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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand
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Visited JB today
Outside city square mall
RM4 for a small plate of char kway teow
Gu Zhao ren taiwanese restaurant near ksl shopping mall. It's a porridge restaurant been in operation for about 20 years.
Sambal prawns along with some nice pork.
Here's the full course. Luo han kai veggies along with a nice omlette peanuts and unlimited bowls of porridge with 2 ice lemon teas. Cost around 60 RM.
Outside city square mall
RM4 for a small plate of char kway teow
Gu Zhao ren taiwanese restaurant near ksl shopping mall. It's a porridge restaurant been in operation for about 20 years.
Sambal prawns along with some nice pork.
Here's the full course. Luo han kai veggies along with a nice omlette peanuts and unlimited bowls of porridge with 2 ice lemon teas. Cost around 60 RM.
A celluloid slice of thai mango, in sin city :p
Girls on film
Foreign film-makers are exploiting legal loopholes to make Pattaya a hub for the transgender porn industry
Bangkok Post Published: 25/01/2015 at 07:07 AM
From the time Patty was a little boy he hankered for the spotlight. He loved being noticed and showing off his talent. “When I grow up, I want to be a star, I want to be famous, I want to make a movie,” Patty recalled of the goal he set for himself all those years ago.
ON SET: Pattaya’s Walking Street has long been a destination for sex tourists, but is increasingly attracting pornographic film-makers, mostly from Europe and Japan.
But growing up, he didn’t feel comfortable in his own skin. He decided to come out to his parents and began his life as a katoey. Patty, who is from the south of Thailand where Islam is the main religion, didn’t care what the reaction would be from the community. Surprisingly everyone in his village, including his family, handled it well.
Patty left the village and went to pursue her dreams at a performing arts school in another province. By the age of 18, Patty had grown up into a good-looking katoey. She felt comfortable being a she instead of a he. She became one of the glamorous dancers in a famous Phuket show and felt she was finally where she had always wanted to be.
SHINING STAR
Patty was living her dream, but at 15,000 baht a month, she felt the pay wasn't commensurate with the hard work. She wanted to use her appearance and skills to earn a living while not working quite so hard. Her friend introduced her to the world of prostitution.
She wasn’t sure at first but decided to give it a go. “I was very young at that time and very curious to try something new. So I went with my friend to walk along the beach of Patong at night. After I got my first customer I felt like it was not so difficult to do," Patty said, adding that she had been a virgin until that point. "So I left my job and started working as a full-time sex worker.”
Tall and tanned, Patty is now 21 years old. She works at a ladyboy bar on Pattaya's infamous Walking Street. Patty identifies herself as a woman. She has breast implants but has kept her male sex organs.
With a nice figure and attractive face, Patty became the star of her bar. But her admirers were confined to bar patrons and her customers.
She started posting pictures of herself on a popular dating website and received hundreds of compliments from men around the world. One of her online fans was a Belgian film-maker who contacted her with an unexpected proposition.
“Do you want to be a porn star?” the film director asked Patty in a message.
It took her a week before getting back to him. “Yes, I want to be a porn star,” Patty replied.
EXTRA INCOME: Transgender sex workers can earn thousands of baht per night on Pattaya’s Walking Street, but command higher rates for film work.
TEMPTING OFFER
Patty is not the only ladyboy in Pattaya attracting international pornographic film-makers. While the offers can be financially rewarding, the trade-off is often a loss of dignity and anonymity.
Mae Mam, 42, is the mama-san at a ladyboy bar on Walking Street. It is 10pm and thumping music fills the empty neon-lit bar. Outside, skimpily-clad ladyboys are sitting coyly on stools applying make-up while waiting for customers to arrive. Mae Mam told Spectrum that many of the ladyboys she knows in Pattaya have done at least one porn movie.
“Ladyboys, or shemales, are quite popular among Westerners and Middle Easterners,” Mae Mam said. “Many people come to Pattaya just to have sex with ladyboys. All of the customers who come here to pick up the ladyboys are married men seeking new sexual experiences.”
Many bars in Pattaya only employ pre-op transgender sex workers. Those who have had sexual reassignment surgery are not as popular.
