splodger

i totally agree on strict laws for drunk driving. maybe now i won't drink and drive anymore....

i just won't drive

confiscation of vehicle and 100 hours litter collecting,loss of non exsisting licence stupid

all you do is go to the office they will give you a paper to sign,i've sold stuff,fridge,t.v. and sofa,i didn't know until the buyer came back with paper for me to sign and take to office,good for security,what's the whinge?

TAKKI YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Death sentence... that'll send a message.

cut of their johnston's,fry with chilli and garlic then force them to eat.

visa runs to campers?

I don't venture out to Pattaya very often, but every now and then I do get the urge for a proper full English breakfast. This was the case on Sunday and I decided on going to Shenanigans for an Irish breakfast for the grand sum of Baht 150. Value wise I can't complain, two fried eggs, two rashers of bacon, two Irish herb sausages, toms and baked beans, two slices of toast with butter/jam and a coffee. (HP sauce too!)

Got me thinking, is there anywhere else that serves up a better Breakfast around the Beach Road area?

the ritz soi yamato,13/1

why don't these people (amnesty)get a life or even a job.never hear complaints about non muslims human rights.

I know you can get all sorts of free (so called) advice, but you can get better here on Thaivisa, I find.

The 'experts' who are supposed to give free advice on Sundays when they meet, are really only looking for punters.......and the Speakers are either Boring as hel_l or trying to

sell their products or services.....The SS Sausage Co showed a slide show of different types of sausage that went on for ever!

You pay a few Bht to get in and they 'give' you a free 'iffy' breakfast.....

It's obviously a nice little earner for the everpresent Niels Colov.

i've never been,but it's my eperience to avoid anything with the word"club"at the end.

With the Royal Decree on Thursday December 11, 2008 for the launch of an extraordinary Parliamentary session to allow the House of Representatives to select the new prime minister on Monday December 15, 2008, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has the following statement to make.

The PAD wants all politicians to realize that its 193-day rally is a great sacrifice of a large group of people, some with their lives. It has been successful in blocking an amendment to the Constitution, thus allowing the corruption cases against politicians and electoral fraud cases to be deliberated by the court, resulting in the current political change.

The sacrifice of the people must not be for a proxy government of the Thaksin regime to be set up, and the PAD does not want to see a mere change in the political alliance to seek benefits for a particularly political group.

The PAD wants to see a resolution to the problems of politics in the past, restoration of justice for the people, and a move ahead with the people to reform politics and install new politics that will not see a recurrence of past political crisis.

The PAD would like to announce its stance for the selection of the new prime minister in the extraordinary Parliamentary session as follows:

Firstly, the PAD opposes any proxy prime minister from the Pheu Thai Party and any prime minister from a political party that is part of a coalition involving the Pheu Thai Party, which is a newly-established proxy political party of the Thaksin regime.

Secondly, the PAD condemns threats, intimidation, negotiations, and payment to politicians for them to join the Pheu Thai in being able to form government without care to the damages to the country and the public.

Finally, the PAD will monitor the change in political alliance of the old-style politics and whether it will be able to break through the political crisis, deal with the Thaksin regime, and enter the era of new politics. The PAD, as representative of the public, issues 13 conditions for the new government.

1. Speed up the lese majeste cases against Jakrapob Penkair, Weera Musikapong, websites, publications, community radio stations, and crack down on the movement that endangers the Monarchy as a priority.

2. Announce its stance of not amending the 2007 Constitution or any other law that will whitewash the crimes of politicians, that will benefit politicians' own interests, that will lessen the authority of the Monarchy or disturb the foundation of the country's Constitutional Monarchy.

3. Support good and talented people into power; prevent evil people from taking power; managing the country with transparency; and stop unacceptable politicians or state officials, those with conflicts of interest, or those with corrupt tendency to take power.

4. Speed up corruption cases to enter the judicial process and prevent direct and indirect interference into the cases. Transfer state officials who have been serving the Thaksin regime out of power, such as the director-general of the Department of Special Investigation, the director-general of the Public Relations Department, the director of the Budget Bureau, the secretary-general of the Food and Drugs Administration, etc. Seize corrupt assets to become state assets once again.

