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German man murdered as he interrupts thief inside his own home.
PATTAYA: -- Police from Pattaya received a report of a foreign man who had been critically injured during a house robbery and their urgent assistance was required. Police first went to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital and found doctors attempting to revive Mr. Claus Injenhart aged 73 from Germany. Unfortunately he never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead moments later.
An inspection of the body uncovered puncture wounds and a deep cut to his left side. Realizing there was nothing more to see at the Hospital, Police made their way to the man’s house, number 154/11 at the Interhouse Village in Soi Thappraya 5 in Jomtien.
Evidence of a knife attack was found along with blood stains on the stone floor. Khun Whan aged 57, Mr. Injenhart’s wife explained to Police what had happened. It begun when the couple awoke in the early hours of Friday Morning after hearing noises coming from the ground floor.
Mr. Injenhart went to investigate and found a Thai man rummaging though his possessions. He attempted to stop the thief who then produced a knife and attacked the German house owner who was left for dead by the thief who was described as aged between 20 and 25, who then fled the scene.
Police are now conducting a murder investigation in conjunction with the Germany Embassy in Bangkok.
-Pattaya City News 2005-09-10
anyone knows a good bodyguard service, as I have to go to Pattaya in a few weeks, and it appears to be necessary there nowadays?
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German national goes bezerk in prison
On September 6th, at 1.00 am,German national goes bezerk in prison
Most of us come to live in Pattaya, to enjoy the wonderful people, climate, and idyllic lifestyle. But for some, they just go stir crazy.
On September 6th, at 1.00 am, a German national, who was languishing in the Pattaya Police Station Jail because of his continual troublesome behaviour to those around him and for attempting to harm himself on many occasions, was taken to Hospital.
The 50 year old Peter Vague started a commotion in the cells by firstly attacking fellow inmates, and then attempting to injure himself. He became uncontrollable, sustaining numerous injuries to his body. It appears that the man is disturbed psychologically, frequently turned on other inmates, who this time retaliated, causing the injuries.
The man's history is one of a successful stock market player, who lived with his Thai girlfriend at the Markland Hotel on Pratumnak Hill, but lost a fortune on the markets and (therefore ?) his girlfriend, then went into severe depression.
The previous day the German was arrested by police because the owner of the establishment alerted them to the man who threatened to jump from an above ground floor of the hotel.
The bottom line is that the man is not of sound mind, and police have contacted the German Embassy to arrange for his immediate deportation.
-Pattaya People
7 Sept 2005
that man doesn't appear too sound, but I don't want to comment on anypolice story, especially not from Pattaya police, since the closest they use to come to reality is about 2-5%
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i wonder if i will ever see a post without any silly comment?
tks, JD, wonderful pics,do you mind, if I load them down and keep them for my albums?
would have one, unfortunately the guy with the camera was on the other side :
diving in Myanmar, mergui archipel, april 1998, shit divesite, but one leopard shark : my buddy with the camera swims to the other side, to take the foto, the shark doesn't move :
seconds later I knew, why : she just gave birth to a baby, which couldn't be seen from the other side, and then they slowly swam away
best experience I ever had in all my dives, - and I have seen alot!
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[quotetere weren't any good players that spring to mind. Andreas Mueller was one of the best. When he played with Werder he was dubbed " The White Pele" for a while. I think he ended up at Bayern Munich and so did his career. You could of course bring Arnie in as manager.
you are right and you are wrong :
we had an excellent team, at times, when england was nowhere, the socalled "wonderteam", but that was in the fifties!
lately, we did have some excellent players, two very good midfielders :
Andi Herzog, many years (and titles) with Werder Bremen, and Munich too.
Prohaska, many years in several italian clubs - miserabel trainer. too weak!
Toni Polster, one of the best goalgetters for years in the german league with Cologne, later Moenchengladbach
Hans Krankl, who marked the deciding goal against Germany in Argentina, played many years in Spain.
some others too, not so well known.
but you are certainly right, not now, - and not enough, to form a good team, as our managers have the same crazy ideas, to fill their squads with foreigners, although from a lower class than those in england, but still to expensif for our small league, with no competition., and therefore young players don't get a real chance to come up, with very few exceptions.
