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18 hours ago, webfact said:

The investigation, initiated after a complaint by the Revenue Department

Ironic, given they are one of the most bent departments in Thailand. 

3 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Sounds tragic. Knowing about her allergy she would have been advised to keep always proper medication in her bag as cortisone and adrenaline pen. 

RIP

Someone mentioned the well known UK case involving Pret-a-manger (sandwich shop). The teenage girl in that case injected 2 epi-pens whilst on the plane but still went into cardiac arrest and died.

I am far from an expert on these matters but it would appear if someone has an extremely severe allergy, then even the epi-pens are not enough.

I don't know in practice whether sufferers can actually be aware of whether they are just severely allergic or potentially fatally allergic to something.

Well, they are certainly convenient and well-run but I do try to support my local Bangkok mom & pop shop as much as possible.

I'd rather give my trade to an independent than a monopolistic corporate but I expect I am pissing in the wind and they will gradually all close down in future.

Public sector - meet private sector.

The airport is a complete cash cow for all involved (looking at you AOT jacket man) , the only reasons for poor service are incompetence and/or greed.

Starts off sounding very impressive. 100 suspects and a week long operation.

Looks like a serious move by law enforcement to rid us of the long-standing drug gangs in that area.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

This operation, initiated last week, led to the arrest of six West African nationals, confiscating 1.45 grams of cocaine.

Oh I see, nah, it’s just the usual dog and pony show. 

40 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

Jeez. Just making a simple comment. No reason for the attack.

No offence intended mate 👍

12 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

 I think you need to go to specsavers.

Au contraire...

The person in the middle of the photo is the aforementioned Anne Jakrajutatip of JKN, who now owns MUO.

A transgender woman.

52 minutes ago, sheldoncollier said:

Elaborate please.

You probably don't want him too. I expect he is referencing some conspiracy theory or another. 

More likely a previously undiagnosed congenital or acute medical condition, a gradual darkening of skin in peripheral areas (hands/feet) would point to an onset of a pulmonary circulation issue of some kind. 

Anyway, RIP little man, too soon.

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

50 million baht budget for one year is a very small budget.  Many insurance companies in Thailand offering health coveragen lost billions during covid some going bankrupt. I know this is for tourist visa holders but go fund me requests for help in Thailand are usually for massive hospital bills following accidents.  

1) Yes, it is not a lot

2) The ones that went bankrupt were mostly/exclusively the ones offering the completely braindead and greedy COVID insurance for THB 1,000 with a THB 100,000 cash payout for a positive test not linked to any related health issues or actual medical costs. You may even remember a brief social media fad of people licking handles and sticking things in their mouth/nose to get infected and their payout. These companies were a bunch of complete idiots, as were the insurance regulators who gave their approval to such policies.

You've probably got the convenient options right there.

For an alternative, you could look at Air Asia X --> connect on Air Asia from SG to KL --> Air Asia X has direct flights to Sydney and just this week restarted flights to Gold Coast.

Both flights about THB 30k round trip in "business".

Would be interested to hear the update once/if it is all sorted out !

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

For some time now the rate of inflation has been 2.5%. So a less than 5% pay rise doesn't seem extraordinary.

 Indeed, salary increase inflation has been running well above underlying inflation and reasonably above GDP growth for pretty much the last 20 years. If you read the annual reports such as the one in the OP it’s typically around 5-7% increase per year. Even during COVID 6-8-10% pay rises were being given.

Perhaps more reflective of a limited talent/resource pool, worsening demographics and high competition for people in the job market than anything else ?

Thailand :

Corruption potential in {insert applicable noun here}

No.

Any more questions ?

I am sure the OP is sensible enough to realise that after going to this barber shop as a regular customer for 10+ years that a brief question/statement in basic Thai will highly likely confirm that you can get the Thai price.

If the issue is their practice of double pricing, then you can go always go elsewhere.

I didn't see it on here but recently there was a video of a European customer ranting at a barbershop in Pattaya and he ended up clipping the hairdressers own hair in a fit of rage before running out without paying.

I could see why they might want to charge a premium to foreigners (tourists) given the challenges in communication and the often higher expectations from foreign customers when compared to the local working class Thai people who would typically frequent the 60-80-100 Baht barber shops. 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The company has strategically limited its expenses by reducing its workforce by half

Hmmm...more details are needed but :

1) Was this initially COVID related or 

2) Were they really that overstaffed ??

3) I hope they haven't overcooked the redundancies leading to maintenance and/or service issues ?

I am still waiting for re-instatement of my small investment in THAI, as part of my RMF. It was written down/off by my RMF fund manager a few years ago. 

I assume they thought it a safe bet- being State owned at that time - until the government pulled out the rug. 

I'm surprised no-one has launched a class action lawsuit, a lot of shareholders/investors must have taken a hit. 

Nothing new here...

A quick Google says that "pure" Thai gold (22-23k) is not best used for highly ornamental pieces/settings as it is too soft, so it might be they have mixed it with some alloys for this piece ?

Maybe it's 18k/14k/10k carat gold ? Having said that, if it was the lower end of the purity scale, the colour difference should be clearly visible from Thai standard 22-23k.

As Lopburi3 mentions, many moons ago I took a 18k gold item to a Thai gold shop, they were not interested in the slightest.