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Body shaming alive and well here I see.

I suppose there is some kind of logic to body armour being illegal. However, only in countries where it is sometimes necessary to shoot the populace. 

It's strange how other countries manage to get their fugitives returned to them without having to revoke their passport.

As in so many aspects of life in Thailand, the refusal of an elite to recognise that the ground is crumbling beneath them is common to so many of the problems that plague this country.

On 3/25/2017 at 6:07 PM, spiderorchid said:

I see little evidence of groups of juveniles... yet. Only been treated with respect by young men, but that is my country area where everyone can get a job if they wish. But I tend to agree with conscription for young unemployed. Maybe it will teach them discipline, respect, ego respect, love of country and love of the people they are meant to respect. 

Patriotism, the last refuge of scoundrels. And Thailand has quite a few of them. Strip me of my right to vote, my freedom to express myself and then conscript me. East Germany with sunshine.

Undoubtedly from Sweden, most Middle Easterners are these days 

Not seeing this anywhere else on the forum.

Likely to be followed by other nations I guess. Will have a huge effect on flights through the middle east.

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The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries.

A US government source told the BBC that the measure would affect nine airlines operating out of 10 airports.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39333424

How many Indians selling stuff in MBK (aggressively too) , reserved occupation, very poor Thai language skills so certainly not citizens. And boy, do they target Indian tourists.

I think the question I would be asking does anyone know an airline flying that route that accepts and is good with unaccompanied minors. It should also be a direct flight. So it's really EVA or KLM.Would also need to be booked via the airline and not a discounter.

8 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

playing devil's advocate, £18,600 is not  a high salary for the UK, i was earning considerable more that that in the 1980s.

 

my friends in the UK easily earn this in a month or two.

 

anyone who has effectively planned for their retirement should also be able to meet this financial requirement.

 

alternatively the savings of your wife can be used to support the application

£18,600 is not a high salary but that's not the point. The £27K average salary is a median figure, only 40% of UK taxpayers earn over £18K and that percentage would be a lot lower in many of the regions.

The "crush" on the BTS or MRT is a mere pipedream for those of us spending 20 minutes in a rugby scrum just trying to access the Circle line platform, let alone a train at London's Kings Cross at 8.30 am.

Can't find this running elsewhere on the forum. Prolific is the right word too (amongst many others I can't use here) admitted  to 45 child rapes all over the place. 

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The 70-year-old was arrested in 2013 in Thailand on suspicion of abusing young boys, but he skipped bail and fled the country before he could be prosecuted.

In a case of mistaken identity, Thai police jailed another man, charity worker, Ian Tracey, for the offences and he spent 14 months in the notorious Nong Plalai in Pattaya before the error was realised and he was freed."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/01/prolific-paedophile-andrew-tracey-brought-justice-30-year-reign/

I'm sure you will. The saying that if you lie down with dogs you get fleas tends to apply to the four legged variety less.

38 minutes ago, realenglish1 said:

I just half to laugh The Thai people will accept this because they have no backbone

No sense of Unity 

This is a joke 19 months after the constitution is done What number constitution is this now 7 or 9

Its worth the paper it is printed on How long will this constitution last for 

 

 

Actually I think they accept it because to protest against it means prison or being shot dead.

8 hours ago, dddave said:

I think the OP, being such a cool and uber-hip dude. is seriously demeaning himself by even coming to Bangkok. Such cocksure self-sufficiency and self-admiration would certainly be far more appreciated in somewhere far away...maybe Bali or perhaps Tasmania.

You forgot to include "offensive" as well, actually the more he opens his mouth the more one is inclined to think that Nana would be his natural territory were it not for the cost.

16 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

border to surin is easy, bus's run throughout the day....  around an hour.

Thanks Richard. I'll slum it and spend my 5000 THB somewhere else!

Assuming one gets to the border at a reasonable time, say lunchtime, anyone know the public transport options to Surin or Sisaket ?

On 11/27/2016 at 3:04 AM, Mitkof Island said:

From what i have seen this seems perfectly normal.

If youth but knew, could age but do.

66 pages. I don't know.

But at least I know I don't know.

Goodnight.

2 hours ago, i claudius said:

Years ago I used to get cover for a preixisting condition when I came here ,it was very expensive and lasted only 2 weeks, no way will you get 6 months

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Doesn't have to be the case. Asthma is one example where you can still get cover for extended periods and there are many others. Depends on the ailment, history of hospitalisation etc. The advent of very sophisticated algorithms has made this a much more competitive business than it used to be with some good specialist underwriters.  

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

This is a thread about visa changes.

If there is no choice, many of us won't be able to meet the 100K income requirement, or be able or willing to deposit 3 million baht. 

Then there is the health insurance thing ... can of words.

For those preaching right wing pop psychology about the moral superiority of wealthy people, please don't bother. 

I'm sure there's a financial requirement level almost everyone here couldn't meet either.

Feeling smug and gloating that you can make this new level is rather crass. So you might have money, but whether you have CLASS is another matter.

Sounding more like Oscar Wilde every day Jingthing .

28 minutes ago, bokningar said:

The fact that it at least according to 

http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-immigration-in-the-dark-over-new-10-year-visa-60012.php#VpskdB1KvUsTR8zq.97

 

only will be available to people from some countries

"The visa would be made available to citizens of Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States, Col Apisit said. "

 

Make it more likely the old A-O visa still will be available.

Or all other will have no long stay option. 

Why Australia and not New Zealand, Sweden and not Denmark, France and not Belgium? 

" Intended to promote Thailand as a hub for medical services, the policy was approved by the interim cabinet on Tuesday, according to spokesman Athisit Chainuwat. "

If you want to promote Thailand as a hub for medical services why choose those countries  whose citizens have no need to use Thailand as a medical hub ?

Back of envelope stuff methinks.

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I think if you read the full article it's obvious that they have blagged the job, they were never professional chefs. Most chefs I know would love a 10 hour day.

4 hours ago, Foreign Jim said:

The only people to blame are the idiots who ran the dog over. Stop whining. 

No the idiots are the animal welfare people that tried to dart a non-threatening approachable dog.

7 hours ago, Clamhua said:

Openroomz does the same as Trivago...

Possibly so, but the girl in the Trivago ad is soooo cute I know which hotel booking site my fingers stray to