CHIEFOFFICER

You need those bolts, about 1cm diameter that expand as the screw is tightened.

I would not like to trust my expensive TV to rawlplugs.

So true

Considering Yingluck's promise that bringing home her brother Thaksin is not a priority, I wonder how fast the priority promises will be implemented.

Or maybe I just misunderstood the term "priority" .

Bringing home Thaksin not being a priority probably meant Bringing home Thaksin is the real and only goal of the government. Then step down and let him run he show.

here we go again, TIT :whistling: :jap:

I wonder why they can procure technology the Germans can't. According to them the stuff isn't developed to a stage where its implementation would make sense. See here...

http://www.flightglo...y-scanners.html

It was already mentioned:IT IS NOT ABOUT SECURITY IT IS ABOUT MONEY:

TIT :jap:

when the People Power Party was in power, the then government set the legal guidelines not to forward a pardon petition to the Royal Palace if the case involved a fugitive.

"but...but... it's different now"

but... but... we don't agree with the charges against him

(neither does any other convict in the world!)

TIT :jap:

I always understood that a Royal Pardon was only available to those who admitted and showed remorse for their crimes.

I just say" TIT" don't try to understand. :jap:

It's a Miracle people would believe that 8 billion baht would actually be spent on a tourism campaign.

TIT :jap:

"This lady officer is the backbone of the office. She's the youngest of the lot there, but all the other officers came to her to ask how to do the simplest things."

Yet she had to ask how to do what should have been a routine extension.

Sounds like you gave her something extra for extra work she caused herself.

Glad it worked out for you and that it wasn't a change after all.

TIT.

Yep, if you're pro feminist power (which is a little absurd in this case as the rise of Yingluck is about as feminist a story as a cake baking contest) you wouldn't object to a female leader being tested in EXACTLY the same level of hardball tactics as a male leader. So far, I think she has been given too much of a pass. Time to man up, Yingluck, or get out of the kitchen.

You mean "get back to the kitchen", don't you?

I doubt that Yingluck has ever seen a kitchen

I second that !

Thankyou Thaivisa for such an interesting survey which was actually quite pleasing too.

I agree :jap:

Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra

Beautiful, intelligent and elegant Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may well become the first woman Prime Minister of Thailand if the rumours within the main opposition party in the Kingdom materialized.

Take off the make up, take away the her brothers money and you get an ordinary thai woman

It depends if your country has a double taxation agreement with Thailand.

My country, The UK, has a double taxation agreement and as my pension is taxed in the UK I'm not liable for any further tax in Thailand

Its the same for Norway.:jap: I'm on a Norwegian pension. Gunnar Chaiyaphum.:jap:

I must be in a time warp as I thought today was 23rd march not 1st April. However, if they can get more people to read meaningful books then it will be a worthwhile effort.

It must be a joke! Bangkok world book capital. .

cant understand anyone paying for retirement visa service. It takes 10 minutes to get from the very friendly immigration officers in Hua Hin. It costs only Bt1,900. I never had any problem in Chiangmai either. Some years back an immigration officer told me they did not like "visa agents".

It's the same in KHON KHAN, 1900 AND FRIENDLY IMM. OFF. Done in 10min.

CO. CHAIYAPHUM :jap:

Just think of it as a prepaid, divorce or prenup. You know exactly what is on the table, from the very beginning. No guessing for what the settlement will be in the end.

hear hear,it a gamble , after 22years in thailand,:jap: two divorces I still on to build a new house

to me and my new bride .

CO

You lot are a sad bunch. You all cry for justice, but are ready to pass your own judgement on this girl before she has been properly convicted.

And before you all get on your high horses about me defending her, I'm not..I'm quite happy for a court to decide whether she is guilty or not after reviewing all the facts and evidence (and not from reading newspaper reports like the wannabe judges on this forum)

Listen to yourselves almost baying for blood.. "lock her up, throw away the key" you say.. thank god you are not part of the legal system in any country.

This whole thing is a tradgedy.. for all involved.

totster

Admirable sentiments with which one would agree.The problem is not however the people baying for blood for they are obviously wrong.

The general issue is whether the rich and privileged should continue to evade justice in Thailand.In this particular case we must await the outcome though all sadly the signs are that the traditional patterns will apply.

It is also interesting why this case has raised so much heat among ordinary Thais at this particular time.

So your comment about those who bay for blood is well made, but the truth is you have also missed the main point as the dead victims families would tell you.

TIT.

Yes. Came here first a long long time before the Internet existed, and still rated it as the place to be.

I say the same as ARTAMUS, came here 22years ago, and I'm not leaving.:jap:

Holyday greetings from.CO . chaiyaphum

Yes. Came here first a long long time before the Internet existed, and still rated it as the place to be.

I say the same as ARTAMUS, came here 22years ago, and I'm not leaving.:jap:

Holyday greetings from.CO . chaiyaphum

Is this Thailand or the UK?

I just say, I'm not suprised.!!! TIT:jap:

CO.

Depens where you from, there is a Scandinavien expat club, look it up on, scan expat.com;) . They have a meeting once a month in Pattaya, there is one norh east

also.

good luck.,

ch.o.

Thai navy joins anti-piracy mission off Somalia

BANGKOK, September 10, 2010 (AFP) - Thailand joined the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean on Friday, sending nearly 400 marines on two vessels to help police the lawless waters off Somalia, the navy confirmed.

The Thai navy deployed 386 troops on two warships, the Similan and the Pattani, for the 19-day journey to the Gulf of Aden -- one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes.

The 60-day mission marks the first time Thailand has contributed to an international maritime taskforce.

The international armada, which currently includes regional neighbours China, Singapore, Malaysia and India, has been patrolling the Gulf of Aden since 2008 in a bid to stop pirates from hijacking commercial vessels.

Several Thai vessels have been hijacked by Somali pirates, including three fishing boats with a total of 77 crew members aboard who were seized in April.

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2010-09-19

two frigates?? its one navy patrol vessel and a support vessel

People like places and people don't like places.

I think let this story go. Move on everyone.

And for us who knew Martin and enjoyed visiting - let's keep the good memories!!

I JUST SAY RIP MARTIN, Surin want be the same

CO Chaiyaphum

Save your money and accept that you are getting old

'hear hear", yes it is some people they cant cope with getting old

I'M 63 and have no problem with it(lost 10 teeth last year)

best regards CO

I was in Chiang Mai last year.I wasn't impressed.Prices are to high.I believe the reason to many farangs,they ruin the area.

It's probably the cheapest place to live in Thailand if you know your way around.

you must try Isan (chayiaphum ) it cant be more cheaper than Isan. Lived

here for 20 years and bbk/ C.M. are too expensiv.

Regards Chiefoff.

^_^You want have any probl. in K.Kaen I changed there 3mth. ago.

CHIEFOFFICER, CHAYIAPHUM