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    IS Thailand Safe?

    By Wally, Created on: 08/11/2008, Last updated on: 07/12/2008

    » Thailand is relatively safe, many of the statistics you cite are largely Thai-Thai. All countries have areas best avoided, Thailand is no different, but for the most part I think it is quite safe. Mind you this will vary depending whether you are in Chiang Mai or Pattaya.

    • Sean Moran commented : [quote="rogera":1vt5whvb] Is Thailand Safe? For Whom? Not too safe for those children on the motercycle or you if you start waving your arms over your head close to electrical wires. If you run away from, instead of toward the sound of gunfire, you too might live as I do here in wonderful Thailand. Free of bulletholes. In fact, I have never had a gun fired at me, here. I have been visiting and living here for over 44 years without undue problems IF I keep my nose out of other peoples problems. When I first came here, the price of a killing was $100.. Now I think it has gone up to $5 or 600. Keep to your own affairs, live long and prosper.[/quote:1vt5whvb] Funny that, but when you wrote "...Safe For Whom? ", I first read it as "Safe FROM Whom?" If you're 6'4" and 350lbs and you're walking across a footbridge over the thanon to the skytrain and you see a friend down in the street below and you get excited and wave your arms up in the air and jump up to say hello and you accidentally put your fingernails through the insulation of a 440v 3-phase overhead cable and electrocute yourself and unconsciously tumble over the edge of the bridge and down towards the macadam, and there happens to be a young family of five who can't afford a car yet riding back from the market with a week's supply of shopping on the back of an old Yamaha stuck in traffic at the red light below and you fall on them, you could hurt the poor little kiddies, couldn't you? I'd have to agree that the ONLY place I feel unsafe in Thailand is riding on the bike into or out of Bangkok, and it's the one place in the World where I'd always take a taxi and leave the bike back up in Nonthaburi, except on those odd occasions when I'd have to ride through Bangkok on the way out of town, or back from the train station once. Funny thing is, I never get lost in a cab, and I never get lost on the bike north of Chaengwattana, east of Samut Prakan, or west of Ratchaburi, day or night, I never lose my sense of direction in a new soi, but every single time I've had to ride through the Big Mango on a bike, I've continued to do some kind of 360 act without fail, and think I've made it to Ratchaburi until I pass by the Victory Monument again, or think I must be just crossing the railway line on the way to Sattahip, and then do a lap of Chitralada Palace, and happens every single time I try to find my way through Bangkok on a bike in a hurry. Always have the Michelin mapbook and the Lonely Planet right there in the top rucksack, but no matter how easy those maps make it to find your way around the Chantaburi markets on an overcast day, it just don't work for me in Krungthep. It's safe, but it's not much fun at all when it takes me all day to ride from Pak Kret to Bang Kapi.

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    When your car breakdown in the middle of the night

    By prnews, Created on: 28/05/2009, Last updated on: 28/05/2009

    » Car breakdown, especially at night, always brings huge difficulty to the driver. Assistances like towing service or roadside repair could be very helpful, but the question is how to obtain the trustworthy assistance. Michelin understands your concern and now offers 24 Hrs Nationwide Roadside Assistance...

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    Johnnie Walker An Exclusive Party of the Year “THE BLACKLIST

    By prnews, Created on: 30/09/2010, Last updated on: 30/09/2010

    » [b:2ruronth]Johnnie Walker Black Label Presents An Exclusive Party of the Year “THE BLACKLIST”[/b:2ruronth] “Johnnie Walker Black Label,” world-class Scotch whisky brand, has been granted an exclusive privilege to turn the entire ground floor of both sides of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel into...

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    Bangkok’s Socialites Paint the Town Black at the Year’s Most

    By prnews, Created on: 13/10/2010, Last updated on: 13/10/2010

    » [b:1hgljj3n]Bangkok’s Socialites Paint the Town Black at the Year’s Most Exclusive Party “Black Planet presents THE BLACKLIST”[/b:1hgljj3n] The light drizzle that came down in the early evening of Friday October 1st did not seem to dampen the spirit of the year’s most anticipated party “Black...

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    Italian cuisine

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2011

    » A rich vocabulary to describe the ingredients of dishes can enhance their taste.

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    Michelin-star chefs march into town

    Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 27/01/2012

    » Bangkok welcomes the Year of the Dragon with an impressive line-up of Michelin-star gourmet promotions to please all food and wine connoisseurs.

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    GENE EPOS SOFTWARE- ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE HOSPITALITY TRENDS

    By prnews, Created on: 09/01/2014, Last updated on: 09/01/2014

    » [attachment=0:1q1nj4f1]GENE Epos.jpg[/attachment:1q1nj4f1] GENE Epos is a fast and powerful touch screen point of sale system, designed for the constant demands of the hospitality industry. Gene EPOS is proven in the market to increase the speed and efficiency of service, helping to ensure high levels...

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    Meet the chefs

    Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 26/09/2014

    » Bangkok gourmands will have a chance to experience another impressive epicurean showcase hosted by the five-star St. Regis Bangkok next month.

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    Food from the heavens

    Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 02/01/2015

    » December 2014 marked an exceptional milestone for Thailand's gastronomic scene as it's the first time the country's capital has enjoyed the high-profile presence of three Michelin-starred establishments.

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    Equity mutual funds, pad thai and your financial future

    Business, Published on 16/02/2015

    » You have a craving for pad thai. Do you​ (a) make a trip to Or Tor Kor market to acquire the necessary 15 or so ingredients (rice noodles, roasted peanuts, dried shrimp, etc) and expertly fire up the wok at home, or do you (b) swing by your neighbourhood pad thai vendor? If you're as good a chef as me, the answer is b.

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