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but don't expect too much (or rather anything good) from this team now!
Why? Are you lot going to beat us in the next match.
don't even dream about this, we're having the same problems :
any player you call to the team, their first two questions :
how much do I get?
can I join after the training?
and we don't have a decent manager either, they are all afraid of those bloody bastards!
there was one excellent trainer, worked for a while with two good german clubs : Stuuttgart, and HSV (Hamburg), later national trainer : he was the real guy, with him we beat germany in Argentina!
you need a trainer "with the carrot and the stick", to form a good team and hold it together, not one who is afraid of the ballerinas!
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yes, I'm aware of that, was just referring to them in the common thai speaking, where every monk is called a buddha.
Incorrect. In everyday Thai speaking, Monks are *not* called Buddhas, they are called Monks.
Where did you ever hear such misinformation?
You are absolutely right, in "everyday Thai speaking", they are not called monks.
what I meant by "coommon thai speaking", is people in the rural areas, without too much education, mainly say 'buddha", when they mean monks.
to camerate : excellent quoet! who says it all!
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Mohrino could do it, but even though I'm not really assosiated with the Motherland any more I would like to see an Englishman who fits the bill. With unlimited talent and no money worries, I think Allerdyce could fit the job.
don't look for any actual premiership trainer, they all have a decent job, and will not risk to change that for an ejector seat, IMHO it is better anyway to stick with him for this time.
what someone could do, is looking for a young trainer, who is willing to take the risk, and give him about three years to build a new team.
forget the old, frustrated snobs, like Ferdinand, who have made their fortune longtime ago and are not interested in "working" on the field anymore.
get young, fresh guys, motivate them, and within three years you will have a brilliant team - of course, you can have some older players, especially in the beginning, but only those who are willing to work hard and give a good example, like Terry, Lampard, Gerrard.
but don't expect too much (or rather anything good) from this team now!
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Here's a fairly basic weather forecast site in English.
tks, interesting site, and it shows again : the weather is very local, big differences between Burirum and Nang Rong (50km), Surin. Korat...
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,I doubt that casino,s in LoS would assist in any way to encourage tourism, the high-flyers who are flown in on charter or private jets rarely go outside the casino precints, they are there solely for the gamble and to a lesser extent the (side benefits).The average tourist does not come here to gamble and apart from the average punter having a flutter simply because its there the bulk of its turnover would have to come from the local populace
correct!
In cambodia the casino,s are majority owned by overseas interests,if you are talking about cambodian casinos. i.e. Sihanoukville, that is mainly correct, although they are not making much money.
before they went to Sihanoukville, they were in Pnomh Penh, and only one of them made some good money, every thursday,when a good junket tour come in.
border csinos (to Thailand) are mainly owned by thais, although through a vaste conglomerate of international companies, to hide the real owners.
can you see Mr. taxin allowing that in his backyard, methinks Thailands richest man wants to emulate Kerry Packer,Australias richest man and owner of Crown Casino.
about being the richest men of thailand and OZ you're wrong both ways!
and if Thailand will get casinos, you can be sure, that toksin may probably be involved, but not be sole owner.
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Do they ever fall off the bike ? they are so precariously perched on the back of the seat in a super tight black skirt with all their legs showing and staring into the beyond.!
How else could they sit on a bike wearing a tight short skirt?
do you prefer ladies sitting on a bike like a toat?
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Better compensation for delays and bumping
Flight delays and being bumped off a full plane should become less frequent, if new regulations introduced by the European Commission have their desired effect.
The new regulations, which came into force on 17 February, will entitle passengers to compensation from their airline if they face long delays, flight cancellation or are denied boarding.
They apply to flights operated by European airlines from or to a European airport and to any flight departing from the European Union.
Dont know yet if this applies to Thai-EVA-C.P etc ...will ask...
The EC says that in 2002, a quarter of a million passengers were bumped off a flight.