Mae Mam said the main reason most perform in films is the good pay.
“On a regular night in the bar, one ladyboy earns 1,500–2,000 baht when they go with a customer, which can be for a short time or the whole night. But if they do a movie, they will get 10,000–20,000 baht basically to do the same thing but for only a few hours,” Mae Mam explained.
Mae Mam has nothing to do with recruiting for the films, but is happy to offer advice and look out for those to get involved.
“It is their own choice,” she says. "I sometimes point out the pros and cons of being in a movie, to let them make their own decision. The only thing I tell them to do is to always practise safe sex. No matter how much the money is, we all have to love ourselves more than the money. I always tell all my girls to be smart."
LEADING LADIES: Patty is the star attraction at her bar, but wants to open a dance school. Sammy, inset, attracts less clients and turned to porn for extra income.
CASH IN HAND
Sammy, 29, has been working at a ladyboy bar in Pattaya for two years. She told Spectrum she was approached by a Russian film-maker twice before she agreed to be in a movie. Sammy is not the “star” of her bar. She cannot rely on getting customers every night.
“I sometimes get three customers a week, which is not really enough for me,” she said. “When I heard from this Russian film-maker, I was quite hesitant because I didn’t want my family or friends to see it. But since I was struggling for money, I agreed to do it.”
Sammy got 7,000 baht offer for her first “audition” in Bangkok. The film-maker also offered to pay for her transport. During the audition, all she had to do was perform on her own.
“The first thing they did was give me a Viagra tablet to take,” she said. “Then I had to be sexy, slowly strip and flirt into the camera. The video ended after I finished masturbating. It was less than two hours and I went home with the same amount of money I usually earn in a week,” Sammy said.
After the audition, the film-maker asked her to return to perform with a male actor. This time he offered Sammy 15,000 baht. She agreed without hesitation.
“The minute I went in the room, I saw four men there,” she said. “They explained to me that there would only be one male actor in the movie. The rest of them were the camera and lighting team. So we shot the film. Filming lasted three hours and I went home with 15,000 baht cash in my pocket.”
Because of Patty's star quality and bubbly personality she was able to demand higher fees. She was paid 20,000 baht for her first performance for the Belgian director.
“The film-maker said the movie would be shot in Pattaya. On the day, they asked me to bring a sexy and naughty dress, put on make-up and do my hair. I did that and went to meet them at a private condominium.
“There were four cameras in the room. The lights had already been set up. After I talked to the team about the concept of the movie, the production crew left the room. We made the whole film with just myself and the actor in the room with the cameras locked in position.”
Patty has became more popular since filming the movie a few months ago. More customers come to the bar after seeing her on screen. Some want to have sex with her, while many simply want her to accompany them during their stay.
LEGAL LOOPHOLE
Pol Col Sukkatad Pumpanmuang, the new superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station, told Spectrum that no one has complained about adult movies being made in the area. Even if a report was made, it would be difficult to press charges.
“We have no direct law to control this. The law protects children from getting involved with pornography and prostitution. Violators can face fines of 3,000 baht and serve three years in prison. But there is no law covering adults who give their consent to get involved with pornographic films,” Pol Col Sukkatad said.
The police can only arrest someone if they catch them at the scene in the midst of a performance. If they want to arrest someone for selling pornography, the suspect must have sold the material inside Thailand. There are no laws to stop film-makers making pornographic movies in Thailand and selling them in other countries.
“The best we can do is arrest the film-maker and fine everyone involved. Then we have to let them go without jail time,” Pol Col Sukkatad said.
In 2004, 1,044 Thai people were surveyed on their views about pornography by Suan Dusit Poll.
Asked which types of pornography cause the most problems in society, 23% cited material relating to incest, 22% gang rape, 20% hidden camera pornography, 19% child pornography, while 16% pointed to sex toy advertising.
Of all the respondents, 65% warned there is no way to solve the problem since the law fails to tackle the issue, and pornography is spread through numerous channels.
