mrukman

Hi kaosoi and welcome to TV. yes sin sod is paid when you marry and not before. If the girl has never married expect to pay a lot more, but normally you will get most of it back after the wedding. It is just to show everyone that you have the financial clout to support her. As for them asking for cash and gold now like you have heare'd they are simply trying to see if you will part with your cash for them nothing more nothing less. They will see you as a walking atm for them. If g/f doesn't support your idea of giving them f / all simply move on otherwise you will be exploited for your money. Most of the comments you will here on tv is worth listening too dont let the little head control the big head.

There is a lot of racist Thais Hagenvon ask some on the forum why people from Bkk and the south call people from issan black's and monkeys these are terms i have heare'd said about issan people. There the nice words i can print.

See the gazette gives its readers the information they deserve. An emloyee from a bar which has been shut for 4 days, but not a mention of the bar in question. Well better not to spread panic, or the bar owner to lose to much cash i suppose. Usual answear from the head of the bar scene doesn't seem to have affected tourism mmmmm whats 1st in there eyes, profit or health.

from reading the previouse posts from the like's of phuketian who by all accounts spreads a tale like the tourist minister on phuket will he tell us why there are so many complaints about the tuk tuk mafia the jet ski rip offs the crime rate that has increased in the last 6 monthe's the price's for copied goods and the overall condition of the new beach pedestrian area where your like'ly to be run over by the locals who use it on there bike's and the state of the Soi's and the raw sewage pumped into patong bay at the end of the beach rd. On a reason thailand is known as a currupt country A female thai police officer has done a runner with 50 million baht collected mostly from her friends in the force over the last ten years as one senior officer admitted yes we knew it was a scam but we let it go because it was run by one of our own. at least in the uk ok our ministers have been rumbled but unlike thai corruption there booty will all be paid back and they are and will never be allowed into goverment again while im on a high has not your ex prime minister been found to be corrupt or did he just steal from the local thai. Im afraid your problems start at the top where from the start they are untouchable.

Well what a load of crap do the tourist ministers think we will swallow that nonsense flu bug my arse it annoys me that they keep pumping out excuse after excuse the thais might be fooled into believing this kind of tripe but here in the uk we know why its in a s t state its got nothing to do with recession flu credit crunch why can't thai visa contact someone from the tourism ministry and tell them we the tourist's do not want to be murdered mugged have our hard earned cash milked from us by tuk tuks jet ski tailours t-shirt sellers massage girls who abuse us when we dont want a massage. then theres the double pricing for falangs and the rip off artists that con us. Yes we fly for over 14 hours to get to your island and we deserve to be treated as a guest not someone they can do with as above. Put these points to the minister for tourism see if he acts.

Well at least its not brudder fall down well now leg no good not work land family hungry i lub you tilac if you lub me you give ok.

Lets be honest thailands reputation is in tatters now and instead of rooting out the problems and dealing with them thet will simply stick there head in tha sand with the answear dont worry its just a farrang there are many more. Well the latest nail was the aussie threatened with 2 years in jail for stealing a beer mat. Well done patong and the aussie bar why did the aussie owner press charge's then realising the damage to his bars from other aussies retract his statement ??? to late mate damage done. Even in the uk we know the unfriendly beermat aussie bar. Can anyone tell me 10 good things about phuket and i will double it with the problems your minister will never address to tempt tourists back.

At the end of the day thai woman see us nothing more than a walking atm when that bank runs out simply open another account. Can Any thai woman on here tell me or other members why a 20+ young girl would want to marry a older guy in his 50-60s is it for love. I know many thai girls have married falang just to get there new home the new car the passport and low and behold a few years down the line there in there new house with the family having moved out of the village shack and the Han-sum falang is back in falangistan with <deleted> all. no money no job and no wife. This happens more and more now as the girls are being taught how to brighten up there and there family's way of life. One More question where in thailand are the best scam artists from.

Last year a warning of a new scam at swampy was issued. It said that because duty free from Europe had to be in clear bags ( which they are) there were spotters in the Airport looking for tourists flying in with more ciggies that were allowed. A pull from Airport security and low and behold your ciggies confiscated and a fine. I read this on several site's. Your Scammed here in Thailand before you even leave the Airport.

Isn't it a shame that Phuket Gazette never address the real issue's on the Island and they never print anything they think will damage the island. When we all know the Tuk Tuk problems the jet ski rip off merchants and the Awfull pricing for farangs that are driving people away. They never seem to answear these questions they simply ignore them.

We have a word for that kind of tv filming its called propaganda the germans were good at that in the second world war. When all around you is in deep trouble just film things that make it look as though there is nothing to worry about and all is well. Well i for 1 dont go with that and neither will most of the tourists planning on comeing to phuket soon or in the near future. We know your tourism leaders are in the s t because of the lack of tourists due to thailands decline into a power riddled country what has shown it self to the world media just how it is run the pictures of the Helicopter ferrying the asian summit ministers told us the thai gov't could not guarrentee there safety so what chance have we the unsuspecting holiday maker have.

The ex governor tried to take on the bad boy's and because he trod on some toe's he was quickly dispatched up north. Cant see the new head doing much yes he's already upset people. not any answears to the real prblems like the Tuk Tuk problem the scamming problem seems to be setting himself up to line his pockets and disregard the real problems.

