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    British Man Arrested in Bangkok Over Defamation Claims by Phuket Restaurant

    in Phuket News

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    1 hour ago, Frankie baby said:

    I suppose they have to prove the review is incorrect before they can proceed.

     

     

    In Thailand it is considered defamation to say something about a business or person that harms them, EVEN IF IT IS TRUE.

     

    If, for example, you say that the prices are too expensive, and that takes away customers from the business, it will be defamation even if you can prove with the invoice that it is true.

     

    Since in the first world defamation is only considered if it is a lie, many Westerners fall into the trap of leaving unfavorable opinions on Tripadvisor or Google Maps about restaurants or hotels, without thinking that in Thailand this is defamation, which carries strong fines and jail terms.

     

     

     

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    Just opened a Pattaya Bank Account

    in Pattaya

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    On 4/20/2024 at 5:09 PM, Pattaya57 said:

    I was hoping for an agent free thread. We all know it used to be easy to open a bank account on a visa exempt or tourist visa but not in the last 5 years or so.

     

    You can still pay an agent 4500 to get a bank account opened but there might be added costs for a Residence Certificate and useless insurance required

     

    I was really happy the non-imm O seemed to be all powerfull in bypassing all that crap and bank account cost 0 baht

     

     

     

    At Bangkok Bank you can open a current account with a tourist visa.
    I have not found any other bank that allows it.
    Sometimes you will be asked to take out accident insurance during the first year.

     

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    Beauty salon for woman.

    in Pattaya

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    At soi  Chalermphrakiat 19, there are many ladies' hair salons, nail shops, makeup shops and other establishments for ladies at good prices. All with Thai clientele.

     

    12.93244 N, 100.8872 E

     

     

    Pattaya prison

    in Pattaya

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    1 hour ago, jimn said:

    Don't get sucked into the OP's post. No way is he serious and it's just another of his mindless wind ups. Along with certain other members, they should be banished from the forum.

     

    In fact, he is the only forum member I have blocked.

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    Walking Street discos / nightclubs, why are all the usual places completely dead?

    in Pattaya

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    8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

    It also is a result of the actions of looky-loos, who might wander in and do a circle of the place, get a free eyeful and wander out again. Many think they have a right to do that....

     

    In fact, when I go to a club, especially clubs like the Wind Mill with many areas, nooks and crannies, and two different floors, I do consider myself entitled to go in, see the atmosphere, and decide whether to stay or I don't like it and prefer to leave.

     

    Given the drop in the level of clubs lately and the lack of atmosphere in many, I can try several clubs until I find one I like, sit down, order a drink and stay a while.

     

    I certainly don't consider myself obligated to stay in a club if when I enter I don't like what I see.

     

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    Walking Street discos / nightclubs, why are all the usual places completely dead?

    in Pattaya

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    On 3/25/2024 at 4:39 AM, bbi1 said:

    Never will step into either of those two Agogos they own again. Security are thugs. One and only time I walked into their club the thug outside raised his hand to strike me be because I walked in and saw how ugly the girls were and walked right out. On exit he raised his hand up with an angry face to strike me, but I didn't flinch and just walked away. Thugs in that place. That dude still works at the front door. I will remember his face every time I pass that place.

     

    In December I went to Wind Mill a couple of times and I had to go somewhere else because neither the girls nor the atmosphere were like in years past.
    The last time I went, you had to pay directly to enter. We turned around and left without entering. When they charge you to enter a place, it already gives you an idea that it is not a place where those who enter want to stay.

     

     

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    Cost dental implant in Pattaya

    in Pattaya

    Posted · Edited by Espanol

    1 hour ago, Guderian said:

    No joking, but apparently Kyiv is the best place to go nowadays for top quality and reasonably-priced dental work. There are Ukrainian refugees living in Britain who fly back home just to visit the dentist, as the dentists in the UK are so expensive and difficult to get to see. Matthew Parris went there for dental work a month or two back and wrote an interesting article for The Times about it. It's behind a paywall so I can't add a link.

     

    Have a look at this, it quotes an implant as costing between $500 and $1,000.

     

    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/7109

     

     

     

    In Spain I am paying 700 euros for a complete implant with the crown in a prestigious medical center (not the typical Argentine dentist, but a dental center with a good reputation, with a maxillofacial surgeon, dentists, nurses, etc.).

    That's 27,000 baht at the current exchange rate.

     

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    When Water Throwing Jomtien?

    in Pattaya

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    5 hours ago, bbi1 said:

    Imagine needing to go to Jomtien Immigration on the 17th, 18th or 19th April and coming soaked from head to toe in water. How does Immigration deal with soaked foreigners coming in to do their extensions? Do they have a number of staff with mops in hand ready to mop up all the wet floors in all their 3 buildings?

     

    For a procedure like this, I think I would take a taxi from the door of my house to the Immigration door. I wouldn't risk going out and doing the tour on foot or by songtaew.

     

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