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Leroy82, in view of a post you made last Friday at 5:07, you may want to bear in mind that two of the HM’s most popular bartenders speak and read English and are avid social media readers.
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From The Thaiger The Royal Thai Police (RTP) issued a warning to pornography lovers to be vigilant after a victim was fleeced of 3 million baht after he browsed an illegal porn website. The RTP yesterday told a gathering press pack that the top five scams in Thailand included counterfeit products and services, fraudulent part-time or freelance jobs, loan scams, call centre scams, and investment scams. The RTP added that a popular new scam is pushing to get into the top five – porn site extortion. The RTP made known that the victim was contacted by the administrator of a porn site he browsed and invited him to add the website as a friend on the LINE application. The admin informed the victim that there was more free adult content available on the LINE account, so the victim agreed to add it. The victim was then invited to perform a series of tasks to access more free explicit content and then lured into applying as a member of a website called the v-verve club. During the tasks, the victim was lured into transferring money to the website. The web admin encouraged the victim to transfer larger amounts assuring him that he would get all of the money back at the end of the game. Eventually, the victim lost 3 million baht to the scam. The RTP added that people should be aware of these scamming websites. The RTP also added that a number of people had fallen victim to a TikTok scam. The scammers contact the victims via phone and invite them to complete a task on the TikTok application to gain rewards. At the start, the scam gang would transfer a reward to the victims after they completed their tasks. Then, they would send access to a fake TikTok application and lure victims into transferring money to them.
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From The Thaiger Today, the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand announced that the Summer Solstice or ‘Srisamayan’ will result in the longest day and shortest night of the year. The sun will pause at the highest point in the north today. The term ‘Solstice’ comes from the Indo-European word stice, meaning steady or pause. The Summer Solstice signifies the day when the sun’s path reaches its northernmost point and remains stationary. The sun’s position changes about one degree per day, and from March, it gradually moves northwards until it reaches its highest point today. After this, it will slowly move southwards. This phenomenon results in the sun rising from the eastern horizon and leaning towards the north, and setting at the western horizon, leaning towards the north. The southern hemisphere subsequently enters the winter season, while the northern hemisphere enters summer. The Earth’s axial tilt of 23.5 degrees, perpendicular to its orbital plane around the sun, makes various areas around the globe receive different amounts of sunlight, resulting in varying temperatures and day and night durations. This creates distinct seasons on our planet. As we can observe during summer, the days are longer than nights, indicating the sun rises early and sets later. On the contrary, during winter, the nights are longer than days, the sun rises late and sets early.
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From The Nation The Election Commission has certified all 500 elected MPs and as per the Constitution, the first House of Representatives meeting will have to be held within 15 days of the announcement. The Election Commission (EC) on Monday endorsed all 400 constituency MPs and 100 party-list MPs for the House of Representatives. EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee said the 500 MPs can report to the EC office from Tuesday until June 24 to receive their election victory certificate. Although their victories were endorsed, the EC said it reserved the right to investigate any allegations of election fraud against the MPs in the future if strong evidence were to be found Sawaeng said that the EC retained the authority to withdraw the right to vote or to stand for election of those MPs who were found guilty, citing Section 138 of the organic law on the election. When asked about the shareholding case against potential prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat, he said the EC was looking into the matter, adding that only some of the details had been verified.
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From Pattaya Mail By Barry Kenyon The British pound has recently been improving against the Thai baht and is now worth over 44.50. The pound is also at its highest level since June 2022 against the US dollar and is the best performing currency of late in the world’s developed economies. Investors say the key reason is that the UK economy has held up better than expected in the post-covid era, boosted by the Bank of England’s high interest rates (to tackle inflation) which attract foreign investors looking for good returns for their cash. Other less significant factors are the troubles in the Scottish National Party which have made another independence referendum less likely. The baht meantime has suffered from war in Ukraine which has pushed up the price of imports, only slightly compensated by a rise in Thai exports. Moreover, Thailand is still battling covid infections and is experiencing delays and controversies in the installation of the new government post-general election. Thailand’s main trading partners China and Japan have also been performing poorly in foreign exchange markets. The pound’s progress is in stark contrast to predictions after the 2016 Brexit referendum when commentators were predicting a pound-dollar parity within five years. Today, the rate is one pound being worth US$1.28. Some predictions are that the pound may rise to 46 or 47 baht before settling in the latter part of the year.
