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1 minute ago, paul1804 said:

Parking, traffic rules and most actions associated with driving in Thailand is a shambles, motor bikes park in car designated parking zones, all vehicles park in designated no parking zones, many vehicles park partially on the driving lane and sometimes as much as a meter blocking the lane for traffic to pass. They even sometimes park fully blocking the lane so they can go into a shop to make a purchase! They drive in the wrong direction in 1 way roads sign posted & flashing no entry lights displayed with arrows painted on the road! The entire scenario is a total shambles and all of a sudden in tourist high season the RTP decide to erect No parking signs, chain up bikes and fine people, why would they do this as parking in many tourist areas is often difficult to find. Property owners have also got on the racket and put road cones and barriers in front of their properties which is again just typical stupid Thailand, they dont own the road, its public property and the police do nothing about controlling this. What a joke!

In Phuket town, often it’s the shop that you park in front of, that dobs you in to the police. The cynical part of me says that there is a kick back to the shop for tipping off police, who of course collect on the fine.

Although the cutter cost more than the parking fine, superficially it’s a cost effective alternative because the cutter can be used again in the future, so he need never pay a parking fine again.

of course there is the damage to government property thing to consider 🙄

actually, his problem may have been that he didn’t know where to go to pay the fine. I was clamped in Phuket town many years ago and it took ages to find out what I was supposed to do to get unclamped. The ticket is all in Thai, as you would reasonably expect.

It’s not a new policy, so one that should have been factored into their decision making in terms of where they should retire.

Also, if they lived in the UK, even though they might get an increased pension, their cost of living would be far far higher. Overall They would be far worse off than they are now.

anyway, I can’t see much point bleating about it to foreign press. Make whatever decisions you need to make to continue retirement and get on.

I guess if she hasn’t got over it 3 years later, she isn’t ever going to get over it.

48 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

pretty sure they're doing just fine now...Ukraine need some men however, most are dying!

Quite clearly SOME are dying. Your statement that “most” are dying; ie 50% or more, is simply a falsehood.

so maybe correct your own statements before you correct those of others others and make yourself look stupid

39 minutes ago, ronster said:

More shootings on the streets of samui ahead then .

Where the hell did he get all the weapons and the rifle 😳

Although he's one of many I'm sure in samui who are of a similar like .

It’s a good point. Any chance the cops will follow up on who is supplying firearms illegally? Nope, didn’t think so.

Why call him a business man. So he owns a restaurant, he’s still clearly just another Russian gangster.

I hope that there won’t subsequently be any whining from the Thai populace about badly behaved Russians.

Thai people reap what their government sows.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I wrote the following before I realize the article above is only about Phuket.

But the principle is the same.

 

If they really would want to do that, then the list of influential people would include all MPs and many rich families. Because they are all influential people.

 

The more important question is which influential people use their influence to do good things, and which influential people use their influence to get more influence, more money, get out of jail, and all those things.

 

Please let us know if the Shinawatras are on the list of influential people. They should be on that list. They clearly use their influence all the time.

I think you misread the article, as I did at first.

he was not talking about apprehending “influential people” in the sense of hiso thai people. He is talking about, well, criminals in the conventional sense. Although he termed it as people of bad influence who habitually offend. He goes on to list a number of crimes but focuses on drug crime.

bad headline really. The article, as far as I can see, is simply talking about crime in general

1 hour ago, cncltd1973 said:

police will need to interview the surrounding neighbors and the land office to find out who is wanting this concession the most. let's see some old fashioned detective work

1 hour ago, arick said:

I had a girlfriend at University and she ended up at the old Bailey it was a huge money case and fighting over the children

Is that “related news”.

13 hours ago, Jingthing said:

That's all very well and good (is it?) but how will all this impact me the user?

 

Change is scary!

 

Why is it scary? It’s an internet news site and chat forum. It’s not like it’s an integral part of anyone’s life

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Sorry to say this but that was idiotic thing to do, a little patience is needed when the water throwing is in full swing, imagine what would have happened to me if I had started honking in my village. sorry my vid won't play when I upload it. this was 16th April 2024 10pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And so it’s ok to beat them up because they honked their horn? Stop being a Thai apologist, it is totally out of order to beat up people, much less stab them, who honk their horn at you, whether the honk is warranted or not.

As the journalist wryly pointed out, although the assailants claimed they could not move in the traffic, they were able to make a getaway. But, as I just said, able to move in traffic or not, physical assault with a deadly weapon because of a horn honk, is unacceptable.

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

What were the chances?

Guess it was just his lucky day

2 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

6 against 1 again. Cowardly drunken scumbags.

 

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Technically 6 vs 2. Phi and Shi.