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The Thailand Foreign Business Act (FBA) - How will it affect property buyers?
There has been a lot of speculation on changes to the Thai Foreign Business Act and how it will affect land purchase by foreigners. Before I explain what the changes are, it might be a good idea to look at why the Thai government is preparing to make these changes. All this came about because ex-Prime Minister Thaksin sold parts of his telecommunications company to Temasak... (posted by Marc 5 years 7 days ago.)
There has been a lot of speculation on changes to the Thai Foreign Business Act and how it will affect land purchase by foreigners. Before I explain what the changes are, it might be a good idea to look at why the Thai government is preparing to make these changes. All this came about because ex-Prime Minister Thaksin sold parts of his telecommunications company to Temasak... (posted by Marc 5 years 7 days ago.)
Let's Talk Real Dirty!
Background. Stickman of www.stickmanbangkok.com asked his writers if we could write something a bit more controversial. This is my response. Oooh! I love it when you talk dirty Stickman. Your call to us writers to get a bit more controversial had me in goose bumps. So much so that I couldn’t sleep thinking about it. Here it is, 3 am and I’m banging out a story for you. What are the two most controversial subjects?... (posted by Marc 5 years 190 days ago.)
Background. Stickman of www.stickmanbangkok.com asked his writers if we could write something a bit more controversial. This is my response. Oooh! I love it when you talk dirty Stickman. Your call to us writers to get a bit more controversial had me in goose bumps. So much so that I couldn’t sleep thinking about it. Here it is, 3 am and I’m banging out a story for you. What are the two most controversial subjects?... (posted by Marc 5 years 190 days ago.)
Marry a Thai bar girl?
O ver the years Thailand has attracted its share of interesting characters, and I've met many of them. Not just farungs, but Thais too. There are plenty of stories to tell, so sit back, read on and share their pain, sorrows and laughter with me. We'll start off with the sad story of Wally. How many times have you heard horror stories about men who come to Thailand, fall in love with a bar... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
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O ver the years Thailand has attracted its share of interesting characters, and I've met many of them. Not just farungs, but Thais too. There are plenty of stories to tell, so sit back, read on and share their pain, sorrows and laughter with me. We'll start off with the sad story of Wally. How many times have you heard horror stories about men who come to Thailand, fall in love with a bar... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
Australia's secret Vietman War Warriors?
"What did you do in the war, daddy?" How many children have asked their fathers this question for thousands of years? Most could answer truthfully. But the Royal Australian Air Force ghost warriors who fought a secret war in Thailand to support the troops in Viet Nam have had to be silent for 40 years. They each served a minimum of 6 months in Ubon, Thailand, near the Laotian border. When they arrived... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
"What did you do in the war, daddy?" How many children have asked their fathers this question for thousands of years? Most could answer truthfully. But the Royal Australian Air Force ghost warriors who fought a secret war in Thailand to support the troops in Viet Nam have had to be silent for 40 years. They each served a minimum of 6 months in Ubon, Thailand, near the Laotian border. When they arrived... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
How To Fall In Love With a Thai Bar Girl
So you have come to Thailand, visited a bunch of bars, and found the girl of your dreams in one of them. She bangs like a dunny (dunny -- Australian slang for 'toilet') door in a hurricane, does everything you ever wished a girl would do for you, and you are "in love". Good for you. Now let's have a small dose of reality here before you go paying the Sin Sot (dowry), getting married... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
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So you have come to Thailand, visited a bunch of bars, and found the girl of your dreams in one of them. She bangs like a dunny (dunny -- Australian slang for 'toilet') door in a hurricane, does everything you ever wished a girl would do for you, and you are "in love". Good for you. Now let's have a small dose of reality here before you go paying the Sin Sot (dowry), getting married... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
What's Wrong with Eating Dog Meat?
Golly! Dog lovers the world over (well in the US and Europe anyway) are trying to get the Koreans to stop eating dogs. They have even enlisted FIFA to step in and put the pressure on the Koreans. See the report here: http://www.slate.com/id/2060840/ Imagine what would happen if suddenly these fastidious people realized that Thais eat not only dogs but Insects too! With over 6,000 restaurants in Korea serving up about... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
Golly! Dog lovers the world over (well in the US and Europe anyway) are trying to get the Koreans to stop eating dogs. They have even enlisted FIFA to step in and put the pressure on the Koreans. See the report here: http://www.slate.com/id/2060840/ Imagine what would happen if suddenly these fastidious people realized that Thais eat not only dogs but Insects too! With over 6,000 restaurants in Korea serving up about... (posted by Marc 5 years 216 days ago.)
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