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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand
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Fried rice is never my preferred breakfast. Usually will eat fried rice only as part of buffet breakfast in the hotel.
Run out of idea, so order crab fried rice from this shop at Soi 7 Jomtien (near second road side and not beach road side). This is one of the better tam sang (zhi char). Although the signboard say open from 8 am, usually shop already opens at 5-6 am. Aunty face is a little grouchy but thats how she look. So dont be put off by the grouchy face (not purposely, born like that)
50 baht. Very full. If order chicken/pork fried rice, its 40 baht.
the tam sang shop is a little dark inside.
7 early 8 morning at second road end Soi 7.
Run out of idea, so order crab fried rice from this shop at Soi 7 Jomtien (near second road side and not beach road side). This is one of the better tam sang (zhi char). Although the signboard say open from 8 am, usually shop already opens at 5-6 am. Aunty face is a little grouchy but thats how she look. So dont be put off by the grouchy face (not purposely, born like that)
50 baht. Very full. If order chicken/pork fried rice, its 40 baht.
the tam sang shop is a little dark inside.
7 early 8 morning at second road end Soi 7.
I don't care what they do there. Just don't touch my favorite "Huen Por Liang" Condominium.:oops:
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From the last one week media coverage of this mountain forest housing issue, think not so easy to “suah”. 99.9% of siam kias have nothing to do with that affected plot of land but the media coverage is like almost everyday and every channel.
Seems that there are some out there to stir this up.
Seems that there are some out there to stir this up.
Wow! Now Chang beer also have copy wor!
Myanmar customs seized counterfeit chang beer. Copy Chang beer was from Cina land on the way to Siam Lor. Think its time to switch to Leo beer liaoz. But leo beer next morning have headace leh.
Myanmar customs seized counterfeit chang beer. Copy Chang beer was from Cina land on the way to Siam Lor. Think its time to switch to Leo beer liaoz. But leo beer next morning have headace leh.
Wow! Now Chang beer also have copy wor!
Myanmar customs seized counterfeit chang beer. Copy Chang beer was from Cina land on the way to Siam Lor. Think its time to switch to Leo beer liaoz. But leo beer next morning have headace leh.
Kns, like this also can ....ah tiongs can fake anything. Leo's also too strong for me, I get headache before morning:p
Popular up country. Possibly due to preservatives (for shelf life). That's why I prefer beer sod
Beer testing. Lets see if drinking Leo beer will result in next day headache or not.
Crooked business
The unique MahaNakhon 'crooked building' is going broke, so duty-free operator King Power is stepping in to buy the building and observation deck for Bt10mil. The 314-metre, 77-storey MahaNakhon is Thailand's tallest building, but the mixed-used skyscraper has not prospered since its official opening in December, 2016. (File photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
https://property.bangkokpost.com/news/1444254/king-power-to-buy-crooked-building-mahanakhon
The unique MahaNakhon 'crooked building' is going broke, so duty-free operator King Power is stepping in to buy the building and observation deck for Bt10mil. The 314-metre, 77-storey MahaNakhon is Thailand's tallest building, but the mixed-used skyscraper has not prospered since its official opening in December, 2016. (File photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
https://property.bangkokpost.com/news/1444254/king-power-to-buy-crooked-building-mahanakhon
Yet a long standing fiasco, doesn't surprise us 
Bus mess gets worse
Bangkok people will never ride these buses - but they will pay 1.1 billion baht for them to Bestlin Group because the BMTA mishandled their purchase.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1444267/bmta-must-pay-b1-1bn-to-bestlin
Bus mess gets worse
Bangkok people will never ride these buses - but they will pay 1.1 billion baht for them to Bestlin Group because the BMTA mishandled their purchase.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1444267/bmta-must-pay-b1-1bn-to-bestlin
There are 60 unexplained deaths of Brits in Thailand in two years
11 Apr, 2018 4:32pm
Kirsty Jones, 23, a Liverpool University graduate, was raped and strangled at a guesthouse, in Thailand. Source: ITV
Daily Mail
By: Rebecca Evans
Daily Mail reports.