A separate research project by a Chulalongkorn University student collected data on how pornography affects children aged nine to 11, students in Prathom 4-6 and junior high-school. It found 18% of boys and 14% of girls had been exposed to pornography by the time they reached Prathom 6. Some children — 0.3% of boys and 0.5% girls — had even viewed pornography in kindergarten.
Half of the children in the study said they accessed pornography through friends who passed movies to one another. Boys said they found it easy to find pornography on the internet, video tapes and DVDs, while girls reported seeing pornographic magazines and comics.
EARLY RETIREMENT
With two hit movies to her name, Patty felt her craving for the spotlight had been satisfied. She has since turned down offers from several Japanese and European film-makers because she doesn’t want to be recognised as a porn star.
“I feel embarrassed when people ask me if I am that person from the film. I always say no. It is not something I am proud of,” Patty said.
Patty makes it clear that she only did it for the money. She doesn’t want to make a living out of being a porn star.
“I am working hard these days to save money and pursue my dreams. Besides sending cash home to take care of my family, I want to save up enough to open my own dancing school,” Patty said.
“When I was younger, I thought I wanted to have sex-change surgery when I had enough money. Now that I can afford it, I think it is kind of unnecessary and irrational. My life doesn’t feel incomplete today. So I will save up all the money and go back to the South to open my own school.”
Sammy has also had enough after making two movies and vows not to do it again, even if she gets a big offer. She is trying to save cash to open her own hair salon.
“I was a hairdresser before coming to work in Pattaya. I loved doing that but I wanted more money. That's why I come here to be a sex worker,” Sammy said.
She added that she is tired of being with one man after another and is thinking about moving back to her home town in western Thailand.
Prince, a 33-year-old ladyboy and retired sex worker, said the industry is an unsuitable career choice in the long run.
During her golden days 10 years ago, Prince made at least 20 pornographic movies with filmmakers from all over the world. She earned a lot, but felt it was time to bow out when she turned 30, since the industry is constantly being swamped with younger and more beautiful girls.
Prince is now one of the most well-known faces in Pattaya. She has no dreams of opening her own business. Her only wish is to pass her experience of being a sex worker on to other ladyboys, to stop them facing the difficulties she did.
“I educate people on how to protect themselves, because we never know who our customers will be. I am there if there is a problem with the police or anyone else. I thought I would quit completely after 30, but now I have a new purpose,” Prince explained.
“I get nothing back in return but the satisfaction of helping someone who is in the same situation I was decade ago.”
Girls on film
Foreign film-makers are exploiting legal loopholes to make Pattaya a hub for the transgender porn industry
Bangkok Post Published: 25/01/2015 at 07:07 AM
From the time Patty was a little boy he hankered for the spotlight. He loved being noticed and showing off his talent. “When I grow up, I want to be a star, I want to be famous, I want to make a movie,” Patty recalled of the goal he set for himself all those years ago.
ON SET: Pattaya’s Walking Street has long been a destination for sex tourists, but is increasingly attracting pornographic film-makers, mostly from Europe and Japan.
But growing up, he didn’t feel comfortable in his own skin. He decided to come out to his parents and began his life as a katoey. Patty, who is from the south of Thailand where Islam is the main religion, didn’t care what the reaction would be from the community. Surprisingly everyone in his village, including his family, handled it well.
Patty left the village and went to pursue her dreams at a performing arts school in another province. By the age of 18, Patty had grown up into a good-looking katoey. She felt comfortable being a she instead of a he. She became one of the glamorous dancers in a famous Phuket show and felt she was finally where she had always wanted to be.
SHINING STAR
Patty was living her dream, but at 15,000 baht a month, she felt the pay wasn't commensurate with the hard work. She wanted to use her appearance and skills to earn a living while not working quite so hard. Her friend introduced her to the world of prostitution.
She wasn’t sure at first but decided to give it a go. “I was very young at that time and very curious to try something new. So I went with my friend to walk along the beach of Patong at night. After I got my first customer I felt like it was not so difficult to do," Patty said, adding that she had been a virgin until that point. "So I left my job and started working as a full-time sex worker.”
Tall and tanned, Patty is now 21 years old. She works at a ladyboy bar on Pattaya's infamous Walking Street. Patty identifies herself as a woman. She has breast implants but has kept her male sex organs.
