MaiChai

Dont most countries freeze assets and then grab them once proven guilty? Also I thought the PM was saying the other week that rule of law should be followed? He does say alot of things, especially with his Friday night TV broadcast so maybe he forgets all the things he has said? 

I'm not sure what 'phone usage' means and what all the fuss is about? Maybe someone can enlighten me?

Hint is in 'deferred to Dec 19th'. Just before Christmas and New Year where news reporting will be a bit thin and any unusual court ruling might get overlooked. Bad people do get off scot free in Thailand. Lets see what happens?

Read this thread with interest. The problem in Thailand is there is almost no consumer law or protection. So my first question is always 'how long is the warantee'. As Thailand is a very hot country and some less educated folks will push a power tool until it dies, warantees are typically very short. Sometimes 7 days, 1 month, 6 months, etc. So you can see the difficulty with selling and supporting power tools and buying something with a decent warentee.

Proving the case, we bought an AEG circular saw for the wifes grandfather. I thought it was well designed and a good price. Said to grandfather: when it gets hot, stop using it and let it cool down. Well he disregarded this advice and when we return to Thailand 6 months later, it was in bits with a burned out motor. 

So heat is a power tools worse enemy, and some local folks will disregard this! If u want your power tools to last, dont keep using them when they get hot. An electric fan can help!

Regarding a battery driven unit: i bring one with me from Europe and take it back when i go home. 10v lithium small unit that would cost the earth here as they are not common. Local folks use the small Maktec mains drill.

Electric fan really helps if you are working and sweating. Also try and work early morning if you can. You should try arc welding; that gets you hot in Thailand!

Second the rubber flip flops inside if you think you are at electrical risk. For me i never do electrics without them.

Is it me or are the electric cords dangerous on power tools in Thailand? Today had to rewire a drill as the cord shorted just before it enters the body. Second one i have had to do. 

120 year old? Is that the age of trains? In the modern world who uses fans on public transport in a hot country? If they were comfortable, clean, air conditioned and modern more people would use them and then they could charge a reasonable price. We travelled to Maha Chai/Samut Sakhon; the toilets stunk, the heat was unbearable and Maha Chai station was very dirty and over run with rats. Needless to say we only took the train once and the 10 baht fare was not an incentive!

Chinese dominate so much in Asia; i can understand the Thais being worried. Also Chinese can be quite cunning in business too; bend and circumvent the rules. So for small fry business in Thailand, everything is stacked against you, so dont waste your time and loose your money.

Would not want the inconvenience of needing a passport to visit a Cambodian casino that is probably part owned by a Thai?

Those millions of Burmese, etc, workers 'might' be doing jobs reserved for Thais? Funny how one day you are not falling foul of the law, and the next day you are? Begs the question: what do employers do when there isnt enough Thais to do the jobs?

We foreigners will never understand Thai ways. The Thai little people just shrug their shoulders and just get on with their lives; nothing they can do. If you found something terrible and corrupt and made a fuss about it, chances are you would disappear and probably end up in the foundations of something. So best keep quiet?

Which part has charms? Do they mean 'did' 30 years ago?

Why dont they go to Vietnam. Cheaper and nicer beaches. Also they can enjoy some communist bonding

Not to mention the tissue thin coating of bitumen the roads gets. To me they are deliberately made substandard so in a year or two they need fixing. They do look impressive when they are new but like most things in Thailand looks are everything and substance doesn't count...

Truth of the matter is there isnt enough Thais available to do all the jobs reserved for Thais. Hence why there are so many Burmese, etc. If you go to Samut Sakhorn you might think you are in Burma. Almost every other person is Burmese, you see alot of blokes wearing traditional Burmese dress and the superstores have writing in Thai and Burmese. There are also dormitory type accomodation for the Burmese so they can keep their accomodation costs low.

12 hours ago, Bender said:

Recently i was chatting with a friend, student at Kasert university. We did talk about the thai economy. Actually the situation is very very pretty bad. 

The govt is actually in panic mode, the thai bank are completely dried. There is a huge loan crunch. Many projects have been suspended. Bank can not lend money anymore.

 

Hint: It might get really worst..... let see...

The hint is that Prayut keeps telling Thais they need to pay more tax. That means the government needs money.

I am also surprised at the high cost of living in Thailand. I suspect the Baht needs a correction. 1997 all again some time soon?

Wifey put me in the tabien baan at the local hospital so we are covered for basic care. I have used this for dentistry and the costs were very low. We are also covered by some health insurance that the village headman arranged for each house in the village. we are also covered by by the Kasikorn debit card insurance that covers up to 5000 baht. On top of this we also arrange travel insurance for our stays in Thailand; we live in the UK normally. Thus if you are offered a good deal on health insurance in Thailand you should consider taking it.

Observing health care in rural Thailand its pretty ok. However you are unlikely to get expensive treatment for free. Wifes grandmother gets pretty good treatment for not much money. Government hospitals are overcrowded, especially if you are referred to the provincial capital hospital which offers more specialist treatment. Wards are overcrowded and people are put up in hallways and wherever there is space.

Suppose i should ask: why have the boats been sitting there since January?

Took him 30 mins to decide to return back? 

On the basis of what has passed in the last ten years or so, would i prefer another PT government or the current setup? Neither are ideal but at least the current setup we dont have people at each others throats and all that hate rhetoric.

There are 60 million Thais in Thailand and a much smaller percent of foreigners; lets say 100,000. So statistically who will commit most of the crimes?

Since we all have to register sim cards with our passports anyway, this is rather pointless? They can track us already? What is it with those who are in power who are idiots?

Does this mean Prayut will be replaced by a Senate pm fairly soon?

Suppose we could file this under propoganda section?

I can imagine the death certificates: death by shrine.

Suppose its only a matter of time before someone ploughs into it?

I had to read the whole article before i discovered what CLMV means. Why couldn't they just say neighbouring countries?

Think we have been waiting quite a long time already? So we can wait a bit more?

It just goes to show the sham of Thai Buddhism. its all about money and power. Buddha would not be happy.

btw this is just my opinion.