The new rules will mean bumped passengers will receive compensation of €250 for flights of less than 1500 km, €400 for flights of between 1500 and 3500 km and €600 for flights of more than 3500 km.
In the event of unavoidable cancellation, passengers will receive these same amounts, assistance (meals, accommodation if the alternative flight proposed is the following day) and the possibility of a refund or of rebooking to the final destination.
For long delays, the airline has to offer meals-
, refreshments , hotel accommodation if necessary, and means of communication . If the delay exceeds five hours, it has to propose refunding the ticket (with, if necessary, a free flight to your point of departure)............YES_YES_YES And I do believe in Santa Claus and the easter bunny too.......YES_YES_YES
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Based on my four trips to Siem Reap, you are much better off with a good Ankor Wat guidebook. They can easily be purchased before you leave or when you arrive.
guess it's luck, as we had both times excellent guides, who really explained the significence and stories behind the sculpures of Angkor, as well as other temples.
but buying a guide before going is certainly an excellent idea, I would try to get anything like "Angkor" by Dawn Rooney, Odyssey guides, ISBN 962-217-601-1,
which is one of the best guide books I've ever seen.
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I'm flying this airline to the UK at Christmas, cost me 105K Baht return for 3 of us, into Manchester and out of London, not too bad. Anyone have any comments on this airline, I hate flying and don't want it to crash, and it it does I want to be hammered so anyone know if they have loads of booze on board???
Cheers.
friend of mine from ireland has been flying with them for some years, he's very happy.
guess it's about as good as emirates, especially if one hates the longhaul flights for 10/11 hours nonstop versus a nice stopover after 6 hours, with the possibility of doing some quality shopping at reasonable prices.
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I don't kow if they speak thai, but I suppose some do, maybe best to ask at the airport for a thai speaking driver/guide?Do the guides speak Thai as well as English?anyway, the dialect kamen dialect they speak there is quite different from the one, y wife speaks, although after a while she managed to talk with our driver
and thinking that we live about 100km away! (airline!)
Any other suggestions?they have some massage parlours (serious ones! not Pattaya style), massage done by blind people - amazingly good and affordable.
nightlife we didn't bother to find out, but is said to be ok.
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Dear Expats,
I'm coming to Krabi on Dec 1 to 15 with my girlfriend. She needs to get certified, and I need a refresher. Any good dive operations in Ao Nang, Krabi or Ko Phi Phi to be recommended? Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Matthew
after the post from 'Charlevi" - "I stroked my first leopard shark there" _ i can only strongly recommend to stay away from a dive school who allows their divers to touch anything under water other than your equipment!!!
if they are brits, they cannot be Padi, and in all my diving the only people I've seen doing irresponsible things like touching corals or fish are :
italians, japanese and professional fotografers
but NEVER EVER any Padi dive school to allow it, and - if happened, not reprimanding the guy!
I am Padi instructor, and yes : the first thing you get hammered in in any Padi school is : "Look, don't touch" even before they tell you the "BRTA = rule of four":
"breathe - relax - think - act"
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Thailand doesn't have to compete with Dubai, on the contrary, it has to be happy that so many people fly THROUGH DUBAI, Emirates alone has sevral daily flights to BKK.I think it will be hard to compete with places like Dubai.They buy what they want--not what you want to sell them.and this points to a major weakness in Thailand :
Thais see someone make money, and then copy his idea by the hundreds, - naturally it's not possible for all of them to make (the same) money.
other point : thais have an idea to open a business, and do it, where THEY THINK it will be good, but don't do any research, if the clientele is there....
enforce showing the beauty of the land, enforce the friendliness of people and give tourists WHAT THEY WANT, AND NOT WHAT YOU LIKE TO GIVE THEM, then they will come back again.he mentality and life-style in BKK is completely different. They need to cater to the kind of people attracted to the country and expand it's attractiveness to the ones they want to come here.Their moral crusading flies right in the face of tourism. They want to be a fashion hub--but don't want spaghetti straps or revealing clothes. The alcohol rules and bar closings are ridiculous.this has been discussed in many posts before, but until Thais learn to accept the demands of tourists, and give them, what they are looking for, within boundaries !- this does not include paedophiles, ...
then tourists will come back!
but this has nothing to do with casinos !