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From The Nation The fare structure for the newly completed elevated MRT Yellow Line train service will be considered at the Cabinet meeting today (June 20) and will be announced before the commercial opening date on July 3, the Transport Ministry has announced. “We do not expect any problems in getting the fare rate approved by the (caretaker) cabinet. The line should be able to open commercially next month as scheduled,” Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaset said on Monday. Yellow Line operator Eastern Bangkok Monorail (EBM) has indicated that the proposed fare will start at 15 baht and be capped at 45 baht. The company expects an average of 200,000 passengers per day after the commercial opening. The MRT Yellow Line monorail has been offering free trial rides since June 3. The trial run first covered the 13 stations from Samrong to Hua Mak stations, with a further nine from Sri Kritha to Phawana stations added last week. The Lat Phrao-Samrong Yellow Line route spans 30.4 kilometres and comprises 23 stations. The route starts at the Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection near MRT Lat Phrao station and runs along Lat Phrao Road, crosses the Bang Kapi intersection before turning right onto Srinakarin Road. After passing the Soi Onnuch and Theparak intersections at Sri Nuch and Sri Thep stations, the train takes a right turn into Theparak Road before terminating at the Samrong Station at the Sukhumvit intersection. BTSC is also constructing the Khae Rai-Minburi section of the MRT Pink Line and expects the line to start trial runs in November this year, after more than two years of delay due to Covid-19 outbreak, he said.
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Try searching for “the Prince Massage”
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….and I was in high-rise building (and so did my friend). From Thai PBS World People flee high-rise buildings in Bangkok as Myanmar quake tremors felt Many office workers in high-rise buildings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi province rushed into the streets after they felt their buildings shake this morningi (Monday). One netizen tweeted that he was on the 13th floor of a building in the Lat Phrao area when he saw ceiling lamps swaying and felt dizzy. Another said that she dared not re-enter their building, after she and her colleagues ran out. The Meteorological Department said in a statement this morning that a 6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8.40am, with its epicentre located about 10km under the sea near the southern coast of Myanmar, at latitude 15.266 degrees north and longitude 96.488 degrees east and about 289km southwest of Phob Phra district of Tak province. The effects of the quake were felt in Bangkok and Nonthaburi province, said the department, adding that the event was on the Sagaing fault, which stretches from 1,000km offshore in the Andaman Sea and passes through central Myanmar. ============== Bangkok hotels want BMA to postpone plan to charge for waste water treatment Hotels in Bangkok want the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to postpone its plan to charge hotels for waste water treatment, claiming that most of them are not financially ready after having just recovered from three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association. The BMA plans to charge 8 baht per cubic metre of waste water discharged into the drainage system from commercial buildings, including hotels, which use more than 2,000 cubic metres of water per month. The BMA estimates that 80% of the tap water consumed by commercial buildings are discharged as waste into the drainage system. Marisa said that hotels are now shouldering increasing operational costs, such as for electricity, cooking gas, wages, bank interest rates and land taxes. Since many large and medium-sized hotels have their own water treatment plants, she said that they should be exempt from treatment charges, adding that she doubts the BMA’s eight treatment facilities are capable of treating all the waste water released into the drainage system from commercial buildings and households in the capital. Whether the water treatment fees are 4 baht or 8 baht, depending on the category of the commercial building, Marisa said they will not be ready to pay the fees from the end of this year, as planned by the BMA.
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They had an http site but it’s expired. They have Line address “the Prince Massage “ with Voom pics and posts.
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Twink? Construction worker? And you said “no”? What the fuck were you thinking? 😍
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I stopped by with friend at 2:10 but there were already 11 customers inside reviewing the seven available guys on stage. Since it was a few hours after opening it’s very likely some masseurs were already engaged with customers (very possibly Oz among them). Did some quick math and opted to return on a weekday when the odds would be on my side. I believe today was a soft opening aimed at old customers because there hasn’t been much in the way of publicity. You can actually get a glimpse of guys on stage through plate glass windows near outside door.
