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I am glad to see that the authorities are trying to do some good. Generally Thai people are very good to their dogs. Remember these are intelligent and affectionate animals. The big problem is the demand has to be stopped in other countries. Loong and Artist you are sick in the head, I wish you would be collected and put into a crowded cage for maybe several days and you know the rest. How can you complain about something so mundane and suggest such a practise. Get a life.

How many Thai people do you see exercising or positively disciplining their dogs. Majority do neither, just leave them alone all day & half the night in small compounds with the dogs bored and constantly barking though lack of socialisation and anxiety. Same applies to many foreigners

Which intersection is it ?

Suk Road & Pattaya Klang

Pic 3 & 4 look to be Pattaya Klang, Pic 6 looks to be Pattaya Tai, Pic 5 could be Thepprasit / Kao Thalow, and 10 & 11 could be Pattaya Nua.

Think they have tried to represent them all????

I cannot locate the press article making the project announcement, but from memory funding has only been allocated for upgrading the Suk Road & Pattaya Klang intersection.

There are Way to Many Dogs running around the Streets everywhere in Thailand, The More they get the Better! Only 200? They could take 200.000 off the Streets and You still wouldn't notice! Of Course it is Not the Dogs Fault that Selfish People don't take Control them and Stop them Breeding everywhere? Before You Comment it's the Dogs I am Talking about not the People!!!

In 2011 it was estimated there were 7.4 million pet dogs in Thailand, so taking into account stray dogs the population in Thailand is huge, rated 10th in the world. In Bangkok there are an estimated 200 stray dogs per square kilometer. Tthe Thai authorities are reluctant to take any action, but the dog population wandering the streets and beaches in completely out of control. The sight of countless poorly cared for skinny dogs in the streets and tourist destinations with rampant skin diseases is an embarrassment for Thailand.

Which intersection is it ?

Suk Road & Pattaya Klang

when is it scheduled to start.

Construction was scheduled to start 10/2012. Currently Soi Nernplubwan drainage infrastructure is being upgraded, unsure if it's related to the Suk Road intersection upgrade

Took me a about four weeks to organise relocation to Thailand upon being made redundant & opting for early retirement. My Thai wife, after living overseas for many years, initially found Thailand dirty, noisy and the endemic corruption irritating, took her a while to readjust. In other words be wary of waring rose coloured glasses. Plan for cost of living increases

Being mostly Buddhists, it can be difficult to find a Thai vet to put down a sick or old dog or cat. My vet wouldn't spay my cat one time because he suspected she might have been pregnant (she wasn't). Maybe try a Muslim vet on soi nern plug wan or Siam country club road as I suspect that Islam doesn't have such a strong taboo regarding the taking of all life.

from your post above you need to slow down as it seems you're down to your last remaining brain cell.

Thai children start kindergarten at 4 years of age at government schools. If you're OK to live in East Pattaya let me know as one of my family teaches at a kindergarten school near to Nong Prue Amphur and I can ask her for feedback - are your children Thai/speak Thai?

That would be great if you could, I'm easy in terms of places to live I don't mind living anyway where it not massively tourist populated, my main criteria is basically the quality of the school and also the cost as funds at limited I have 2 of my own and the mrs has one that all need to be put in school.

My kids are 2 and 4 and Thai speaking who understand good English but do not speak any English yet mostly because they are shy to speak it.

Thanks appreciate the effort

OK I'll get back to you in 3/4 days

Just sent you a PM

Thai children start kindergarten at 4 years of age at government schools. If you're OK to live in East Pattaya let me know as one of my family teaches at a kindergarten school near to Nong Prue Amphur and I can ask her for feedback - are your children Thai/speak Thai?

That would be great if you could, I'm easy in terms of places to live I don't mind living anyway where it not massively tourist populated, my main criteria is basically the quality of the school and also the cost as funds at limited I have 2 of my own and the mrs has one that all need to be put in school.

My kids are 2 and 4 and Thai speaking who understand good English but do not speak any English yet mostly because they are shy to speak it.