CASINOS WILL NOT BRING TOURISTS, only money for the government which could be (parly) invested in new tourist attractions!
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A trip to Angkor Wat is on my agenda... a place that I've heard a lot about but have never had the chance to visit.
Ideally, I would like to drive there in my own car, but I'm not sure of the legality of driving a Thai registered vehicle in Cambodia.
Also, I have some concern over the condition of the roads between the Thai border and Siem Reap.
Has anyone done it and can offer some advice?
sorry, as to driving a thai registered vehicle in Cambodia, my research in Pattaya brought up, that thai insurance does not pay for damages in Cambodia, but as there are now landtours, ther must certainly be a possibility, although by my knowledge (hearsay) I would suggest not to do it.
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It sounds great... thanks for all the good feedback everybody.
Now when would be the best time of day to visit? Early morning (sunrise) or late afternoon (sunset)? Or maybe spread over 2-3 days?
You will need about half day for "Bayon" and "Angkor Wat", or more, depending on how interested you are : but with a good guide, who explaines the sculptures in Angkor, this takes time, but it is a very interesting part of indian history.
"Ta Prohm" (with the big , 500 to 600 years old trees) can be visited morning or afternoon, if you want to take shots of temple and trees, and high noon, if you are more interested in taking pics of details or inside.
"Preah Palilay", "Tep Prana" and the "Terrace of the Leper king" are in walking distance and not too big. "Thommanon" and "Chau say Tevoda" (7 head cobra versus the usual 5 heads in thailand) all these are usually part of the "inner tour"
another tour could be : "Preah Khan", "Neak Pean", "Ta Som" could be a day tour, combined with "Ta ProhM"
"Lolei", "Preah Ko", "Bakong" and "Prasat Prei Monti" are one tour into another area, some km out of the main area.
"Bantea Srei" f.e. is about 25 km from the main area as well., as are many others in other directions too.
generali, midday is not to good for taking pics
a "must" is climbing the hill to take pictures of Angkor when the sun goes down
a visit to the lake and a tour on it takes about half day too!
does this helps a bit?
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I wonder why people chose to hide behind funny nicknames. What's the point? People here seldom know each other's full names anyway.
i think i shouldn't be too difficult, if you are seriously interested in any member, to pm it, identifie yourself, and for what reason, and he/she will most likely do the same!?
but as Lop said, for security reasons alone, it is safer to use nicknames.
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hey, it'd be great when... errr.. IF the dollar hits 70 as well... but I don't need it nearly as much as the Thais need some financial improvement through sound leadership.
If it's to improve the stability of Thailand, I can do with less...
luckily I can still afford at least one chang per week, and some 'rice' for my dogs, but it still would be nice.
although me too pitty the people, especially those around where we live (Burirum/Surin), as they don't have much else to eat than rice, and this year it was not sure (until last week) if they would have any crop - now it looks by far better, although they don't have it yet! inchalla! ( but don't take me for a muslim!)
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The Ivy looks nice Bambi.
Thanks for your tips too chico...
If travelling as a group, of mixed Thais and farang, do you think we would be relatively safe from would-be pick-pocketers and thieves?
I've heard it can be a pretty dodgy place... especially at night...
last time we were there almost two years ago, didn't feel unsafe at any time, but then, at night we went only by taxi!
pick-pockets are everywhere in the world, you never keep too much cash or valuables with you in tourist places, but nowadays it's not too safe in Pattaya anymore either!
less beggars than in Thailand, people speak better english than in Thailand, you can haggle about the prices, if you have or can get'em, bring lots of greenbacks,
that's a good argument to lower the price, don't forget pasport fotos, you need them for the visa at entering, and for the visitorpass for Angkor Wat, although you can make them there too.
if you are a stamp collector, can buy them in the local post office, but they don't have older series which are quite beautiful and interesting.
have enough films or backup memory for digital, this is expensive, and get solid shoes for "climbing" as some of the temples are really steep!
worse than "Chichen Itza" in Mexico! and I thought this is the worst!
have a good time!
