How has democracy worked for the likes of Australia and the UK .... 

they are both an absolute mess ...

Australia has had something like 6 PM's in the last 5 years & is on the verge of a recession.

oh wait  !!  that's right ,  it's called democracy ... lol  !!!!!!!!!! 

Thai junta party takes shock lead in first general election since 2014

Oh what a great day it's been  !!!!!!

Congratulations to Khun Prayuth Chan O Cha who did far better than expected, although I anticipated he would produce a good result.  Figures don't lie .....  and how's the Thai economy going ???   great  !

To all the TV farang who continue to keyboard belch their bs about Thailand continually going down the drain because of the government .....   I hope you had as good a day as I did  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     lol 

2 minutes ago, Formaleins said:

Indeed, kept at an international distance of observation! Besides, they don't give a toss, as long as Thailand is seen to be going through the motions, then as far as they are concerned, democracy reigns again!

agree ....  they don't give a hoot ... as long as the government is seen to be doing something .. a bit like every other nation.

Democracy has worked well in Australia & the UK for the past 5 years ... lol !!!  ????

Is the house power supply grounded correctly ( meaning the breakers etc ... )  ??  were copper hods installed and connect to the box ?  Sounds like the AC compressor just requires an additional grounding.

Ninni ....  you mean ' Good Bye '    ?

This report and the figures are garbage ..  but I would agree South Sudan as a shithole ..

3 hours ago, yuiop said:

He is NOT liked by the Thais, expecially by the youngest generation.

Are you calling for a civil war?

totally incorrect .....   There are alot of Thais who would rather see him in charge than any of the others. Last night out at a bar up country we were discussing the election, and many middle aged and young commented that they do not want thailand to go back to the way it was before with protests and road blocks, lawlessness etc ...  

Always go online and book direct with the airlines.

Skyscanner, webjet and all those will either mess it up or add extra $$.

I remember some years back I used skyscanner and it was BKK-Darwin-BNE .....

never again  !  the second leg Darwin-BNE was priced higher than advertised, but I had to accept it as I already paid for the first leg.

dirty scum.

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Always a mistake, never speak to IOs or other government officials in Thai, they don't like it.

Happy and a bit stupid is the way to go.

agree fully .....   just act dumb, wai a couple of times ....  say thank you ....  !!

It makes them feel good as they have the 'power over farang'  ....   

then go on your way ... to the bar and laugh about it. 

20 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Why?

It appears to be a forum topic out of GayLord Inc or similar.

Do you feel lucky punk?

Well do you?

sorry thaiguzzi, i was just joking. didn't mean anything bad.

two wai's and a bottle of whiskey and all will be forgotten .....

Geeze  Aussie politicians come up with some stupid idea's .......

So they are trying to force asian immigrants to live out the back of bourke.

I've heard some ridiculous suggestions in my time, and this one has to be up there with the best.

Why not just curb the intake to zero for a few years and let the unemployment vs jobs ratio even up more.  It's not rocket science.

1 minute ago, mahjongguy said:

7-11.

you mean like ... sit outside at the metal table and drink... ? or take home  ??

18 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

...not to mention all the places they go to.

you mean bars  ?  where else does an alcoholic go   .....  

As NCC1701A already mentioned ....  I also witnessed alot of expats on Sukhumvit over the last 20 years, sitting at the bar at 10.30am and still their at 7.00pm day in day out, drunk 24/7,  Golden bar, Beer Garden, Queens park plaza, Soi 22, seen many wrecks, many passed away, Cirrhosis of the liver. They spend most of their life sitting on a bar stool.  It is sad in some ways ....

8 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

What was wrong with the visa bus to Ban Laem? 

I consider the KL return flight much easier.

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

The train is extremely slow and quite hot and dusty. If you really want to risk a visa run to Poipet/Aran, use a casino bus. The best place to pick one up is at Central Bang Na. They run frequently from around 5:30 am until about 10:00 am, price 200 baht one-way (300 baht return, but do not do that as it restricts you to a specific bus at a usually inconvenient time).

 

Decide in advance what you will do if unable to reenter Thailand at Poipet. Ignore advice by Thai immigration to fly from Siem Reap to Bangkok.

Thanks Tim, in the end I decided to buy a ticket to KL stay two night and rtn 3,800 baht.

Probably safer bet than Poipet ....

35 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you are asking about a organized visa run that most of the companies now go to Ban Laem and one goes to there and the crossing in Kanchanaburi.

They stopped going to Aran/Poipet because of all the problems people have had there.

Thanks Ubonjoe. The border is open ? I can catch the train from Makkasan and go and do myself at Arrunyapatet ?

Does anyone know what time and what Sukhumvit soi the visa run goes, and is it tomorrow Wednesday ?

no anger in my village .... everyone gets on fine ,  just don't talk to anyone ...lol

On 3/4/2019 at 11:00 AM, Cloggie said:

new extension of stay based on 'take car my family'. 

I have been doing this for the past 5 years, 2x houses, new pickup, land etc ...

but not married, so is there anything available to a single gent mid 50's ... ??

4 minutes ago, Badrabbit said:

Most of the immigration officers are miseries and make that clear by the way they talk to you!

Sent from my SM-P585Y using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

Try and enter the US as an outsider and see how the immigration officer communicates.

Maybe the thai immigration should offer a bunch of flowers or fruit to every farang that enters. ????