Thanks appreciate the effort

OK I'll get back to you in 3/4 days

I always thought you had to do in person, but in Pattaya agencies are now offering second extension on tourist visas( that is after you already got your 30-day extension) of up to 90 days for fees ranging from 6000 to 14000 Baht. It seems to be legit:A friend of mine did it and left via Suvanaphumi without any problems,which you probably would get if you had a fake stamp in your passport,

The trick they use is probably getting an extension of medical grounds because you are unable to travel.

It is not legit, as it would be a false statement and you sign the papers and are responisble for that the paperwork you submit is correct. The consequences can be very serious, it will not be an overstay like situation but a serious criminal offense with jailtime and deportation and blacklisted.

Mario, I have sent you a PM of this matter with an additional complication - can you lease review ASAP and get back to me - thanks If you believe it to be beneficial to TV members you can publish your response

I stayed there during the Tsunami back in 2004. Southeast Part where "Malibu Resort" is. Had about 7 small hotels that each night put out their own seafood cookout on the beach. Walk down the beach and pick one. Had fish, crabs etc. Nice little bungalows. Quiet beach. Really no nightlife like the northeast part of the island has. Almost full moon. Nice half day snorkeling boat trip that stopped at three places around the island. Really was nice with my two buddies and our girlfriends.

I think you are thinking of Koh Samui, not Koh Samet.

No, it's Koh Samet - it's changed a lot since 2004

In my opinion Ao Nang is now overrated, as is Railay Beach, unfortunately way to much tourism. The islands off the coast of Ao Nang have some great beaches, but haven't been for 3 years so not sure of the impact of tourist visitors on the environment. The ferry boat trip from Ao Nang to Railay Beach is beautiful with the limestone cliffs. Might be a good idea to rent a boat for the day so you can island hop the off shore islands.

Thai children start kindergarten at 4 years of age at government schools. If you're OK to live in East Pattaya let me know as one of my family teaches at a kindergarten school near to Nong Prue Amphur and I can ask her for feedback - are your children Thai/speak Thai?

@tezzainoz: "Why is it Legal for me to drive on a Thai license in Australia. But the same license is not acceptable for change over to an Australian License"

'cause that's the law as a Thai license is not from a Recognised Country under RTA NSW legislation - go to

http://www.rta.nsw.g...dcountries.html

EDIT: Why don't you understand the difference between facilitating driving on the roads for temporary visitors to Australia and the law applied to permanent residents/citizens?

Go write to your MP or the relevant ministry if you want to lobby to try and change the legislation.

so its okay to run over someone while on a Thai licence as long as its in the 3m months

So as the victim is on the hospital bed he says to him self it was all okay he was with his 3 month

sorry in the big brother world I still want the right to think and object

Definitely not OK & sure every right to object - best of luck...

@tezzainoz: "Why is it Legal for me to drive on a Thai license in Australia. But the same license is not acceptable for change over to an Australian License"

'cause that's the law as a Thai license is not from a Recognised Country under RTA NSW legislation - go to

http://www.rta.nsw.g...dcountries.html

EDIT: Why don't you understand the difference between facilitating driving on the roads for temporary visitors to Australia and the law applied to permanent residents/citizens?

Go write to your MP or the relevant ministry if you want to lobby to try and change the legislation.

Just for the record, I don't think there will be much of a war. I just think a fair chunk of Iran will be a lot flatter than it is now.

And if Russia said we stand by Iran?

How Ahmadinejad hasn't been taken out yet I cannot comprehend. I think someone should attack first, flatten the whole place.. and then start over. I know it sounds extremist but I'm sorry you can't allow people like that to obtain such dangerous weapons. Whenever they are unhappy about something they go blowing stuff up, themselves in the process... madness. A pre-emptive strike is what's needed here.

http://www.richardsi...or-iran-attack/

Interesting article on filming Israeli Think Tank gaming of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities at:

http://www.guardian....-nuclear-plants

^{yes, but as an amerian i can own the land and the business if over 2 million invested, i have 4 million invested from overseas money, in the business house, and another 2.1 million in land 20 miles away, which i will be building a resort on, am i worried about being divorced, i have been with my wife 16 years now, she is not a greedy person, i will split it if something happens, and if she dies i have 1 person in her family that ( and the only one in her family ) that i would trust with the properties, she lives in koh samui, her and my wifes sister have a very good business their, and she works non-stop, but when i build the resort, i will pry her away from her mom, ( or wait till her mom dies ) to run it for me, since i don't want to bother with it..i know very well, that people here are not to be trusted..wife's family #1..they have been the biggest problem for me..almost everyone else have been pretty nice, i have been here 4 1/2 years..}

