realfunster

Ha ha ! Reminds me of this classic !

Not sure if urban myth or not but recall seeing somewhere that the juveniles are potentially more dangerous as they have yet to develop control over the amount of venom delivered per bite.

Maybe you are trying to play Devil's advocate but your posts present a highly risk-averse viewpoint. To each their own but it seems a crying shame to me that you walked away from your dog who had been your loyal companion for many years. For sure, there are some considerations regarding what you can provide your dogs in Thailand (like any country) in terms of accommodation and time, walking dogs is more challenging in terms of street dogs unless you have a secure housing estate or park nearby but many of your objections are lacking real substance. I disagree with your overall sentiment, I have owned many foreign dog breeds in my time here and none have had any significant issues with the heat, as long as you are not running them in full sun at midday and providing some shade/water/dog bath at home - but that is common sense surely ? The OP even mentions providing air con for his pooch, luxury ! Mine will only occasionally get that treatment when they come inside for a cuddle and play in the evenings but manage to be fine all day in our yard/garden. Oh come on, when my puppies were born in Thailand they had not had any exposure to diseases and parasites in Thailand either, with proper veterinary care this can be easily addressed via vaccinations and regular parasite medication. So, if you feel it's an acclimatisation process then ? By definition all dogs can go through this process, which can also be assisted by the owner providing appropriate amenities. I've seen Frenchies, Bulldogs, Shiba Inu, King Charles, Pugs, Corgis, Dobermanns, Labradors, Huskies etc all doing absolutely great here. These are all "cool(er) weather" dogs who have adapted just fine to Thailand. Diseases, see above. My own spaniel is turning 14 in 6 weeks time. Apart from his glaucoma, he remains very active and seems to have thrived pretty well in Thailand.... In my time in Thailand, apart from one Bangkaew, I've only ever owned 'foreign' breeds, never had a major quality of life or health issue. If my pooches can handle Thailand, so can a similar breed dog arriving from overseas....

Ha ha ! Yes, I like to do that as well once my overtaking is complete and the road is clear ahead and see if they get the hint you can move over if your path is clear. To be fair, most people are pretty decent on this but you do get the occasional mong just cruising along the highway at 80km without a care in the world as dozens of cars have to take evasive undertaking action. Quite how their brains don't register that something is not quite right, I don't know.

Doing God's own work. I hate those right lane hoggers.

Wow - that is grim. RIP.

You get used to it over time but it really is soul-crushing and revolting. Just imagine how many hundreds of millions of dollars are siphoned off every year from the public purse by politicians and government officers.... The Thai public sector - the best advert for privatisation ever.

You are being polite. It reads as if prepared by a small child or google translate. From what I can tell, it is actually from an English language news page. Kindly take note "AseanNOW" and " Bangkok One News ". I think members can reasonably expect better content than this nonsensical drivel. On your own head be it for your brand reputation to publish or share such a poorly written "article"...

Objectively, you could quite rightly say that it has been a wasted 10 years, with the EU taking the moral high ground at some stage and now changing their position whilst nothing, zero, nil has changed of substance in Thailand. So, pretty much a lost decade of negotiations for no reason... The timing is interesting with the elections coming up and what may be a convoluted power-broking process after the results are in. Further political upheaval and potential unrest is not impossible. At which stage, the EU might then be forced to suspend negotiations yet again... The UK has had no such qualms (I offer no opinion on this..) and has been continuing with it's own negotiations in various trade areas, that might have provoked the EU into reviewing their position. They may have also sensed a slight attitude change from the Thai side, as in other areas, with a generally unimpressive economy and rebound post-COVID, they do now seem quite keen on exploring new economic growth opportunities. Anyhow, sure we will all be delighted when we are finally able to buy sensibly priced french cheese in 2034.

Maybe I am misunderstanding your comment, but isn't that one of the objectives of any FTA - to reduce the import duties ?

Barking up the wrong tree there in suggesting that a US party is going to get involved in a corrupt deal or would be a preferred option for such a transaction. US law enforcement has very long arms and many powers under FCPA... Our friends to the north-east would be the first call if any shadiness was needed...why do you think so many government procurement deals go via this route ? Is it the exceptional quality of goods they offer ?

