stevenl

Have not been stopped in Phuket yet but in BKK if your guilty of driving while white you will pay shake down money. Often they wont even tell you what you supposedly did wrong, just demand money. Hope it really is different here but doubt it.

Yes, it really is different on Phuket. No offense, no money. And if offense and fined you always get an official receipt.

Almost all of the cialis and viagra sold without a script or sourced from a non reputable pharmacy chain such as Watsons or Boots in Patong is considered to be counterfeit. The guilty partie are not the legitimate drug manufacturers that provide a product for a serious ailment, but rather the shops that sell the counterfeit products.

Yes, those are to blame, but so are the people buying and taking them. They know they are buying drugs that should only be available on prescription.

Mr Wijit said most parasail boats and Thai jet-ski operators stay 100 to 200 meters offshore, where swimmers are few. However tourists who rent jet-skis often come too close to the shoreline, endangering swimmers, he said.

Both the parasail boats and the jetski's come to shore all the time to pick up guests.

To further increase safety, the Kata-Karon Lifeguard Club has asked the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization to request the Karon municipality to set up a system of red and yellow flags, which lifeguards would use to indicate to tourists where it is safe to enter the water, he said.

Some tourists already don't understand the yellow/red flags in low season, indicating when it is safe to swim. More flags will only add to the confusion.

Take me advice or not but the Thai will always win in the family court, especially if its the daughter. Good luck if it heads to court for custody.

In Thai court nearly always the mother gets custody. So presuming the OP is the new husband of the mother of the child, his wife and he will win, and the father loose out.

"lose out"

Thanks very much for the correction, although not done according to the netiquette.

If drugs were decriminalised and treated as the health issue that they are, then the possibility of this crime not happening may have existed.

sry but thats bull...t, in China they just shoot drugabusers and dealers, Phuket was thx to Thaksin near free of drugs a couple of years ago, now one can buy Jaba, Meth and Crystal on every corner....there are some ppl living in LoS because there were not so many drugs like cocain here....now, no

party without them.... Drugs and Crime always come together, I personally dont need both here... If someone do, GO BACK to your homecountry and fight for Free Drugs there.

@ BookMan, how many Russians you know with ThaiLadys?? forget that, they just dont like Thais, they are here for the sun and cheap living but not for the girls

Yes, because its is a crime to use and sell. Legalise them and drugs and crime won't come together anymore.

I use gel so don't pay too much attention to shaving oils, but think I've seen it at Villa Market.

I have successfully been doing business in Phuket for 9 years, and do not recognise your picture at all. What threats?

Good for you...As for what threats? Read the paper or turn on the TV since you to seem to have been lucky enough to dodge them for the moment.. Even my boys pediatrician was going to help set up his son in business down there but the key money and influence was enough to make him reconsider and eventually move back to the states instead and help his son begin a business there..

I personally ran into it myself as well but I'm certainly not going to specify it on here.

Well, sometimes key money has to be paid, but what has that to do with mafia or tea money?

I'm with KBB on this one, have been running a business here long time, and never paid anything to mafia or police.

I would strongly suggest you go to Phuket and look at business conditions on the ground for various sectors. Get the feel of the place and of the locals and see first hand how business is and what you might encounter running a business there.

You say you cannot afford to lose the 3million baht. If that is the case, why would you set up your own business, with no experience of phuket or of guest houses? If you cannot afford to lose the money , buying your own business, with no experience, is a really bad idea.

Either way, a few months first hand gawking will help your mind.

Yes including mafia key money and police tea money though the later is not likely to be initially one must still consider it eventually as part of the costs of doing business.

For normal, legal business no mafia money or police money required.

But yes, agree with the others, especially for guesthouses you need to own.

I like the lay out, better than the old one IMO.

What I don't like though is that as soon as there is a subheader, the name of the author of the thread and the number of pages drop one line.

Back to the hotel. I will choose my words wisely as the "owner" is one of the largest property investors/owners on Phuket and not an entity to provoke. Questions that should be asked are as follows;

1. How many prior theft incidents have occurred?

2. What is the hotel's record in dealing with such events in the past?

3. Have there ever been any strong words exchanged between booking agencies and the hotel in respect to previous incidents?