While their 23-year-old daughter travelled, Sue and Glyn Jones watched impatiently for regular updates on her adventures. Beginning in Thailand, she was to then move on to Australia, New Zealand and South America. Kirsty's emails to her devoted parents told of wonderful jungle hikes through Thailand, elephant rides and visits to hill tribes.
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But, three months into her trip in 2000, the couple were on holiday in Spain when they received terrible news. Kirsty had been found murdered in a backpacker hostel in the city of Chiang Mai.
If that wasn't horrific enough, the way the couple were treated was truly shocking. "My brother-in-law contacted the Foreign Office to find out what had happened. They wouldn't even confirm her name, even though she was being named in the news. Nobody came to tell us what happened to her," said Sue.
"We got the earliest plane home from Spain and were watching the news the following day. That was how we heard she had been raped. I still don't know why nobody from the Foreign Office contacted us."
The devastated Jones family has since faced enormous difficulties in their quest to find justice for their daughter, who had just finished an English and media studies degree at Liverpool University.
Sue, 61, a farmer from Brecon, Powys, even travelled to Thailand on the 12th anniversary of her murder to offer a £10,000 reward for fresh information, to no avail. Her killer remains free.
It's no cliche to say their experience is the embodiment of every parent's worst fears.
But what's worse is that they are by no means alone. In their search for answers, the couple — who also have a son, Gareth, 39 — have learned of many other deaths of young British travellers in Thailand which have gone unexplained.
Tragically, there are dozens of parents who may never know what really happened to their children on their travels there.
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Christina Annesley was found dead in Thailand during her gap year in 2015.
Christina Annesley, a 23-year-old born in Wellington, who died on a gap year in Thailand three years ago, said they fear they will never know what happened to their daughter.
In January 2015, she was found dead in her bungalow on Koh Tao island, one of the country's smaller tourist destinations.
Margaret and Boyne Annesley, from Orpington, London, believe her death is suspicious, despite what the local authorities say.
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Christina's father Boyne said he doubts he and his wife Margaret will ever find out how his 23-year-old daughter died. Photo / Supplied
Thai authorities then pressured the family into cremating Ben immediately — which they thankfully refused. For although a Thai post-mortem examination claimed Ben's head had turned towards his back 180 degrees, which would have broken his neck, a second autopsy in Britain said there were no neck injuries and that he had died from blunt trauma to his chest and a ruptured aorta.
Tellingly at his inquest, senior coroner for West Sussex, Penelope Schofield, said she was unable to record a verdict of accidental death as, she said: "I don't feel I have sufficient evidence to be satisfied it definitely was an accident."
Pat, a 64-year-old nurse from Reigate, Surrey, who has another son, Luke, 30, was forced to turn detective herself. "I spoke to people who have lived on the island, who told me about police corruption and mafia control. I could see a pattern of suspicious deaths, passed off as accidents and suicides, which are all totally wrong.
"I now believe my son was murdered. It may have been the result of a mugging that went wrong, but it was murder."
The Foreign Office says travel advice for Thailand is kept under constant review and, in a statement to the Mail, expressed its "deepest sympathies to the families of Kirsty, Christina and Ben."
As for its perceived hands-off approach when dealing with the Thai justice system, its statement says: "We have made a number of representations to the Thai authorities, but cannot interfere in another country's police investigation, just as we would not allow another country to interfere in ours."
But for the heartbroken mothers of MAMA, such words aren't enough. They want justice for their dead children — and won't stop until they get it.
Additional reporting by Stephanie Condron.
11 Apr, 2018 4:32pm
Kirsty Jones, 23, a Liverpool University graduate, was raped and strangled at a guesthouse, in Thailand. Source: ITV
Daily Mail
By: Rebecca Evans
Daily Mail reports.
While their 23-year-old daughter travelled, Sue and Glyn Jones watched impatiently for regular updates on her adventures. Beginning in Thailand, she was to then move on to Australia, New Zealand and South America. Kirsty's emails to her devoted parents told of wonderful jungle hikes through Thailand, elephant rides and visits to hill tribes.
