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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

Narong Wongwan

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I was in Pattaya & watching the English version of the Captain America movie Civil War ... The majority of patrons didn't stand up. There is also a Thai version of the same movie which would be more popular with the Thai speakers..

That's why I got curious about what other Sporeans would do:confused:

Sinkies will follow suit to stand up.
Dun you know sinkies like to conform? It's 2nd nature to them.
That said when in Rome do as Romans do....in the news an angmo got whacked before after he refuse to stand when ask by some kaypoh Thais. So either you dun watch movies in Thailand or stand if you do
 

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Sinkies will follow suit to stand up.
Dun you know sinkies like to conform? It's 2nd nature to them.
That said when in Rome do as Romans do....in the news an angmo got whacked before after he refuse to stand when ask by some kaypoh Thais. So either you dun watch movies in Thailand or stand if you do

I avoid standimg .. I just enjoy my snack outside the cinema till that king ad ends.
 

Jah_rastafar_I

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Sinkies will follow suit to stand up.
Dun you know sinkies like to conform? It's 2nd nature to them.
That said when in Rome do as Romans do....in the news an angmo got whacked before after he refuse to stand when ask by some kaypoh Thais. So either you dun watch movies in Thailand or stand if you do

Do u have said news article?
 

yinyang

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A new section of Bangkok's outer ringroad, which is being constructed by Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM), is near completion.
The contractor said that at the end of March, it was 93 per cent completed. The section is expected to open for traffic in August.
 

yinyang

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Rangsit University cancels exams after hi-tech cheating

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Authorities charge a "well-organised syndicate" of spies and cheats caused cancellation and forced a retest of entrance exams
at Rangsit University's main medical faculties.
Three proxies and three students were caught with hi-tech glasses and
smart watches (above) which secretly filmed the exam papers and supplied the answers. RSU is pressing charges and will re-run the exams...


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Three “smart watches” seized from the students who each would have paid 850,000 baht to the gang if the cheating was successful.
(Photo from Facebook of Arthit Ourairat)


http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/964125/rangsit-university-cancels-exams-after-hi-tech-cheating.
 

yinyang

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Nakhon Ratchasima zoo staff uses a piece of meat to lure a tiger to come out of the shade to a pond in a trick to cool the beast from the heatwave.
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Jah_rastafar_I

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Rangsit University cancels exams after hi-tech cheating

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Authorities charge a "well-organised syndicate" of spies and cheats caused cancellation and forced a retest of entrance exams
at Rangsit University's main medical faculties.
Three proxies and three students were caught with hi-tech glasses and
smart watches (above) which secretly filmed the exam papers and supplied the answers. RSU is pressing charges and will re-run the exams...


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Three “smart watches” seized from the students who each would have paid 850,000 baht to the gang if the cheating was successful.
(Photo from Facebook of Arthit Ourairat)


http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/964125/rangsit-university-cancels-exams-after-hi-tech-cheating.

Are exams in thailand regulated like SG? I mean it depends on the exam venue also like say for example stock broker/insurance/estate agent exams conducted in govt places would probably be more secure compared to exams for entrance to university since i assume university entrance exams are conducted and run by uni staff with perhaps less secure security compared to govt institutes.
 

yinyang

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Robbers swipe B10m from bank’s safe overnight

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Yellow crime-scene tape blocks public access to the robbed Cha-am sub-branch of Bangkok Bank
on beachfront road on Monday morning. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)

But another failed :p

Failed attempt to break ATM


http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/965425/failed-attempt-to-break-atm. V

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Police seal the crime scene after an unknown number of people tried to break a Bangkok of Ayudhaya ATM (left)
in Pathum Thani on Monday morning. (Photo by Pongpat Wongyala)
 

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Englishman pays five million baht dowry as he marries Thai man he met on Facebook

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PRACHINBURI:-- An English businessman put down a five million baht dowry as he married his Thai boyfriend in a traditional ceremony in Prachinburi on Sunday.

