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On 8/9/2019 at 4:40 PM, theoldgit said:

Sadly a number of people only become aware of this when their pension payments are suspended.

It is also a request to ensure that the retiree has not died and a third party is still collecting the pension payment.

On 8/8/2019 at 10:48 PM, CNXexpat said:

So a Ponzi is fair too? Somebody promises that everybody becomes super rich and at the end only few become rich because everything was a huge lie. But the people decided (democratic) that they give the money. Or the grandma who was cheated by a fake policeman. But she decided to give him her money from her free will. All could find in the internet that they will be cheated but everything sounds so real, so they believe everything. Same as the Brexiteers. 

Can you repeat in plain English? After three readings I still do not understand your point.

I've stayed at the Ngoc Ha hotel, District 1 near Ben Thien market. 

The 152 bus from the airport to Ben Thien VND5,000 (5,000 extra with a suitcase).

I flew in with Etihad business class at the end of July, I only needed to show my business boarding card and passport of course at the immigration fast track lane.

On 8/8/2019 at 9:05 AM, KittenKong said:

Anything involving alcohol or tobacco.

Most restaurant prices.

Almost all imported individual items, with the exception of commodities which have an internationally fixed price.

6lt Tesco water was B35 now B40. 

Soup veg pack B29 now B35. 

14 hours ago, thirdleg said:

What on earth are you talking about!! I think you have the UK and Thailand mixed up.

Another victim of losttheplot.com ? 

10 hours ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said:

Expats are in fact one of the golden geese of Thailand. Do the math, if each one, spends 100 dollars a week, thats a sizable hunk for the economy.  So, why kill this golden goose?

And if each retiree has between THB400.000 - 800,000 locked into their bank account, it's a nice 'foreign asset' for the government if the retirees cannot utilise those funds.

On 7/21/2019 at 3:59 AM, Andrew65 said:

They tend to be very harsh on crimes against property in Thailand, theft etc.

 

Harsh!? They're just not as stupid & liberal as they are in the West!

 

"Under the Criminal Code of Thailand, whoever dishonestly takes away any thing that belongs to another person shall be imprisoned for three years and shall pay a fine of 6,000 Baht". 

And even more 'in the hours of darkness' 

On 7/18/2019 at 5:41 AM, SteveK said:

LOL they won't give a crap nor will they do anything.

Except maybe increase prices to 'compensate' for the reduced income.

On 7/18/2019 at 2:49 AM, PAWNEESE said:

It is / was NOT a zero alchohol day. Sorry to be pedantic. But the inference is the bad behaviour cannot be booze fueled.

 

Unless Im missing something.

 

Its / was a zero alchohol PURCHASE day.  I stand to be corrected errrrrr but you can drink the stuff you had purchased on previous days.????????????

Pedant's corner please.

19 hours ago, Captain 776 said:

I fly Business everywhere.

Qarar and Emirates Business class is almost always full because the people flying those 2 airlines have the cash for Business

 

Qatar Slogan———The 5 Star Airline

 

Qatar is a great airline, fly them frequently.

Except for Qatar's current prices, check and see. My recent enquiries for business class to / from UK with Qatar were +/- GBP 600 more expensive.

19 hours ago, BritTim said:

I am sure someone will be selling them. Personally, I always make sure I have a few dollars in my wallet, purchased at regular rates, rather than putting myself in a position of being extorted to buy dollars at 50 baht to the dollar, but up to you.

I thought that too until the Immigration refused to accept the notes. I had to negotiate a clean $10 outside for THB200.

17 hours ago, elliss said:

 

 3 years a long time ago . Opinions have changed , for the better .

 

 

 

Opinions changed to leave when we signed up for this since 1973 but those in power took no notice. took

On 7/4/2019 at 11:00 AM, BobBKK said:

He can join the doctors who cured Ebola, the researchers who cured HIV and all the other claims down the years. UNLESS he's right of course than he'll be a multi-billionaire and Elon Musk will be phoning soon.

Didn't Trevor Bayliss invent something like this. I remember his wind up (clockwork) radio, flashlight etc..

7 hours ago, watgate said:

KittenKong- Thanks you have enlightened me about going to eat at the floating restaurants on the pier at Pattaya as well as going to Koh Larn for the day. I wasn't aware of that. When I saw the huge crowds of Chinese racing to the boats it was in the late afternoon so I don't think they were headed to Koh Larn at that time. Some could have been going to eat at the floating restaurants.

The Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry usually leaves at 13.00, so presumably large groups of passengers would have to congregate on the pier approximately 11.00 - 12.00 not late afternoon.

14 hours ago, JohnOFphon said:

I was at CW Wed. The place was packed. The side where they do extensions and work visas....every seat taken and lots of people standing.

Not sure when the exodus is suppose to take place...but it wasn't this week.

Maybe because, from what I am aware, June is the final month that embassy confirmation letters from US, UK AUS etc., can be used as confirmation of income.

On 6/25/2019 at 10:14 AM, redsongthaew said:

If 70 per cent of the hotels are closed, will there be enough hotel rooms left? Once the legal hotel rooms are filled up, where are people going to stay?

 

It might be good for the hotel industry, but all of the people not arriving because they have nowhere to stay won't be good for other businesses.

When my friend checked out of a large hotel on Pattaya Klang last month (+/- 180 rooms) he was told by the hotel receptionist that after he left the hotel would be empty. No guests and no immediate forward reservations.

On 6/17/2019 at 2:02 AM, jacko45k said:

Better watch the prison guard this time!

Especially for THB 20,00.

On 6/1/2019 at 7:20 AM, Kwasaki said:

1.  Yes many times.

2. I would say " no want, thankyou, have already, thankyou.

3. Don't know you, I would as 2.

4. Maybe, maybe not doesn't matter if dealt with as 2.

5. n/a as far I would be concerned.

Same happened to me a few weeks ago at Hua Hin train station when I was out for my morning walk.

The monk put the elasticated ribbon on my arm then produced an 'amulet' Like the author here I seldom carry cash with me in the mornings.

On 5/22/2019 at 7:02 AM, Topdoc said:

FAKE NEWS HEADLINE

The French minister did not warn about 'toxic' Nigel Farage, he simply said "when you push back endlessly it's toxic"
Reuters twisted headline again....

Reuters!!!

18 hours ago, mshs said:

It's been rising since the floods of 2011.

 

- Nature attempts to claim back the farmlands bringing silt and gooey-glop to the auto-plants.  Royal Thai govt. extends tax-holiday and other subsidies in an effort to restart the auto-plants.

- At about the same time, Kiwi dollar commences it's lower-rates cycle. (Currently, Kiwi rates on par with Aussie and lower than Looney and the Greenback.)

 

In response to the above 2, Japanese money-centers switch from +Kiwi /-Yen to +THB/-JPY.

A strengthening THB attracts the weaker Euros, Brexiters into Thai "property" or THB strengthening the THB further.

 

Looks like the THB is very tightly wound.  And could stay wound for a very long time, perhaps a decade from here.

Or it could unwind tomorrow, suddenly like it did in 1997 when lacking foreign reserves to support the peg (25 to the dollar), the THB was floated, bringing Hedge-Funds into the picture, driving down the THB to 56 to the dollar in 6 months.

Hedge your bets?

10 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

We won't spy you on, promise......LOL

Fingers crossed behind our backs.

10 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Unholy .! Are they kidding .. It's the hole-est place you could ever visit  it's got more holes than a Swiss cheese .. and that's just the roads and pavements .. 

More holes than Blackburn Lancashire?