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertise with NZME.
But, three months into her trip in 2000, the couple were on holiday in Spain when they received terrible news. Kirsty had been found murdered in a backpacker hostel in the city of Chiang Mai.
If that wasn't horrific enough, the way the couple were treated was truly shocking. "My brother-in-law contacted the Foreign Office to find out what had happened. They wouldn't even confirm her name, even though she was being named in the news. Nobody came to tell us what happened to her," said Sue.
"We got the earliest plane home from Spain and were watching the news the following day. That was how we heard she had been raped. I still don't know why nobody from the Foreign Office contacted us."
The devastated Jones family has since faced enormous difficulties in their quest to find justice for their daughter, who had just finished an English and media studies degree at Liverpool University.
Sue, 61, a farmer from Brecon, Powys, even travelled to Thailand on the 12th anniversary of her murder to offer a £10,000 reward for fresh information, to no avail. Her killer remains free.
It's no cliche to say their experience is the embodiment of every parent's worst fears.
But what's worse is that they are by no means alone. In their search for answers, the couple — who also have a son, Gareth, 39 — have learned of many other deaths of young British travellers in Thailand which have gone unexplained.
Tragically, there are dozens of parents who may never know what really happened to their children on their travels there.
Christina Annesley was found dead in Thailand during her gap year in 2015.
Christina Annesley, a 23-year-old born in Wellington, who died on a gap year in Thailand three years ago, said they fear they will never know what happened to their daughter.
In January 2015, she was found dead in her bungalow on Koh Tao island, one of the country's smaller tourist destinations.
Margaret and Boyne Annesley, from Orpington, London, believe her death is suspicious, despite what the local authorities say.
Christina's father Boyne said he doubts he and his wife Margaret will ever find out how his 23-year-old daughter died. Photo / Supplied
Thai authorities then pressured the family into cremating Ben immediately — which they thankfully refused. For although a Thai post-mortem examination claimed Ben's head had turned towards his back 180 degrees, which would have broken his neck, a second autopsy in Britain said there were no neck injuries and that he had died from blunt trauma to his chest and a ruptured aorta.
Tellingly at his inquest, senior coroner for West Sussex, Penelope Schofield, said she was unable to record a verdict of accidental death as, she said: "I don't feel I have sufficient evidence to be satisfied it definitely was an accident."
Pat, a 64-year-old nurse from Reigate, Surrey, who has another son, Luke, 30, was forced to turn detective herself. "I spoke to people who have lived on the island, who told me about police corruption and mafia control. I could see a pattern of suspicious deaths, passed off as accidents and suicides, which are all totally wrong.
"I now believe my son was murdered. It may have been the result of a mugging that went wrong, but it was murder."
The Foreign Office says travel advice for Thailand is kept under constant review and, in a statement to the Mail, expressed its "deepest sympathies to the families of Kirsty, Christina and Ben."
As for its perceived hands-off approach when dealing with the Thai justice system, its statement says: "We have made a number of representations to the Thai authorities, but cannot interfere in another country's police investigation, just as we would not allow another country to interfere in ours."
But for the heartbroken mothers of MAMA, such words aren't enough. They want justice for their dead children — and won't stop until they get it.
Additional reporting by Stephanie Condron.
More died as a result of extreme pleasure.
Have to wait long long liaoz. Actual official Song Kran celebrations in Pattaya is 19 April. Its call Waan Laai and the whole Pattaya is virtually shutdown. Before 19 April, those few playing on the sois or pubs/bars are small starters. The 19 April one is the big one.Waiting for some Songkran pics from Pattaya, preferably some powder stains on that Zoomer X
As usual, will be expecting many fights, probably gunshots and maybe even casualties at the end of the day.
Nope, no motorsai this year. Just park at apartment and walk out. Will be celebrating at my friend motorsai repair shop. Balless liaoz after 2 big bug scars on my legs during a Songkran accident many years ago.
Quite happening in Patts.