Carl Eden, 35, and his sweetheart Chaiwararit Witaworn or Tony, 29, were married at the latter's home in the Meuang Kaw area of the north eastern town, reports Thairath.

Love blossomed for the happy couple on Facebook and after a Bangkok meeting they decided to tie the knot.

The ceremony had all the trappings of a traditional Thai wedding on Sunday morning with the dowry laid out for the fifty guests to admire. There was gold, cash, a car, house and land all coming to more than five million baht in value paid by the Englishman for his Thai partner's hand.

And in the evening 500 guests enjoyed a Chinese style feast at a local hotel.

Tony, an ex-factory employee, said: "We met on Facebook then Carl came to Bangkok. We talked continually for over a year and then decided to marry."

He spoke of the couple's joy at being able to marry and said that people of all ages and sexes should be able to get married and enjoy a happy life together without restrictions.

Tony added that they are planning to go to England where his new husband has a flower shop, convenience store and apartment rental business.

And as Carl posed with the in-laws he said: "I love you very much Tony. This is a great opportunity for us. And I am very happy to be here in Thailand and be with this family."

Source: Thairath

 

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Get Ready for Tax Hikes

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The Excise Department aims to double its take to 2 trillion baht by 2027 and already has mapped out massive tax rises. (File photo)

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/966489/department-mulls-hiking-taxes.

The Excise Department is studying a plan to impose higher taxes on fuel, alcohol, beer, tobacco and telecommunications
services with the aim of doubling revenue to almost 1 trillion baht by 2027.
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yinyang

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Ariya first Thai to claim LPGA crown
Bangkok native ends string of heartbreaks


http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/965801/ariya-first-thai-to-claim-lpga-crown.

Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand hugs Ryann O'Toole on the green of the 18th hole after winning the Yokohama Tire Classic in Prattville, Alabama.PHOTO BY AFP
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The NCPO again defends its lese majeste charges against the mother of a prominent dissident,
and complained this is unfair 'piling pressure' on the junta.
 

yinyang

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Tragic slice of big mango :(

Three-year-old dies after being left in school van

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Thanatcha Pajjaiyo sits by the body of Nong Ing while a friend consoles her. (Photo by Sutthiwit Chayutworakan)
 

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New Purple Line will help commute to Nonthanburi

The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority's new Purple Line runs between Bangkok's Bang Sue and Nonthaburi's Bang Yai.
The 23km route will improve life for commuters after it opens on Aug 6, but people can experience it free first by getting tickets for test runs in June and July.
PHOTO BY WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL

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[h=2]Two men shot while eating at KFC Samut Prakarn[/h] By Coconuts Bangkok May 13, 2016 / 11:56 ICT
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Two young men were shot in a KFC restaurant in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province around 4am today.
According to witnesses, the gunman and his accomplice parked their motorbike outside the restaurant before the assailant walked into the restaurant alone, wearing a helmet and carrying a baseball bat and holding a gun.
He looked around and then fired three shots into a group of young men who were eating at the restaurant, injuring two of them.

The victims, whose identities were not disclosed, were sent to Bang Phli Hospital by rescue volunteers.
Witnesses described the gunman as skinny and about 170 centimeters tall.
Police are investigating the attack, INN News reported.
 

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Dumb connection?

Missing Link
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The new Purple Line from Nonthaburi links to the Blue Line in inner Bangkok but there's a catch
- you have to walk 1 kilometre to make the connection

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/974125/purple-line-commuters-to-get-the-blues
 

yinyang

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Thai Airways (Master Card) promo Bkk unbeatable 237-250 return. Full flights onward and return, no wonder :p
Noodle dinner onboard, not bad in cattle class

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Dinner at my usual haunt, alfresco place Kae (Sheep) Bangkok in Parsi Charoen on Thonburi end, across CP river
Spicy prawn salad
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Chicken wing basket
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Acoustic band, got distracted by her pair of legs :p

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Replay of tah mee brekkie. Piset (special) up price by +thb5, now to thb45. Princely sum S$1.76
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Teeranai Charuvastra
16 May 2016, Last update at 11:25:00 GMT





KFC Shooting Victim Dies; Suspect Arrested

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Ratthathamanoon Garinsoongnoen, 19, in a mask police say he wore when opening fire on two gang rivals early Friday morning.
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

SAMUT PRAKAN — One of two men shot Friday at a KFC restaurant in Bangkok’s southeastern suburbs died Saturday, prompting police to press a murder charge against the gunmen, one of whom was captured.

