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At least they got a single entry.

They could get about 5 months out of the visa by getting a 60 day extension to visit their wife. During that time they could try and put 400K in the bank or if they can meet the income requirement of 40K baht and then apply for an extension of stay.

Or make a trip to Savannakhet for their multiple entries with no financial proof needed at the moment.

As a farang married to a farang I have to show either 800,000 in the bank or a monthly pension of 65,000 per month I never understand why it is much less if you are married to a Thai all those who I know married to Thai's moan that there wives cost them a fortune as they are very spendthrift that is not the case with my wife I would love to know who came up with such an idea that farang wives must cost more than a Thai wife !!!!!!!!

Easy answer. TiT

What is happening to this world?

The entire male population of the planet is being feminized to make them more docile, like cattle.

http://www.endalldisease.com/20-ways-is-feminizing/

The rapid growth in the number of gays worldwide over the last 20 years is staggering. It is an environmental dilemma which we are doing to ourselves through chemicals.

I don't buy the "you are born that way" mantra which is so popular in the community.

No JT, I am not taking a shot at you.

100% agree

Why are all the gay people getting pissed off? Read your bible!

Bible ?? whats that.. ??

That would be the koran for you.

Feel sad for the boys concerned. They will 99% end up becoming gay men.

What has children male or female selling themselves or being forced into prostitution have to do with being gay or turning gay?

More likely is that these children will suffer from terrible psychological traumas as they reach adulthood.

If found guilty than this man is a child rapist and should be considered as such. Too many of this scum now entering Thailand, time for a tightening up of the visa regulations.

That's quite a generalization. I believe there is plenty of scum here already such as Thai and foreigner without including incoming scum.

Feel sad for the boys concerned. They will 99% end up becoming gay men.

Did you get your information from Sarah Palin? Or was it just Fox News. Your opinion is based on nothing other that your own ignorance!

No he got it from CNN and CNBC. I'm certain.

I am really getting tired of this woman. This is the best we can get from day to day? Always some nonsense.

Next they will be reporting on what color her underwear is from day to day. That would be more interesting.

yeah be careful, a few years a go the american government produced a quantity of fake tungsten cored bars, thankfully the chinese government detected them when the US tried to ship them there

tinfoil hat time me thinks

Actually what NC said is true. The US tried to sell similar gold to another country which I don't recall and too lazy to look up.

So more NES will fix the problem. What a joke. They don't utilize what they have. Not only that, there are more NES leaving Thailand than coming in. Where are they coming from?

If you need to pay for harmony, you need a new a family.

So long Bill and good luck. Getting around affordably is such a problem here. I can't say I blame you. If your still here July 6th and 7th, I hope you can make it to the US independence day event at the airpark so everyone at the Navy League can say goodbye. I know you were a supporter in the past.

I went to that a couple years ago and would like to go again. You say it's at the airpark?

Where is that?

The cop looks annoyed that he has to take her in. He's probably thinking she's one of the good guys for doing in a farang.

I wonder if Thailand's statistics are comparable with the USA?

On average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country (USA) every day. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. The same year, 440 men were killed by an intimate partner. Intimate partner homicides accounted for 30% of the murders of women and 5% percent of the murders of men.

(Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S. 1993-2004, 2006.)

That came out of left field. How did you make that correlation? This is Thailand.

This article neatly avoids to make it clear that this happened in Chiang Mai.

Headline:

Dentistry student held for shooting at tourists

Prapaporn Kreu-ngew

The Nation on Sunday

CHIANG MAI: -- Police arrested a sixth-year dentistry student for shooting at and injuring three tourists in a heated argument early yesterday.

Headline says 'Chiang Mai' in bold font.

Further: "........Ban Din Restaurant on Soi Nimmanhemin 13.........". A very well known soi, 99% of Chiang Mai folks, local and foreign residents, would instantly understand it's Chiang Mai.

I wouldn't. I haven't been to Chiang Mai.

"How can foreigners report corruption?"

So to are saying is you want to report the culture. Report it to whom?

Hookers that have just stepped out of a short time hotel with you react the same way. They think they have an investment and they want to cash it out.

I would say all their "schemes" are a waste.

Dazed and confused just about sums this government up at the moment.

True, but I believe it spans more time than the moment.

You see I look at that differently. These girls are an annoyance to me and they are just looking for something that will feed their ego.

These girls redefine self-centered. They are insulted at the slightest misconception and are absolute prima donnas. I have yet to see one that can walk up and truly be friendly even though they are attempting to promote something.

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They have to maintain a professional distance due to the historical connotations.

Especially true with farang given what most Thais assume about any girl being publicly friendly with us.

Try to chat up a booth babe at a trade show or car show girl or high-end hotel receptionist or any other public "pretty" in front of other people and you'll get the same polite-but-not-genuine manner.

And if you really find them that annoying just ignore them and deal with the wait staff, they'll leave you alone.

Sorry, the OP sounds like a right weirdo.

Leave the girls along, they don't like elderly foreigners trying to grope/help them.

Interacting with beer girls, buy their beer, let them order whatever food they like at your expense.

About 6 plates of assorted food at your table is a good start. Learn to bait your hook properly.

You see I look at that differently. These girls are an annoyance to me and they are just looking for something that will feed their ego.

These girls redefine self-centered. They are insulted at the slightest misconception and are absolute prima donnas. I have yet to see one that can walk up and truly be friendly even though they are attempting to promote something.

Yet another declaration that is not based in reality or fact.

She swings!! She misses!!!

Significant head injuries and blood around the apartment. Definitely sounds suspicious to me but I guess we will have to wait on the BIB to determine the actual cause.

You're joking, right?

The BiB will determine it was death by natural causes.

Or suicide, and why is all farang always naked when found dead?

Good question. Can anyone answer that?

Do the killers believe that is some type of final humiliation?

Actually, after looking at the OP picture again, the Russian looks pretty good for an 8 to 1 fight.

I would say he delivered some damage as well.

"From an autopsy, it was initially known that there were injuries on his face and chest."

So they needed an autopsy to see there were injuries to his face and chest.

I suppose the BiB couldn't have noticed that little tid bit.

I wager he will move the next time he is asked to step aside.

The guy on the motorbike was looking for trouble. Moving out of the way was not enough. He was targeting this Russian all the way.