Tropicalevo

So the PM has very low standards.

There is no bridge at the moment and there is no definite plan to build one. There is a request for the bidding process to start. That is all. Then again, maybe no one wants to bid or maybe it will fail the environmental impact assessment. Personally, I do not expect to see a bridge to Samui in my lifetime. The estimated completion date of the electrical project is 2029 and that is only if they start the project now. Not some time in the future. Last New year's Eve, there was a major power outage in the north east of the island, caused by heavy demand. Transformers were exploding one after another all along the roads. Quite a few 5* hotels lost a lot of money over that outage. Their comments to the government departments responsible are probably not printable. Part of the local infrastructure in that area has already been upgraded to cater for additional power. Samui needs more electricity (and water) now.

The owner of the van is Russian and he lent it to his Ukrainian friend. ???? Lots of Russians and Ukrainians are friends and some are even in the same family. It's just a location problem. That is why many do not want to kill each other.

If that is a photo of actual canal, they do not stand a chance on finding the poor mite. ????

I expect that my neighbours and I are paying for it. Electricity where we are is currently 9 baht per Kw/hr and that is before the latest price increase that is due soon. At least some of the taxes that I have been paying for the last 22 years are now being spent on Samui.

Yes - greed is accelerating. I found Bank of Ayudhaya to be better than all booths in my area. https://www.krungsri.com/en/exchangerate/Todayrates U.S.A. USD 1 33.97000 35.35000 34.72000 34.82000 35.32000 U.S.A. USD 5-20 34.37000 35.36000 UNQ. UNQ. UNQ. U.S.A. USD 50-100 34.69000 35.37000 UNQ. UNQ. UNQ. EURO EUR 36.46000 37.54000 36.49885 36.61885 37.37885 UNITED KINGDOM GBP 41.14000

A very sad case. RIP little one.

You should fill in a TM 30 and take to the local Immigration office. The hotel will do this for you and the landlord should if it is a rental, but some landlords are lazy (or just avoiding paying tax on the income).

Come on guys - homeless people need nooky too.

Congratulations Rooster. A much needed boost for you after your recent tribulations. 'Live long and prosper'.

I do not break the law either. That is why I gave them the UK address but I also informed them that I was living overseas. The bank have both my UK address and my overseas address and seem to handle that one well. New bank and credit cards go to the UK address and spam and circulars sometimes come to my Thai address. ????

I also told the pensions people that my main residence was based overseas, so whilst they see a UK address, I do not receive the UK additional benefits. (I do not really need a heating allowance ????)

Slightly off the main subject, but I broke even with solar in less than three years. (Thirteen panels.) BUT - I pay 8 baht per unit for electricity. I do not have batteries, just turn the meter back during the daylight hours. I run the pool from 09.00 to 17.00. Always clear. I usually only use a/c in the bedroom at night for a couple of hours during March and April. Fans on 24/7 - no a/c in the living area. Four fridges and three computers.

I have a UK address and phone number and my pension is paid into my UK bank account. I have lived here for over 20 years. I have never had to fill in a POL form.

Message from Lomprayah tonight. Due to bad weather, ferries to Koh Tao and KPN leaving from Nathon tomorrow. NOT Maenam (Pralarn pier).

If you donate at a government facility (clinic, hospital, blood drive etc) then the blood is treated the same as Thai donations - usually free. If you donate at a private hospital and it is used in emergency procedures, again, free. If it is used in after-care at a private hospital, then probably charged but I do not have evidence of that.

I disagree. Everyone walked away from a potential disaster and the plane was brought down safely and can be repaired. Oil giv it foive. ????

Minimum wage is 350 baht or thereabouts. 1,500 baht per day is pretty good. It's more than I pay my staff and they are paid well above the minimum wage.

Donating blood does save lives. The life that you save may be a loved one. I have donated blood (Rh-) all of my life and only stopped when I reached 70 years of age. Here on Samui I was registered at a couple of the hospitals and have been called out a few times over the years for an emergency donation.

I am not surprised that many young people are depressed. Tell me again, what does this government do for them?

Someone going through a difficult and traumatic time and a potential disaster hanging over his head. Yet again, genuine, friendly people come to the rescue. Well done. Thank goodness that there are more good people in the world than bad ones.

A very sad case all round.

I believe that the fact that almost all e-cigarettes, hookahs etc are imported (illegally), would make vaping illegal. ie using an illegal device.

And that is why there are so many private hospitals in Phuket. The hospitals love the money. Same here in Samui.

Well done HammerMan and everyone involved. 'Nuff said.