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The taxi mafia have been quiet recently. But here we go again. A replay of a scene many times before. A small number of taxis regard themselves as having a monopoly on passengers arriving at the port, when legally no such monopoly exists. This imaginary right to passengers is enforced by the taxi mafia by force. i very much doubt that outside taxi drivers were eventually let in first. More likely the mafia took their fill and the outside drivers the left overs. you would think that a proper system could be instigated and enforced. Failing a “system”, the mafia should be neutered and the law applied. Meantime, they are like a pack of dogs fighting over the carcus of an animal.

Absolutely crazy. A miracle no one was hurt

This latest Fed rate cut was so widely anticipated that it’s unlikely to have any effect at all. Analysts have predicting a 90% chance of a rate cut for several weeks.

Is this akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic while it sinks?

I find this a bit strange. It’s almost an admission that they are unable to police venues that serve alcohol out of licensed hours. Of course, 10k per customer adds up to a lot more than 10k per venue. So there’s that.

If he did buy pizzas, I have a feeling that it ranks fairly low on the corruption scale in terms of bribes paid

That picture looks uncannily like the Maldive scene that greeted me when I visited a few years ago. No attribution for the photo though. I paid USD250 per person for my seaplane transfer in Maldives quite a few years ago. I’m not sure the average tourist is going to shell out that plus inflation, in Thailand, for a day trip. And we all know that maintenance will be minimal, just as it is with the boats, so it’s a ticking timebomb waiting for the first accident. In and of itself, it’s not a bad idea. It’s just that Thailand operators always F these ideas up, not least because they tout them as something they are not. I mean, “revolutionize” Thai tourism? How many people can fit in one of those things? So how long before even 0.1% of Thai tourists take one? You can be sure that boat operators will be on the case to raise objections from day one. All in all, it’s just another pipe dream that will be forgotten about or become headlines if there is an accident.

Doesn’t it say that they are increasing the fees when passenger numbers are going UP? The issue being that they are currently making a loss per passenger, so the more there are, the worse for them. Of course, not all passengers are tourists

Some of them probably claim to have foreseen the ban coming.

Well if the 33 million are the big spending quality tourists that TAT claims to have targeted, then it’s far better than 40 million mass tourists. Unfortunately it’s unlikely to be the case.

Yes but his average is 50 baht. So some must be less than 50 baht and I think those are few and far between these days if in a restaurant. Maybe he cooks at home, in which case some rice and chicken or pork might average out at 50 baht. 🤷‍♂️ He must live a very simple existence. I also wonder how many farang he has contact with and whether he speaks Thai. After a while he might feel lonely…or maybe not. And finally, if he has to pay a visa agent for his visa because he doesn’t have the income or money in the bank, then those aren’t cheap these days. But sure, I think it’s possible to live as cheaply as he claims, but would I WANT to?

25%! Wow, I would have pegged it at no more than 24.9%. Then again, my number was plucked out of thin air whereas their number was …….hmm, where DID their number come from?

Good news! ”Besides which. I've had my crotch grabbed on several occasions walking past the ubiquitous packs of ladyboys in Pattaya, so I have zero sympathy when someone grabs one of theirs when they're out actively soliciting)” It wasn’t you who said it but a person replying to your post. So you have no need to be embarrassed, as my memory fails me.

Strange. In another thread you posted that you had previously been groped by ladyboys. Are you unable to follow your own posts these days? P.S Don’t make me look up your post and post it here. That would just embarrass you more. Take the L and move on.

Oh come on. Is this news to absolutely anyone? I’d be interested to know the percentage of unlicensed riders in the 9-15 years old category. Oh, what, wait. That would be 100%.

Hard to tell from the detail in the story but I think they had kids and she was teed off that he was spending money on the holiday and not them. But that’s just reading between the lines. She might just be a nasty piece of work.

Classic Gottfried deflection and attempt to taunt and goad an abusive response. i’m quite good at it myself, but it’s always amazing to see such a master in action.

I’ve no objection to that punishment. Probably worth a try.

What if he is an Aussie as has been reported elsewhere? Do you wish to amend your post?

Must have picked up that kind of behavior from the ladyboys who groped you….according to what you posted on another thread. Maybe some of the local's should set a better example

Maybe he doesn’t come from a famous red light area street where virtually anything goes. Of course he shouldn’t have done it, of course that kind of thing goes on all the time in that street and if inside a bar or go go the staff are actively encouraging it because it’s part of the process by which they earn money. So yeah, he is in the wrong. Sanctimonious indignation isn’t quite called for though.

Prostitution openly conducted and admitted. No police interest in that particular illegal activity? They really aren’t much of a police force are they.

I see. Private land open to access by the public. In detail you are right, in concept it makes no difference to a pretty open invitation for theft. I mean, I’m not suggesting these crooks should be found and punished, of course they should. And I’m sorry he had his bike nicked, just he didn’t do much to keep it safe and so the criminals who live in his area said thanks very much.

I wouldn’t know. As I understood it, a poster innocently asked what the big deal is with Thaksin. He got a synopsis of one guys view of Thaksin, one that is shared by many people for sure. There are others that have a different view. I specifically made it clear that I am agnostic when it comes to Thai politics, but in the interest of answering the original innocent question, I wondered whether anyone would put the other side to what is a polarizing figuring Thailand. So don’t include me in any never ending debate about Thaksin, I’m not interested. Maybe the original poster should just google Thaksin. Both sides of the story are there and then he can make up his own mind what he thinks.

And sensible precautions are….sensible precautions. In the UK they used to have what were called Crime Prevention Officers. They would even come to your house and give advice on how to prevent crime against your property. I don’t ever recall that they would say “ don’t bother to take sensible precautions, a crime is a crime and we’ll just catch them after the crime is committed.” I fail to see the relevance of your analogy. We are talking about a motorbike being stolen, are we not? So, let’s recap. A crime is a crime. Correct. The police should catch and prosecute criminals. The victim was stupid to leave his apparently precious (to him) motorbike unattended, for a period of a month, on seemingly public ground, out in full view. Metaphorically speaking ( a concept seemingly hard for some to understand) it was akin to an invitation for criminals to steal it. And lo and behold, they did.