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From what I understand, every country has a ADIZ. However, the difference is that China is forcing it for flights that are not flying over their land directly, but flying near their land. Other countries only enforce the rules if an aircraft is flying over top of their actual country.

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Only wear shorts at home and in beach towns. Even then, they are at least knee length shorts. Agree with you overall.

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I can pull it up in Thailand now too. I could not earlier.

I am not a conspiracy theorist, and am pretty sure I am capable of working my device and spelling properly, but thanks for the tips.

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Indeed it seems true. Cannot access via Internet connection in Thailand, but the site is still accessible from outside of Thailand. So, it is a firewall block. Interesting.

is it just a coincidence that the Pattaya daily news website is inaccessible this morning or has it been shut down by the police seeking to cover up the story?

conspiracy theorists fire away.....

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Oh yeah...funny I just pulled it up on my iPad sitting here in pattaya having my coffee. I know pattaya is sometimes not considered part of Thailand so maybe that's why i can get it but maybe you guys just need to check your spelling or check that your devices are even on. Sorry conspiracy theorists...nothing to see here. LOLOLOL

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Indeed it seems true. Cannot access via Internet connection in Thailand, but the site is still accessible from outside of Thailand. So, it is a firewall block. Interesting.

is it just a coincidence that the Pattaya daily news website is inaccessible this morning or has it been shut down by the police seeking to cover up the story?

conspiracy theorists fire away.....

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Yeah, I wanted to import by Black Knight pinball machine but gave up on it because gov't thinks any gaming machine is connected to gambling.

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"It doesn't benefit us right now" was her reply when asked about Syria. 555. That's awesome.

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Try the used bookstore on Sukhumvit between Soi 28 and Soi 26. I think it is called Dosa. Nice place too.

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Update...it was a case of mistaken identity. Ouch! That is sad.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/sheriff-i-4-shooting-suspect-arrested-case-of-mistaken-identity

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You can promote your site for free on http://www.cliptheworld.com, which is a new site similar to the hugely popular USA site Pinterest.com, but this one allows you to select Thai or English language. Looks like only the thai part of the site has content and site brand new.

I suspect that a ninja was involved in the woman's death.

Much of the evidence points in that direction.

Many Japanese live in and frequent that area. The Japanese and Koreans still nurse the sore of WWII.

Ninjas are able to scale tall buildings and reach buildings silently using elk-fur-lined grapping hooks. They are also able to depart silently and unseen by leaping to neighbouring buildings using black silk parachutes. All of this would fit the known facts of the case.

Finally many of the farang resident in the area have ninja skills and training from their special forces' days. I know this because they have told me.

Dude, I'll have some of whatever you are smoking there, buddy!

;-)

I have been quite happy with Rahmkhamhaeng Hospital, about 30 min from Sukhumvit. The doctors and staff speak English and they have top notch facilities there. In fact, my son was born there and he was in ICU for a week. I was quite pleased with how they treated him.

I thought the news implied language schols for a THIRD language such as Chinese. Didn't think it was referring to English at all.

Yes Rubi!! Isn't it the requirement of the school curriculum to teach Thai children to speak English? They declined the chance to make English a second language even though many signs are dual lingual.

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Just converted mine to real USD in a matter of seconds at www.mtgox.com. donbt understand yur point here.

Why would anyone purchase something that exists in a place you cannot touch and has no real value. Try to convert those bit coins to real money. Sorry just another scam for the dreamers, to give away what little they have..........

Saw something tonight that was interesting.

In Hua Hin, a cop that stopped to chat with fellow revelers tried to get back on the pillon side of the bike and completely fell off...while the bike was still.

Obviously, cop was hammered. But when he fell, peopke wanted to laugh but didn't....sort of a held back laugh.

Eventually, a few Swedish guys helped the cop back on his bike and he fell off again....

T.I.T.

