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By the way the police is still investigating......I believe it happened about 6 months ago.....

I would like to add that as a thank for our very committed chairperson of the board/comitee he has received numerous death threats, threats of bodily harm, simply verbal abuse and threats of physical abuse. On one occasion there was several bullets fired through his balcony living room window as a warning it is assumed.

The course of action in our condo would be firstly inform the tenants about the regulations, secondly inform them if the behaviour is repeated they will be refused access to common areas (such as the corridor leading to the condo unit they are renting). according The condominium act the management cannot refuse access to the condo unit, however as a penalty for not following the condo regulations, they can be refused access to common areas. Security and manager should be in place waiting for them when they come home at night and stop them at the gate.

You must be dreaming if you think this would be enforced.

By the number of pages this thread has generated I think this is a subject very close to many expats living here.

In our condominium I am one of the "board" or "comittee members" stipulated in the Thai condominium act. In our duties includes enforcing the condominium regulations, if we do not enforce those regulations, we are subject to legal action from our co-owners. I can assure you if any1 acts in the way Paulsh describes in our condominium, exactly what I described will take place. In fact it has already taken place several times. Our condo has been through some rough times with shit like Paulsh describes but we went through hell and is now way better.

In the end it is the responsibility of the condominium manager and the condominium comitee or board whatever you like to call it (both comitee and mangager requiered by law) for all co-owners and co-owners teenants to follow the condominium regulations.

It works in our condo because we have a dedicated manager and comittee.

The course of action in our condo would be firstly inform the tenants about the regulations, secondly inform them if the behaviour is repeated they will be refused access to common areas (such as the corridor leading to the condo unit they are renting). according The condominium act the management cannot refuse access to the condo unit, however as a penalty for not following the condo regulations, they can be refused access to common areas. Security and manager should be in place waiting for them when they come home at night and stop them at the gate.

The condominium act of Thailand and the condominium regulations (which must be submitted to the land office according law and informed to all condominium co-owners) are very clear regarding this point. This behaviour is simply not allowed in the condominium. If the manager is not doing anything about it he is not doing his/her job and should be reported to police.

he decided to burn the gold in 3,000 degree celcius heat, and learned that the gold was not pure.

Say what? That's well above the boiling point for gold, it would had vaporized it.

I assume he melted a small part (microscopic) and analysed the gas in a gas chromatograph.

Could'nt they just use the picture that they take of you at arrival and stick that in the passport where the visa is? wouldn't that prove that you are you and that you are not a criminal?

So now when there is no Mafia in Pattaya, what are the police going to do for a living? Go back stopping Helmless farang motorcycle drivers?

What is all this talk about Nominees?? If there is a Thai name on the Chanood, then the owner is that Thai person, period.

Clearly all the other police forces in the world are way behind the admirable men in brown in this revolutionary crime solving technique.

Why don't they send this methodology to other countries police forces so that they also may benefit from this well tried out technique?

April fools day?

What comes to my mind when I hear "Mom and Pop store" is:

Dirty dark square room with the cheapest shelves one can find.

No aircondition

All that is for sale is different cleaning products such as soap, detergent. Food in the form of junk cheap small packets of chips and prawn flavoured things, packets of nuts if different kinds etc..etc, all covered in a layer of dust from the nearby dirt road outside because the front doors are wide open all the time.

Usually there is a cooling frige in a corner with ice and some other soft drinks and krating daeng.

At the counter ar several brands of cheap whisky and one bottle of Jonny Walker.

Somebody is sleeping at the counter and must be woken up before any purchases can be done.

And it makes you a tour guide in the toughest interpretation of the law, as a Thai person could do that job

Im not allowed to wash my car becuase a Thai person could do that job

Oh wait a minute how did it go from immigration thingie to the tuk tuk and jet skis?

Its all about how much the pencilpushers can make on this scam, now remember the entire country is a complete scam from beginning to end:)

Obviously he can afford it hehe!

Would like to see the PM in Nana hehe!

Sorry what was the question about Thailands image? Thailands image has always been of of a sex paradise where allegedly some westerners go to do what is immoral in their own country.

Please correct me if Thailand has suddenly gained some kind of new reputation?

This is everybodys favorite subject hehe!

How many Thai politicians (the same that are whining about the video) have their little mia noi tuckked away in an apartment somewhere or even several?

There is no such thing as sex in Thailand and all the 60 million Thais just appeared by accident, listen to the Thai politicians, they are always right!

Lemme se here, So if I'm a terrorist, I will completely stop all my terrorist bombing activities now, because It is now so much more difficult to get a SIM card, and of course this is the only way I know how to detonate my bombs.....

of course next question, what if my planes keep getting crashed into on the tarmak by other airlines by no fault of mine, all passengers die and I end up at the bottom of the list?

So if I start an airline and fly people straight to hell for free, then I will be ranked among the top ten? Since they use the profit per passenger and km in their calcualtion?

Smotherb, yes retiree is easier and there are many other ways that will allow you to stay in the kingdom, but it is always the dream of every retiree and expat to be able to stay in a country without having to worry about such things as 90 days reporting, passport checks and so on or when the immigration officers are coming to hazzle you or your business or your family etc....

yup retiree is better or any other arrangement, never ever fall for the 200K scam

The fact that the paid funds of 200K is non refundable should sound some alarm bells for some peoples, its a scam!