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Children locked in well as expat businessmen is robbed of all his property in Phuket.
This is an absolute must read article if you are thinking of living in Thailand.
Children locked in well as expat businessmen is robbed of all his property in Phuket
Do not on any account sleep with your housekeeper. In Phuket, which judging by stories on the net is fast establishing itself as an international rip off destination, Colin Vard did just that and he is paying the penalty.
Working with ‘influential people’ , well not to put too fine a point on it, criminals, she defrauded his of all his property, his car, and rent money she said she was depositing for him in the bank.
This was real low society stuff, but there are indications that people in the establishment in Phuket were involved. (Seems a relative of a senior policeman has one of his houses etc)
Vard and his two kids are homeless and on the run. His housekeeper is fighting the case in court but the cash involved , over 60 million baht means that his many people might think they are better off dead.
Andrew Drummond reports
http://www.andrew-dr...ory.php?sid=389
-- ANDREW-DRUMMOND.COM 2011-05-02
Bangkok Post : Troops hammer out ceasefire
Bangkok Post : Troops hammer out ceasefire
Thank goodness that they have a last seen some sense and negotiated a ceasefire. There have been too many lives lost already on both sides of the border in this meaningless conflict.
This is a photo that I took a few years ago at the Preah Vihear temple showing an aged field gun, probably from when the Khmer Rouge holed up there in their latter days.
Emerald Golf Course, Banchang, Thailand
I promised to post a picture of the Emerald golf course in Banchang following my game there yesterday. As you can see this is a typical links course with rolling fairways and lush green grass with a mountainous back drop. It really is a pleasure to play here if only to take in the magnificent scenery.
Background:
The Emerald is a genuine country golf course with excellent course conditions and quality services. Its clubhouse and other facilities are by no means excessively luxurious, but full of warmth and friendliness in the tradition of the Thai rural lifestyle. The emerald course is a veritable work of art by two well-know golf architects. "Nick Faldo" and the late "Desmond Muirhead" The18-hole world-class design is carved through a pristine rain forest of full-grown trees that still provide sanctuary to a variety of native birds. The gentle, yet stunning contours of the fairways, the volcanic-like greens and the subtle water placements all combine to make the Emerald one the most challenging golf courses in Thailand.
The greens are some of the most difficult that I have ever played, so if you ever play there make sure you spend a day at the range practicing your putting.
Choke - D bar Jomtien beach road. Thailand
Choke-D means good luck in Thai, so the good luck bar!
Here is one of my favourite restaurants on Jomtien beach front. It’s called the Choke-D bar and it offers delicious local Thai food dishes. Good quality food at very reasonable prices. The bar overlooks Jomtien beach, which is literally just across the road.
The owner is a skilled wind surfer, so runs a wind surfing club from the bar, so there is something for everybody. I guess that he must be pretty good at it because he always seems to be busy teaching the tourists.
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