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come on 2 hours is taking the piss and chair space up from other customers, I would have put signs up all around stating 30 minutes per table maximum, or you will be charged a fee,

I agree with you.

I have beenasked to teach in coffee shops, McDonalds and other places. I did it once and will never do it again. There are far too many distractions and too too much noise.

I have seen many people hold business meetimgs in these places and find it very strange. Surely companies have meeting rooms to have meetings.

I guess if someone wants to teach or hold a meeting in a coffee shop or restaurant it is ok - at off peak hours! I went to Black Canyon to eat a few months ago and on the table next to me was a guy with a laptop. He had an empty glass next to him. He was actually taking customers and telling their fortunes. I was in there for a good hour and not one of his "customers" bought anythng. A few weeks later I went there to eat on a Sunday and he was there again. There were no empty seats and I was in a bit of a bad mood anyway, so I complained about him. I guess you know reply - "mai pen rai". They lost my custom, not only that day but many more times. I have now found a new place to eat.

I remember a few years ago, I went to Paris and discovered that the toilets in McDonalds were relatively clean. I started to go there but was sonn stopped by staff who told me that I had to buy food first. Ok, I bought food and to my surprise, as soon as I had finished eating, they removed my tray and two or three minutes later asked me to leave. I am not complaining. If I had a restaurant I would do the same.

The answer is simple... these unfortunate people have the 'wrong' skin color, speak the 'wrong' language, and follow the 'wrong' religion in the eyes of the army and many of the traditional elite. So they are treated as if their lives are worth nothing. Sadly, much like the Rohingya and those innocent people killed at Krue Se and Tak Bae.

You read what the PM regards them as.

Pretty much sums it up.

If the local hoodlums want to put a damper on the media reporting, instead of threatening some poor Thai girl translator, why don;t they just arrange for the SKY News reporter to have an unfortunate traffic accident on the way back to his hotel. We all know how dangerous are those roads on Koh Samui.

I just hope your words don't come true.

Seems they have taken to threatening Sky News reporters as well.

3rd world tactics

Can you elaborate?

BBC News today reported that a police officer said that there couldn't be a new DNA test as there was no DNA material left to be tested.

That has taken quite a few years to do.

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The secret is out!

How can they know the unemployment rate when people don't register as being unemployed?

Will they do a reenactment?

I could be wrong but if things were cheaper I think

tourists would be back.

Thailand is no longer the cheap destination it was.

I'll eat my hat if those scandalous, way overpriced CTX scanners have been re-calibrated or even serviced since they were installed. It's called Security Theater in the US; they pretend to protect us at our expense/inconvenience and we, at least some of us, feel safer. If Kamronwit's son really is in Japan showing paperwork that the gun was legally bought in Thailand, then the headline makes the airport's director, Sirote Duangrat, look like a lying fool trying to cover-up the laxness of security at the airport he is responsible for. "Face". You have to laugh at the ridiculous lengths these guys will go to save it.

"Thai Airport Says Ex-Cop Arrested in Japan Didn't Bring Gun from Thailand". Then in the OP he goes on to quote him explaining how the gun really could have come through security but that it was not really a danger to the plane. You can't have it both ways, Khun Sirote. Either you claimed the gun didn't come from Thailand or you can sue the newspaper for misquoting you. Since Thailand has such a long history of reporters being scared to challenge patently BS statements by authorities, this has led to the authorities making the most inane comments as no one will point out to them how stupid it sounds (krieng jai - the act of never putting someone in and awkward or uncomfortable position), so they go blithely through life thinking they fooled everyone. Krieng jai is holding this country back as much as anything as there is no criticism; no criticism means there is no motivation for critical thinking. No critical thinking leads to poor planning... you see where I'm going with this?

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There was an article in the bangkok Post this morning stating that all scans are deleted after three days, so there are no records of the scans.

It went on to mention that (And I forget the exact words) the scanners may be in need of a service. Translated into English it means ... the scanners have never been serviced and are only for show, scanning only the largest of objects.

So, yes you are completely right.

I have just reveived photos taken froma Japanese website of him being escorted by Japanese police.

He doesn't look too upset, but is trying to hide under a big anorak type jacket.

There is also a photo of a tiny gun. So small that the whole thing fits in the palm of a hand.

Anyway, what is of concern is the fact that he carried the gun out of Thailand.

He may well have used the same line as some officual who smacked a security officer a few years ago.. "Don't you know who I am?"

Everyone should be searched and checked when it comes to airport security.

If he gets or has already been released ( as a previous post roported) by Japan they can really no longer call themselves a first world country! In this day and age with terrorist hijackings and when I have to stand in long lines having everything of mine checked and rechecked and scrutinised and confiscated and presents for my kids opened and x-rayed and the body frisking. Carrying a hand gun and ammo through any airport security check point should receive severe sentencing regardless of who the person is period. <deleted> you can't even take a bottle of water on an international flight!

I just spoke to my girlfriend and she changed her news to "will be released today after Thai Embassy negotiated with the Japanese police"

I should check and confirm the news before posting.

Sorry.

He has been released already. The Thai embassy helped him out.

I find that hard to believe without proof. Sounds like a troll post.

My girlfriend said it was on TV this morning. Sorry, that is the only proof I have.

Maybe other members can confirm. I am not at home, so I cannot confirm.

He has been released already. The Thai embassy helped him out.

I used to take a bus 72 quite often and 8 out of 10 times he would run the red light at Ekamai right in front of the police box.

