Hua Hin Forum

From a Burmese news-site: Top two in junta divided "Maung Aye and his loyalists are opposed to shooting into the crowd," a source close to the military hierarchy told Mizzima referring to the major differences that the head of junta Senior General Than Shwe and his second-in-command, Vice-...

Gunner, I’ve been based in Thailand for several years now and have had no problems at all. I generally go back for about three weeks every two months and as long as you keep each visit below 30 days you will be OK. Now they do check your passport to make sure you are below the 90 days in 180 rule,...

According to reports from Burmese news-sites, nine people were killed today (27/9) during clashes with the forces of the junta. A Japanese photo-journalist was killed and another foreign journalist, possibly American, was wounded. Last night several hundred monks were arrested during raids on monast...

I think some old folk enjoy being grumpy; my Father, god bless him, has been retired for ten years, is still healthy and has a good pension and a pleasant house and car, he’s always going on holiday including two cruises in the past few years, and he never stops moaning about everything!

Have been in the shop of my favorite tailor to give some new orders 2 days ago. He told me, there are nearly 80 tailor shops in town now and more about 50 optical shops. Only hell knows, how they can alive...or is all just another unimaginative way to "laundry" money? :shock: The place mu...

The thing that baffles me about all those tailor’s shops in Hua Hin is that I don’t remember ever seeing a single customer in any of them; how do they stay in business?
How many cheap suits can you sell in one town?

In a wok?

If you want to get really grumpy, try to understand this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preorder

An article from the Asia Sentinel: Cracks Showing in Burma's Junta:http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=31

A Burmese news site based in India is reporting that an elderly monk died today after being beaten by the police in Yangon. Five other protesters have been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds after police fired “overâ€

Dawn, it’s done up in Issan, if you’re wealthy enough you have a well decorated elephant to ride on at your wedding. In fact I once jokingly told my partner I was going to buy an elephant that was up for sale, and she said good, we could use it for weddings!

I think you are right Pete, I don’t think the US even recognizes the name Myanmar.

I’ve never had a problem around Hua Hin, but I’m getting a bit fed up of being stopped in Bangkok for invented offences; it’s one thing to pay for something you have done, but quite another to be stopped for nothing. I used to get the same behaviour from the police when driving in Jakarta, the...

Lomu, the Gavin Menzies “1421â€

BaaBaa. wrote:

STEVE G wrote:(in Myanmar, not Burma)

??? :?

Just trying to humour Burger.