Worasakdi Thong-ngoen, 27, died in hospital Saturday, one day after he was shot along with a friend while eating an early morning meal at a Samut Prakan KFC at about 4am. His associate, 18-year-old Teerachet Longthong, was shot once in the arm.


Worasakdi was shot in the chest, back and neck, Col. Pallop Aeromla, commander of Bang Phli Police Station, said Saturday. He also announced the arrest of one of the suspected shooters, 19-year-old Ratthathamanoon Garinsoongnoen and said police are seeking three more suspected accomplices. Police believe the attack stemmed from gang rivalry.
“We have arrested one, and we will try to arrest the rest,” Pallop said Monday morning.
Chilling footage of two masked men bursting into the restaurant and shooting the pair was captured by a security camera and later posted online.
According to Pallop, one of the three suspects on the run is the other shooter, while two others stayed with getaway motorcycles for both shooters to escape.
All four suspects are now charged with premeditated murder and firearm offenses.
Apart from Ratthathamanoon, the other three suspects are Rattawit Papao, Passakorn Teerakachornwuthhi and Theepakorn Kolladee.
 

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'Sexy Pancake' dies of penile cancer

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KHON KAEN: -- One of Thai entertainment net idols, Sexy Pancake 2, a male transvestite from Khon Kaen, died Saturday night of cancer at Waeng Noi hospital in Khon Kaen province.

Sexy Pancake 2 or Niwat Sangmor, 27, died at 7.30 pm from Stage 3 penile cancer.

He was admitted to Khon Kaen hospital before Songkran festival.

As his condition did not improve as the cancer has already reached the final stage, his parents took him back to his rural home to fufill his last wish that he wanted to die at home.

He was taken home but due to the summer heat, his parents asked to admit him to the Waeng Noi district hospital instead where he passed away peacefully at 7.30 pm on Saturday.

As soon as his death was posted on the “Sexy Pancake 2” page on Facebook, many of his followers voiced regret for his early death and expressed sympathy to his parents.

Niwat’s rising to stardom stemmed from the popular Facebook page “Sexy Pancake” which was run by his close friend, Sura Narin, who came up with the idea of posting humorous photographs of a bikini-clad Niwat in various countryside activities.

Set up in May 2013, the page went viral in less than two months and had since gained a huge following among Thai netitizens.

Due to the page’s huge following, Niwat received clothes and other gifts from fans on a regular basis.

According to The Nation, Niwat had been invited to perform at many events and appeared on broadcast television shows.

He appeared at numerous television shows and received continuous work offers in several locations including Bangkok, predominantly in “lady-boy” dance shows.

But both Niwat and Sura ended their tie after the net idol was accused of quietly taking advertising jobs without his knowledge.

Niwat later created his own “Sexy Pancake 2” page on Facebook which became popular in a few months from his followers.

Niwat, who went by the nickname “Pancake”, lived in a small house in Waeng Noi district. He shared a small house and plot of land with his grandmother and a cow. “I had the feeling of being a woman since my childhood.”

As a child, Niwat enjoyed sports and was an athletic kid at school. He said that he was inspired by the 2000 transgender-driven comedy “The Iron Ladies” and wanted to become an athlete.

However, in sixth grade, Niwat had to drop out of school due to a lack of money, and took on hard labouring work to support his grandmother.

Despite not being enrolled in a school, Niwat was home-schooled and managed to earn a high school diploma through adult education.

Collecting money from labouring work, Niwat bought four cows and resold three of them, spending part of the money on renovating the house.

Source: http://englishnews.t.../content/163424
 
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