Net idol DJ Katoy netted in Pattaya club raid
Around Thailand April 11, 2018 12:04
By Theerawat Thongma,
Dethavee Theewarangkul
The Nation
Internet idol Kannikar “DJ Katoy” Namwicha was among six patrons who tested positive for illegal drug use after a raid on a Pattaya nightclub early Wednesday morning.
Bang Lamung district police and municipal officials descended on the Burn Club on Soi Bua Khao at 4am checking for underage patrons and evidence of drug use.
Kannikar, 24, who has more than 200,000 followers on Facebook and was working at the club as a DJ, was among six people whose urine tests showed signs of drug use.
She reportedly confessed to police that she had taken ketamine three days earlier.
Club manager Anapat Reung-urai, 50, was charged with keeping the club open too late, operating without a permit and selling alcohol beyond the legal time period.
Net idol DJ Katoy netted in Pattaya club raid
Around Thailand April 11, 2018 12:04
By Theerawat Thongma,
Dethavee Theewarangkul
The Nation
Internet idol Kannikar “DJ Katoy” Namwicha was among six patrons who tested positive for illegal drug use after a raid on a Pattaya nightclub early Wednesday morning.
Bang Lamung district police and municipal officials descended on the Burn Club on Soi Bua Khao at 4am checking for underage patrons and evidence of drug use.
Kannikar, 24, who has more than 200,000 followers on Facebook and was working at the club as a DJ, was among six people whose urine tests showed signs of drug use.
She reportedly confessed to police that she had taken ketamine three days earlier.
Club manager Anapat Reung-urai, 50, was charged with keeping the club open too late, operating without a permit and selling alcohol beyond the legal time period.
Elephants prepare for Songkran antics
Breaking News April 11, 2018 19:03
By Korbphuk Phromrekha
The Nation
Ahead of the Songkran holiday, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Ayutthaya office invited the public to water fight with elephants against the backdrop of the Unesco World Heritage Ayutthaya Historical Park.
Pachyderms from the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal were brought to show off their water-fighting skills and to demonstrate the fun that would take place this weekend in the former Thai capital.
To attend the festival along the road in front of the TAT office from 10am to 4.30pm on three days, people are also encouraged to wear Thai traditional clothing and partake in cultural activities such as pouring water over the Buddha images, building sand pagoda and watching traditional Thai dances.
Just few days ago, mata big dog just announced this year songkran main activities will be drunk driving, drugs and firearms. So better stay away from crowded or high profile places if you want to stay out of trouble.Quite happening in Patts.
Net idol DJ Katoy netted in Pattaya club raid
Around Thailand April 11, 2018 12:04
By Theerawat Thongma,
Dethavee Theewarangkul
The Nation
Internet idol Kannikar “DJ Katoy” Namwicha was among six patrons who tested positive for illegal drug use after a raid on a Pattaya nightclub early Wednesday morning.
Bang Lamung district police and municipal officials descended on the Burn Club on Soi Bua Khao at 4am checking for underage patrons and evidence of drug use.
Kannikar, 24, who has more than 200,000 followers on Facebook and was working at the club as a DJ, was among six people whose urine tests showed signs of drug use.
She reportedly confessed to police that she had taken ketamine three days earlier.
Club manager Anapat Reung-urai, 50, was charged with keeping the club open too late, operating without a permit and selling alcohol beyond the legal time period.
The temporary mata control station at sukumvit road (in front of Baan beyond/big C pattaya south) already in operation since yesterday.
On the club that got busted, This club is near the so called new “Bua Khao Walking Street” which just opened less than a year ago. Actually few hundred meters away from the Soi 9 mata house.
Think this Bua Khao walking street wont last long as seen tenants come and go.
This new Bua Khao Walking street can be accessed by Soi Bua Khao itself or by Second Road, Soi Skol Beach (where J Daeng Restoran 紅姐).
Dropped Pin
near Tree town Mao moiy, Phatthayasaisong 9 Alley, Muang Pattaya, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chang Wat Chon Buri 20150
https://goo.gl/maps/aeMHu7QGgDS2
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