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I use Vision Drive, expensive but the best. I take it to Thailand and back to OZ when travelling.

All your questions answered on the link below.

http://www.visiondrive.net.au/

This is the best news I have heard for ages and it should be a warning for the local Pattaya jet ski scammers and an incentive for the local Pattaya Government and Police to follow suit. I hope they take notice and get rid of the scum bags in Pattaya, that are assisting in killing off the beach holiday makers.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/799207-phuket-jet-ski-scammers-shut-down/

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Time to start sending these people home why risk Australian citizens for the pc crowd .

You will probably find that they are already Australian citizens, & therefore cannot be deported.

Citizenship can be revoked from persons who have made a threat to Australian citizens. These two are from overseas and if they gained citizenship it should be taken from them and both of them sent to their two respective countries. And jailed in their own country if applicable.

The pair have apparently lived in Australia for several years, and that Omar is from Kuwait, while Mohammad is believed to be from Iraq. See link below for all details.

Two men have been refused bail after being arrested during anti-terror raids at Fairfield in Sydney's west.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/26260278/two-men-arrested-over-alleged-beheading-plot/

"One thousand five hundred Russian soldiers and 300 pieces of military equipment, including Grad missile systems, crossed the Ukraine-Russia border on February 7 and 8," Ukraine military spokesman Andriy Lysensko told journalists.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/26244396/1-500-russian-troops-military-equipment-enter-ukraine-kiev/

Abbott as the Prime Minister and Julie Bishop as the Foreign Minister amongst other Politicians, politically have to be seen to be appealing as they have done, knowing the writing was on the wall for these two.

They were originally sentenced to death 10 yrs ago, it was only stopped because the then President stopped the death penalty while he was President.

The newly elected President, said as one of his election promises, was to reinstate the death penalty and he has done so keeping his promise to the people.

The families of both of these drug runners are making a last ditch appeal to the President and their solicitor is making one last go at their legal system.

The mother of one of two Australians on death row in Bali has made a passionate plea for her son's life in the countdown to his execution.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26238321/bali-nine-lawyer-plans-last-minute-bid-to-halt-firing-squad/

. With today's politicians, the majority only care about their hold on power and survival, they certainly don't care about the average Australian. So yes, fully agree, very weak people because I wouldn't call them men.

Well we call many politicians 'women' these days.

I know Little Tony doesn't like women in his cabinet, but there are more and more surfacing in the elected arena in the last 20 years

A storm in a teacup created by the media trying to get a bite, which they have. A bite from each other, no real answers from the politicians re the boil over. Tony Abbott will be there next week and it will be business as usual.

American foreign policy is mired in scandal, but Christ almighty cosying up to China? With their oppressive regime?

Foreigners here actually support this Junta? Will you guys remain in Thailand if it becomes a complete police state like China?

If that ever happened the Thai's would be leaving as quick as we would.

Well they are Asians dealing with Asians and China really need that rail line for the future movements.

Cant see what the problem is doing a 90 day report, I have been doing them for 10 yrs with no complications.

I believe you can also report up to 7 days before and after the reporting date, may be wrong.

Why make waves, get up off your ar*e and just do it, instead of winging about something as minor as reporting that you are still at the same address, as this is what it is for.

Current exchange at the Bangkok Bank.

Au$1.00 to Baht 24.49 this is not good for a lot of guys living there or having money transferred to Thailand, then put on top the transfer fee.

RBA today dropped interest rates, expect further slide, hopefully i am wrong, but looks like we are set to 22 baht to a dollar as 8 or so years ago

I would have to agree with you, especially seeing now that Westpac cut their rate more than the RBA.

The country's two biggest banks have cut interest rates for home loan customers, with the Commonwealth Bank matching the Reserve Bank's reduction and Westpac giving customers a slightly bigger rate cut.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/westpac-cba-pass-on-rba-rate-cut-20150204-135i7w.html

Current exchange at the Bangkok Bank.

Au$1.00 to Baht 24.49 this is not good for a lot of guys living there or having money transferred to Thailand, then put on top the transfer fee.

Slight glimmer of hope in the article, but I think the writing is on the wall now.

The Australian Prime minister was informed on Australia Day, that the 2 ring leaders would be executed, as all avenues had now been exhausted.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26180371/nothing-can-be-done-for-bali-nine-pair/

Bearing in mind this guy was in the Police Force before he started driving Taxis and ripping off people. I suppose this may be one of those inactive posts they talk about. His Taxi licence should have been taken from him and a heavy fine given. If it was his taxi it should have been taken from him, if he was working for someone they should sack him for losing the Airport run. Police probably own the Taxi.

I am a Royal Orchid Plus member of Thai Airways, but have not flown with them for some 4 years since their prices went up, their travel miles dropped back to 3 months or pay extra for a year travel miles, their food and service went down and the plane itself was not cleaned, bloody disgusting and I told them so as well.

