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The taxi driver should have been arrested. It's a scam to charge 2,000 Baht for that ride.

1 hour ago, FlorC said:

It's not like there is a big border wall.

 

Tough decision , walk a couple of km through the forest and cross the border

or commit suicide drinking toilet cleaner.

Maybe he was already arrested and not allowed to do the walk! But he should have known, that he would have to pay for overstay!

Make all drivers blow the alcohol meter, before they can enter the expressway.

The water will reflect the rays of the sun, so if you are in or near the water, you will more easily get burned. On our last trip to Koh Samui, we took the very early morning flight, because it was several thousands of Baht cheaper than any of the later flights. We arrived in the hotel around 8 am and we knew that we couldn't check in that early, so after eating breakfast we decided to spend the next 4 hours resting on the beach in the shade of some trees. Since our sun protection was still in our suitcases, which we deposited in the reception, we didn't go out in the sun at all, but still my sensitive farang-skin got very red and painful, so I had to avoid the sun for the next few days. We will soon be travelling to Koh Samui on the very early morning flight again, but this time I will make sure to grab the sun protection from my suitcase, before heading to the beach chairs after breakfast  😀😀😀.

I would gladly buy lottery-tickets, but only if I could buy them online and get any winnings automatically transferred to my account.

Years ago when I was living in a small condo, I had a combined washer/dryer (condenser) from Electrolux. The washing part was great, but the drying was miserable and would take at least 3-4 hours for just half of the clothes to get dry. It was much faster to dry the clothes hanging on the balcony.

I used to go to the hospital every 1 or 2 years  to get ear wax cleaned out of my ears. The last bill in my local private hospital was 1,600 Baht, which made me decide to buy an ear syringe and do it by myself. I fill the ear syringe with clean tempered water and do it during my shower, so it's easy to flush the ear wax down the drain. Ear syringes can be bought in the pharmacy or online for a few Baht, but before you start doing it, you better be 100% sure, that you don't have a different ear problem. The Hydrogen Peroxide solution didn't work for me, but if you should decide to try it, make sure that you do not use a stronger solution than 3%.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322725#summary
 

24 minutes ago, xn47140 said:

Why not shower together?

Maybe he needed to take a dump?

They must be getting really desperate to bring back tourists now!

The Benz dealers are probably stocking up already.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand steps up efforts against scams and online crime with new measures

I wonder why it has taken them so long?

9 hours ago, thesetat said:

Thailand seeks to take and sell your car for this? I do not see how they can do this, especially when you might not own the car and simply loaned it to someone who drove and drank without your knowledge. 

They are already doing it in some european countries - even with borrowed or leased cars. The owner can off course appeal the confiscation, if there is a good reason why the car should not be confiscated, like if someone has used the car without the owners permission - but then there could be added theft charges on top of the reckless driving charges. Even some very valuable supercars have been confiscated, where the owners have lost the appeal.

47 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Been going to Samut Prakan office for 18 years, they have never asked for the bank letter the same day, including  when there last Monday. They have always accepted the bank letter dated the day before and once a few days before. 

Maybe their requirements got lost in translation. Maybe they only meant, that the bank book update should be from the same day. But then I would have to visit the bank twice.

16 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Just to be clear. 

You ask for a 3 month bank statement AND bank letter. 

The bank letter simply shows owner of the account and balance at time of issue. 

The statement shows balances over the 3 months to show financial compliance. 

Both can be obtained prior to attending immigration. (validity 7 days) 

Samut Prakan Immigration require the bank letter and statement to be done on the same day! We normally start out in the morning at Kasikorn Bank in Pak Nam (opens 8:30) a few km's from Immigration office. Then take a taxi to the amphur, which is in walking distance from the Immigration office. Construction is going on at the amphur in Samut Prakan, so it's a bit difficult to find the main entrance. Most people currently use the rear entrance where there is a small road. Walk up the stairs to 1st floor. The counter for marriage certificate is 1st counter on the right hand side. 

23 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Following completion of the massage session, the staff informed the couple of the charges. However, the couple reportedly began to dispute the pricing. In an effort to avoid confrontation, the parlour offered to reduce the charge to the basic package rate of 350 baht per person per hour.

So how much was the first amount the massage shop charged??

On 6/1/2025 at 11:52 AM, Gsxrnz said:

And that's what happens when Europeans or South Americans learn the importance of a decimal point, viz a viz a comma when separating whole numbers.  

Agreed. I once paid 100x my electricity bill due to my european keyboard using , instead of . as a decimal point. Kasikorn bank still ignores , as a decimal point.

Thailand asked for more quality tourists, but didn't quite reach the target.

On 5/30/2025 at 5:47 AM, Georgealbert said:

The victim, believed to be a minor

Probably without a driving license, but even that would not have assured, that he would have known about the rules for passing a railroad crossing.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Originally, the Finance Ministry sought 35.7 billion baht in compensation from the former prime minister, attributing the losses directly to policies enacted during her administration. However, upon review, the Supreme Administrative Court decided to reduce this figure to 10 billion baht

Yingluck don't have that kind of money, so follow the money trail and get the money back from the puppet-masters!

45 minutes ago, Halnodeya said:

Getting rid of the non Thai girls is a good thing. Ok, getting rid of the non Asian girls is a good thing. If I can't drive a tuk tuk in Thailand then these non Asian money makers shouldn't be allowed to apply their trade as well.

Because no Thai would ever consider to travel abroad and work illegally as a prostitute?

The whole lower Sukhumvit area has slowly but steadily been transformed into one huge brothel with streetwalkers everywhere!