Nid_Noi

Frequent flyer in the Twin Otter and pic hours in single turboprop (Beaver, Turbo-Porter and Husky). Agree with you. With only 6 souls on board the load would have been easily handled with one single operating engine as long as CG was within limits. The 3 aircrafts operated by the RTP were fairly new (2017-2018) and have been ferried from California to Thailand in 2020 with no technical problems ( unless Thai mechanics have not followed the proper maintenance schedule after delivery). I doubt the PT6A-27 engine failed unless done by pilot’s error (fuel starvation or propeller accidental reversion). Another option is improper trim settings especially the elevator trim tab which is crucial. Strangely very similar accident as the Air Moorea DHC-6 in August 2007 “loss of pitch control after an elevator cable snapped” at 300ft.

Just have a separate contract which obliges the landlord to give you preference when it’s time to renegotiate the lease. The terms can be part of the contract for price (based on local land value at time of renegotiation). Also include a clause to have preference to offer to buy in case Thailand authorizes foreigners to own land before the end of the lease. We have a clause which deducts the residual value of the lease from the purchase price in case such an option arises. In our area everything is for sale. 80% of farming land surfaces are not cultivated and have a sale sign on it. Thais are land poor and land value depends on what wealthy Thais are willing to offer (price is usually at the bottom of the scale, dictated by what the land office considers “normal”).

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/07/von-der-leyen-offers-trump-zero-for-zero-tariffs-deal-on-all-industrial-goods So it seems that von der Leyen is ready for a zero-zero deal like some S.E Asian countries. He who laughs last laughs best.

We spent New Year in Port Baton 20 years ago. The municipal generator worked from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm except for the 31st of December where it was switched off at 1:00 am. The party was in the local school yard. Best lechons of Palawan. El Nido was still a quiet place. We stayed at the Miniloc resort where the water was crystal clear.

Until now S.E Asian countries have decided to slash their import tariffs to a trickle. Something is working for Trump. All these countries have their negotiating teams ready to go to DC for making deals. There are going to be a lot of "Sorry, so sorry".

What about the young victims who have been molested, raped and abused? Amazingly there are never part of the equation until there lives finish by an overdose, a suicide or in a mental institution.

Just Google “does Thailand still have pay phones? Answer: Currently TOT has around 120,000 phone booths around the country with 30,000 of them located in Bangkok and its outskirts; the rest are located in the provinces.

Remember when Canadian NHL, NBA and NFL professional players requested to be paid in US$ and some went on strike for it.

That’s not going to help the statistics of the TAT. Thailand has become the land of tears for too many foreigners.

All the top floors have been opened to the rain for almost 30 years. I can imagine the waterfalls down the staircases and elevators shafts during the monsoon season. The humidity in the concrete of the lower floors and basements must be constant whatever the climate outside. I would love to see the rust “leached out” of the structure.

The victim of the VAT tax is the final consumer, rich or poor. From producers to retailers VAT is paid on the mark-up portion of the price. The more “middle men” in the marketing process, the more taxes will be paid by the final consumer. There is no social benefits in the VAT. VAT is on Goods and Services. VAT is a tax on taxes. In conclusion the VAT is the major cause of fiscal fraud (cash payment, undeclared work, barter, double-invoicing, etc…). VAT has been the cause of unemployment and social security deficit.

99% of Burmese workers have flip flops.

What I understand is that you have a poor knowledge of the Adidas-Tapie-Credit Lyonnais affair in which Christine Lagarde was saved by the establishment. Any other person in her place would have been sentenced to jail time. Because she was the IMF official and former Minister of Finances her case was brought to the Cour de Justice de la Republique and not to a criminal court. She ordered the arbitration panel to solve the case and Tapie won the settlement against the state through its state owned bank the Credit Lyonnais US$527millions. Among these people “negligence” replaces “ dishonesty”.Then the decision of the panel was overturned because one of the panelists had ties with Tapie. How convenient for the court of appeal to overturn the initial decision. Lagarde knew Mr. Estoup the arbitrator but did not find any reason to dismiss him. Lagarde is rotten to the core.

Is it not what Eloquent Pilgrim wrote? Negligence…

Once the Thai emergency sinister declaration has been published foreign travel insurances will remove coverage for travellers planning to visit Thailand. I can see a lot of fine prints denying coverage for multiple causes even if they are not related to the hearth quake and its consequences.