OK, you are referring to the Treaty of Amity that provides certain advantages to American citizens. For those that are interested go to:

http://www.doingbusi...ity-treaty.html

i don't know why the guy who posted that has 3 million baht..unless it has been changed, which i don't think it has, its 2 million baht..anyway..i think for most the best way is the yellow book and a 30 year land lease..i have a friend who just built close to me, he spent 800,000 on his house, he will be here on the 6th..he will do the yellow book and lease, i meet a guy from australia thats what he did on his, he got a new wife, and gave the old wife 200,000 baht to change the chanote into his new wifes name and he is listed on the chanote..like before.

The 3 M Baht, which it is, has nothing to do with land ownership or houses. It is the minimum money you have to put into a company in Thailand, as an American. And a lease arranged between spouses is not worth the paper it is written on. A contract between spouses written while married, can be dissolved by either part at any time during marriage and up to 24 months after a divorce.

Agreed - do not know about the time limit after divorce - seems the OP needs to get another lawyer for advice

There would be no need for these talks if Iran just agrees to the IAEA inspections. For the moment they are playing brinkmanship games in the same manner as Saddam Hussein. Let's hope Iran collaborates before talking tips over to open aggression and into unknown outcomes for the region. However, you can imagine the delight of the Saudi regeime if Iran was attacked by Israeli/NATO forces

Well that is neither here nor there & could lead to a real circle jerk given who

their neighbors are & how they themselves are allowed such leeway that they have never

succumbed to any inspections themselves.

But again remember these talks are to determine just what is being done there.

There seems to have been quite a bit of inspections already.

You also mention Saddam but what about the fact that no weapons were ever found?

There are many dead on both sides based on that false assumption that there were weapons.

Yes maybe they were moved or hidden but the only fact we have is no WMD's were ever found.

Anyway these are Talks that will take place.

What would be the reason given to deny live coverage if Iran requests it?

exactly, Saddam completely underestimated his opponents and the West did not understand Saddam, this lead to war. That's the danger of the game being played by Iran. When has State level diplomacy ever been held in open forums? You can bet your last dollar there will be secret addendum's to any agreement with Iran, - again Iran is using delaying/brinkmanship tactics

There would be no need for these talks if Iran just agrees to the IAEA inspections. For the moment they are playing brinkmanship games in the same manner as Saddam Hussein. Let's hope Iran collaborates before talking tips over to open aggression and into unknown outcomes for the region. However, you can imagine the delight of the Saudi regeime if Iran was attacked by Israeli/NATO forces

Sorry to hear of your friend's experience & death.

The reason for my post is my wife, who is Thai. She today visited the Red Cross Hospital gynecology department as she has a growth. She was charged a total of 1,005 baht for the specialist examination and pap smear. Thank God no cancer immediately detected, but has to re-visit in two weeks for the pap smear results and follow up on the status of the cyst. All professional, but the down side was the five hour wait. As you know it's a step up from Banglamung Hospital and Thais have to pay for treatment. Private rooms cost 1,200 baht a night.

As you haven't received an answer you may like to go to the provincial court and ask for the location. Info at

http://allpattaya.com/directory/public-services/business/5122/Pattaya-Provincial-Court

No idea of the quality of services in the GYN department, but my wife (orthopedics) and I (opthamology) have both used Pattaya International Hospital on Soi 4 and are very satisfied with the service, the professionalism, and the cost.

http://www.pih-inter.com/

You are lucky, my family, my friends and me will never go there again, NEVER !

Sent you a PM - can you please take a look & reply - thanks

OP: You ask for input, then when responses are provided you drip feed additional info regards your situation. Wouldn't it be more productive to provide more details in the first place as to your situation, then if members wish to do so, you would get more relevant/focused replies for consideration