Everything posted by jwl53
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Thailand Acts to Boost International Tourist Safety Amid Decline
Do they not realise that the major player is the baht. Less baht to your buck means you have to spend more Devalue the baht back to couple years pre covid keep ot stable and your visitors will be back but as it is now ...no chance
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DTV Extension - DO NOT waste your time trying to extend at immigration
Seems to me that all they are asking for is proof of a legitimate company, no stamp, no website, no office, no nothing, I'm with the immigration official on this smells a bit dodgy
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Thailand Vows to End Dual Pricing Amid Growing Tourist Backlash
Err National parks! Government owned!! Do it tomorrow you can if your serious but I bet you don't. Another talking shop soon to be forgotten
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Abandoned Abroad: British Pensioner in Thailand Slams 'Immoral' Frozen Pensions Policy
Something is not quite right here, I don't think he is telling the whole story, "as a former banker" where is his bank pension? Where are his investments majority of bankers have access to the best investment opportunities
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Driving Licence Renewals Go Digital: No More Tests Needed
Are the roads safe now??? What the people need is proper instruction and a more stringent test. Not self righteous people calling them muppets
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Swiss Man Faces Arrest in Phuket Over Alleged Assault on Thai Doctor
Gottfrid the righteous, in the eyes of Gottfrid everyone is guilty until proven guilty Does it not ever occur to you sometimes a miscarriage has taken place
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Seven Dead as Runaway Bus Slams into Trucks and Bursts into Flames
There is a awful lot of busses that have brake failure, do they not check them, as its 2.0am more chance the driver after a few bevvies fell asleep and lost control
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DSI Arrests Chinese Tycoon Linked to Collapsed Government Building Project, Hunts 3 Thais
As I understand it the authorities can sieze any documents as part of a criminal investigation, they will size the passports to stop them fleeing the country If you don't know mate no amount of explanation will educate you
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DSI Arrests Chinese Tycoon Linked to Collapsed Government Building Project, Hunts 3 Thais
I hope as a high profile case, i hope these guys are not allowed to to fill envelopes with billions of bahts, let the courts decide the guilt, because there is guilt amoungst the big boys and the contractors and they serve the justice and punishment the bereaved families deserve
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Swedish Man Sparks Airport Bomb Alert with Unclaimed Luggage
Just imagine the comments if this had been a English guy🤫
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Thailand Requires Digital Arrival Card Submission 3 Days Before Entry starting May 1
Most backpackers do not have rebooted rooms. Health records? Do I have to go to my GP and get a copy of my health records which by the way is very confidential
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Thailand Boosts Road Safety Measures for Songkran Holiday Travel
Hahaha yet more words and no actions But only for the holiday period They have missed a few essential issues 1 introduce a more stringent driving test 2 more traffic cops on the roads 3 more breathalyser tests 4 increase fines bans 10 fold Word will soon get around a few 20000 baht fines for drink driving will stop it. Impound the car/motorbike until fine paid and ban served
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Chiang Mai Battles Severe Air Pollution Amidst Persistent Wildfires
Wild fires my elbow end, we have persistent wild fires here in issan it's same as chiang mai, it's called BURNING, burning the fields, strange how these hotshots are in the same location each and every year
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American Man Arrested for Robbing Donation Box Outside Pattaya Police Station
Ffs outside a police box how stupid, must be a relative of fart
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Chinese Men Caught Removing Documents from Collapsed Building in Bangkok
If this doesn't smack of attempted cover up for substandard materials , cost cutting, and illegal labour , will be interested to see what excuses and reasons for the collapse and it's not because it wasn't finished, the skeleton, the strength was in place cladding will not strengthen the building
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Thailand Cracks Down on Vapes with Severe Penalties and Public Reporting
Just another talking shop, because of the hype surrounding one of their own (wonder if he will get 5 years) Don't worry papers it's the same old old nothing will happen T I T
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German Tourist Severely Beaten in Pattaya by Group of 10 Men
Even if the guy had done something wrong surly it doesn't need a thug gang of 10 motorbike taxi drivers to kick the <deleted>e out of 1 guy
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British Nationals Face Increased Scrutiny as Thailand Cracks Down on Crime
Another post to bring the brit washers out, but are you bashing the English, the Scottish, the Irish, or the Welsh? I wonder if the bashers know
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British Tourist Tricked in Pattaya Herbal Remedy Scam
He should have given them the short sharp <deleted> of you ignorant bustards So stupid
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Four More British Men Arrested with 131kg of Cannabis at Koh Samui Airport
£2000 just about a month's wages in England and at their ages ffs how stupid are you
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Former Minister Reveals Alleged Phuket Police Extortion Racket
Not just phuket but where there is a foreigners Waiting for traffic light surrounded by thais with no helmets, the cop signalled me out of about 50 bikes The cop demanded 5000 I told him I want go police station to pay fine, he kicked and screamed I cannot got to pay him, until I rang my wife, first he refused to her demanding me to pay him eventually he spoke to her and after a few minutes off we went to the cop shop, (20 mtr away) after being made to wait and the descop refusing to accept a complaint about the box cop the fine was paid receipt issued FINE 400 baht!!!!! Ok I was in the wrong and accepted the fine but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thai Tourism Grapples with Declining Chinese Visitors
Where is the Thai-China border????
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Nigerian Men Arrested for Drifting: Sang to Police to Evade Arrest - video
Actually it is hog-tied
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Pai Police Arrest 4 Foreign Tourists for Smoking Marijuana on Walking Street
I will go out for a couple of sherbert on the bar strip in my sleepy little town and I will.bet I can count at least 100 foreigners and thais openly smoking the <deleted> in bars and the street plus many many more smoking in bars and resturants which is illegal
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Bangkok Condo Owners and Agents Arrested for Illegal Rentals
I looked into this a few years ago, for a pool villa to come under hotel laws it has to have 4 or more bedrooms, that is what the lawyer said