally . Regarding costs , if he has sold a property he must have some funds and I would assume he receives some sort of pension so Thai care accommodation should be well within his reach, why send him back to the unknown. I am from the UK originally via fifty years in Australia, soon to be eighty and luckily married to a Thai Lady who I am sure will look after me until the day I end up in the fire, I'm lucky......

If this was up to me I think a care home in Thailand would be far more suitable. I am from Australia and the care home situation there is very expensive and in many instances is dreadful, I have knowledge of this having had a partner who worked in the care industry, note, INDUSTRY. Thailand was being widely promoted in Australia as an ideal destination for aged care and from the reports it was rated much higher than both the UK and Australia. For myself I couldn't imagine anything more horrifying than being dumped at Heathrow , mentally unaware of where I am and Knowing nobody. Suggest a care Home in Thailand.....Please.

A perfect replacement for Lidia Thorpe at the next Senate elections in Australia.

That would just add another level of corruption and require many more brown envelopes.

I am aware of the UK proof of life but have never heard of Australian equivalent, is this a recent thing ?.

If a person receiving a pension from Australia dies in Thailand but has a UK passport I assume the authorities inform the UK Consul, does anyone then inform The Australian Government ?.

I think the one aspect people are overlooking is the source of the fire, the LNG tanks. If fitted correctly they are only as dangerous as a tank of petrol but if they are installed by unskilled persons their potential for leaking in an accident is probable. I worked with LPG fitted cars and regular tank testing was mandatory, I wonder how long since the tanks were tested. All the above is just my speculation however I will never have a car fitted with gas here, I like living.

And that is the last post from Bob....Being serious apart from making ones presence known it is highly dangerous to get involved in any domestic dispute. This warning can be applied to anywhere in the world not just Thailand. Years ago when I was younger and more stupid I tried stopping a "man" from beating a woman, after I stopped him I was attacked by the woman, I didn't stop her, I ran.

I have just bought a pair of wireless headphones from Lazada, Sony branded box , Sony store and with a warranty for 450 Baht. They perform well and are comfortable, only problem is battery life not as claimed but is acceptable. I looked up the specifications on the Sony official site and noticed the price was 12,000 Baht....

I was quoted Baht 1400 for one spark plug for my Ford Focus by the local main Ford Dealer, luckily they didn't have any in stock. Lazada had motocraft plugs, exact specification, for Baht 360 for four and my local parts store was 380 , obviously both Lazada and my well regarded store were selling fakes....or were they ?. Dealer profits on parts are extortion, Honda specifies only Honda parts and oils for their vehicles otherwise warranty claims may be voided.

Do you really think that any State or Country in the Western world would dare to try and implement that punishment. The Lawyers would leap for joy at the fees they would charge to bring the Justice system to a halt with the appeals to Human rights , constitutional rights and any other right they could think of. A quick injection of lead in the back of the head is a lasting solution.

I have an enlarged prostate and though I am loathe to have any invasive procedures I checked on Rezum as I was getting ads on Facebook every day. Immediately came a follow up quoting costs of over Bht200,000 + , just for interest I searched for costings in other parts of the world and found European average of approx. Euro 2500-3500 something doesn't quite add up. I can have an Airline ticket and short holiday in Europe with the money left over.

It baffles me how a so called highly qualified School Principal can completely ignore all moral issues and place all the blame on the Janitor. The breakdown happened while another was driving, why should they not be accused and told to pay. Totally unacceptable action by the Principal, action by his superiors is necessary.

I renewed my marriage extension yesterday, once again it was very easy. I refuse to lock away 400K so chose the monthly income method which creates a little extra work and the waste of about twenty sheets of copy paper. Getting the financials together only takes a couple of hours so no problem. My Immigration Officer checks the paperwork and that usually takes about ten minutes, then there are numerous interruptions, general conversations, photos, signing every page etc. then finally stamp in Passport to come back in 30 days. 2000 baht, a farewell and away, no arguments, no nit picking. Six years now and no problems, don't you wish you lived where I do ?.

I have mine paid into SCB and they vary by a few hours each month, only once in the last year were they a day late.

He will be back in September !! Obviously not worried about any penalties or problems with his entry visa. I thought someone said bad guys out 5555.

I transferred money from Australia last night at 21.39, the immediate email said..initiated 21.38.. verified 21.38 ..will be sent 0955 tomorrow. At 0954 it changed to 1155 ...it arrived in SCB at 1140. This is the first time in many years that it has taken so long so we will see what the next transfer takes, back to normal I hope.

If your bank statement has the code MCL0101#### you are OK ,this denotes foreign funds transfer from other bank with API system . This has been accepted by my IO for the past four years after he checked, ….note , my own Bank didn’t know what this code was.

No real idea , it was a Thai company . When I bought it the condition of the car ,interior and mechanically tied in with the shown mileage , a good purchase at the time .

Not often, I had a new evaporator fitted four years ago and have the most efficient a/c ever, good job as its a black car with a large windscreen

I have a very clean and low mileage Focus 2006 which has performed well over the last five years. Late last year a light appeared on the dash and the message engine system fault appeared on the readout, as it caused no problem and disappeared I thought I was lucky. One morning I jumped in and turned the key and nothing, the instrument panel was dead and no lights came on. Resorting to the time honoured method of fixing anything I hit the top of the dash, lights came on and it started. This happened a few times over the next few weeks , sometimes it would start other times I would walk away and half an hour later it would start. After asking around for a good Auto Electrician I was directed to a man who was supposedly the best in town, BIG mistake, He ignored all the information regarding this problem which is known the world over and proceeded to pull wires everywhere and blame the problem on ECU, Throttle body , Battery , security system but never mentioning the instrument cluster solder failures which seems to be the one constant problem. After a lot of stumbling about he got the car to start but it still has days when it is dead or driving along all lights come on , not very satisfactory. This brings me to the reason I am here asking for help, Can anyone recommend a instrument testing company in Thailand who can check and repair an instrument panel circuit board, I can remove the panel easily and courier it anywhere. Hope someone can help...thamks.

Al Jazeera has so far managed to REPORT the happenings in Gaza with of course sympathy for the Palestinians without spreading lies and speculation. In contrast the mainstream media has followed the line laid down by their governments, burnt babies, raped bodies, mutilated corpses and more horrors with photographic proof unavailable as it is too horrific to print. This conflict should be stopped immediately and it can be by halting the endless flow of weaponry but of course that will affect the bottom line of the suppliers who are being paid by the taxpayer. Thats just my thoughts, War is dangerous to ALL .

Reporting at its finest, not. must be a very tough volunteer to cut off any part of his arm or hand and walk seemingly unaided to the ambulance. questions; was his arm in the bears jaws, where did he get the knife from , was he left handed or ambidextrous, cutting any part of the human body is extremely difficult without an extremely sharp blade, why no obvious signs of massive blood loss. Conclusion, he probably got a bite and has no loss of any part of the body. BUT don’t let facts stand in the way of a dramatic headline T I T 😄😄