Bangkok flood alert, Russian woman found floating off Sattahip - Sept 27

Thailand news - Flood waters heading down the Chao Phraya towards Bangkok, Russian woman found floating 8 kilometres offshore from Pattaya, 8 injured in a Narathiwat road explosion, forecasting the Thai baht value over the next four years, scam phone numbers to watch out for!

Tim Newton Today is daily news commentary about Thai and the region, including issues of interest to expats and travellers to Thailand.

Tim Newton Today is daily news commentary about Thai and the region, including issues of interest to expats and travellers to Thailand.

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[S_Wicket_ATM]

Once again Tmbo buries his Ostrich head in the sand, not daring to challenge the root cause of all of the mega ills that eternally besiege ordinary Thai people. I guess it's a matter of "I'm alright, Jack'!

[tanchye]

Try to pronounce the Thai places acutely after all these years as its a Thai News & produces in Thailand.

[S_Wicket_ATM]

If you look at the comments section of the Bangkok Post website, you will gain a far, far deeper insight into the truth of Thai politics and, flowing downstream therefrom, an understanding of Thailand's problems that Timbo simply chooses to ignore

[randylevine]

Re same sex marriages in Thailand: One pitfall for same sex marriages in Thailand is if the relationship breaks down, a divorce is desired and the couple are no longer residents of Thailand. If the couple are residing in a jurisdiction that does not recognize same sex marriage, that jurisdiction is unlikely to recognize same sex divorce resulting in the couple being stuck married to each other. This was a problem for Americans who got married in Canada but moved to the States, separated and could not get divorced in the US and no longer met residency requirements for divorce in Canada. Eventually the Canadian divorce laws changed to allow a divorce in these circumstances despite lack of residency if the couple were married in Canada and could not divorce in the US (or other repressive States). I am not sure if the Thai government included this in their divorce legislation. It is horrible that same sex couples must contemplate divorce when getting married but this can cause some very real problems down the line if not considered.

[stanleystuart]

You got to feel for the north of Thailand floods lots of rain from September to December then the farm burning crops from Jan Feb time till April why in the world would you move there bit of a no brainier but not for some lmao

[guzzijack]

So my dollar will be worth 20% less the next few years in Thailand. Hmmmm, it's worth 25% less here in the US. I don't see a problem visiting Thailand.

[kimpop]

the currency forecasts are crap, because nobody really knows and they didn't forecast the depreciation of the THB in the past years.

[_Alfa.Bravo_]

QUESTION SLP: The safety deposit on Thai Bank for LTR was doubled some years ago. What exchange rates existed in those days to the THB ???

[donbrashsux]

What a Crazy story with lady bobbing around in ocean for 7hrs 🤔

[rosskennedy]

The purposes ETA for travelers coming to Thailand, see report it been put on hold or even postponed, any truth in report.

[andy]

Don't know if this was some type of scam Tim, last week I kept getting SMS messages saying the person wanted to buy me lunch and talk about a business proposal, not once did the person mention their name or mention my name in the message, quick and easy fix, I blocked the number and no more since. Unfortunately I don't remember what the number started with.

[unclebobl]

Hey Tim for your new channel how about some interviews with some of those like Tod Daniels and others that give good advice on FB. It may negate some lousy advice handed out

[warrencombes]

How can I buy motorcycle or car parts? Nobody seems to have inventory!
How does the system work in thailand?

[akl]

Beating someone for their cryptocurrency is new. Its normally been something that people get scammed out of, not something associated with violence. Very disturbing news

[thaibulldog]

A topic of interest for tomorrow. All of that mud that’s inundated Chaing Mai, Chaing Rai etc is in fact top soil that held the mountain area together, that to me renders the mountain areas as having poor nutrients etc and leaves many trees and boulders without ground support. I wonder if this is being talked about yet?

[darm]

Surprise, surprise Tim, the high season on the horizon, and our exchange rates take a good hammering, once again! More cut backs too deal with in Jomtien 😉🙏🏻🙏🏻

[loumulkern]

something fishy about that squid boat story...

[GapBahnDirk]

Trying to forecast currencies to 2 decimal places is a bit silly. The Thai Baht, which is a fiat currency, has kept pace with gold, which is money, since April. The $USD (fiat) on the other hand, has plunged in value against gold (money). When a stock market bust arrives, probably next year, folks will flock to the $USD, thinking that it is a safe haven.

[thequeenslandtiger]

Well, the sea is unpredictable, isn't it. But having been carried out a long way, if she were a strong swimmer, you'd think she'd be able to swim back in, perhaps at another part of the beach .... but maybe that was the alcohol !

[davehobwest]

Cool, a forecasting website. Did they predict the current rise? If so, have they been right more than once in a row? Not saying I know what's going to happen, but I *am* saying no one else does either. Didn't you report one of a major Thai bank's (forget which one) analysts predicting support at 32.5 just two days ago? Already been below that today lol. (I'm looking at $/B so the chart goes down.)