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3 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

How so?

In fairness, the NHS are finished, with or without WW3. 

2 minutes ago, AreYouGerman said:

Let me see who must stop it!

 

But we love Greta on the far right - at the moment. 😅

It would be a terrible incident if Greta was accidentally struck across the head with a police baton. Probably best move to China where they're far more tolerant of anti-government protests. 

11 minutes ago, Excogitator said:

We are talking about NATO being Ukraine's airforce here..

 

If you're gonna gatecrash the discussion, at least read up on what's being discussed.

 

'non-binaries' wth are you on about..?

 

NATOs pilots are ready.

Check Flightradar24 over Ukraine for latest aeronautical activity and don't forget MH17. 

I know it's not the done thing to comment on moderation, but I might get away with suggesting the moderators appear to have collectively developed a recent sense of humour. Nice! 😀

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Phetchaburi ... hmm, restaurants with some ambiance, good luck with that.   

You're a master in backhanded compliments.

16 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Phetchaburi.... Even in Robinson they have now in the weekends and holidays students who sing there... Very loud and out of tone ......

So are you saying there're singers in the food court? 

27 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I have a Thai wife. Makes a difference.

Agreed. My Thai wife either lives in the UK with me or Thailand with me. There's no in between. She won't visit Cambodia or Vietnam so little chance of even contemplating PI, let alone live in those places.

11 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

This will be a brilliant story to tell down the pub someday.Unfortunately it might be a while.

Anyway, I explained to the chief of Phuket immigration and six of his agents that the bag of charlie somehow teleported itself in between the pages of my passport and it could happen to anyone. Oh how we laughed, although for some strange reason, they kept pointing at me.

1 minute ago, Excogitator said:

Wow..

 

I think I will limit myself to say that we have to agree to disagree on that one.

Don't forget to regularly oil your AK-47, particularly during the harsh Ukrainian winter. 😉

1 hour ago, Excogitator said:

You're more of a Chamberlain-guy than a Churchill-guy, I guess..

The Tories are only interested in looking after themselves, their cronies, illegal immigrants and Ukraine. 

The electorate isn't interested in anything other than sorting out issues relating to the UK and this is why the Tories will be annihilated at the next General Election. The NHS, law and order, immigration, taxation, unemployment, infrastructure, services all need addressing before throwing money at arming Ukraine.  

If you're such a Churchillian macho man, why don't you go fight Putin on the frontline? Notwithstanding, there's nothing to fear from Putin. Being colonised by Muslims is a far bigger danger to the UK and the electorate know it.

Strange choice of city to host this year's popularity contest. 

1 minute ago, samtam said:

We are flying in and out of Haneda.

Not much difference, other than distance and Haneda being a bit more modern.

8 minutes ago, Angus55 said:

British dont have to go through immigration leaving the UK.

But still have to present a passport to check-in and boarding staff.  I would imagine most staff would have reported him to Border Force had the powder been noticed in London or wherever and he'd have been arrested there and then.

Very occasionally, there might be a sniffer dog at departures, but obviously not when he left. 

11 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

As it is clearly not easy to do elsewhere I am wondering what is wrong with Bangkok Bank?

Yes, it would be interesting to understand the OP's reluctance to open a BB account as I can't see they do anything different from the rest of the banks.

How times change! I'm fortunate to have opened a BB account a day or two after I got married fourteen years ago on a 30 day visa exempt and merely pushed my wife towards the counter of her local BB and let her do the talking. Half hour later, I was proud owner of ATM card and bank book (btw, BB are obsessed with that bloody bank book. Without it, you'd be forgiven for thinking the four horsemen of the apocalypse had suddenly appeared).  

Anyway, out of interest, how much does the agent route cost roughly? I doubt there'd be much change from 4/5k baht.

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

All dependes when and if it goes to court. A case like this can take long time before come up

That's why I mentioned 'on conviction'. 

8 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Agree, how many years can he expect.?

An earlier poster mentioned six months imprisonment and in the grand scheme of things, I reckon six months would be a maximum. However, he might get lucky and merely be deported on conviction given such a small amount. 

2 hours ago, Hummin said:

Most likely kept passport in same space as the bag, and after a fresh up at the plane toilet, he dropped it in to his passport! Have done it with my credit card once. 

Agreed the most plausible explanation is that the small bag of charlie worked its way into the passport through a mix of location, motion and gravity.

Either way, not a good idea to leave the UK with even a small amount of coke in your man bag. I actually feel a bit sorry for the guy as he's obviously not an international drugs courier, but about to learn a severe lesson.  

I hope the kids out there contemplating coming here are reading stories like this and taking it all in, much like having travel insurance that covers all instances prior to arriving in Thailand / abroad.

On 5/3/2024 at 5:48 PM, snoop1130 said:

His counterfeit products, which resembled genuine versions, received positive feedback from customers.

Customer satisfaction is everything. 

We prefer to arrive a little over three hours early as a matter of course for international flights. Notwithstanding, check-in desks at BKK invariably open three hours prior to departure.

The JAL business lounge is perfectly acceptable to kill a few hours. Anyway, you're in for a six hour treat with JAL business class (and over seven hours coming back). Narita is a pleasant airport.

I can log into the bet365 app using ExpressVPN East London server, but unable to log into the William Hill app (but I can open it). Although, I've not bet with WH for quite a few years so could be that my account is somewhat inhibited. I don't receive any data centre warning.

As an occasional visitor to Thailand, is there any KYC to undertake when signing up to the TrueMoney Wallet app? 

It's kind of easy for the BiB to spot to wrong 'uns.