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Off duty Thai Police man almost causes multiple deaths by motorway pile up and pulls a gun on motorist in anger pointing it at his head - fine upto maximum 6000 baht.

What a joke, he should be fired and jailed.

33 minutes ago, Yinn said:

The drunk farang start the fight.

what the securityman going to do. You think because he farang the thai should not fight? Just allow farang to hit him?

 

only one thai, but many say on thaivisa everyday “thai can never fight just one person”

So what happened???

 

And the farang say sorry. The Thai accept. 

Why everyone say thai is the bad one when the farang make the problem?

No one needs to be 'stomping' on anyone else's head especially when they are semi-unconscious on the floor, wouldn't you agree? 

A very drunk tourist is no match for a security bouncer on shift, a gang wasn't required to do the stomping on this occasion although im sure the gang were on standby just in case there was a fair match.

On 8/6/2019 at 9:57 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

No, blacklisting is for overstaying.  Many people have ignored 90 day reports for years, and just paid the 2,000 baht fine when they extend their stay.

Rather than pay 2000 baht fine every 90 days just pay me 6000 baht per year and provide details one time and I will submit your online 90 day report for you in 5 minutes. That’s a saving of 500baht per fine.

????

7 hours ago, davidst01 said:

so why would you fix your rate if rates are falling... hope you didnt do it

Because the fixed rate was much cheaper than the floating rate for first 3 years and then two years at percentage points below Bank of Thailand rates (MRR - 2.5%) which is why I asked about rates for those those two unpredicatable years where we are tied in the contract.

Firstly If not a troll post, I always wonder why people have more than one child if they have no means to support the family. Im sure however this doesn't help you now. 

You can thank David Cameron and the uninformed Brexiteers for crashing the GBP and unknowingly separating you from your family.

I hope you have some good health to rebuild something.

In the UK try roomfinder.com to rent a low cost house share or rightmove and sort by lowest cost rentals for a low cost one bedroom flat 300gbp/month. The further North you live usually the cheaper the rent will generally be (East Yorks, North East etc)

Even this will cost you about 1200GBP/month to live. Sign on with all the work agencies in the area as a driver or warehouse operative or anything else you have skills for and show up for work when they dictate.

I don't envy you being separated from your family.

Hopefully the GBP will rise a little after October although you are out on a limb having no savings or investments and relying on luck to sustain good health especially living out in the sticks with 2 kids.

You could beg and borrow 150,000 to show 400,000 BAHT for you visa renewal although this wouldn't fix the longer term prospects and likely only make things worse if you are unable to earn money in Thailand.

Another way you could maybe fetch your wife to the Uk is if either you or your wife is a dependent for health reasons although with 2 kids Im not sure how that would work although then you would be a burden on the British tax payer which includes myself.

Ive been away from the UK for at least 17 years but intentionally I have kept strong ties with the UK in case the Sheeshkebab ever hit the fan and for me its difficult to earn in Thailand without speaking the language good enough to apply for the line of work m an expert in.

Good luck. As one door closes others usually open.

I once saw a tv program about some Thai villagers who practiced something like this where s new born and mother live in a secluded house away from all men for about a month with only other women of the village to help. Not sure the reason behind it probably due to the Thai men always mao on Lau cow and not trustworthy around young babies. Strange but as another poster mentioned it’s superstitions and old wives tails. Many Thais still believe in these even if you don’t get Mau on lau cow. 

45 minutes ago, Chelseafan said:

"In a Reuters poll, 14 of 15 economists had predicted no rate change on Wednesday while the other forecast a quarter-point cut"

 

So one REAL economist then ????

When we went to fix our Thai based mortgage a few months ago at the government bank the clerk informed us interest rates would fall in Thailand over the next few years. This may have just been sales spiel since I asked ‘how could you possibly know that?’ They just replied that they know that rates will definately fall.

maybe it was just to encourage us to sign but maybe they know something. It was the government bank head office after all, they may have reliable information since they manage the loans - it may be complete speculation on their part although who knows what goes on in this country behind the curtains

9 hours ago, Angry Dragon said:

Huh?  with a stronger baht imported goods cost less, thus shouldn't prices eventually decrease for all local goods and products that are made using any kind of imported goods?