With a nice figure and attractive face, Patty became the star of her bar. But her admirers were confined to bar patrons and her customers.
She started posting pictures of herself on a popular dating website and received hundreds of compliments from men around the world. One of her online fans was a Belgian film-maker who contacted her with an unexpected proposition.
“Do you want to be a porn star?” the film director asked Patty in a message.
It took her a week before getting back to him. “Yes, I want to be a porn star,” Patty replied.
EXTRA INCOME: Transgender sex workers can earn thousands of baht per night on Pattaya’s Walking Street, but command higher rates for film work.
TEMPTING OFFER
Patty is not the only ladyboy in Pattaya attracting international pornographic film-makers. While the offers can be financially rewarding, the trade-off is often a loss of dignity and anonymity.
Mae Mam, 42, is the mama-san at a ladyboy bar on Walking Street. It is 10pm and thumping music fills the empty neon-lit bar. Outside, skimpily-clad ladyboys are sitting coyly on stools applying make-up while waiting for customers to arrive. Mae Mam told Spectrum that many of the ladyboys she knows in Pattaya have done at least one porn movie.
“Ladyboys, or shemales, are quite popular among Westerners and Middle Easterners,” Mae Mam said. “Many people come to Pattaya just to have sex with ladyboys. All of the customers who come here to pick up the ladyboys are married men seeking new sexual experiences.”
Many bars in Pattaya only employ pre-op transgender sex workers. Those who have had sexual reassignment surgery are not as popular.
Mae Mam said the main reason most perform in films is the good pay.
“On a regular night in the bar, one ladyboy earns 1,500–2,000 baht when they go with a customer, which can be for a short time or the whole night. But if they do a movie, they will get 10,000–20,000 baht basically to do the same thing but for only a few hours,” Mae Mam explained.
Mae Mam has nothing to do with recruiting for the films, but is happy to offer advice and look out for those to get involved.
“It is their own choice,” she says. "I sometimes point out the pros and cons of being in a movie, to let them make their own decision. The only thing I tell them to do is to always practise safe sex. No matter how much the money is, we all have to love ourselves more than the money. I always tell all my girls to be smart."
LEADING LADIES: Patty is the star attraction at her bar, but wants to open a dance school. Sammy, inset, attracts less clients and turned to porn for extra income.
CASH IN HAND
Sammy, 29, has been working at a ladyboy bar in Pattaya for two years. She told Spectrum she was approached by a Russian film-maker twice before she agreed to be in a movie. Sammy is not the “star” of her bar. She cannot rely on getting customers every night.
“I sometimes get three customers a week, which is not really enough for me,” she said. “When I heard from this Russian film-maker, I was quite hesitant because I didn’t want my family or friends to see it. But since I was struggling for money, I agreed to do it.”
Sammy got 7,000 baht offer for her first “audition” in Bangkok. The film-maker also offered to pay for her transport. During the audition, all she had to do was perform on her own.
“The first thing they did was give me a Viagra tablet to take,” she said. “Then I had to be sexy, slowly strip and flirt into the camera. The video ended after I finished masturbating. It was less than two hours and I went home with the same amount of money I usually earn in a week,” Sammy said.
After the audition, the film-maker asked her to return to perform with a male actor. This time he offered Sammy 15,000 baht. She agreed without hesitation.
“The minute I went in the room, I saw four men there,” she said. “They explained to me that there would only be one male actor in the movie. The rest of them were the camera and lighting team. So we shot the film. Filming lasted three hours and I went home with 15,000 baht cash in my pocket.”
Because of Patty's star quality and bubbly personality she was able to demand higher fees. She was paid 20,000 baht for her first performance for the Belgian director.
“The film-maker said the movie would be shot in Pattaya. On the day, they asked me to bring a sexy and naughty dress, put on make-up and do my hair. I did that and went to meet them at a private condominium.
“There were four cameras in the room. The lights had already been set up. After I talked to the team about the concept of the movie, the production crew left the room. We made the whole film with just myself and the actor in the room with the cameras locked in position.”