And there we have it. Over half of alcohol drinkers reportedly not wanting more choice.???? If you are uncertain about the credibility of this poll and it’s creators, I refer you to this absolute gem in the linked article: ”53% of e-cigarette users tend to develop depression and are susceptible to developing cancer, lung diseases and asthma.” Absolute morons…

Well, they at least saw his OPD/travel insurance limit of THB 20,000 and decided to make full use of that !

Well, we are no doubt going to be accused of racism but yes, I would expect that 'exotics' of this kind are more likely to appeal to certain demographics...

Got the same and googled the 503 error. I was informed thus : HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 503 Service Unavailable server error response code indicates that the server is not ready to handle the request. Common causes are a server that is down for maintenance or that is overloaded. So, there we have it. Now from the two presented options, it obviously couldn't be a poorly maintained government website, so it must be that there is just so much overwhelming interest in the LTR, that the server can't handle the demand and has crashed !! TAT/BOI etc - take note, I am available on a freelance basis for all your spinning needs.

That website has a useful timeline function, where you can check past dates. I present 14th & 28th February, 2023...the prosecution rests m'lud. I propose the defendant is guilty as charged and must do better. It is, however, true that at present, Myanmar/Laos and Cambodia are basically on fire, I wonder what actions can be taken at an ASEAN level to address this ? I recall Singapore/Malaysia used to get swamped by Indonesian smoke and there was some progress with that.

Heresy ! Are they suggesting this is not a 1000% Thai dish ? Did they not see the international incident over those sickly sweet tapioca deserts just last week when the British ambassador to Cambodia had the gall to suggest they were of Khmer origin ? The fools ! Incoming angry Thai netizens in 3...2...1....

I ran that through Google translate, the damn thing must have some code that needs fixing as it said : “I am getting a very nice backhander to play along with this nationally embarrassing episode, so please stop bugging me and go away”.

Penury, penury ? Holy smokes, annual thesaurus day is it ? This is AseanNOW and a story about a bloke getting ripped off by a gold-digger, not the HBR or the Economist.

This reads like a fantastic satirical piece. Oh wait...they are being serious.

SNAFU… When will the Thai people start to demand better from their leaders? Looking forward to the public report on the sinking, sufficient witness testimony and scene investigations by divers must have been carried out by now.. Asking for THB 200m for a useless retrieval (with no doubt a firm view on he skim thereon..), whilst their own brethren have died is just sick and just shows how morally defunct they are.

Nice effort from the spin doctors to suggests some positives around this. Thailand will be the first developing country to reach this aging society status. It's causing numerous challenges in more advanced and wealthy economies, so we might expect even more here. It's going to be interesting to see what happens and how Thailand handles the labour, economic and societal impacts. Watch this space....

Very nice, thanks for sharing ! One of the joys of Thailand is that there's lots of these little gems (lakes, reservoirs, hot springs, waterfalls etc) a few KM off the main highways. Often signposted in blue, which I assume means a tourist point of interest, or similar. It's like a road trip lottery. Time permitting, it's fun to take a slight detour to explore. Most places are decent enough and sometimes you can stumble across an absolute cracker !

So, he would have been more accurate calling it Portuguese dessert. Sure they would have loved that. ???? If Thais put half as much energy into other things as they do with obsessing about food and trying to boost their self-esteem by claiming the invention and "cultural significance" of various things, they would be world beaters. Much like a braggard who proclaims any minor achievement as a major victory, I see it as an admission of weakness and lack of self-confidence. They would be better served looking forwards, not backwards. I note in the article, the Ambassador seems to have pulled down the post. Whilst I do not have expertise in Khmer cuisine, it would not surprise me if these dishes were popular and prevalent there, so I think it's fairly gutless to roll-over for a few over-zealous Thai netizens.

Yes, I have experience in Thai Airways debentures which at the time were owned by the Thai Finance Ministry. These are within one of my retirement mutual funds and have been written-down in value to zero a few years ago, when the Government decided to absolve itself of responsibility and restructure the shareholdings. Hopefully...,they might be restored to full value when the bankruptcy process ends. As you might imagine, my advice regarding any investment associated with the Thai government would be "don't".