It is well known that bsd press is bad news for phuket that is why the phuket gazette does not print crime figures like other local papers also when there is a serious crime they seem to put it way down the page.

Ive staye'd in a few Hotels where there were maid's and the wife's underwear kept going missing. Usually through the day when the room was cleaned.

Not wanting to throw a spanner in the works but wasn't Thailand better when Taxi was in power. Didn't hear so much about murders high crime rates and drug fuel'd gangs roaming the streets when he was in power.

It seem's to me being just a farang that the thai posters in here are trying to make Excuse after Excuse for there so called police force.

Time to face facts friends. They are not a force they are just a little bit better then the tourist police. We never here any real evidence gained at crime's usually if a farrang FALLS from a building it is always suicide. So why are the majority of them in underwear. The thai police force are only capable of controling traffic when its busy or, there are a lot of farangs out and about on the Rat u Thit in patong mmmm a good place to make a bit of cash on the side. Can you honestly come in here and tell us that you have full faith in your force and feel a little bit of pleasure knowing the guy who burgled your house will be caught and brought to justice.

Farrang Craving. In Thailand 1 man 1 vote will not happen because the well off in BKK do not recognise The People in isan. In there own words ie How can we accept the people ikn the North ( isan) to vote when the do not understand or know what there voting for. So you think Thailand is a democracy mmmm dont think so when the wealthy addopt this kind of Racism.

Opposition files impeachment motion against Abhisit

BANGKOK: -- The opposition Pheu Thai Party Wednesday asked the Senate to impeach Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on charges of corruption and constitutional violations.

Pheu Thai MP Piraphan Phalusuk represented his party to file an impeachment motion against Abhisit with Senate Speaker Prasobsuk Boondej at Parliament at 10 am. The motion was sponsored by 158 Pheu Thai MPs.

The impeachment motion is part of the no-confidence plan against the prime minister. The Constitution requires the opposition to seek an impeachment against the prime minister when it decides to hold a censure debate against the premier.

The motion alleged that Abhisit did not support democracy and abused his authority and had concealed allegedly unlawful donations given to his Democrat Party.

-- The Nation 2009-03-11

Lets see if PTP can bring up anything substantive rather than just some nonsense and Thaksin inspired mantra about "not by democratic procedure", PAD minister, PAD, conspiracy, PAD, military service blah blah blah. Be an interesting test of whether having lost the constitutonally required vote on being the party in power the PTP actually responsibly accept their role as an opposition party or they remain just a vehicle for other things.

I didn't see a change of persons at PTP....I think not much hope

Never go back to a bar girl's Loom if she say she lub yu long time and very hansum man, never buy them jewelery.

Not being much into Thai politics but how can a Country run by clowns and people who only want to line there own pockets be taken seriousely. At the end of the day they all piss in the same pot only diff is in BKK There made from fine china and In in Isan its a clay pot. Why is it a foreighner can be locked up for les' majeste yet clowns and terroists are allowed to take over Airports and parliment buildings yes indeed shows how your country is run.

I did hear that the Suckhumvit bar Complex on the Rat - u -thit had been boarded up by the Owner of the building and all the bar owners had been stopped going inside. Has the Suckhumvit re-opened or is it shut for good.

Well I might have a negative attitude but im also correct with everyting thats been said about Patong. It has changed so much in such a short time yet people like you whoohoo and thai wanderer dont seem to grasp the other side from a tourist's point of view.

And you have not responded to the earlier post's as to why or should I say who is commiting all the muggings , theft , and murders that have increased since the credit crunch and yes it is only going to get worse. So stop trying to blame it on off comer's the problem lie's with you and the local mafia who seem to control the resorts not your local plod or Mayor. This will be my last post on this subject because all has been cover'd but as a last thought The new police comander who was brought in wants the crime rate reduced within 3 month's because of the damage to the tourist industry that it is causing in His own words not mine. He knows you have a tarnished image that is not acceptable As a safe destination so woohoo and wanderer without calling us stupid fallangs with attitude explain to me and the other forum members WHY has Phuket And Patong got the reputation it has.

It was me who made the remarks about you going back picking rice it was me who told you about your return to poverty if the tourist;s stay away it was me who aske'd you Wanderer whty the murders and robberies are on the increase noy Syl its not rocket science to understand why you never answered these questions i put to you, why is that wanderer. I have been comeing back to phuket for 3-4 years now so yes that doe's give me the right to critisize i have thai and English friend's there but in all honestly would you spend your hard earned cash in a place where your movements are restricted with the rise of crime ie riding between Kata and patong after dark or the fallang buisness owners being murdered weekly what sort of message does this give out. Do you honestly think your paradise is a safe destination, and yes we do have a saying which goes along the line's of look beyond the thai smile and you will see the true thai money money and greed never trust a thai.

Thaivisa is now a big player in thailand so I am sure Fairport properties are also aware of thaivisa ask them to contact to them on your behalf and let them know that they f/field will never have a farrang customer and the publicity they will recieve if they don't stump up your cash will certainly not do them any favours if they try and advertise on any site's.