Everything posted by smedly
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Pattaya beach turns into unregulated booze and kratom market
it's a public place not a business
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
not to mention winter fuel allowance, lol the uk government need to clamp down on this bs, the money they save can be spent pensioners . first thing I would do -biometric id cards, absolute id when claiming anything, oh the general public do not agree -well seriously it would stop the huge fraud going on in the uk right now
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
does't really matter, if you are not in the country (excluding short holidays) you are not entitled to benefits - pensions are slightly different were like benefits you are not entitled to increases if out of the country - look up - 🇬🇧 ORDINARILY resident, I know people here claiming for benefits they are only entitled to while living in Thailand - they risk a prison term if caught I knew a guy geting paid his dead mothers pension for years
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UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
weii it is a lot worse than that, there are benefits being claimed using this same method, I don't agree with frozen pensions but blatant benefit fraud is another matter, they could easily catch these people by checking passport records, for now they don;t
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Thai Lawyer Challenges Central Bank Board Chairman Appointment
if the government cannot control the central bank put someone in charge that can be controlled, the BOT is no longer independent
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Man Stabbed to Death in Nonthaburi After Confrontation Over Inappropriate Behaviour
what a wonderful place
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German Man Faces Serious Charges After Hit-and-Run at Pattaya Police Checkpoint
you think this idiot will ever be inside a Thai court ?, you won't hear anything more about this money talks, hope he has deep pockets
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Cabinet Grants Citizenship to 483,000 Long-Term Residents
maybe you do, are you part of an ethnic minority
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Phuket’s courtroom prescription: Legal drama escalates in Swiss assault dismissal
i think it likely that some physical contact took place which is technically assault but this is getting ridiculous, apologize and move on
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Cabinet Grants Citizenship to 483,000 Long-Term Residents
well as courageous as it is, I have lived here a very long time - spent a lot of money, maybe they need to expand that a little and consider those that have contributed to Thailand for many many years
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Pakistani vendors in Pattaya attack tourist for refusing their products
you are correct, assaults on tourists is reserved for Thai only lol
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email notifications not working
Live monday email notifications not working again, seems random
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Bank of Thailand Interest Rate Cut Offers Boost to Tourism Sector
no kidding maybe doesn't apply in a 3rd world corrupt banana state
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Car Collides with Motorcycles in Pattaya, Leaving Two Injured
no surprise there is there jail this ###
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Drunk Porsche Driver Offers B200,000 Settlement, Victim’s Father Questions Charges
in the west he would be charged regardless of what money was offered
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Drunk Porsche Driver Offers B200,000 Settlement, Victim’s Father Questions Charges
guess who got a bigger payoff than the victim jail the ###, this country really bothers me, makes me angry
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Drunk Porsche Driver Offers B200,000 Settlement, Victim’s Father Questions Charges
jail this ###hole, sure pay compensation 1m baht (at least) then lock the ### up for at least 10 years
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ThaiHealth Forum Urges Enhanced Child Road Safety Measures
maybe you want to focus on the adults, the children are victims
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British woman injured by boat propeller on Similan Islands
it wouldn't make any difference, you cannot train stupid
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British woman injured by boat propeller on Similan Islands
posting..............####
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British woman injured by boat propeller on Similan Islands
seems they haven't
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Pickup Truck Flies Across Median, Collides with Car: 28-Year-Old Man Killed on the Spot
possible speeding road rage incident - you don't see many of those on thai roads RIP to the young man minding his own business that never saw it coming
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Thailand’s domestic tourism revenue to hit 970 billion baht
they are great at predictions not so much on actual figures after the fact
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Bank of Thailand Interest Rate Cut Offers Boost to Tourism Sector
how on earth does a strong baht help tourism ? they obviously need to do something different
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Thailand's Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to Boost Economic Growth
wow and it had exactly the opposite effect - the baht strengthened, go figure