Sydebolle

Anutin and the Chidchob clan in Buriram - irregularities? 

No way, Thailand had rarely seen better and cleaner politicians so do not smear those semi-divine names, will you! 

Well, I hear that the Thaksin Suite is vacant. Let's wait what happens here, Dr Chaijudh Karnasuta - his father - might not have been amused but he's long gone. 

As long as a big bottle of beer is sold at less than THB 40/bottle in Laos by Beer Lao - and the latter is the country's biggest tax payer and everybody makes (little) money irrespective of Phongsali, Xam Neua or Attapeu - all in the sticks along Indochinese borders - at the same price as Vientiane ........ go figure.

Alcohol in Thailand is massively taxed and burdened with excise fees - result is, that boo leggers and smugglers are busy like hell. Just waiting for someone to start copying those banderoles over bottle necks or can openers. The loser is the state to the benefit of government officers (turning the other side) and the customer. 

"keeping these girls on a "leash" by sending money?"

Reality is, that many of those girls are on many leashes without seriously being worried ....... as long as the cash rolls in. The do gooders and tree huggers of course will feel sorrow for those poor little things on a "leash", the rest is more realistic and wonders, how stupid men can be to fork out hard-earned money across continents simply because the are in the firm belief, that "their girl is different". 

Basics is; they want the cash only but do it considerably smarter and nicer (in most cases) than their Caucasian or African sisters 😉 

Pattaya - the hub of all katoey brawls - show performances nightly at beach road after midnight until the police arrives. Excellent news for the tourism promotion fellas in Bangkok who might be fast asleep (at that given time of the day when all this manure is happening). The internet is also read OUTside Thailand and could trigger certain misunderstandings among all those who do not know, how the game works here ........ just saying! 

This month's contribution by the Revenue Department and their daydreams ....... next please! 

Sheep are scared by the Shepherd's dog and always run in the opposite direction. It is almost unheard of that a Sheperd's dog physically attacked a sheep. The real threat is actually the Sheperd himself who leads his flock of sheep straight into the slaughter house. 

Same with Thai voters and citizen - regretfully. Unlike the sheep, the Thai situation could be changed anytime but ignorance, corruption and the fear of losing face prevents Thailand to inch towards the 21st century - how sad! 

Present day nuisance of blowing - completely out of proportion - the minorities on each and every subject. 

Leave the minorities doing whatever they want to do but do not over inflate any of these subjects. 

The majority of the planet still runs on two genders and - as far as I can see the evolution developing - it will not change anytime soon, such in the next few hundred thousands of years. 

People have no other problems, the decadence of too much amenities, money and no real other problems to worry about - be happy! 

A pristine example of "closing the barn door after the horse has escaped"

Well, the writing is all over the wall, in big red capital letters for a long time already ........ 

Will be a most interesting Wednesday then ........... and you can roll out the carpet. Either for her incoming or her brother outgoing (anytime soon most likely) 

The problem is the interpretation of the juristic person. The law is quite clear on this. Bring along the certified paperwork and then things roll, otherwise the owner has to show up him/herself - as anywhere else on the planet (except North Korea maybe?) 

Not acceptable by all accounts, no question. 

Question though is, why can every Tom, Dick and Harry own any kind of animal. The other day someone splurged the news on having a neighbour with lions, Chatuchak market featured animal sales of quite a few species you would only find on WWF's list of most endangered species. 

Make it crystal clear with one of your entries into the local legal gazette, that pet owners are fully responsible for whatever happens with/due/because of their pet, domesticated or not. Name the culprits, show them with photo and full details and throw them - irrespective of irregularity - into the slammer for anything from a weekend to a month or two. Works wonders, trust me! 

As my (external) accountant usually said in the past "tax planning is everything, give 'em some breadcrumbs to feed on and once in while turn in a red zero". 

That is, of course, only for those who are registered and pay taxes in the first place 😉

On 5/17/2025 at 1:15 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

Rajadamri. They changed them a few years ago which was a bit of an adventure. The trick is NEVER give up your card if they harass you. I've been hassled just twice (Phayathai & Phrom Pong).

