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7 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Wannida Man-in, 24, - the manager of the Relax - was arrested after she offered a 17 year old for sale for just 1,000 baht

1k baht for sale is cheap indeed; a real christian, however, would pay for this purchase to the parents of that sweetheart and not to Wannida (just plying the trade...)

nobody comments on ISUZU, the #1 in the pickup market

3 hours ago, yellowboat said:

" He had noticed a motorbike had been driving behind them, but thought nothing of it "

 

as for me: I don't notice bikes at all driving behind me - that's just normal and o.k. Once I want to cross the street or else I check my behinds...so this guy seems be telling stories

we call it "Pity Ya" thinking about all the poor geezers who lost everything (incl. their brains) there...

3 hours ago, SaintLouisBlues said:

Malaysians (and Malays in particular) come to Thailand for fun

and the big fun starts right yonder the border in Pasar Besar (i.e.):

floozies, booze, pork chops ... and: left their muslim caps behind in Muslim country

8 hours ago, kannot said:

I'm 27 stone.170kilo .376 pound and 5feet  short.....still get on the bike alright

 

the miracles of PhotoShop...

1 hour ago, steveyinasia said:

The teacher is not fit to be in charge of students, they need to be fired immediately.

this teacher was in charge of pupils, not STUDENTS (a STUDENT 18ys.+ would have beaten the hell out of her...)

2 hours ago, NextStationBangkok said:

Thailand has become capital of Criminals and Gangsters!

 

even worse though because now also foreigners take part in the game

11 hours ago, blackcab said:

I've seen a few in Bangkok. The last guy I saw clearly had mental health issues. He was berating a tree outside of the Philippine Embassy. He was in a desperate state, but I'm not sure he realised it himself.

maybe his alter ego realised but was too scared to tell him

On 20.12.2016 at 10:55 PM, Banana7 said:

When will see 1 Euro = 1 USD?

just wait - don't rush things...

I miss the newspaper's / the driver's standard excuse "The driver was not at all familiar with the road and difficult weather conditions"

5 hours ago, saakura said:

Nobody is talking about an insurance scam, how & why he could have left so much cash in a hotel room etc

what do you mean "so much" - they are talking about a trifle 60k THB. "Much" is anything north of a million

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Hope the owners are prepared for the big financial hit they are going to take. Korat already has Tesco, Big C and the Mall etc

add Klang Old, Klang New...and the next flagship is in the make already (Paragon type). All these activities in view of Khorat to be the new railway hub between China, Laos and BKK as well as home to an ever-growing clientel (production, trade, admistrative, governmential) moving from submersing BKK to Khorat

I think the full blame will be put on the trailer truck driver for having parked the weird thing in the only lane (hard shoulder, extreme left) that can be used at all times for passing others at ultra- high speed

<When using my credit card in Thailand I am always asked whether I want to pay in US dollars or baht. Any advantages or disadvantages one way or the other?>

1. request payment THB only (explained already in this thread)

2. you are the Lucky One in a million "...I am always asked..." coz for me I am NEVER asked! and even though I tell the lass I want to be charged in THB only she still hammers out the foreign currency. Which is of course to her disadvantage because she has to rewind the hole thing, re- credit my card, debit me again. Always sheer delight for the other customers queuing behind - but stupidity has its price.

4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

One of my biggest fears of driving here....hitting a motor bike and being in the wrong....

no worries - you'll always be in the wrong incase of "car / bike"

<Would you recommend a foreign student to attend University in Thailand?>

no. unless he/she/it joins for just one term in order to buy a fake diploma

20 hours ago, TheLobster said:

Just out of curiosity how easy is it to transfer large amounts of money (by bank transfer) out of Thailand?

would you pls re-address this question to local politicians, law men, the (financial) trades & industry circles?

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

If a 'tourist' arrives from Europe and enters Thailand at Swampy stays a few days then visits Cambodia, returns to Thailand on their Multi E visa, leaves again for a few days in Myanmar and again returns to Thailand for a few days, throw in Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia is that one tourist or 6?

that would make 60...!

14 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said:

baht looks to be a lot more stable with the continuing central bank intervention and support...

 

you'd better check again well after Dec14 (the Yellen Day...)

26 minutes ago, MikeTexas said:

" Officials later found the visa was issued at the Thai Embassy in Cameroon "

How can a fake visa be issued from the embassy?

if e.g. an embassy wrily circumvenes limited quantities of visa per African country per month or similar things. That, however, would not be a "fake" but a document not in line with the Thai Immi rules

< She said she had travelled to Thailand to try and find employment>

later, we would have met her on Suk 1 through Su11 on the side walk...

20 hours ago, parafareno said:

maybe I should just be quiet

excellent idea

no personal data are safe in Thailand, be it on the internet /Thai web sites, any of your personal documents which were either copied or merely "shown to authorities" who then extracted the data. You even have to state your religion (you may lie, though...) when applying for the pink Farang ID

3 hours ago, alocacoc said:

And, how can someone retire abroad without a health insurance? That's insane.

the majority do...