I've thought about this before and I think they give plastic bag for even 1 tiny item because so many Thais arrive at the store on a motorbike; hence the need for a bag for even small items. Just a thought.

FWIW, same here.

Been living here 9 years, married to a Thai, been to many Thai houses, but have never encountered this.

I have never experienced this habit in the hundreds of houses, apartments and rooms I have either lived in or visited in LOS

Same here, being here for almost 2 decades and travelled all over the country, have never noticed this.

As an avid cigar smoker, I've got plenty of empty cigar boxes you can hae for free. However, I am based in Bangkok. If you have a way to pick up in Bangkok, PM me.

I am a swing trader, so I hold stocks for several days to weeks at a time. I find it to be less stressful and ultimately more profitable than daytrading.

For some good educational resources, check out this technical trading blog: http://morpheustrading.com/blog

Hope that helps.

For what its worth, it has nothing to do with being farang. They make the same commission from Thais, and I can assure you these shops sell more products to locals than farangs.

A farang walks in and buys a TV they get 1000 baht rather than 300 baht that day.

oh those so so poor Thais, my heart bleeds for them ...one day they will have to wake up and see the BIG PICTURE, Thailand a Country of Fools always being mistreated the more i stay here the more contempt I have for these dumb fools.

Let me get this straight. You read this forum, which is focused on Thailand, yet you spew such contempt and hatred for the people.

Go find a forum that discusses your own, far superior country.

That's all well and fine, but I contacted the embassy in the US and they said not to use it. The US government agencies I went to meet with in Yangon last week also strongly advised against relying on the Visa on Arrival. Yes, it is POSSIBLE, but there have been too many reports to them of people being turned away. In fact, a fellow traveler, there with an official document to attend an education fair, was nearly turned away, despite phone calls to the inviting authority (after hours - fortunately the traveler had a personal cell number or that would have been the end of the trip). Even in that case, the inviting American official had to find the personal cell of a Burmese co-worker in order to convince the immigration officer at the Yangon airport. Why would one even take the risk when the visa is so easy to get in Bangkok? I'm a nervous traveler - leaving this to the whim of someone at an airport seems unwise to me. Give the program more time to get established and reliable. I posted in greater detail <URL to weblog removed>

Thanks for sharing that. You may have just saved me a lot of time and aggravation.

Check out The Bee & B (http://www.beeandb.com).

They are a bit higher than your budget, but get top reviews on TripAdvisor. Location is close to beach and center of town.

I grew up with a mother who was obsessive about a clean house. It drove me nuts as a child.

Now, my house is indeed a bit messy. In the beginning, I hated it because I think my mother's obsession wore off on me. However, with time I have found that the house feels much more relaxed when a bit messy (though mom hates it when visiting).

Wish it was cleaner sometimes, but then again, the relaxed attitude to most things is why I live here. So, I just gotta take the bad with the good.

I strained my back trying foolishly to lift something heavier than BigC yesterday, and had to go to the Lamai Clinic next to the Weekender Resort and get a shot of cortisone and some anti-inflammatory pills (which worked like a charm -- I love drugs).

Being next in line, I didn't need to wait long for an audience, but before I saw the doctor, I was looking at the sign on the counter and "practicing" reading the Thai. At the bottom, in very big English letters was printed that the examination fee to see the doctor is 500 baht. However, if you happen to be Thai or can read the language, you will notice that the first line on the top of the list says (in Thai) that examination and treatment is 100-500 baht.

I mentioned this to the doctor (who I think does a fine job, by the way, and have patronized him for years), and he just sort of giggled in the Thai way that says, "You got me, but so what?"

Anyway, another example of foreigners getting the shaft job in a place you would not really expect it.

Unfortunate for it to happen in a clinic, but i have never seen this is any public hospital...and I have been to uite a few over the years.

With private clinic, prices probably a bit higher for the convenience (like 7-11)

Nobody talking about Villa? Perhaps they don't have a branch in Pattaya? They have huge variety of Western food...for a price.