 

At Phayatai, a BTS gal & security ran up to the platform; all smiles whenI showed then pink ID (and I don't even look Burmese!). At Phrom Pong, security tried to grab my arm & I screamed bloody murder in Thai & the whole station just stopped. Helps to tell them to call in BTS lawyers.

 

I also carry a copy of the passages in the Thai Constitution which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age or nationality.

 

I'm so invested in equality, I'm fully prepared to tell them to call in the BiB and have me arrested for theft of services. Somehow, I doubt they will!

 

Further advice: pick an out of the way station for top-up. I usually keep B500 on mine.  

"I also carry a copy of the passages in the Thai Constitution which prohibit discrimination on the basis of age or nationality."

Maybe this needs to be shared with all government agencies and some of the pr1kcs in those offices poking noses etc. and love to harass the dirty farang. 
Two-tier pricing, non-accessibility by farang etc. etc. - quite obviously some of those chosen people in the promised land of Siam have a serious deficiency in reading 😞 

If guilty beyond reasonable doubt then lock him up for good and lose the keys. Once you're done with this inacceptable behaviour (always under the assumption that he is the impersonated monster others claim him to be) then why not carry on with the clean-up job all over Thailand with all those uncles "taking care" of the next generation? It is certainly not unheard of and most cases happen within the coziness of the culprits own family 😞

Too much text on the issue; I wonder just one thing:

- some citizen got their 10,000 Baht to splurge on
- some citizen walked away empty-handed

So much to unite the electorate; wondering how many of those short-changed this time will vote for the next promiser in the Land. Wondering how long the taxpayer will watch idly how his hard-earned tax contributions are distributed flame-thrower-style among the Thais; most of them never ever having paid a single cent of tax to start with. 

 

On 5/16/2025 at 12:51 PM, Dannysunshine said:

No I paid for my travel here. Nothing in the contract about returning me to my home.

My issue is that I got a new job and need their help to transfer my visa. But it seems they won't cooperate on this. Does cancelling a visa require their involvement?

 

On 5/16/2025 at 12:51 PM, Dannysunshine said:

No I paid for my travel here. Nothing in the contract about returning me to my home.

My issue is that I got a new job and need their help to transfer my visa. But it seems they won't cooperate on this. Does cancelling a visa require their involvement?

 

Take it up with your new employer, apart from possibly seeing the Labour Department. Should they intend to play funny (like not paying your last wage) then just drop the line of Labour Department as they are very open to employees rather than employers. This refers to the fact that you never had an issue with your employer resulting in a warning note. 

It is idiotic to keep an employee against his/her will if they want to leave. In the past, when I had employees (Thais and non-Thais alike) I had them leaving soonest possible as they - understandable - did not execute their work with full heart and mind any longer. Never had an issue as I - of course- did stick to the deal as outlined in the contract and company regulations as far as salaries due and untaken vacation etc. was concerned. 

Given the fact that nobody in his right mind is reading all this avalanche of bureaucratic manure out of government offices all over the land it seems that it just serves to explain the complete overstaffing of all these offices while hiding an inferiority complex second to none. 

In all fairness, this has nothing to do with thorough immigration procedures and clearly reflects their attitude, that if Thais cheat from early mornings to late evenings, it does NOT automatically suggest that non-Thais are doing the same. 

Wondering when this madness of printed paper flood will come to a screeching halt ........

Thailand proved that volumes, i.e. quantities cannot be handled. No infrastructure, road network grid, insufficient guides, shortage of languages in particular and common knowledge/sense in general. 

Focus on what Thailand's tourism industry was all about in the past as a top quality product.

Quality over quantity - but explain that to the buffaloes 

The kettle and the pot and the story of being black ......... 

We had similar experiences with Thai tenants in the wife's properties and the result is, that she does not rent out anything anymore unless it is a caucasian Westerner with proper passport and visa. Never ever had a problem. 

Aha, so Premchai is out of prison for his little midnight activity in a National park hunting black panthers. By the looks, the catering in prison must have been quite acceptable; just make sure that the guy does not explode one day 8-)