Patty has became more popular since filming the movie a few months ago. More customers come to the bar after seeing her on screen. Some want to have sex with her, while many simply want her to accompany them during their stay.
LEGAL LOOPHOLE
Pol Col Sukkatad Pumpanmuang, the new superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station, told Spectrum that no one has complained about adult movies being made in the area. Even if a report was made, it would be difficult to press charges.
“We have no direct law to control this. The law protects children from getting involved with pornography and prostitution. Violators can face fines of 3,000 baht and serve three years in prison. But there is no law covering adults who give their consent to get involved with pornographic films,” Pol Col Sukkatad said.
The police can only arrest someone if they catch them at the scene in the midst of a performance. If they want to arrest someone for selling pornography, the suspect must have sold the material inside Thailand. There are no laws to stop film-makers making pornographic movies in Thailand and selling them in other countries.
“The best we can do is arrest the film-maker and fine everyone involved. Then we have to let them go without jail time,” Pol Col Sukkatad said.
In 2004, 1,044 Thai people were surveyed on their views about pornography by Suan Dusit Poll.
Asked which types of pornography cause the most problems in society, 23% cited material relating to incest, 22% gang rape, 20% hidden camera pornography, 19% child pornography, while 16% pointed to sex toy advertising.
Of all the respondents, 65% warned there is no way to solve the problem since the law fails to tackle the issue, and pornography is spread through numerous channels.
A separate research project by a Chulalongkorn University student collected data on how pornography affects children aged nine to 11, students in Prathom 4-6 and junior high-school. It found 18% of boys and 14% of girls had been exposed to pornography by the time they reached Prathom 6. Some children — 0.3% of boys and 0.5% girls — had even viewed pornography in kindergarten.
Half of the children in the study said they accessed pornography through friends who passed movies to one another. Boys said they found it easy to find pornography on the internet, video tapes and DVDs, while girls reported seeing pornographic magazines and comics.
EARLY RETIREMENT
With two hit movies to her name, Patty felt her craving for the spotlight had been satisfied. She has since turned down offers from several Japanese and European film-makers because she doesn’t want to be recognised as a porn star.
“I feel embarrassed when people ask me if I am that person from the film. I always say no. It is not something I am proud of,” Patty said.
Patty makes it clear that she only did it for the money. She doesn’t want to make a living out of being a porn star.
“I am working hard these days to save money and pursue my dreams. Besides sending cash home to take care of my family, I want to save up enough to open my own dancing school,” Patty said.
“When I was younger, I thought I wanted to have sex-change surgery when I had enough money. Now that I can afford it, I think it is kind of unnecessary and irrational. My life doesn’t feel incomplete today. So I will save up all the money and go back to the South to open my own school.”
Sammy has also had enough after making two movies and vows not to do it again, even if she gets a big offer. She is trying to save cash to open her own hair salon.
“I was a hairdresser before coming to work in Pattaya. I loved doing that but I wanted more money. That's why I come here to be a sex worker,” Sammy said.
She added that she is tired of being with one man after another and is thinking about moving back to her home town in western Thailand.
Prince, a 33-year-old ladyboy and retired sex worker, said the industry is an unsuitable career choice in the long run.
During her golden days 10 years ago, Prince made at least 20 pornographic movies with filmmakers from all over the world. She earned a lot, but felt it was time to bow out when she turned 30, since the industry is constantly being swamped with younger and more beautiful girls.
Prince is now one of the most well-known faces in Pattaya. She has no dreams of opening her own business. Her only wish is to pass her experience of being a sex worker on to other ladyboys, to stop them facing the difficulties she did.
“I educate people on how to protect themselves, because we never know who our customers will be. I am there if there is a problem with the police or anyone else. I thought I would quit completely after 30, but now I have a new purpose,” Prince explained.
“I get nothing back in return but the satisfaction of helping someone who is in the same situation I was decade ago.”
Not too long back saw a discussion on Thai fry eggs. Recently had them at a road side stall with 2 colleagues.
Thai fry eggs
Moo gathiam pork with garlic
I am a lover of Thai eggs(orangey aromatic type). Could not find them at last month trip.
So too is the double yolk salted eggs. Remember we spoke about it long time ago?
