Tropicalevo

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.

Yet another law that is impossible to follow. Akin to the tinted window law. How on earth is a driver supposed to stop passengers from standing up? Unenforceable!

Maybe Governor Wichawut should come to Samui more often. That hospital is the sixth hospital on the island, Yes, Bangkok Airways built the airport (without help from the government), but Ii it still a monopoly if other airlines fly into Samui on a regular basis?

That is five private hospitals plus one government hospital.

The Chinese are coming to Samui. Chengdu Airlines lands today. That is the second non PG airline to grace our shores since Covid visited us. Also, an unscheduled flight landed at about 06.15 - 06.30. Do any of you know what that was about?

Welcome back and stay well.

It was a key election issue at the last election. Uncle Tu promised to clamp down it. The result seems to be that more people in uniform are taking larger 'bonus's'. ie uniforms first.

I sometimes use Memo Travel for schedules and tickets. Lomlahkkirin is also Lomprayah. Same family I have been told. Lomlahk use smaller speedboats. Not enough business for Lomprayah's larger catamarans. https://www.phanganferries.com/search?order_type=&order_by=&loc_from=Koh+Tao&loc_to=Koh+Samui&journey_date=17+Feb%2C+2023&adult_no=1&children_no=0

How can it be called a war on drugs when he keeps legalising them?

I changed the name on a m/b book last week by using copies of the passport and the work permit.

I have both and no known drawbacks (yet). Almost no one wants to see the id card - everyone still asks for copy passport. Id card name is a Thai translation - does not match bank account details etc. Id number on the card was not accepted as a valid id number when I tried to keep my Thai PayPal account open.

They are joking surely.

I do not know bike rental places in Chaweng. However, I have a friend who stays at OP Bungalow every year for three months and they always fix him up with a scooter for his visits. Not the best scooter in the world but it does the job. As an aside - they have no availability until March. The island is busy. https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/op-bungalow.en-gb.html?aid=390156&label=duc511jc-1DCAso3QFCC29wLWJ1bmdhbG93SDNYA2jdAYgBAZgBCbgBF8gBD9gBA-gBAYgCAagCA7gCxvKinwbAAgHSAiQ3NDIzMWIwNy1lZWVjLTQyNTUtOWEwNi1lYmM3Nzc2YzJiYmbYAgTgAgE&sid=c72718a272b397ad44f90a0f1d839150&dist=0&keep_landing=1&sb_price_type=total&type=total&

Motorbikes and scooters are as rare as hen's teeth at the moment. Almost impossible to rent one at short notice. What area are you staying in? A lot of bike shops tend to rent locally.

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