Ideally, it would be nice if the Phuket Gazette were to ask the hotel these questions. I think that is as likely to occur as me wearing a singlet and flip flops to meet with my employer. IMO, the story is not complete.

Well, that would be journalism in stead of stroy printing. And journalism is not practised here on Phuket.

I think it looks nice.

Don't like it though that after a long subheader the number of pages of the thread skips a line.

You will change your opinions after 7 years here like me.

Newbie.

Why suspicious?

People that have an aneurysm (a weakness in a vital artery) can die at any time in their life.

Why suspicious? I think because things of this type seem to happen so very much more in Thailand than in the rest of the world. Sure, it could have been an unfortunate, unknown preexisting medical condition. But highly unlikely.

No, the same everywhere. All over the world people die unexpectedly, from pre existing conditions, from accidents, etc. But whenever this happens here people come with all kind of cover up suspicions.

No, I said that way way back in post #4 ....

No, you said combinations where it should be permutations .

Always wonder why people feel the need to make these kind of corrections.

You are 'splitting hairs' Steven.

Yes, I know and totally agree. Hence my conclusion: "Always wonder why people feel the need to make these kind of corrections".

Where the heck did he find (steal) the Tommy Gun? They don't grow on trees.

Somehow I believe this 'A man wanted to borrow 30,000 baht and left the classic war weapon with Pornthep as collateral. The gun was to be returned when the man repaid the debt, he said.' Whether it is a good idea to lend money to somebody owning a machine gun (and probably charging 20%, or at least 10% interest a month) is a different question.

No, I said that way way back in post #4 ....

No, you said combinations where it should be permutations .

Always wonder why people feel the need to make these kind of corrections.

They leave and enter the UK on their British passports and eter and leave Thailand on their Thai passport. At airline check-in they show both passports to confirm no visa is required.

Both countries allow dual nationality, so there is no problem.

You can go with you wife and child into the Thai paspsort lines at immigration, often shorter than the foreign passport lines.

Thank you for an excellent reply.

On the plane, you are given a card, what details do we put down the Thai for entering Thailand ?

I figured I cant be the only person in this position.

The answers according to their Thai passports.

As usual ordered my kebab last friday, but was told: sorry, closed, we're going to Sweden. They could not tell me if and when they would reopen. 2 days ago I saw a moving truck at their place, so I have the impression Adam Kebab had closed indefinitely.

Take me advice or not but the Thai will always win in the family court, especially if its the daughter. Good luck if it heads to court for custody.

In Thai court nearly always the mother gets custody. So presuming the OP is the new husband of the mother of the child, you're wrong.

You're wrong.

Father normally gets custody of the girls and the mother gets the boys.

Its the Thai way of reducing sexual child abuse from the step parent.

Its very odd but its the case.

I have seen people go through this so do a little research before you type.

I did, hence have custody.

Addition: officially my wife has full custody, father is out of the picture. Thai courts seem to be very hesitant to give a foreigner any official role in this.

Take me advice or not but the Thai will always win in the family court, especially if its the daughter. Good luck if it heads to court for custody.

In Thai court nearly always the mother gets custody. So presuming the OP is the new husband of the mother of the child, his wife and he will win, and the father loose out.

Id rather be judged by 12 than carried out by 6.

No judging by 12 here, you'd better move.

I sincerely hope no one will consider something like this.

Went there with the kid. Was enduro, with nowhere to sit and watch the whole circuit. Ended up in a relaxed bar with a view of part of the circuit.

Didn't regret going, but won't go again.

Does anyone know if True(Blind)Visions have got NFL back?

Not back, damned.

There should not be any accidents on Chalong circle because it is a roundabout and people should be going very slow, never seen an acident there!!! I am obviously a very special person !!

Witnesses only last week 2 accidents there. One on the circle one getting on the circle (last one reallt stupid, coming from Rawai they tried to make it 3 lanes, which did not work out ok.