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Thailand Tightens Airport Screening Amid Afghanistan Health Alert
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You forgot Kalashnikov 😋 -
I'm with you as it goes. I flew from Loei to DM in 2017. The computer systems at Loei airport failed and the NA ground staff manually wrote out the boarding cards, and imposed an extra check at the gate. With all that, the flight was only 15 minutes late leaving. The aircraft was a prop-driven Bombardier Q400 https://content.nokair.com/en/About-Nokair/Nok-Air-plane/Q400-NextGen.aspx and flew low enough that I could see the ground all the way and i've still got some great pics The in-flight "refreshment" was fun too Suffice to say I have a good memory of Nok Air 👍
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Reminds me of this song (love these guys)
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Monkey nuts? 🙄
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I hear the caddies are 'special'. And you're guaranteed to get a hole in one 😋
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New travel rules: Thailand’s ETA to shake up visa-free visitors
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
So if the ETA is not starting, how does that affect people who want to visit, as tourists, for up to 60 days? EG... I used to get a SETV for my 55-60 day trips, and sometimes extend at Jomtien Immigration. For next trip I was planning on arriving visa-exempt and I thought I was going to need an ETA The London Embassy still shows that UK PP holders may stay for up to 60 days under the Visa Exemption scheme but we know the embassy websites are not always up to date. https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/exemp-visa Anyone know? -
Horrific Bus Fire in Thailand Sparks National Debate on Safety
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Plus, if a junior technician finds an issue and reports it to his / her boss, and the boss is "on the take" that's the end of the complaint. Thai people would rarely if ever go over the boss's head to the authorities -
Horrific Bus Fire in Thailand Sparks National Debate on Safety
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
There is nothing wrong with continuing school field trips, the problem that officials, government ministers and the Land Transport Department finds hard to understand is the safety of vehicles on the roads and the competency of it's drivers. Exactly! They seem to swing from one extreme to another - the obvious corruption and carelessness that is the cause of this tragedy, then say: "Additionally, the Minister suggested reconsidering the nature of these trips, particularly advocating for avoiding long-distance travel and involving parents in journeys involving younger students." But if existing laws were enforced with tough punishments for those who break them, then school trips could continue in safety as they do in many other countries. -
That's not quite what i meant. Joint and several means that effectively (legally) a contract exists between (in this case) the bus company and the inspectors such that if the correct work and inspections are not carried out, BOTH become liable under law and may be prosecuted. As i say though, i know little of Thai law, and judging from your reply, you're just assuming that's the case in Thailand. Assumptions are often dangerous.
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As somebody who is officially a tourist, spending 2-3 months in Thailand at a time, I use cash almost exclusively. I cannot get a Thai card, and hotels etc will charge a premium if i use my UK card. On a month-long stay that adds up, plus the exchange rate is usually pretty poor compared with "cash on the street" If the Thai government and TAT are serious about encouraging tourism, this should be considered, IMO.
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When you click on Notifications, having read and cleared them, there is a nice clean and tidy empty page, so, at a glance you can see that there is nothing remaining to be read. You obviously don't HAVE to clear them if you might want to read them again, but I, and several others prefer to do it that way. The AN forum USED to do that and other forums using the same software do behave in that way. Then, apparently, there was a software "update" and that functionality got broken. Also, unread notifications appear as bold, clicking on them usually clears the bold to normal - but that does not always work.
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Indeed not - makes my posts above look overly optimistic, hopeful even 🤬 Thanks for bumping the thread GK. @george Can you give us any update on this please - it really is annoying (IMO)
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I don't need a tourist visa?
VBF replied to georgegeorgia's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
And, I'm assuming that there is as yet no need for the ETA that was discussed recently? -
Damn! I wanted Cheese and Onion....... Or better still
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Wasn't Tripoli was it? Because I've seen them do exactly that! 😮
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Thailand Introduces New Bill to Regulate Cannabis While Keeping It Legal
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Not in Thailand perhaps. In other countries, UK for example, traffic police routinely do drug wipes in the same way as they carry out alcohol breath tests. The penalties for failing are similarly strict. What I noticed in the OP was the wording "The proposed law, however, includes strict penalties for unauthorised cannabis consumption," That strikes me as saying you can sell it but when the buyer gets out on the street (s)he is liable to arrest. Wouldn't that open the door for even more shakedowns of the public buyers, whilst protecting the sellers who might have been contributing to the police benevolent fund? Or am I way too cynical? 🙄 -
The benefits of living alone as an older man
VBF replied to simon43's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
This thread isn't about marriage! -
Another bar that never seemed to have any customers! I've looked in a couple of times and seen no reason to stay. There are so many bars in that area that unless the town is teeming with visitors, just don't have an edge to hold customers. I've visited loads of them had one drink and got bored so left. Another one in LK is Shaggers - gets a good write-up on here, but every time I've passed it, just a few bored-looking women outside staring at their phones. OTOH, Time Bar, with its attractive prices, is usually so full that it's hard to get a seat - the women there are out in the street waylaying guys to come in, and when you do, actually make the effort to talk to customers.
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Pattaya Launches Safety Campaign for Songthaew Drivers and Tourists
VBF replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
That's what happens when they don't get used. I think it's more that the abundance of traffic wears them out - sort of natural wear and tear. My point was more that they were painted, the concept pretty much abandoned and nobody sees the need to repaint them. -
Harsher Penalties for "Drunk Driving and Repeat Offenders" Demanded
VBF replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
In some countries, UK for example, the police may routinely do a "drugs wipe" in the same way as they run an alcohol (breathalyser) test when a driver is stopped after an offence is committed, and always after being involved in an accident. The "drugs wipe" tests for cannabis and cocaine and if you fail either test, you're arrested there and then. Furthermore the concept of "drunk driving and repeat offenders" is ridiculous. Again in UK, if you're convicted of drink or drug driving, there's a mandatory driving ban even after a first offence. Basically being without your vehicle for 6 or 12 month should make you think long and hard about your future behaviour when you get your licence back, to say nothing of the financial impact. I have nothing against alcohol (I like a drink or 3) nor anything against recreational drugs even though i'm not much of an enthusiast. Either or both for consenting adults, I say, however i detest people who use either and then drive or ride a vehicle. I don't care who you are, your mental powers are affected to some degree. -
Pattaya Launches Safety Campaign for Songthaew Drivers and Tourists
VBF replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
The lazy people that can't be bothered to walk to the dedicated pick-and-drop zones. Who honestly takes any notice of those "zones" in Pattaya? Even the markings on the road where they're supposed to be are wearing out. -
Of course they do ! The UK Gov sites are to inform people of the situation today - not what happened in history (which is steeped in "discrimination" as you put it.) They don't necessarily reflect my personal situation any more than they do yours but they do inform people what they can claim now, or in the future until the rules are changed. However much you like or dislike the ASP it has no import on the present day, therefore no place on Gov sites, which are the final arbiter.