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I don’t think it’s a one off taxi driver. I bet this is the prevailing rip off price by all drivers. It’s a mafia, not just individual guys. In their own way, they are pretty organized.

He would have been forced to pay it if he didn’t have relatives in the area who could pick him up. Not every tourist has local contacts to help them avoid being fleeced.

Not if they didn’t accept payment for a ride, no.

Because then locals couldn’t fleece foreigners with rip off prices?

“Collaboration with relevant agencies will aim to ensure fair treatment of service users and prevent similar incidents from tarnishing the province's image” For the next week maybe. After that tourists are on their own!

Have to say that I think this guy is digging his own grave.

Same guy, same kind of stupid stunt. Same kind of story. No one hurt on his second stunt, what about the 3rd?

Not really. Responders will have to clean up the mess he makes on the pavement. He is just being selfish, getting his kicks and not considering others, least of all elderly people passing underneath his stunts.

It’s great to see someone doing something to improve motorbike riding skills on the island. Even better that people actually are willing to pay money to do so. Shame he didn’t get the required permit first.

Bolt, in driver and grab are in Phuket. The only issue is that certain pick up areas are no go areas. The airport for instance, plus anywhere else that the tuk tuk mafia claim first dibs on. But in general, they are widely available.

Weren’t his activities near a mosque? which is another of Thailands religions. Very popular in the South.

Pick is the word. He certainly wasn’t who the people voted for

Because everyone within the current 49% maximum decision has one vote. Thais are supposedly 51% , also one vote. but now 75% could be foreign owned, and since the stated intention is that Thai control will be maintained, not everyone in the 75% foreign category can have one vote. If they did, they could out vote the Thai’s and control the building. 😱

Possibly the first 50% of foreign owned units sold come with a vote, the other 50% don’t. If someone sells a voting unit then the new buyer goes to the back of the voting queue and the first in line in the 25% non voting unit, becomes a voter. who will actually keep track of this method, or your method, I have no idea.

Your position is currently clear. I think the question being asked is: if the foreigner limit goes to 75%, who decides whether it is your vote that counts, or the guy who last purchased his condo to take it over 50% foreign owned? if there is 75% foreigner owned, 2/3 of those people will have a vote. 1/3 or 25% of total ownership, will not. So your AGM majority voting, irrespective of their nationality would appear to be out of the window once foreign ownership goes above 50%. Isn’t that so?

Totally irresponsible to leave a handbag unattended. Whether Thai or foreign, it’s an easy target for a thief. And hardly front page news.

How can the whereabouts of the German guy be unknown? Doesn’t he have to report his address every 90 days? seriously, the German is known to the police, how can they not track him down?

Let’s face it. The casino operators will make a fortune. The punters will lose lots. The surrounding “entertainment “ will be sleazy. if that adds up to an economic boom then I guess a boom is on its way.

Pretty much anywhere is more real world than Pattaya

Singapore

Looking at how many categories remained stable or declined and how few improved, it seems that Malaysia has slipped, rather than Thailand has improved.

For as long as there is money to be skimmed off the top?

Places like prachuaup and Chumphon are already there if you want a laid back Thai style holiday. There is also Trang and Surat Thani further down. Any time a place in Thailand undergoes development that brings mass tourism, in come the bars and bar girls.

Wouldn’t have helped the American swept out to sea.

The people that need training are those who go swimming at places like Nai Harn beach when red flags are flying and the waves are big. A heavy dose of common sense to follow the flag code by staying out of the water would work wonders.