The Fugitive

No Spanish/Portuguese style clean, comfortable and air conditioned combined cafes/bars/restaurants open from 6am until midnight (or when the last customer decides to go home).

People said similar about television.

Has recently been confirmed that "Viber" does. Loud and clear too apparently! Hope this may assist.

Hope he is identified and made to pay for the damage he caused.

Be positive. If the rear door wouldn't close then nobody would have been going on that flight. Experience and common sense tells you to make allowance (obviously where possible) for delays and cancellations. A 2,000 baht gift voucher is better than nothing but cash would be preferable for most IMHO.

Wow! You've given me a good idea. Many thanks. My Thai mother-in-laws house has plenty of space to plant trees. Unfortunately, all the family hate the taste of olives. However, I love 'em!

None of those problems with 'Vyke'. Except running the risk one of your banks or other financial institutions wouldn't send you OTP's via SMS. In that situation, if other options were available such as OTP's via push notifications, automated phone call or email then that would appear to be the solution.

Several Thai friends and relatives have died of cancer. All were taken care of in their home by relatives. Same as UK, they received 3 daily visits by district nurses. Unlike the UK they also received one daily visit by a doctor in their end of life stage. We have a family friend who is a nurse at our local community Government Hospital who provides end of life care. He tips us off immediately someone we know has died and we go to their house to pay our respects. There are always pain pumps around, electric pressure relieving mattresses and masses of medication and other medical supplies. Never any suggestion that anyone was left to die alone in pain and of suffocation whilst conscious.

Many thanks for all your information! I'm sure it will help others too.

Thanks very much for your info. Most helpful. Like many people have had cancer and leukaemia in the family but treatment has never been possible due to late diagnosis. Blood clot is something I hadn't thought about and will need to keep in mind. India sounds great for investigations! Good to have the backup of NHS treatment in UK. Best wishes for your return to Thailand and fingers crossed for your results in Calcutta!

Sounds as if the OP doesn't wish to discuss it? Did you previously have cancer? If so, how long after your treatment was it before scans (MRI, CT or other) picked it up? Was it recurrent or metastatic?

My Thai wife has breast cancer. Apart from a chest and abdomen CT scan she was sent for a Gamma Bone Scan (Scintigraphy). The report was most interesting and informative (for me as a lay person anyway). The 'Impression' (bottom line) was; 'No evidence of Bone Metastasis'. However, other potentially useful 'warnings' were given. For example; 'increased uptake of radiotracer was noted in the lumbar vertebrae probably due to degenerative change'. Also; 'increased radiotracer activity in the bilateral kidneys is noted'. Cancer doctor confirmed no problem, she agreed that the wear and tear is normal at 56 years. Chemotherapy causes the kidneys to appear in that way. Just a suggestion, but could this test be helpful to the OP as it appears to be more 'targeted' towards cancer?

Viewable in the mobile app - Australia 12 months rental virtual mobile number; $66 USD. Bundles (valid 30 days) Minutes; 200 $6.59 USD, 400 $10.59 USD. SMS; 200 $8.99 USD.

$27 USD is the annual rate for US virtual mobile number rental. Calls to US; 1.2c per minute for both mobile and landline. SMS 5.0c each. Bundles are available. All Bundles are valid for 30 days. US Bundles; Minutes; 200 for $2.19, 400 for $3.09 and 800 for $5.29. SMS; 200 for $2.99.

Thanks for your report. For $27 USD per ANNUM I'm sticking with 'Vyke'. Not heard any complaints from anyone else. Only thing is it's a VOIP service and, as we know, some US banks and financial institutions are nervous about sending OTP's. I'm from UK so don't have that problem.

Irish are worse (IMHO).

Have heard of similar at land borders in other countries. Where queues are long, 'runners' assist for a fee by collecting passports from all persons in each vehicle, taking them to be stamped and returning them to your car. However, one of the passports hasn't been stamped in. Police on the other side of the border stop vehicles for all person/all document checks and extract bribes for permitting the person to continue on their way.

Vyke works perfectly for me. However, I'm from United Kingdom. We know US banks and other financial institutions are nervous of sending OTP's via VOIP services.

Thank you. What are you using to dial the toll free number with please?

Recently went with Thai wife for her promotional breast cancer and thin prep screening at Khon Kaen Bangkok Hospital. I did see one farang being wheeled about. As you say, everyone else was Thai. Our Thai lady neighbour was in the same queue as us, apparently she was having a full body check. I had assumed that everyone would have been paying cash for screening not (yet) available under Thai National Health Service. From what you were told it sounds as if they may well have had private healthcare plans also providing treatment!

Same here, Thai wife is eleven years younger than I. However, things can change. In October 2024 she was diagnosed with stage 2-3 breast cancer. Read that chemotherapy ages you by 10-15 years. Plus, leaves you more susceptible to leukaemia.

Hate paying for things and never using them. Total waste. Mrs took out Life Insurance upon me over two years ago. I was worried in case I died within the first two years because they wouldn't pay out. Dying between year three and ten you make a profit upon a sliding reducing scale. Between eleven and nineteen you make a loss upon a sliding increasing scale. If survive twenty years all monthly premiums paid are refunded plus a bonus. That is, of course, a long term loss. From my own experience I believe I would have a better chance of receiving appropriate pain relief when the time came in Thailand rather than in United Kingdom.

It all depends. I have known a couple of young people (20 years of age) who were decapitated in RTA's. Apparently, you're gone after four seconds.

It isn't clear at all. I use 'Vyke'. Have done so for 4 years. Incoming mobile (only) numbers are available for; US, UK, Canada, Australia, Israel, Finland and Mexico. OTP's work perfectly for me with a UK number. However, I know that US banks and other financial institutions are nervous of sending OTP's via VOIP services so you might not be as lucky.

LocalPhone only supports SMS for United Kingdom numbers. https://www.localphone.com/help/global_sms