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April 16, 2011
Can anyone explain to me why bike riders are made to queue for anything up to 15 minutes at one pump at most petrol stations while pump attendants stand around idly waiting for cars to arrive at the...
May 5, 2011
I attended the Perth Holiday & Travel Expo earlier this year and I was very disappointed that Thailand was not represented. Local crafts from Bali were a big hit, so were cheap holidays and there...
May 3, 2011
When will the dangerous situation for pedestrians on the Chalong pier be rectified? Minibuses, dive operators’ trucks and pier buses hurtle down this 800-meter “runway” at speeds of up to 80kmh, plowing...
May 3, 2011
I took some friends to Tri Trang Beach the other day – which I have visited for 15 years – only to be told that I was not allowed to bring my own drinks to the beach. The operator said we had to buy drinks...
May 3, 2011
Is it possible to buy English cigarettes in Thailand anymore? On my most recent visit to Thailand I found it was no longer possible to get English brands such as Benson & Hedges. I am wondering if...
April 16, 2011
One of our guests at the resort where I work left her bag in a tuk-tuk she and her husband took from a stand near Hard Rock Cafe in Patong to Kata in the early afternoon on March 13. In the bag were a...
April 16, 2011
Is there any way the authorities can stop those pests in Patong that continually hassle tourists with, “Hello, can you speak English?” and then persist in trying to offer us some scratch-off lottery type...
April 8, 2011
I recently received a summons to appear at the Revenue Department’s Phuket office over irregularities with my 2009 (2552) tax return. I did not understand. I had never previously had a problem; the only...
April 7, 2011
Can you clarify the law regarding gardening with a lawnmower and brush cutter? If I use these at my own residence, is it legal? A friend was arrested by police and made to pay a fine for doing his own...
April 5, 2011
Is there any chance of getting a trash can on the corner of The Lighthouse and the Fishing Lodge where the ramp goes down to the water at Chalong Bay? It is not a nice sight for visiting yachtsmen, especially...
March 21, 2011
I am trying to find out why since moving to Kathu my post does not seem to make it to my house. I live in The Valley Moo 1, Kathu 83120. I used to live at the Rock Garden housing estate in Rassada and...
March 18, 2011
The new traffic lights on Thepkrasattri Road in the Bang Khu area of Koh Kaew seem to have achieved nothing more than making traffic worse. Every morning I pass through there and find myself crawling...
March 14, 2011
My son was badly burnt when the go-kart he was driving had a very minor collision with another kart. The two karts were completely engulfed in flames within seconds. Whilst my son is fine and will make...
March 8, 2011
Why don’t they just create a T-junction with a traffic light in front of the terminal? This way buses could exit the terminal and turn right to head north off the island. It cannot be that difficult to...
April 1, 2011
I have repeatedly called the number recently given out for the work permit department: 076-219660-1 The female officer answering the phone has been most unprofessional and can barely speak English. The...
March 25, 2011
I have repeatedly called the number recently given out for the work permit department: 076-219660-1 The female officer answering the phone has been most unprofessional and can barely speak English. The...
March 7, 2011
For the past two months we have had more mosquitoes than I have ever experienced. They come out of the newly constructed storm drain by the tens of thousands. A few weeks ago the drains were sprayed,...
March 4, 2011
I take my daily walks in Soi Pasak 8, Cherng Talay, where the trash alongside the road is quite an eyesore. I have been walking on this road for a year now and it is getting increasingly worse. Improper...
March 4, 2011
Can someone please tell me about Thai employees’ rights? My friend recently left her place of employment (a pub/restaurant) after working there full-time for 16 months. In that time, she never had a paid...
February 15, 2011
I am retired in Chalong and just finishing building a house here. The land on which the house is built is in my Thai wife’s name, but I would like to have the house registered in my name. I believe that...
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