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A trip to Angkor Wat is on my agenda... a place that I've heard a lot about but have never had the chance to visit.
Ideally, I would like to drive there in my own car, but I'm not sure of the legality of driving a Thai registered vehicle in Cambodia.
Also, I have some concern over the condition of the roads between the Thai border and Siem Reap.
Has anyone done it and can offer some advice?
one sister in law did it with her farang husband : bus from Aranyaprathet to Siam Reap and back, rentin bycs in Siam Reap : she got pushed over with the bike and her purse stolen, as people probablyhave seen her coming out from a bank before.
Have been in Angkor Wat twice, once 5 years ago : flight from Pnomh Penh, on a one-day guided tour - shit! far too short.
would suggest to book direct flight BKK - Siam Reap, take a taxi and ask him to bring you to a hotel at your specifications (rates), basically from US 40/room/day up to??? then hire him for the (min) 3, better four days you're staying, should be about 15 US/day.
the area is very big, some temples about 25/30km to drive, not so good with the bike, and if you find a nice driver, he will bring you around, even bring you to a local dance show in the evening, as well as to the lake a must!!
of course, he get a percentage when he brings you to a boat, but as my wife speaks kamen, she found out very quick that he is honest, looking for a cheap boat and not trying to cheat - maybe because we tipped him US 5/day? as the rent does not go to him, but mostly to his employer!
had a wonderful time there, but you need min three days!
any more questions, pm me, happy to give you more info.
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He's putting a lot of emphasis on the mega-projects to turn things around... what's the effect on the 2006 and later economies if some or most fall through the cracks, can't get funded or so are so riddled with corruption that they negate any positives to the economy???... A good example as such is the already
"cancelled/no, not cancelled merely modified" rail lines projects... from jaidee's other thread.
Inflation, rising interest rates, trade deficits, budge deficits... things aren't looking too rosy.
not so good for thais and people earning money here, if economy takes a bad hit, but personally would love to see the exchange rate euro : baht 70 : 1!
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opening casinos in Thailand will certainly bring a lot of income for the government, as by now most of those, who want to gamble, have to visit either the "illegal" casinos, which still exist, or the border casinos - all of them pay little or no taxes.
the illusion is, to put the casinos in tourist places, like Phuket or Pattaya and expecting tourists to come to gamble!!
any serious casino all over the world knows, that very few tourists lcome to play, therefore they rely on locals or junkets.
if one of the casinos is to be in Pattaya, most likely it will be the "Ambassador", a few km south of Pattaya, which can accommodate up to 4.000 guests, and has plenty of facilties too.
the logic idea would be, to have two casinos, one for locals and tourists, one for high rollers, brought in by junkets, not to difficult, as the airport is not too far away, and the Ambassador has plenty of landing fields for helis.
bad part of the story : locals will (play and) loose a lot of money, crime rate around Pattaya will skyrocket, no significant increase in tourism to be expected.
good part : if international experts will be involved, they will be able to put up junket tours, this will generate income and taxes for the government.
my suggestion to Mr. toksin would be anyway :
have it financed by thais, but leave the management to a renowned international company, with mainly thai employees, some international supervisors, who can gradually be replaced by thais over the years.
do not worry too much that too many thais will loose too much, as they are gambling - and losing - anyway, so far without profit for the government.
you want to increase tourism?
too many answers already given in other posts, but not by casinos!
German Murdered
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a gun would certainly be of good help, but unfortunately it is illegal to possess it, let alone use it.
anyone recalls the famous story, quite a few years ago, of a burglar breaking into a Jomtien apartment, while the owner is out, slipping on a banana skin, and badly breaking his leg - the owner comes home, calls the police, they come - and the end of the story is, that the owner has to pay for the hospital expenses of the burglar!