apalink_thailand

6 hours ago, Jimbo2014 said:

At least at a casino they might serve you drinks and nuts.  In the Thai stock market you have to be a nut to invest 

If you work legally, you can buy LTF (Long Term Funds) and get very decent rebates on your taxes plus the returns on the LTF over 3-5 years. Its not as crazy as you think. I made some decent returns doing that. 

13 hours ago, Ulic said:

I am sure the safety standards in Thailand are fine. The real problem

is enforcing the standard.

THIS is a big part of the problem, plus macho attitudes and companies that dont want to hire professional safety people. I was watching a construction site from my brothers balcony the other night where workers were lowering large steel structural beams down into the foundation area below ground. One worker was standing on a fixed beam to help "guide" the load. No fall protection at all (normal in Thailand, it seems) but when he stood on one leg, balancing on the existing beam and using his other leg to try an push/guide the beam, I was stunned. It was at least a 4 meter drop to the ground below.   

Part of my job includes accident investigation, when there is one. More often than not these accidents are completely avoidable and often due to bad job planning (also just laziness) and lack of proper risk assessment.

She's just another visa over stayer now. 

Come on Somchai, let's go weld on top of a Ethanol tank with vapours still in it. Stupid is as stupid does. 

On September 10, 2016 at 5:40 PM, Wilsonandson said:

Where does it say that in the op? How do you know that? Are you a spokeman for the Thai immigration police?

Na mate, I just keep up with recent events. Clearly the Thai government is focussing heavily on PRC Chinese owned businesses at the moment. The small fries will mostly be left alone. This is a big political game being played by Thais at the moment because they want a bigger piece of the Chinese tourism pie.

No worries all you illegal TG expats. They are after the Chinese. Keep calm, carry on.

2 hours ago, giddyup said:

If they made spitting an Olympic sport, the Chinese would win hands down.

They might also have some competition from Texan tobaccy chewers.

Thoughts and prayers ;-)

2 hours ago, ksamuiguy said:

Does Thailand even have a trained SWAT team?

Where is the Police Training Academy?

In the past, they have been trained by US SWAT, usually retired US police officers. I happen to know two who were part of that program.

Eedjit

45 minutes ago, huahinjoe said:

I remember they always ask the public not use their aircons in peak times during summer, maybe they should "ask" the luxury malls too 

By the way I noticed sometimes the wind is so huge between tall buildings in bangkok, they should consider to put some windmills on them, definitely would generate back some free power.

Also Thailand such a sunny country, these mall roofs should be covered by sunflower like solar panels to get the most out of the sun's energy back to support their own systems for free.
 

 

AS long as the tenants are paying the rents, why should they care? Now  good argument for the solar panels and wind would be that the malls could continue to charge the same rents and reduce costs in electricity, thereby improving the bottom line (after amortisation of equipment).

15 hours ago, thai3 said:

Get some vicious dogs and let them out

They would just end up on the pool party menu.

What a shame. I have heard that even the Royal Projects had issues with the Police on a plan to grow hemp up north because the plants could be confused with cannabis and the police would not be able to tell the difference. 

22 hours ago, tartempion said:

I don't get it.

It will be cheaper and faster to fly....

Presumably, this track is part of the entire planned project for wide gauge rail running from Myanmar to Vietnam and also up into China.  Thailand rail system is very old fashioned (narrow gauge rail) and trains cannot pass out of Thailand to neighbouring countries track with cargo, largely due to this fact. I am pretty sure the proposed rail is not just for people carrying.

Great. Soon to be Thailand's tallest abandoned building.

12 THB million in cash, stuffed into a suitcase and then, presumably, flown out with the perps on a commercial airline (also presumably). Wherever they ended up (probably somewhere in Asia), they now have to convert this cash into some other major currency since THB useless outside of Thailand.  Interesting.

On August 18, 2016 at 3:03 PM, KNJ said:

lets not deride the Thais too much, I had many competent engineers working for me and their English language was excellent ( would not have been employed if not )

This is true. There are some amazingly talented Thai IT people that can understand English but there are very few of them. Most companies hire a Thai IT guy to sit around and fix little problems in the office when they pop up and pay them piddly salaries to do it. Granted, the salaries generally match the abilities. You pay peanuts you get...

As I am sure you know, a decent IT support professional spends up to 80-90% of his time learning his craft and testing out software/hardware all day. He READS and learns all day to stay up to date and the other 10-20% is handing user issues.  This is an industry where you must stay up to the minute on changes in technology or you get left behind very quickly.

Given that the language if IT documentation worldwide, is predominantly English, these IT guys will always be behind the 8-ball. All up to the minute security related bulletins and update bulletins are in English and most Thai IT "professionals" cannot understand any English. Hoping is all they can do.

I agree that, if this ridiculous plan goes forward,  long term expats with B and O visa's (not the education visa because it is being abused) should be exempt. Anyhow, any criminal with half a grain of brains would not be registering a phone in his own name anyhow. Kind of a pointless exercise, if the real plan is to make things harder for the shady people.

2 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

That condo will probably belong to the gik in a very short amount of time.  Defamation is a huge deal here.

Naaa, but she will get her fee paid. Probably in multitudes of the original asking price and paid for.... by the wife !

"Champion Overstayers Awards"...ROFL. Brlliant. 

3 hours ago, shirtless said:

Thailands days are numbered mainly because they are unfriendly and  greedy with no moral compass , the word has spread .

Well if you wander about shirtless, what do you expect? ;-)