I then started flying Emirates and Qantas over the last 4 yrs and went with the cheapest direct flight from Sydney to Suvarnabhumi return. Pay a bit more for the direct flights and I also have to book at set dates, which sometimes is not the cheapest. But the food, drinks, service, entertainment and baggage allowance is worth the bit extra. Honestly, have never had a drama with either.

Then it happened, I then saw a cheap flight with Air Asia Syd to Bangkok via KL. The plane was really not very clean, it had no entertainment, if you wanted entertainment; you got a small screen and plugged it in all for a price, meals for a price, drinks and even a blanket for a price, baggage for a price, and it went on. In the end it would have worked out about the same price as Qanta. And if you don’t know what the current going rate is for Ringgit they get to you on the conversion. Then you swap planes at KL and hang around for a couple of hours. After boarding for the rest of the journey, they must have moved the seats closer to fit more passengers in as I am 6’1” and the guy beside me was 6’4” I had trouble getting in and stretching my legs under the seat in front to stop cramping, he had hid no chance and had his legs out in the passage. Could not wait to land in Bangkok. As I had already booked return flight with them had the same problem on the return journey, with the problem of almost missing the connecting flight because of a hold up at customs and just made the flight.

So all in all, I will now be travelling with Qantas or Emirates once again will have to pay the extra but will be more comfortable. Unless someone on TVF has a better idea, let me know.

At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the local unit was trading at 77.55 US cents, down from 78.75 cents on Thursday.

On Friday morning it fell as low as 77.20 US cents, the currency's weakest level since July 2009.

The Baht has dropped to Bt24.90 for $1.00 AU Bangkok Bank

Things are not looking good, glad I T/T a heap of cash over before this all happened.

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/falls-below-78-us-cents-204114127.html

Crikey we would be known as the USA The United States of Australia.

As far as poor Prince Phillip being Knighted, who cares. It's all media hysterics and beat-up. Nothing will change as far as Phillip goes, he had a laugh over it himself.

Syrians now having a go at Israel, hate to see what happens if Israel gets backed into a corner, bearing in mind they have a few big bombs on board.

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army targets on the Golan Heights early Wednesday hours after rockets hit the Israeli-held sector, in what the Jewish state said was "a clear message" to Damascus.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26128570/israel-air-force-hits-syrian-army-after-golan-rocket-fire/

Most of the tyre places are selling second hand sets of rims, as a lot of Thai's get new flashy ones and trade the old ones in. Ask as you go around, as you now have a sense of what you want and what new ones cost.

Make sure they are not buckled or damaged on the inside of the rim. If they have to use too many weights for balance they are damaged.

Most times new is best. Check out the car section on TVF there may be some for sale in there, or let them know what sort of vehicle you want to fit out with new rims and what sort of rims etc.

I would advocate zero tolerance too, if we start with outlawing alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.

See how we go from there.

Ah there is plenty of tolerance for alcohol, nicotine and caffeine, especially as they are all legal substances.

Although we have no sales after 2am in Sydney for alcohol, we also have plenty of warnings on TV re one punch drunks can get 10 yrs to life for the fatal punch. Adds for drink driving in almost all country's that allow grog. Smoking well mainly medical adds and problems. But still all legal substances.

You should possibly go to the Emergency section in St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, any night and see that most of the problems coming in are illegal drug related.

Obama's comments, echoed Saturday by British Prime Minister David Cameron who condemned the group's "murderous barbarity," suggested that Western intelligence had authenticated the video posted online.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26088725/japan-scrambles-to-verify-video-claiming-hostage-murder/

One of the Japanese hostages has been beheaded and the other was made to hold his head after the beheading.

They are now asking for a prisoner exchange for the other Japanese hostage.

Obama's comments, echoed Saturday by British Prime Minister David Cameron who condemned the group's "murderous barbarity," suggested that Western intelligence had authenticated the video posted online.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/26088725/japan-scrambles-to-verify-video-claiming-hostage-murder/

All of these Immigration officers (Locations) that are charging for kids under 15 yoa should be reported to Immigration Bangkok.

It is just corruption and at the moment Bangkok Immigration take a dim view of the practice, along with the military.

They will then, you would hope, at least send out a memo to these locations, if not all Immigration officers re the correct procedure.

Whilst not discussing the merits or otherwise of Capital Punishment, the Indonesian President make much noise about the Indonesian drug problem... So note that the charge was for smuggling of drugs out of Indonesia.. not into.

"The men were among a group of Australians, dubbed the "Bali Nine", arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle eight kilogrammes (18 pounds) of heroin out of the Indonesian resort island of Bali".

The president said he would reject call for clemency for more than 60 drug convicts, both local and foreign citizens, currently on death row.

I doubt they (the 60) were all attempting to smuggle drugs out of the Indonesia resort.

Well we will have to see how the Baht goes against the Aussie $ in the next couple of weeks. Not looking good according to the news tonight.

The Australian dollar could be about to dive below 80 US cents for the first time in almost six years.

ANZ tips $A to fall below 80 US cents

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/anz-tips-fall-below-80-035716955.html