 

i like som tam.  som tam contains little tomatoes.  thailand imports little tomatoes.  the baht is now stronger, so little tomatoes are less expensive to import.  maybe my som tam maker will pass some of the savings onto me?

I stand corrected it was late when I wrote it. 

Although I see lots of imported food going up in price

11 hours ago, PatOngo said:

???? It is!

You must be one of very few lucky elite people, why not tell us the amount and put us mortals all to shame 

????

Hope they get that taxi driver he need to be punished and taught a lesson, he could have killed those two kids.

Feel sorry for the two injured but good show of others stopping to help, well done.

1 hour ago, Isaan sailor said:

Yep, the chickens are coming home to roost, Thailand.  You’ve become addicted to foreign hot money (building up your reserves and only God knows what else).  You’ve made bilateral trade deals with the ChiComs (who now will compete with you) And now exports and tourism will contract, along with your dollar-based agri-Business.  Good luck, Thailand—you’ll need it.

I genuinely feel for the poorer rurally based Thai people who will survive as always but they will feel the pinch more than anyone.

the poorest always suffer the most

49 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

My baht salary is looking better by the day!

Why if you are using it in Thailand?

prices will eventually increase for all local goods and products that are made using any kind of imported goods.

it’s not good for you either unless your prized Thai salary is enough to make overseas investments.

How many tm30’s do the Norwegians have to fill in?

...just one...

..every time anyone breathes..?

6 hours ago, daveAustin said:

That was its intended purpose, to sow growing discontent + they're trying to keep tabs on the bad boys remember . I would keep your heads down, chaps. 

Exactly, I have s feeling this would simply be used as an opportunity to say ‘do as we say and get in line.’

its a military dictatorship we are dealing with remember, best buddies with other world dictators.

28 minutes ago, bigginhill said:

This is purely a theory question, just for the sake of it... 

Is the director sso payments a no go just for farang?

Secondly, an employee who finishes work after 1yr and younger than 60 can opt in to the sso voluntary payments, thai and farang. Should they continue to become a company director, could they continue to pay voluntary sso? 

Not suggesting for you, but curious if someone knows the answers.

After 2009 I would guess they dont allow you to be in the social fund when you become an owner/director of a company even if you were in it before. But if you keep paying who would know?

Race or nationality has nothing to do with it. At that point they expect you to pay for your own extortionate insurance.

19 hours ago, Moonlover said:

 

You have read correctly. Madam Moon and I were married in Bangkok 5 years ago. But we were able to get a KOR 2 from an Amphur in a small town in rural Issan.

 

It's a simple process that only took about 30 mins. (and 400 THB)

 

Good luck with the re-app @maybefitz

Mine was 20 baht also

Life is so worthless here

3 hours ago, Prince77 said:

Being a shareholder and director here since 2005 I presume that I am still applicable to the benefits of social security. I have a social security card (never used) and still pay-in every month, further I received a statement indicating my retirement schedule once I am applicable.

 

One poster mentioned earlier that there was a change of this act in 2009: everybody who paid-into social security before 2009 is still applicable - those starting to pay-in after 2009 are not applicable.

 

That doesn't help those of us who registered a business working as a director after 2009.

A little late..? 

19 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Expect that number to dwindle down to oblivion and soon forgotten. The police don’t seem to have any success in convicting any bombers except in the Deep South. The 2016 bombings in 5 locations that resulted in fatalities have all but forgotten with no one convicted. The Erawan bombers are still in court with no sentencing for next couple of years. As usual the police will have scores of suspects picked up at random to give the image of top notch efficient police work. They will soon be released for lack of evidence. Always the case. 

12 bombers..

..why do you say only 9 bombers..

its only 5 bombers...

2 bombers...

gone

...what, where, when..?

solved

next!

????

As a side note here’s an interesting link it shows Chinese visitors are many many many more than visitors from other countries..

almost like a commercial invasion..?

http://www.atta.or.th/?p=4019

17 hours ago, soalbundy said:

There have been no government warnings about the bombings but they are in the Western press reports.

The reports must be hidden as I wasn’t able to find them, or hear anything about it on Thai tv news, that all went quiet real quick?

7 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Jeez' talk about flogging a dead horse .. Do they have no shame .. 

When you say ‘they’ let’s be clear it is not the view or opinion of all THAI people and only of those stinking of pure greed who are trying to sell this vessel for financial gain.

Stand