Hot, hot Suk real estate :p
Sukhumvit condos still sizzling
Phrom Phong, Thong Lor luxury locales
Bangkok Post Published: 27/01/2015 at 06:00 AM
Real estate on Sukhumvit Road near Phrom Phong and Thong Lor skytrain stations look set to experience another boom.
At least 10 new high-end condo projects with unit prices of more than 170,000 baht a square metre are scheduled to be launched there this year.
Nalinrat Chareonsuphong, managing director of property consultant Nexus Property Marketing Co, said the most popular location for large developers this year would be near Phrom Phong station.
"With limited demand, luxury properties must have a unique character, privacy and a super-prime location," she said.
At least five luxury condo projects from four SET-listed developers and a non-listed firm are planned including Noble Development's building on Sukhumvit Soi 33 and SC Asset's on Soi 30.
Three projects will be located on Sukhumvit Soi 39 including a relaunch by AP (Thailand), one from Ananda Development Plc and Diplomat 39 from KPN Group. They have unit prices of 15-185 million baht or up to 400,000 baht per sq m and will be launched from Feb 6.
One condo near Thong Lor will be called 749 Residence, with only seven units in each of twin seven-storey buildings on Sukhumvit Soi 49 and a usable area of 700 sq m, priced from 60 million baht.
Condo prices in Phrom Phong and Thong Lor average 220,000 baht per sq m on Sukhumvit Road and 150,000 baht in the sois. Prices for new projects here will surpass 250,000 and 170,000 baht, respectively.
Company research puts average condo prices in the central business district (CBD) at 142,700 baht per sq m, while the average for all Bangkok condos is 95,400 baht per sq m, up 4.5% from 2013.
Mrs Nalinrat estimates an increase of 8% per year to 180,000 baht per sq m for CBD condos and 116,950 baht per sq m for the overall condo market in 2017, up by 6-7% per year.
On the city's fringes, condo prices last year averaged 80,500 baht per sq m and will rise 10% a year to 97,626 baht in 2017. In suburban areas, the average was 63,500 baht and will increase 5% a year to 73,509 baht in 2017 due to a surplus of plots.
Other hot condo investment locations in 2015 will be Sala Daeng-Sathon-Lang Suan, the early sois of Phahon Yothin, Phetkasem-Tha Phra and Ram Intra areas, Mrs Nalinrat said.
"Ram Intra will emerge as a new location for condos, as there's no previous supply. A major driver will be the mass-transit Pink Line," she said.
Bangkok's condo supply totalled 388,000 units last year, with demand at 337,000 units, a take-up rate of 86.9%.
Sukhumvit condos still sizzling
Phrom Phong, Thong Lor luxury locales
Bangkok Post Published: 27/01/2015 at 06:00 AM
Real estate on Sukhumvit Road near Phrom Phong and Thong Lor skytrain stations look set to experience another boom.
At least 10 new high-end condo projects with unit prices of more than 170,000 baht a square metre are scheduled to be launched there this year.
Nalinrat Chareonsuphong, managing director of property consultant Nexus Property Marketing Co, said the most popular location for large developers this year would be near Phrom Phong station.
"With limited demand, luxury properties must have a unique character, privacy and a super-prime location," she said.
At least five luxury condo projects from four SET-listed developers and a non-listed firm are planned including Noble Development's building on Sukhumvit Soi 33 and SC Asset's on Soi 30.
Three projects will be located on Sukhumvit Soi 39 including a relaunch by AP (Thailand), one from Ananda Development Plc and Diplomat 39 from KPN Group. They have unit prices of 15-185 million baht or up to 400,000 baht per sq m and will be launched from Feb 6.
One condo near Thong Lor will be called 749 Residence, with only seven units in each of twin seven-storey buildings on Sukhumvit Soi 49 and a usable area of 700 sq m, priced from 60 million baht.
Condo prices in Phrom Phong and Thong Lor average 220,000 baht per sq m on Sukhumvit Road and 150,000 baht in the sois. Prices for new projects here will surpass 250,000 and 170,000 baht, respectively.