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From CNN Tokyo, JapanCNN — When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. “I was already confused and scared,” she said. “They wouldn’t take me seriously as a child.” The following investigation made things worse. After being questioned, she was taken back to the scene of her assault without a guardian present, against all modern guidelines. The police never did bring her attacker to justice. The whole experience was so traumatizing for Kaneko that she repressed her memory of it until she began having flashbacks in her twenties, and didn’t come to terms with the fact she had been sexually assaulted until her 40s. Kaneko is among countless Japanese women who say their experiences of sexual assault and abuse were ignored because they “didn’t fit the criteria” of a victim. About 95% of survivors never report their assault to police, and nearly 60% never tell anyone at all, according to a 2020 government survey. But that could be about to change. On Friday, the Japanese parliament passed a raft of bills overhauling the country’s sex crime laws, long criticized as outdated and restrictive, reflecting conservative social attitudes that often stigmatize and cast doubt on victims. The new laws expand the definition of rape to place greater emphasis on the concept of consent; introduce national legislation against taking explicit photos with hidden cameras; and raise the age of consent to 16. The previous age of consent, at 13, had been among the lowest in the developed world. It marks a major victory for sexual assault survivors and activists, some of whom have spent decades lobbying for these changes. The new law replaces “forcible sexual intercourse” with “non-consensual sexual intercourse,” and expands the definition of assault to include victims under the influence of alcohol or drugs, those with mental or physical disorders, and those intimidated through their attacker’s economic or social status. It also includes those unable to voice resistance due to shock or other “psychological reactions. Other major changes include raising the age of consent to 16 years old except for when both parties are underage – on par with many US states and European nations including the United Kingdom, Finland and Norway. The amendments also expand protections for minors, establishing grooming as a crime for the first time. They further criminalize activity like asking those under 16 for sexual images, or asking to visit a minor for sexual purposes. It also makes it easier to prosecute people accused of taking or distributing photos of a sexual nature without the subject’s knowledge or consent – a hot button issue in Japan where upskirting and hidden cameras taking explicit photos of women has long been a problem.
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Things are back to pre-Covid (trip report June 2023)
reader replied to jason1975's topic in Gay Thailand
Thanks for your enjoyable trip report. It was a pleasure to meet you for first time. You’re going home with many good memories that you were kind enough to share with us. -
Sure. Don’t you remember? We met outside committee chamber and we proceeded to get drunk.
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To put this in perspective, there was a period in US politics during Cold War era of the 50’s known as the Sen.Joe McCarthy hearings when citizens were—under oath—pressured to divulge names of friends and family who attended meetings of the American Communist Party or other organizations deemed as subversive by the madman committee chair who had his sights set on higher office. Eventually McCarthy self destructed but not before many lives were ruined. Thousands lost their jobs, many gay men among them. German citizens during the run up to WWII were subjected to even harsher pressure to identify Jews, homosexuals and others by Nazi interrogators. The objective in both of those cases was to get people “to name names” or be ostracized—or worst—themselves. What may seem an innocent effort to create a list of guys who fall short of a member’s expectations has the possibility to cause unintended consequences in the lives of the young men we travel here to meet. I don’t believe any members wish to be responsible for triggering that harm.
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I believe you know damn well I’d never do that. I don’t believe he should be avoided. Simply because I decided he wasn’t a good fit for me doesn’t mean others may be very satisfied with him. Why you seem obsessed with creating a black list baffles me. To be honest, I find it offensive.
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There’s good news and good news. It appears that Foodland is opening a new location in the Park Silom building but still retaining Patpong flagship store. At least that’s my assumption after just seeing this announcement flash across huge video screen on the building: ”Foodland Coming Soon”
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You’re right. My second choice was same guy Oz wrote about from same shop.
