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Phuket Hits First Death in Fifth Day of New Year Seven Days Road Safety Campaign
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Any advantages to retirement over marriage visa?
Doesn't need to. The first extension he does can be done on a reduced number, 2 or 3 possibly depending on office. Would however need to address the issue on arrival. -
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Springfield, Ohio man reported Haitian migrants snatching geese out of park 2 weeks ago
Yost's podium photo on the above linked Springfield newspaper article tells everyone everything they need to know about his credibility and inflammatory anti-immigration posture on such matters. -
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Aussie Arrested in Koh Phangan for 15 Sexual Assault Cases in Australia
If this guy's on "roids" he needs to change his supplier - "I've seen more fat on a greasy chip!" -
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Government: Migrants should be able to get SEK 350,000 for leaving Sweden
Thats a nice chunk of change! Sweden to give as much as US$34,000 to immigrate home in the wake of policy shift on migration https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/sweden-to-give-as-much-as-us34000-to-immigrate-home-in-the-wake-of-policy-shift-on-migration-758309 -
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What’s the best area in Thailand for expats to settle for long-term living?
You should write for a travel magazine. 🙂 Nothing negative but the constant traffic now probably worse then ever, tour buses everywhere, constant road construction, air quality during the high season is terrible, the quality of tourists jamming up every where are probably the lowest of the low who visit. And possibly most important are the accidents and crime. Fights, stabbings, drugs, theft, etc. seem to be reported daily if in town got to be very careful. The place is not Nirvana just sayin. -
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What really grinds your gears in Pattaya
they walk in the roads in India? no pavements? Yes often because there are often no sidewalks or they are full. The real challenge though is that while we have Soi Dogs in Thailand, there are 5 million wandering cows in India. People do what they got to do to get from one place to another. Courtesy towards other travelers is neither expected or given 🙄 -
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'Love tourists': Single men travelling overseas to find a bride
Australia is fairly balanced on female to male ratios, with females slightly outnumbering males. OTOH, Armenia and Ukraine lead the world with far more women than men. 55% and 54.1% women respectively. They are also war-torn countries. A peaceful life in Australia must look very attractive. -
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Thailand's New PM Outlines Bold 10-Point Plan to Revamp Economy
Yes you name is right Newbee everything in this country can be obtained by the baht its just another piece of paper to be obtained by the agent -
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PM Paetongtarn's Policy Statement critisised as Echo of Thaksin’s Vision
Offering 10k baht to voters was not a bribe then? They are not only guilty of that but of backstabbing the voters by colluding with the parties they fought against for 2 decades. Hypocritical opportunists. FFP were the party with the most votes so Pita should be the PM not daddy's little girl. -
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What really grinds your gears in Pattaya
If you "usually" go around them does that means sometimes you go through them 😀 -
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Mixed kid living in Thailand.
International Schools here are the worst mockery of education. Yesterday visited Berkeley at Bang-Na to meet old friend: "wannabee asylum on steroids" Nope, it is the father, not other person. Free healthcare? Never needed. If one can obtain Thai Citizenship that would good for sure, but seriously don't sweat. Good, you paid money for membership, I just deposited it. Your choice of convenience. -
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Phuket Named World’s Most Overcrowded Destination Amid Tourism Boom
Are you still in Kata ? I lived there through 20 winters each 5 months long. Right in the center opposite the beach. It was wonderful, arrived in 84 and left after the Tsunami to Hua Hin first. phuket was beautiful, until it wasn’t. i go back regularly for a week to visit old friends, last time 2022. Of course it was after the Pandemic. It was in a sorry state, everything closed down and falling apart, still no pavements, no street lights at night , bad garbage collection. A friend went a few months ago and said it was unbearable, traffic jams everywhere, imagine an overcrowded beach ,what you see in the above video is nowhere near the realty , it’s much worse .Restaurants full to breaking , no staff, queues to get a table then waiting an hour to get served, unless you’re Russian and click your fingers. Queues in the 7/11 etc etc. Not a life. My Thai friends are devastated, some even moved to the North of Thailand . The original landowner families sold up their land 20 odd years ago for a lot of money, of course today that land is worth 20 times more or plus , and that’s where the hundreds of condos have sprung up . Most of the villas that have been built on the surrounding hills are illegal . The Phuket authorities have bled Phuket dry , take take take and no investment, putting nothing in to the island to keep it the lovely place it was. I have hundreds of beautiful photos from the 80s and it’s enough to make anyone cry. The damage is done. -
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What’s the best area in Thailand for expats to settle for long-term living?
Where to settle in Thailand is extremely dependent on life style and income, if you don't have a Thai partner that wish your settlement to be in the partner's area. When I was searching for where to settle in Land of Smiles about 20 years ago, I visited places of potential interest, before I made my decision. If you also do that, make visit both in the dry season and in the rainy season – some places you might need jetski or boat during the wet period – and up north also in the cold season. I finally settled on a southern island, as I both like the sea and the view of same, and furthermore "all year summer" and the party life. Island-living is often little more expensive than mainland, and tourist areas often little more expensive than more rural destinations; so, ongoing cash flow can also be part of a choice.- 1
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