For the benefit of the country, the new government should announce its stance in speeding up the Kao Kradong State Railway Authority of Thailand land violation case and the violation of public land in Satuk district of Buri Ram province. It should also cancel the rental contract for illegitimate shops at the Suvarnabhumi Airport and cancel the shows and prosecute state officials and private companies involved in the non-transparent rental of buying of airtime on the Public Relation Department's Channel 11.

5. Cancel the passport of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra, a runaway convict of the country.

6. Speed up the extradition process of Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra, a runaway convict, to return to serve his jail term in Thailand immediately.

7. Announce the cancellation of the Thai-Cambodian joint communiqué that gave away Preah Vihear Temple and its surrounding areas to Cambodia and protect Thai sovereignty over its land and natural gas and oil resources in the Gulf of Thailand.

8. Speed up the eradication of a police state and transfer police officers who accuse, trick, and intimidate PAD supporters to an inactive post. Prosecute police officers involved in the killing of the people on October 7, 2008 and those who accuse the public of being traitors and terrorists, particularly Pol. Gen. Chongrak Chutanont, Pol. Lt. Gen. Suchart Muenkaew, Pol. Maj. Gen. Amnuay Nimmano, Pol. Lt. Gen. Somyos Poompanmuang, Pol. Col. Luechai Sudyod, etc. Restore justice for the police officers who have been honest and brave in protecting the people's interest through promotions in their job.

9. Speed up the cases and prosecute those implicated by the National Human Rights Commission and the Senate committees for being involved in the killing of the people, such as Somchai Wongsawat, Gen. Chavalit Yongjaiyudh, and state officials. Prosecute thugs who side with the government in hurting and killing protesters to the fullest extent.

10. Stop using state media to issue propaganda and lie to the public for the Thaksin regime, particularly the 'Truth Today' program on NBT station and its hosts. Launch a media reform to allow the public access to complete information to benefit the country and the people.

11. Cancel large-scale and non-transparent projects that will lead to the demise of the country, such as the 4,000 NGV bus rental, the construction of the new Parliament, etc.

12. Cancel the 1999 State Enterprise Bill and replace it with a state enterprise development and restructuring plan for the utmost benefit of the people. Restore privatized state enterprises as state property, especially PTT.

13. Show the stance of supporting the public in building new politics with greater public participation in politics to ensure true democracy for politics, the economy, and the society accordingly to the way of the PAD and to prevent a future political crisis.

The PAD calls on politicians who are forming the new government to consider the ideologies of the people and heroes who have sacrificed for the country more than negotiations to compete for benefits by different political groups. The new government should announce its stance and follow the above conditions so as not to disappoint the people and prevent them from losing faith in the current political system.

If the conditions and ideologies of the PAD are denied or ignored, it is ready to stage activities according to the situation.

With deepest respect,

People's Alliance for Democracy

December 12, 2008

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is that all?

Just had an accident outside my house(dam toys), fell over and might of broken my big toe.

Just out of curiousity as i cant get to a hospital today. Anyone know how much it might cost for a routine check or treatment at a hospital?

Im in bangkok.

One good thing about this though is i might be able to "leer" at some nurses. hahaha

don't go to hospital,nothing they can do.i know i've done the same.sit with foot raised with an ice pack,take pain killers,be fine in a couple of weeks.

I've had 400,000 baht in my Thai bank account for the last 4 months, I renewed my non immigration O visa on December 3 for the 5th consecutive year. As the Australian dollar has dropped 30% to the Thai baht in recent months, is it possible for me to access my 400,000 baht now or must I wait until my application has been approved.

I would suggest to keep the 400K in the bank until your extension has come through. Imm does make spot checks!

opalhort

do you need 400k for a one year multiple entry o visa? i have never been asked,iget 20000 a month sent from home,but i do own my own condo.

Over the years if has become increasing difficult for ex-pats under the age of 50 to stay in Thailand for the long term.

1. Not eligible for a non-immigrant visa on the basis of retirement.

2. Married to a Thai wife, must be working and earning 40000 baht per month.

3. Working, must be working and earning 40000 baht per month in a job not prohibited by law in Thailand.

Whenever I encounter an under 50 ex-pat, I ask myself the question, is he/she here legitimately?

