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6 early 20's guys renting a house near me, high speed internet, state of the art lap tops. Playing online poker, they averaged over 800 $USD a day ench, their winnings were paid into a visa cash card in their home country.

When the visa rules crunch they had to leave but they did this for over a year. There were 2 web designers from the same countries who are now doing web site design and Graphics design for their employers in their home countries. Working on vacation (tourist visas) and getting paid and using Thailand's resources and not paying taxes.

And that is/was only a couple I knew of in our small village, difficult to catch and prove as there is no paper trail to follow.

Just a thought from a tax payer.

70 million Thai's seem to be able to live, are happy, prosper and survive with no problems.

They all have food to eat, a phone and the "things" they need.

No one is poor in Thailand (Thai's) They may not have everything they want, buy than neither do any of us.

They are happy ans live a life that may be hard but evidently satisfying.

I remember when LBJ was President of The United Sates and he went to see the coal mining areas of West Virginia after his visit he told the People in that area they "were poor". The comment from the populace was, they didn't know they were poor until he told them.

Just leave the Thai's alone they are happy, healthy and content.

Whats wrong with that?

For you Trolls and do-gooders yes there are exception out there and look at the mess they have caused.

The Thai's will sort it out, just leave them alone!

No one seems to care anymore. Not many of us left.

Seagate will replace the drive with a new one, the warranty will be what remains on the defective drive.

If you take the time to register your drives when you purchase them the warranty replacement is a lot easier.

Don't delay as the faster you contact the dealer the faster you will get a new replacement drive.

The result of No rain, just buy a cartridge filter and install it where the water line enters your unit. 5 micron filter usually works best. The whole set up cost less than 1,000 baht, don't forget a valve to turn off the water into filter so you can conveniently change the cartridge when needed. Get a clear filter unit so you can see the condition of the filter. Filter cartridges cost less than 75 baht.

Well are getting very low now and people are still trying to draw the same amount of water from them, this lowers the level in the well and since there is no pressure from ground water from above (no rain) the water comes through rock strata that normally would not be used if there was water above this level, since the water is now flowing faster through these lower strata rocks the Dirt is washed from between the rocks and enters the well. Un like popular belief it is not Iron, just good old red dirt. A simple filter will fix the problem and it is cheap to do!

File a report with ICAN.

They have the power to cancel the domain it works and they follow up.

Don't we have a law that all SIM cards MUST be registered with proper ID when purchased.

All SIM cards in use should be registered, how could this slip through the cracks.

Audit all providers to assure compliance.

There must be a list of every SIM card manufactured and who it was issued to to sell.

If I remember 1997 or 1998.

The police need a warrant from the court to search a private residence or area.

The warrant must also be served by a RTP officer with at least 1 star.

Private also includes an office if only employees are are allowed in.

Now all bets are off if you invite them in. I have had 2 visits from the tax office in the past. I did not allow them in, my office is private and told them to go see my bookkeeper, they left and never came back.

If you allow them in they can look around and plant things talk to Thai employees (a no,no)

With a warrant the warrant will be specific what they are looking for.

Just my experience, but they will try hoping you don't know your rights. I have seen many Thai's get screwed by inviting the Police in for coffee or water.

Know your rights under Thai law, you do have them!

What's next Bingo!

The deceased was shot 9 times in the head, "suicide has not been ruled out"

Actual report in Nairobi news paper a few years back!

How long will the government let this go on.

Leave these indigenous Thai Citizens alone.

Give them their rightful land and be done with it.

They deserve to live in peace and with out fear.

Pass a law to protect these and all Minority Thai Citizens.

This bull shit has gone on long enough!

Many countries in the world take water from rivers and lakes with no damage to downstream activities.

Water is taken based on source flow condition and is adjusted accordingly.

It's when the greed sets in that the problems occur. Usage must also be controlled based on the water stored and the source flow conditions. Everyone thinks water is an inexhaustible resource and they never appericate it until there is none. Properly controlled removal of water resources from rivers, streams and lakes solves many problems in many countries around the world.

The systems of control and monitoring is simple. Proper storage and distribution is more difficult, but the greed of users runes the whole system. soon more and more people want more and more water.

The source flow restrictions are now no longer in control as greed set in. The end result is the source flow in exceeded and the down stream people, users are adversely effected.

If the flow conditions and restrictions are adhered to there is enough water for every one, some days less water available, some days more flow which is stored for the low flow times.

Again greed causes the problems. There is a set amount of usable water on our planet. It all is eventually returned back in the form of rain and other natural phenomena.

Here on Samui I see water being wasted every day, washing vehicles, hoses running in the soi's, pipes leaking in many areas. No one seems to care except when there is no water.

More and more wells are being dug, and drilled, but there is no magic well under Samui, no rain, no filling of the aquifer, no water in the wells.

Just my rant on the waste of our most precious resource.

I need to register our new product trade mark, copy write and logo as well as a older one we have used for years.

I DO NOT want a lawyer or law firm to do it, last time I had them do it. The trade name was leaked and some one beat me to the registration than tried to sell it back to me.

I am the only one who knows the Trade marks and logos as well as new trade names.

They will be registered to my company.

Even though the final approval takes time, the protection begins from the date and time of the application.

Would appreciate it if some one could tell me where I can download the application and where it can be submitted either in Koh Samui or Suratthani.

Thanks in advance for the help.

small squirt gun with Nam Pik, filter out the peppers after sitting overnight. put liquid into a small hand squirt gun.

Used it successfully many times, either in the face or ass, and they never seem to bother you again.

Basically the same as pepper spray, but in a home delivery system.

Congratulations to the parents. Great Job Samui Rescue Team!

Yes, my Thai PayPal is tied to my Kasakorn savings account.

Easily done on line.

Macro, Big C, Lotus,7-11, Minimart's and the likes have online registers which record the sales and keeps a permanent record of the item sold and the time, date, store, clerk logged into the register.

Shooting them selves in the foot to sell prohibited items out of specified sale times, there is a record!

Selling the item and entering the sales during legal hours is one way to get around this.

Easily solved just remove these stupid and effective rules.

Or just go to your local shop for fast, friendly service!

I have not stopped laughing yet.

Incompedency and ineptness comes to mind.

Like the Engineers, once they graduate, they "dumdown"

The technology is not there yet, low watt density, battery technology, inverters, low power handeling ability (A/C, frig, water heaters). ROI for house in not less the 12 yeras right now if you are lucky. Also continual preventive maintenance and battery replacements.

Fuel Cells would be a better, but agian technology for private use not there yet.

Launder that! What will they do with all the cash from corruption, traficing, drugs?

Getting rid of Cash, putting into asset, in the bank it can be traced.

Interesting all demonation NEW notes have are now in circulation!

Usually need to go to Mexico or Cuba to see there anymore.

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

Why is this ever an issue.

Not our country.

Keep our noses out of Thailand's business.

Reminds me of when they didn't need IT foreign experts any longer,about 15 years ago.

The results of maintenance, upgrades, improvements to the existing systems now in use seem obvious.

Old technology thinking, lack of knowledgeable mentors, lack of training, low pay (incentive).

Case in point the state of the internet here in "The Kingdom"

Failure of critical infrastructure on a regular basis.

I work with "Thai Professionals" very often, over the years my opinion is once they get a degree the learning stops.

Because they can now Official Sigh plans, documents, no need to improve themselves in their profession.

The list is to long, progress is slow but things are improving little by little.

Happy Birthday to "His Majesty the King of Thailand"