Company research puts average condo prices in the central business district (CBD) at 142,700 baht per sq m, while the average for all Bangkok condos is 95,400 baht per sq m, up 4.5% from 2013.
Mrs Nalinrat estimates an increase of 8% per year to 180,000 baht per sq m for CBD condos and 116,950 baht per sq m for the overall condo market in 2017, up by 6-7% per year.
On the city's fringes, condo prices last year averaged 80,500 baht per sq m and will rise 10% a year to 97,626 baht in 2017. In suburban areas, the average was 63,500 baht and will increase 5% a year to 73,509 baht in 2017 due to a surplus of plots.
Other hot condo investment locations in 2015 will be Sala Daeng-Sathon-Lang Suan, the early sois of Phahon Yothin, Phetkasem-Tha Phra and Ram Intra areas, Mrs Nalinrat said.
"Ram Intra will emerge as a new location for condos, as there's no previous supply. A major driver will be the mass-transit Pink Line," she said.
Bangkok's condo supply totalled 388,000 units last year, with demand at 337,000 units, a take-up rate of 86.9%.
Nursing sick Thai Airways to health. Include selling 22 planes and assets 
Major rehabilitation plans for THAI
National airline will not be allowed to declare bankruptcy
Bangkok Post Published: 26/01/2015 at 01:46 PM
Debt-burdened Thai Airways International (THAI) will not need to declare bankruptcy because the government is supporting it, but it must undergo major rehabilitation including some asset sales, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.
The financial failings of Thai Airways International were among topics on the agenda at the meeting of the government's state enterprise superboard, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on Monday. (Government House photo)
After attending a meeting of the government's committee on state enterprise policies, the so-called superboard, Gen Prayut said solutions were being discussed .
The national airline would have to cut expenses, increase revenue, drop unprofitable routes, restructure its assets and sell some aircraft.
The airline would also have to make changes to management, personnel and staff benefits, and travel agents who take up ticket quotas would be fined for unsold, returned tickets, Gen Prayut said.
He said that THAI would have to sell some assets, such as the aircraft that are not being used. Sales of these assets would be direct to customer. There would be no middleman, he said.
Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said that THAI would reduce its workforce from 25,000 to 20,000. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the plan to slash about 5,000 jobs will be carried out only after other measures to control and cut costs have failed.
Retrenchments will emphasise voluntary resignations with no lay-offs, he said.
The state enterprise supervisory committee considered a rehabilitation plan proposed by Thai Airways and the management was allowed to proceed with the proposal, Gen Prayut said.
The national flag carrier would not be allowed to declare bankruptcy to solve its debt problems. The government was supporting it, he said.
The company's financial statements submitted to the Stock Exchange of Thailand showed THAI lost 9.2 billion baht in the first nine months of last year, with total debts of 262.5 billion baht. The state enterprise reported a loss of 12 billion baht in 2013.
THAI president Charumporn Jotikasthira explains the company rehabilitation plan at the airline's headquarters in Bangkok on Monday.
THAI president Charumporn Jotikasthira said the rehabilitation plan should enable the airline to stop its losses within this year and, in two years, it would grow fast and sustainably.
To stop losses as soon as possible, THAI will suspend routes that do not perform - about 10% of all routes, he said, citing Phuket-Seoul and Bangkok-Johannesburg routes as examples.
Its affiliate Thai Smile airline would take over some of the routes such as those to Surat Thani, Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani provinces and their flight frequencies would decrease, Mr Charumporn said.
THAI also will sell 22 of 102 planes by the end of July, but has yet to decide on other assets, such as overseas residences and offices and ownership shares in hotels. The airline also will postpone acceptance of new aircraft, he said.
Reductions in its workforce would be the last resort and be on a voluntary basis, he said.
Mr Charumporn also said THAI has no liquidity problems and would not need to borrow this year, but its income will not reach 200 billion baht this year.
Major rehabilitation plans for THAI
National airline will not be allowed to declare bankruptcy
Bangkok Post Published: 26/01/2015 at 01:46 PM
Debt-burdened Thai Airways International (THAI) will not need to declare bankruptcy because the government is supporting it, but it must undergo major rehabilitation including some asset sales, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.