So for you under 50s, how do you obtain your cost of living expenses in Thailand?

don't drink/smoke and eat bok bok

There's lots and lots of alternative destinations, its a big ask to expect putative holidaymakers to roll the dice on their vacation when sun sea and sand are available elsewhere too.

Correct ! There are many other destinations with similar beaches, climate, girls ( if you want them ) and fun. Thailand has not got a monopoly, i say this even though I live here ( at the moment ) !

With an unstable political situation, ever changing visa rules or interpretation of those rules, a strong baht, a weak pound / euro, 145 baht a beer in soi cowboy the incentives to stay are disappearing by the minute...

i agree i'm off to vietnam.

50:1 BHT to USD is the only proper outcome from this nonsense.

self interest i guess,if you yankees weren't so tight you would have changed money when the rate was good.i changed £40,000 at 71 bht =28400000,to-day i would get 21200000,guess i'll order another martini and book a flight to tahiti(pad permitting!

Yes, "ASKING PERMISSION", ITS LIKE ASKING Al Quada not to fly planes into buildings.... who is actually running this country now? Have i missed something? god help this place....

please don't forget we are guests in LOS,just like the jap's were GUESTS in ww2(never been conquered in 1000 years)not LOS more like LOBJ (land of big joke.)

In all the years I've been travelling around S.E. Asia I've never noticed the Thai immigration to be any different to any of the others. As for US immigration they positively made me feel like I was a criminal and that was years before 9/11.

Just imagine if you had to sit there for hours on end dealing with dweebs demanding special attention just because they have a wad of cash but lack the intelligence to get themselves sorted out before reaching the desk. You might not exactly be a bundle of joy if you had to deal with some of the characters those guys have to.

i've travelled all over the world on a british passport,and without doubt the worst immigtation is in the u.s. rude to the point you feel they enjoy being obnoxious,as for thailand i've only found the female officers to be unhelpful,the opposite can be said for the male officiers i've come across.

And what's with all the unhelmeted sikhs?

Because of the inability to fit a helmet over a turban, sikhs are excempt from the need to wear a helmet in the uk. Presume the law must be the same for thailand

Same in Canada. They argued in court is was religious discrimination to force them to remove their turbans and wear a helmet. Funny though, I know a few, and see a lot more, that don't wear a turban at all (unless it's convenient for them I guess, like when riding a bike).

As for ticketing, I agree with Tropo. Far more Thais get ticketed for not wearing helmets than farangs. I'd like to see better control at intersections as well, but I guess from their perspective, it's easier to pull over a motocy and give out a ticket, than to have to chase down a car that has just blasted through the intersection.

It's a start though. It wasn't that long ago that they weren't even enforcing the helmet law. Maybe in a couple of years they'll start enforcing some of the other laws as well.

i think,but ot sure which scandanavian country,they have to wear"special" helmet turban's,makes sense to me.

When i get to that age Ill be trying every scam in the book including not telling them Ive gone by keeping a uk address. The F*******rs

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go for it mate i am DEFINITELY going do it

cut his dick off cook it,make a hot dog and make him eat it

He has a family and 4 kids.

4 more reasons not to have a gun in the house.

4 more reasons TOO have a gun in the house. Be responsible enough to teach them about the gun and let them know its not a toy. Over all its your responsibility as the man of the house to protect your family. A gun in the house is a good thing if your responsible enough to manage it.

are you nuts,tell your friend to go back to rednecksville.

sorry,callhappy.co.uk not .com

call happy 08448693456 then 0066...............

try call happy.com 1p per min.on bt land line,although i use sky and still 1p to mobile in thai.

was once sitting outside at a a bar when a rather large thai lady got on a motor bike taxi.next minute the rear tyre exploded,you could not see anything for dust,when the dust started to clear all you could see was people picking themselves up off the ground(all thais)and the rest of the taxi's riding off into the distance.for the whole of the rest of the evening thai's were telling fat(boom boy)jokes,so i guess fat jokes are o.k.