When I asked my Thai colleagues as to why the police didn't do anything, they would reply "No point. Bus drivers have no money to pay the "fine"."

I go to a coffee shop that doesn't have a fixed price. They roast the beans themselves, bave excellent home made croissants and quiches.

There is a box by the door and you pay what you want.

Apart from that, there is a small coffee shop I know that serves really good fresh coffee for 15 baht!

I sometimes (not often) drink at a certain Starbucks mainly for the quietness and comfort of the place. Starbucks coffee is good, but overpriced.

Someone said Starbuck's near Tops Thong Lor is always crowded. Yes, with Hi so school kids who buy one cup of coffee between them and sit all afternoon sleeping in the comfy chairs.

I never go there now.

So his son and brother are sick?... Do they have MERs also?

You beat me to it.

I have a friend who works at the airport and last Friday she was taken ill with high fever, headache, sore throat and body ache. My first thoughts were influenza but in the back of my mind I thought about MERs.

Anyway she went to the hospital and they just said that it was a "female thing and that she needed to sleep more."

Today she feels better and it most likely was a flu, but the way they put it as a "female thing."

Now that MERS is confirmed the health authorities really need to wake up before it is too late. I really hope that this is a isolated case.

Seems like all the Thaksin lackey are getting in line to fulfil Thaksin's long held dream of owning his first legal casino in Thailand...

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"Past governments, including the Thaksin Shinawatra administration, had floated the prospect of granting concessions to investors to develop such entertainment and gaming complexes in Thailand..."

"Mr Chuvit said the casino's owner has ties to the relatives of "the man who now lives in Dubai", a likely reference to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. He said he would like Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra - Thaksin's sister - to ask her relatives whether they know about the gambling den."

"He also accused Maj Anan, who is a former Pheu Thai MP, of seeking to bring about ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra's dream of opening a legal casino in the country."

"...at least 2.5 trillion baht is gambled illegally by Thais each year. This huge sum has caught the eye of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He wants to open legal casinos ... In November 2002, the PM met with the chairman of MGM Mirage, the leading casino corporation in America, about possible investment in Thailand."

I agree with you. I am sure this is Thaksin's doing.

Why is the police chief still putting off the removal of Thaksin's police rank?

That man still has a LOT of influence in Thailand.

Having said that, yes I think it would be a good idea to have casinos in Thailand. I think it would bring a lot of money into the country and keep a lot in.

The only problem could be the mafia gangs that would be formed.

Personally, I don't care. I used to live close to a casino, but never went there. The only winners are the owners.

Why don't they talk to the prime-minister? He knows who it is.

From another thread :

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has brushed aside a coup rumour insisting that it was spread by ill-intent elements to cause public confusion.

He said he knew who the rumour monger was and threatened legal actions against him.

Good move, but let the regular rubbish collection work first.

The rubbish collectors are 3 days late this week.

Some of the neighbours pack their rubbish in plastic bags, which in turn are ripped open by street dogs and poor people rummaging through the waste.

Where does all the spilled litter go?.......down the drains!

I use a private hospital and find their services and fees, ( excluding prescriptions ), to be fair but wish you could communicate with the Doctor via Email after a treatment fails without having to make another appointment to tell him/her it failed.

" Take 2 of these daily for 2 weeks " and then after 1 week something bad or just nothing good happens so you must make another appointment when, via Internet , you could tell those results and get his/her advise. I wouldn't mind paying a fee for this service to avoid the time/expense of another visit.

Your request is intelligent and reasonable but not feasible. The medical community is hesitant to embrace the option because they don't want to get bogged down answering emails, for which they are not paid. It would be difficult to invoice and collect for electronic consultations. As well, there is the fear of malpractice. Western MDs don't do emails either.

Will they have Thai and English language pages?

Thai prices for Thais in Thai script and lower that farang prices? Just like national parks.

I have lost faith in private Thai hospitals after they lowered their quote by nearly 50% after finding out I lived in Thailand.

Why are you upset? You saved money didn't you? Are you aware that the private hospitals still obtain a benefit from the Thai taxpayers and it is therefore to be expected that a lower fee would be charged to Thailand residents? Thai provate hospitals benefit because: medical personnel are still trained at state expense, health care facilities have a different tax structure than other business operations, the hospitals benefit from the national drug purchase program etc. The end result is that you benefited and yet you are angry. I don't understand why any resident would be upset when treated fairly.

another issue being shoved under the carpet ? what has happened to the investigation into private hospital charges and where is the end result ?.

The private hospitals are owned by some very wealthy and powerful entities. As you may recall they were active in the campaign against the former government because that government attempted to allow Thais of limited financial means access to the private for profit hospitals. The military administration is not going to antagonize its friends.

In reply to your remark about being upset. I am not upset. Just stating a fact.

In fact I asked at another hospital and the operation there cost about 30% of the original quote at Bangkok hospital.

I am assuming these lads were not contemplating highjacking, but attempting to take weapons home for personal use or sale. Even so, it was incredibly stupid.

Could be. Could also be a test of the security system for future operations.

I find it strange tht they attempt to take weapons from a country like Pakistan. Maybe they don't know that it has a reputation of harbouring and supporting terrorists.

Will they have Thai and English language pages?

Thai prices for Thais in Thai script and lower that farang prices? Just like national parks.

I have lost faith in private Thai hospitals after they lowered their quote by nearly 50% after finding out I lived in Thailand.