Tropicalevo

Who was never elected by a vote. Ah yes, he came to power via a coup!

A very emotional subject this one. I watched my son die slowly from untreatable brain tumours. He was no more than a cabbage during his last six months. He wore nappies, in a hospice and had to have everything done for him by the fabulous staff there. Full marks to them but...... There is no way that I will let that happen to me. I am DNR registered and carry an organ donor card. Quality of life is the main thing.

Or paper copies of the details page as well as the immigration stamp when you last entered Thailand. Both needed for TM 30 reporting and Samui IO do random checks for them.

I would be happy with either rate. I pay 9 baht per unit. ☹️

I didn't but I will try and find out what was discussed. It will probably be on their FB page but I do not use FB. ????

Did Thailand move up one slot or did someone else move down? How was Thailand's score this year compared with previous pre-Covid years?

Not a chance. I bought crash helmets for all of the staff some years ago. With only one exception (the supervisor) all of the others were sold at the market.

I'm a walking billing machine for the medical profession. Chronic bronchitis (COPD), chronic kidney disease, largest prostate my urologist had ever seen, a fatty liver and gout. Just about to have an operation to remove cataracts and I have been totally deaf in one ear since my teens. Life is great. I eat what I want. ???? ????I drink what I want ????and do what I want. ???? Quality of life is the important thing. My son died aged 38 from untreatable brain tumours. I watched him die a slow, horrible death in a hospice where he could not do anything and had to wear nappies. Not for me. DNR registered and carry an organ donor card. (Heart is 100% OK). All my friends know that I will not die a slow, painful death. 'Nuff said.

Just to throw a bit more gasoline onto the fire - I was under the impression that the suspension of the TM 30 reporting for long term folk was only temporary because of Covid. ie they did not want lots of coughing people going to IO offices. Here on Samui they insist on everyone having an up to date one. Once you are set up on-line, it takes two minutes. Why the fuss?

I had one when I was a teenager. Doc froze it. Problem solved.

Frightening that the Chinese have 'police stations' all over the world. Amazed that other governments allow it.

In other news, the girls were aged 16 and 17.

It's OK for you lot. In the development where I live, the local snake wrangler is me. Just 30 minutes ago I had to remove an immature cobra from my neighbours garden. She was worried about her dogs being bitten.

The article indicates that it is not under control at all.

Many of them are ???? but a few are not ????

Sad to see the written word is in its death throes. Good luck with the new project, and it's goodbye from him......

And still the government do nothing to help the majority of people in Thailand. Sad that petty crime is seen as then only option for some.

I see what you did there ????

A good description of the difference between decriminalise and legalise. Same as with Cannabis. It has been decriminalised but is still not legal except for medicinal cannabis.

Airport taxis have been ripping people off since Noah was a lad. I had many arguments going from DM to my apartment back in the early 90's. I suppose that the only reason this is news is that they have stopped one driver.

I suspect that the issue is more a lack of revenue during Covid. ???? All of those free extensions that many people took advantage of. Immigration are having to get their revenue stream going again. ????

I wish that I had thought of an ombudsman 20 years ago but I was living in Thailand by then. Difficult to do by post?

Not a chance but NatWest happily opened a new account for me.

I wish them all good luck on this one. Legalise drugs but not sex? How dumb is that? Oh, I forgot. Anutin obviously does not make money from sex.

This is no different to what has been happening in the UK (and other countries) for years. Back in the early 2000's I had my HSBC account in Bangkok and my Nat West account in Jersey closed because of my connection to a friend who was murdered by a guy who was wanted for money laundering back in the USA. It took me six months to prove my innocence. (With banks, you are guilty until you prove your innocence.) Six months without access to my salary and savings.