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4 hours ago, Crossy said:

So the comms cables, instead of being up and (mostly) out of the way will now reside in these "holders" (whatever that means) for the next x months years centuries.

 

How can the MEA impose anything on the telecoms providers? After all they are no longer providing anything to the comms chaps having removed the poles that they were using.

 

Some "before" and "After" images would be nice, to show just what has been achieved.

 

Of course they can be charged.

Before: charged for using the poles.

After: charged for using the underground structures.

You really think private companies should not pay for using state property?

7 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

 

They are not serving the public. They expect the public to be serving them.

 

That is the problem; when you are neither accountable nor responsible, it does not matter what you do.

 

 

Unlike politicians and civil "servants" in your own country, I presume?

5 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

I think some sort of medical insurance requirement will happen in the near future.  And I don't mean just travel insurance.  I would be buying some local Thai insurance if I do semi retire there, so that in itself is not a worry to me, except if they mandate it, and then the costs are driven up because foreigners now must have it.

Except, when you are 70, end of insurance.

Maybe it is time for Thailand to introduce insurance for expats, in-patient only, state hospitals only?

There was such a plan, but it seems to be on hold.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Don't you wish the punishment fit the crimes ? Still, I'm sure that orange robe will be lifted a few times in his prison life.

Why isn't the child booked on his conto?

If it is his child, he surely is guilty of sex with a minor?

Wonder where this article originates?

Also, it is the companies getting the lid on their noses.

Well, feel free to open an office somewhere in Europe to continue selling your products.

I guess the British expats can go on getting the money, by British bank, by ATM, by European bank.

Wouldn't be a problem I think.

This is a lot of talk to say, how we as banks, can use the customers as much as possible for our own profit.

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

The exact opposite is a actually more true. The Thai's pay for farang.

 

You will find that nearly all THAI flights outbound (originating from Bangkok) are more expensive that inbound flights, so Thai nationals on average actually pay more.

Nearly, if not all, flights originating from BKK are more expensive as the other way around.

4 hours ago, sirineou said:

Only while on duty, 

In fact, travelling on a staff ticket might mean you can be called on duty during the flight.

Hence the different dress regulations.

Boats?

Or ships?

Ships can carry boats, but boats can't carry ships.

I presume ships will be used as ferries.

It really is a very big shame that the state has no power to give children born in Thailand from a Thai mother the Thai nationality.

Shameful!

1 hour ago, lucjoker said:

and sadly most of the parents do not raise their children ,they are dumped with the grand mothers .Dont tell me "family comes first" in Thailand.

 

Might there be economic reasons, read survival?

I agree, raising by grandparents is not ideal, but raising children by working parents, maybe living on a building project, is not ideal either.

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

these worthless predators took advantage of the situation and lured the poor child into their deviate actions. 

Jail them ... no court or anything, straight to the slammer.

You do realise no court but straight to prison would mean the possible goodbye to the justice system for all and alleged crimes?

3 hours ago, Get Real said:

What is wrong with young people today? Who added discrimination, shame and pain to the list of things that are funny? Sad to see that the human mind is sinking to such a low level.

Hazing has always been a dubious student activity.

The policeman he killed, allegedly of course, is begging for justice, fairness and honesty.

14 hours ago, ukrules said:

No need to bother remembering anything negative, plenty of tourists are still coming, brush it under the carpet and hope everyone forgets.

 

It's the Thai way.

Like various other tourist aircraft having accidents anywhere in the world?

Must be the worlds' way, or maybe profit's way.

15 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

A joke
new tax rates effective today (Sept 16)
One reads 1000 different prizes, no one knows how to calculate this correct, the funny price game here.
The worst organized tax increase I've ever experienced in my life.

This has nothing to do with a properly announced, properly organized and properly communicated tax increase.
This is the circus of disability.

You are saying your country's tax rules are utterly open and understandable, logic and honest?

Don't think so.

20 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If it's a published law it's not extortion.

If you are a tourist, indeed you need to carry your passport all the time.

If you are registered as living in Thaland, having been noted in a tambien baan, or even having obtained the Thai pink ID-card, the police might order you to show your passport in any police station.

Must be a written order!

Don't need to carry your passport all the time.

Advice from a public prosecutors.

2 hours ago, petermik said:

He was just checking to see if it was Yingluck or not..............

That would be a fantastic excuse.

3 hours ago, z42 said:

Wondering what my dad is doing writing the headlines ?

But in all seriousness the African men are very well known for dealing gear in that area (not sure if they're known for anything else tbh).

 

But having a guy getting lifted for dealing by possessing little over half a gram of ya ice is outrageous..

 

And another thing i read last week was about trying to reduce numbers of those incarcerated.. Yet when the cops are trying to arrest people for pissing positive for drugs it is either a shakedown tactic or at odds with the wider attempts to lighten the prisoner numbers.

Pissing positive should NOT be an issue unless a person is driving, operating machinery, or has committed serious violent crimes immediately before the tests 

Maybe others think differently......

Having been in a cabin hitting a woman at 130 km/h, is a thing I will never forget, nor will I ever forget cleaning up the mess of train killings.

I can never understand why people are so stupid to play with their lives.

I never got the idea the problems were in the rows for Thai Nationals.

Ahhhhhh.

A cunning plan?

A very cunning plan?

Blackadder and Baldrick are now appearing before my eyes, just before going over the top......

On 9/10/2017 at 1:37 AM, Jingthing said:

The topic really isn't specifically about coffee orders. 

You seem to miss the point.

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

I'm being sold fake stuff by Thai people on a daily bases and no one

put it on any social media sites..... 

Very different, Sir.

57 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

 

Need to figure out who gets the biggest slice of the pie.

Maybe!

But maybe the government decided business wants the changes, then business should pay for it.