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Those Lopburi monkeys are aggressive towards humans. They rip hairbands out, grab bags and jump all over people to do it. Watch out.

You'll be fine. I think I recall you stated your final destination was Nong Khai. There are share taxis to Udon chiefly on the Laos side. If you get one of these you go through as a car passenger rather than a pedestrian. I am sure they would do you a price to your destination. I always thought going through in a share taxi was more likely to succeed than on the shuttle bus as a foot passenger. I don't know if this is true though. Good luck.

Maria's Dad?

There is the possibility that the booking agency was fraudulent and the condo knew nothing. Irrespective, a beating from several security guards cannot be justified. Restrain if absolutely necessary.

"a hose" 🤔 This tells me all I need to know. Spraying water is the traditional Thai way to stop dogs fighting or at least distract them. It is in no way sufficient when a pack of 4 pitbulls is mauling a victim. This owner is completely unsuitable to own 1 pitbull never mind 4. What in her brainless mind convinced her it was a good idea to own such a pack of dogs. Also not clear, but it sounds from the story that the house is not securely gated. If so, these dogs could come out and attack anyone, such as a small child, any time. Finally all the police carry guns. I think this was a justifiable occasion to use them. A man's live was definitely at risk. He may well be permanently disabled from the injuries. They chose not to.

Very unusual to select the pronoun "khun" suggesting it is in jest or good humour rather than malice and/or dumbed down for a farang to read. Paper aeroplanes are notoriously hard to aim. Are you sure it was for you? There is no personalisation. My best guess is this is a flirtatious approach from an overtly gay Thai that wants a relationship with you in the vein of an anonymous Valentine's card. Is there anyone that fits the bill in the neighbouring rooms?

I would be looking long and hard at "uncle's" statements.

Teerapat probably pie-eyed and speeding.

Bit early for a new year's celebration. The wife must have known he was planning on a multi-day binge blowing a hole in the family budget. However, now it will be spent on medical bills.

Where is this "Cheap Charlie's"?

Yes, totally bogus. Thailand measures temperature in different units. This must be Si Sa Ket, Alabama and Chiang Mai, New Mexico.

Is this a guessing game?

I very much doubt hoteliers in Vientiane care much about visa runners and they certainly don't dictate Thai immigration policy. This is part of a 30+-year trend to balance the promotion of mass tourism whilst restricting people staying for a long time outside of the in-country immigration system. Expect it to continue and to become tighter. The trend has been one way for a very long time. I could probably quote over 20 points at which the system has tightened up. The instruction will have come from somewhere within the Immigration Police.

Let's go retro but still valid A Woman of Bangkok by Jack Reynolds

I am a fan of the Chonburi - Rayong Team. Those Bangkok - Sattahip guys are rotters. Up the Chong!

I thought a peace process was effected by talks involving the two warring parties.

There are also international border crossings at Beung Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Chong Mek and also the other way into Loei, Nan, Chiang Rai but trickier to get to. Regular buses to Paksan (Beung Kan) and south.

@thai006 Don't fly in. Just relax and cross over at Nong Khai in 2 days.

I suspect @thai006 meant he had a ticket out of Thailand but it made no difference as the IO was not interested in it.

There are a couple of ways up (and down). You are likely to encounter dogs, cats, chickens, macaques and huge Vietnamese pigs on the way. Both ways are steep and require great care due to the roads and the menagerie that lives on and around them. The driver must have been going too fast.

How do you track somebody?

I used to live in an area of Bangkok that had a lot of nightclubs aimed at the Thai not foreigner market. It was a very common occurrence to see Thai blokes (affluent, not peasant) assaulting their girlfriends in the street. It is part of the culture whether we like it or not.

@raz0r21 Well, from that video, it does seem as if DTV's are now considered as one of the "right types of visas" to stay here for a long time. If so, denial of entry reports should for DTV holders should be few and far between. Let us see what unfolds over the first 5 years of the DTV.

Geoff, are you working through every Pattaya news story from the last month? I thought you were in Chiang Mai anyway?

I honestly believe the authorities should use corporal punishment. It would sense a strong message to the idiots who think endangering other's lives is okay because it is Thailand. 12 strokes of the cane or even better a full flogging would be all over the British news. This is the only language these entitled UK clowns understand. I am assuming he is British. If not, just substitute country and nation.