The financial failings of Thai Airways International were among topics on the agenda at the meeting of the government's state enterprise superboard, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on Monday. (Government House photo)
After attending a meeting of the government's committee on state enterprise policies, the so-called superboard, Gen Prayut said solutions were being discussed .
The national airline would have to cut expenses, increase revenue, drop unprofitable routes, restructure its assets and sell some aircraft.
The airline would also have to make changes to management, personnel and staff benefits, and travel agents who take up ticket quotas would be fined for unsold, returned tickets, Gen Prayut said.
He said that THAI would have to sell some assets, such as the aircraft that are not being used. Sales of these assets would be direct to customer. There would be no middleman, he said.
Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said that THAI would reduce its workforce from 25,000 to 20,000. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the plan to slash about 5,000 jobs will be carried out only after other measures to control and cut costs have failed.
Retrenchments will emphasise voluntary resignations with no lay-offs, he said.
The state enterprise supervisory committee considered a rehabilitation plan proposed by Thai Airways and the management was allowed to proceed with the proposal, Gen Prayut said.
The national flag carrier would not be allowed to declare bankruptcy to solve its debt problems. The government was supporting it, he said.
The company's financial statements submitted to the Stock Exchange of Thailand showed THAI lost 9.2 billion baht in the first nine months of last year, with total debts of 262.5 billion baht. The state enterprise reported a loss of 12 billion baht in 2013.
THAI president Charumporn Jotikasthira explains the company rehabilitation plan at the airline's headquarters in Bangkok on Monday.
THAI president Charumporn Jotikasthira said the rehabilitation plan should enable the airline to stop its losses within this year and, in two years, it would grow fast and sustainably.
To stop losses as soon as possible, THAI will suspend routes that do not perform - about 10% of all routes, he said, citing Phuket-Seoul and Bangkok-Johannesburg routes as examples.
Its affiliate Thai Smile airline would take over some of the routes such as those to Surat Thani, Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani provinces and their flight frequencies would decrease, Mr Charumporn said.
THAI also will sell 22 of 102 planes by the end of July, but has yet to decide on other assets, such as overseas residences and offices and ownership shares in hotels. The airline also will postpone acceptance of new aircraft, he said.
Reductions in its workforce would be the last resort and be on a voluntary basis, he said.
Mr Charumporn also said THAI has no liquidity problems and would not need to borrow this year, but its income will not reach 200 billion baht this year.
The cold is departing past few mornings are 23degC however the fog has arrived while I was away. Likewise today the fog is here while on my way to the airport.
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For those familiar with Fashion Island Mall in the video at 1:12 to 1:20 the mall is completely gone.
Waiting for flight
[video=youtube;5z4ahthrjog]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4ahthrjog[/video]
For those familiar with Fashion Island Mall in the video at 1:12 to 1:20 the mall is completely gone.
Waiting for flight
Ah Neh's brain is precious...must have branded pashima scarf...whahahahaha
well apart from their shit skins i suppose their shit for brains are higher quality shit.
looking for investment in Bangkok. went through web pages for relevant places in Bangkok and found its Sukhumvit Road and most probably Watthana area like Nana, Asok near to BTS.
Other area mentioned were Siam, Pholen Chit, Lumphini, Phrom Phong. As i am looking for rental yields, hence want suggestion/advice from experts for good location.
Some suggestion on web was to look for older unit than newer ones because of size difference.
What area should i look for that meets the above requirement. Please advice
Other area mentioned were Siam, Pholen Chit, Lumphini, Phrom Phong. As i am looking for rental yields, hence want suggestion/advice from experts for good location.
Some suggestion on web was to look for older unit than newer ones because of size difference.
What area should i look for that meets the above requirement. Please advice
Don't trust the website nor any comments you read, it's prudent that you actually live in the place you wanna invest in
Brother [joetys],
I agree with your comments.
Once in a while, my old friends in SG would ask me about possible investments in "land banks" in Canada.
I asked them to consider if it is such a good investment, why are those companies not seeking Canadians, rather than Asians? and if you have not walked the ground, do not invest in that piece of real estate.
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