biggles45

Sorry, they did and they spend millions of baht, and have a whole govt department whose only job is to do just that!

'Problem with Benjamit is you get farang who like the sound of their voice, ' Yes, on market days I now go after 1pm, much quieter. I always find the European customers, especially noisy. Been going there 15+ years now, right back to when it was only single-fronted. Really nice people.

Benjamit coffee at the Buakaow market, have 2 copies of the Bangkok Post to read every day. Very popular with Europeans and can be hard to get a seat on market days. Starbucks must make a fortune, selling coffee at USA prices with Thai labor and other costs.!

Didn't he die from cancer?

Hardly likely to deter illegal gambling then! Also, high end casinos will not be affordable to a great many lower income thais

You could double their wage but corruption is so ingrained into the system that they would be unlikely to forgo that income For those at the top, paying millions of corruptly obtained baht to secure a more powerful position you could not pay them enough.

Not only that, under a reciprocal arrangement between ASEAN countries, the Thai embassy in Manila will issue a 60 day tourist visa to a Filipino passport holder FREE OF CHARGE. My partner has had two a year for the past 8 years. We spend 4-5 months a year in Pattaya. She has 4 Filipina friends who live with foreign partners in Pattaya for many years. There is quite a large group of Filipinos in Pattaya, many musicians, service staff, cleaners etc We met in the Philippines, she is 33 years younger than me and we have been together 14 years

It's really laughable at the outrage when 2 foreigners attacked a Thai policeman. Where was the outrage when a wealthy Thai ran down a cop with his car, dragged him along and then fled? Oh yes, he was Thai and wealthy so a different case. Apparent these 2 guys have REALLY wealthy parents too.!!

So, with all these often ludicrous requirements for renewals, why is it that so many are eventually located, often by accident, on overstays of years? Seems like a total waste of time, manpower and resources!

If the foreigner can only have 49% of the company and he dies, what happens to the 51% of the house value, which is the companies asset? He may have a will but he can still only bequeth his 49% of the houses value (sale price) as the rest is 'owned' by the Thai nominees? Anyone have 'real world' experience of the answer here?

Your right of course but I have had the same one for 14 years and she does like it darker.

Yes, tho more salt and pepper but it also depends how short you cut it. It takes very little time to go back to a natural, in my case, brown. Of course you can choose not to use it on parts of your hair, sideburns for example and let them be grey

This is the product to use, Discrete, by Restoria. It's not a dye but a restoring cream. I have used it for 15 years and no one ever realizes my 'naturally' dark hair, at 78, is not natural. Start applying it 3 times a week, reducing as the color changes. No mess, no fuss. Available in Thailand beauty shops, supermarkets. I get mine in Big C Extra in Pattaya.

Yes, the usual. Hotel accom, return ticket etc. I also provided a covering letter, (with copies of my passport page and ID) even tho I was with her and getting a 60 day myself. Provide too much rather than too little was my motto. Never had one refusal over 7 years applying

For future reference, the Thai consulate in Makati, Manila will issue Filipinas a 60 day tourist visa free of charge (ASEAN agreement). partner has had 2 a year for many years. Unfortunately it does take 2 business days.

I suspect that many potential hirers cannot ride a bike with a clutch and gears. Catering to the mass customer market maybe!

'Without clear evidence, the police were unable to make arrests.' This never stopped the Pattaya cops who would often drive along beach road, load a bunch of LB into the pickup and off to Soi 9 A 100 baht fine usually and released. BIB didn't worry about' evidence' just being a LB there was enough. Maybe their just to damn lazy?

KL is a favorite of ours, short and inexpensive flight with Air Asia, based in Malaysia. Clean, civilised, friendly people. Inexpensive hotels, if you want them. Been many times.

It doesn't make sense to send the case back and for the police to investigate so many of their own. The case will go nowhere but if we keep it here we can move it forward and who knows how much money will come our way... Logic, Thai style.

Thailand and the Philippines are both ASEAN countries. Filipinos get 30 days visa free, which they can extend. They also do not pay for a 60 day tourist visa (also can extend) from the Thai embassy in Manila. The LB are more likely to be refused permission to travel by Immigration in Manila than in Thailand. They can be tough on locals leaving.

Didn't they mean 'after corrupt Thai govt officials allowed illegal land purchase and building...... The estates couldn't be built without approvals. Let's check the records and see who profited and jail them first.

Well I just registered my partner and myself for cover on their website. 30 day stay, I am 78 and she is 45. It went thru OK and we got QR codes to confirm. I hope we don't need it but the process is in place and working.

It's the same for overseas workers who leave the Philippines, around 10 million of them a year.

'You have to be in Thailand with a tourist visa to use this plan.' So if I enter Visa Exempt and I am a Tourist on holiday, am I covered? I am too old to get travel insurance now so this would enable me to keep visiting

"It’s rather unfair for expats to foist care costs on to the Thai taxpayer. " Heard this often but everyone I know, lived here for 10+ years and still visit, has always been asked to prove their ability to pay before admission.