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4 minutes ago, Falcon said:

Refunded by who? I don’t know where you got this information from but uniform purchases are definitely NOT refunded, just as with book/pens/pencils, school fees, cost of subject books, etc. you seem to have forgotten that this is Thailand, not somewhere where the government actually help with costs of schooling.

This is a couple of years ago, but I would think it's still the case ....

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked Section 44 of the interim constitution to extend free education from 12 to 15 years.

FEES, TEXTBOOKS & UNIFORMS INCLUDED
The Education Ministry and related government agencies responsible for providing education and ensuring the quality of the 15-year free system are required to present budget proposals to the government for its annual expenditure planning.

The funding of free education includes tuition fees, textbooks, educational equipment, uniforms, activities for developing learning skills, and other expenses approved by the cabinet.

9 minutes ago, madmen said:

I think you still get if under 35 years but on a pro rata basis. A shithole? I rate it as The best country on the planet

ok .....  I think you maybe correct on the pro rata basis ..... so every year under 35 the entitled rate would go down.  I just think that two years is way too long to give up family & friends and an established life here in Thailand, and Australia is expensive .... try renting a 2 bedroom apartment or a house anywhere. Maybe a hotel, but two years in a hotel room  ???  no thanks.

38 minutes ago, Happystance said:

Sounds like someone hasn't actually looked before speaking.

 

I've looked, extensively. The hotels I saw offering monthly rates all required deposit.

I've stayed in several hotels in Bangkok on a monthly basis ... and never had to pay a deposit.

Correct in that your room may not be cleaned daily and most likely once a week, and obviously won't include any breakfast.  But every hotel is different so hence one has to speak directly with the manager and work out the best deal.

another loser drug taker.

I know this has been discussed many times.  There is absolutely no way in hell I would go back and spend 2 years of my life in a shit hole just to be eligible to apply for the OAP.

No guarantee of approval as I believe one has had to have been in Australia or worked in Australia 35 years minimum. 

13 minutes ago, pornprong said:

It's starting to heat up in the kitchen.

Politicians with "special" connections are refusing to join Prayuth's coalition unless Prawit is shown the door and now Prayuth is taking pot shots at the also well connected army chief Apirat.

Self destruct in 5....4....3....2.....

What nonsense .....  but would make for a good movie.

A good move by Khun Prayut Chan O Cha. He obviously see's reason to make this change.

Very sad story .....  he does nothing wrong but losers his life all becuase of a young scumbag halfwit who couln't care less about driving after drinking.

He should be locked up for 15 years minimum at least.

3 minutes ago, missoura said:

Well crap, I live near the Wat Bot district and it sure ain't raining here.

hmmmm ..... not that far away.  Sorry to hear that. Hope you get something before the days out.

It's still pouring here .... and it's great to hear !!!   nothing like the sound of rain after a hot dry spell is there ... ?

Well I can tell you a storm has just come over and it's pissing down near Phitsanulok.

So much needed rain ..... it's a real blessing to see   !!!   hope it keeps up for an hour or two at least.

3 minutes ago, Solinvictus said:

Anyone check his wallet?

he only had 150,000 in his wallet, she had the 1,000,000 ...... 

Another government official speaking the usual BS. What else is he going to say. Most politicians just blabber out what anyone would consider being a common sense approach anyway.

It's the same as saying .. if you travel overseas, be careful, read the manual.

1 hour ago, Captain 776 said:

Sad story.

I hate seeing stories about some people being mean to dogs.........they are so caring and loyal I dont know how anyone can ever be mean to a dog.

only scabby soi dogs that shit everywhere and bite young kids and elderly folk.

23 hours ago, Formaleins said:

Stay away from Kaspersky AV, the one that comes bundled free with Asus MB's. I tried it on Win 10 and hated it - But then came the fun, trying to uninstall it! It took 3 weeks with daily support from Kaspersky. Asus had rewritten some of the code. In the end I had Kaspersky sending me special self extracting and self running software to try to clean it, editing the registry and in the end they did a remote takeover of my pc, 1 year on and I am still finding traces of the damn thing when I run certain apps, it is still lurking in some deep down directories. Bloody thing was worse than the virus's it was supposed to prevent.

 

I have used AVG and it was about 75%, the Windows defender software is as good as anything these days.

would you be interested in trying Kaspersky version2 .... 

20 hours ago, garyk said:

Yep, Thailand is in for some rough time's ahead IMO on the tourist front.

farang have been saying that for the past twenty years .....  but Thailand keeps going ahead.

One only has to look at the amount of infrustructure being built in Bangkok, North-east and in the south .. to realize your comment is false.

Tourist numbers may go up and down from month to month but it's undeniable that tourists just keep coming.

On 5/4/2019 at 12:56 PM, possum1931 said:

There was no one near me.

maybe not behind you but around the corner .....  then when you leave they're 10,000 richer  !

sorry to hear that very sad news keith .... I can only feel sadness in my eyes and hope you have the strength to move on.

what will you do .... will you stay in thailand .. ?

On 4/28/2019 at 4:57 PM, keithcresswell said:

I'm in Pattaya

sorry to hear that very sad news keith .... I can only feel sadness in my eyes and hope you have the strength to move on.

what will you do .... will you stay in thailand .. ?

This really is a tragic waste... why leave half a bottle.

no mention of what caused it but I would hazet a guess that the driver fell asleep  !!!  yes asleep !!

he should be fired if this was the case ......  49 lucky lives spared.

just to add ....  System restore has saved my butt on many occassions .... especially when your PC starts acting strange following a new program download or errors have started to develop within windows or within the registry.

oh dear   !   .....  they left half a bottle of whiskey.

just chop them of at ground level or pull them out by hand if possible. They are weeds.