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NIGEPERRIN

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  1. i am 21 and travelled all my life.im an attractive guy who has never had trouble meeting girls at home.said if i didnt come back she would kill me.ended up sleeping with her and she gave me a ring off her finger.nice first post can see you being a star on this site.looking forward to your next pile of <deleted>,maybe you could spice the next post up a bit by iinvolving your uncle more he seems a bit more interesting than you. :):D

  2. last year one of the bars across the road from asia hotel had live music on a couple of times a week which i suppose went some way towards justifying the higher than usual prices, but all that seems to have stopped so no real reason to not drop their prices.would have thought its just economical sense to be competative,more so if the talk of the asia closing is correct.

  3. could get a hel_l of a lot worse,was told today as i walked through the asia hotel that the owners are in talks with some foreign people regading selling out.this includes the golf course.likely to be turned into more condos etc.what worries me is the devastating effect this could have on the thai and farang bars and resterants nearby as in this so called peak period its still very quiet and many are feeling the pinch already :o

  4. unless things have changed cheltenham is covered by racing uk back in england who only broadcast to uk and ireland.dont know if available via south african channel.can get at the races over here but they dont cover cheltenham.hope this helps.

  5. having sampled all the above diners and more having lived in pattaya for the last 6years,i still have no doubt the bst value for breakfast in THAILAND is the elephant bar opposite asia pattaya hotel.i dont know how he does it but his eat as much as you like breakfast with unlimited drinks (sorry lads no alcohol) for 99bht is a trip worth taking.only been on a wensday and thursday but gather by the crowds must be on all week.now chris has his son tony as floor manager a warm friendly start to your day ,i can guarantee. :o

  6. New Luxury tax on internet usage in Thailand

    All internet accounts to be taxed with 970 Baht/month.

    Hardware dongle required for internet use

    BANGKOK: -- The government has announced heavy investment to upgrade Thailand's international bandwidth, but has introduced an internet tax to help fund investment, and control usage.

    The internet tax will be based on bandwidth and would be applied on a graduated scale according to the speed of a users internet connection. The internet luxory tax will be 970 Baht/month for most users.

    Foreigners without a work permit and retirees will be required to pay the monthly tax at a higher rate, 1,490 Baht/month.

    Sombat Merou-Ruang, director of the Alien Internet Control Division at CAT headquarters in Bangkok says "foreigners that do not have work in Thailand only hang out on internet forums, visit pornographic sites and other website lamock, different from Thai citizens who mostly use the internet for banking, ecommerce, and furthering their education".

    In addition to the bandwidth tax, an extra usage tax of 490 Baht will be levied on those using Bittorrents and surfing foreign language internet forums.

    New hardware required

    The new internet tax will require all internet users in Thailand to install a hardware dongle from CAT. The dongles can be picked up free of charge from any 7-Eleven outlets in Thailand starting today. Without the dongle, users will be disconnected after 6 minutes of use and unable to access the internet from 23.30pm tonight.

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    A dongle is a small hardware device that connects to a computer

    serial port, to administrate the software who controls the user.

    When the tax dongle is not present, the software runs in a restricted

    mode or refuses to run. Windows XP and Windows Vista operating

    systems are likely to hang without the tax dongle installed.

    "This is a disaster" says Jarunsek Khlongtoy, owner of the Sanuk Internet Cafe at Khao San Road in Bangkok. "We need to raise our minute fees up by 300% from today, and set aside special computers for those wishing to use internet forums."

    Malee Thorlee, manager of the Excite Internet shop on Sukhumvit says that she will now have to limit foreigners using the internet in the shop to one at a time, to keep costs down.

    The head of CS-Loxinfo Department of Internet, Dr. Boonlert Chaamaak says this is a blow to internet users in Thailand, who already enjoy fast internet speeds and almost no down time.

    DTAC has announced a new range of GPRS packages for foreigners, starting with 100hrs for 2,000 Baht, to combat the new internet tax. Other operators are likely to announce new GPRS charges soon.

    Internet satellite to me moved

    Shinsat PLC welcomes the tax, and has pledged to use the extra funds allocated to them to improve satellite internet communications. Dr. Rinrada Maimeepompem, head of IPstar Internet Speeds Division, has announced plans to move the IPstar satellite closer to earth from next month, which should improve speeds greatly due to less distance for the signal to travel. The new owners Temasek will also use this opportunity to move the satellite nearer to Singapore, as it is now theirs.

    TOT sources have said that executives are overjoyed at the prospect of government investment, adding that now they would be able to buy a new fleet of vans for their technicians, which is important if they wish to improve internet speeds and quality.

    "This is typical for the CAT monopoly", says Dr. Pat Pong, administrator at Thaivisa.com, the leading portal for expats in Thailand. "We strongly believe this is just the government wanting to keep track of the internet usage". He continues: "Thaivisa.com will launch its own nationwide ISP shortly, trying to bypass the new internet tax with a new speed concept. We will provide speeds of 300 and 1200/75 baud, which is not taxable", says Dr. Pong to Reuters..

    Foreigners applying to the Internet tax need to provide a valid passport with Non-Immigrant Visa, health certificate and 6 colour photos 4x2 cm, plus a verified copy of their house registration (Tabien Baan) or lease agreement.

    CAT will close all unregistered internet accounts before midnight today.

    -- Thaivisa.com/Agencies 2007-04-01

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