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I can say same about the cute, friendly waiter 🙂
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From The Nation Thai massage therapists are currently in high demand at hotels and spas in the Middle East, with operators willing to pay five times the salary they can earn in Thailand, an industry expert said. “As wellness tourism is booming in the Middle East after the Covid lockdown was lifted, tourism operators in countries such as UAE and Saudi Arabia are in need of massage and spa therapists from Thailand,” said Krip Rojanastien, chairman and CEO of Chiva-Som International Health Resort. “These skilled workers usually earn around 30,000 baht per month in Thailand, but in the Middle East they can expect to be paid from 120,000 to 160,000 baht. The highest pay I saw offered was 200,000 baht per month,” he said. In Saudi Arabia, where large tourism projects are being developed, therapists from Thailand are the most sought-after and the best-paid compared to workers from other countries, he added. Krip said the new government must take this chance to further develop its relationship with Middle Eastern countries to promote mutual tourism, as well as provide training support for massage therapists to prevent any shortage of skilled labour. He said the Thai private sector is also seeking government support for establishing a skill development centre for tourism workers, to provide standardized training in general hospitality as well as in-depth instruction in more sophisticated subjects such as massage and health tourism. “Wellness tourism will be one of the dominant trends in the next 5-10 years, as many countries including Thailand are becoming ageing societies. We need to prepare for the increasing demand for personnel in this sector,” he said. Meanwhile, Krod Rojanastien, advisor to Chiva-Som's CEO, proposed an amendment to the law on the careers foreigners are prohibited from doing in Thailand that would give massage therapists a temporary exemption so that foreigners can be trained during any labour shortage. “Currently there are about 200,000 registered massage therapists in Thailand, working in about 10,000 establishments throughout the country,” he said. “We can increase these numbers by allowing foreigners to become therapists, boosting the overall wellness tourism industry. “Furthermore, with the addition of English language teaching to the courses, Thailand can become a hub for massage therapist training in the region,” he added.
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With a minimum wage of about 360 baht and they wonder why they have worker shortage? From Pattaya Mail By Barry Kenyon Although Thailand currently has 2.7 million registered guest workers from neighboring countries, some regions are still massively short of the numbers required. Jessataporn Bunnag, director of the Pattaya-based Foreign Workers Employment Agency, said there are over 250,000 registered guest workers in Chonburi province, but employers and contractors were asking for many more. The agency is responsible for the registration of foreign workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos in accordance with the memoranda of understanding between Thailand and the governments of the respective countries. “Chonburi province is very diverse,” said Mr Bunnag, “So there are vacancies in tourist-orientated Pattaya for hotel and restaurant staff as well as laborers on building sites. But the pressing need in Chonburi city is for factory workers in food processing and in port areas for fishermen. Not to mention the diverse needs of the hi-tech Eastern Economic Corridor.” He added that the situation could get worse in future because of the steep fall in Thailand’s birth rate over the past 30 years. He suggested that the Thai government should look at raising the minimum wage (currently around 360 baht in Chonburi province) and recruiting workers from Vietnam by establishing a further memorandum of understanding with the authorities there.
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This shop is associated with 27M shop, also near Saphan Kwai BTS. It’s very easy to reach. Take exit 3 and when you get to bottom of stairs walk less than 50 feet and turn left after passing 7-Eleven. Shop is on your right down short alley. Reception is on second floor and rooms on third and fourth (all stairs easily negotiable). My first impression was that it was very clean and well maintained. I arrived without advance booking. Although they have scores of guys on website, I was shown only about 15 on a phone. Among them was one I’ve had my eye on for past few trips because he also appears on offerings of three other shops in area but was never available. Consequently I chose him. One hour oil 400. Manager said he’d arrive in 10 minutes and led me to room and invited me to shower down the hall. Room was typical of area with mattress pad on floor and a security box with key for valuables. After shower I waited another 5 minutes before he announced himself. He proceeded to take long shower and we eventually began massage about 25 minutes after my arrival. He began with towel wrapped around him and spent an inordinate amount of time on feet and legs. I finally told him to move on to my back. It’s been my experience that massages that concentrate on legs too long frequently prove less satisfying. Found myself beginning to lose interest. His technique was ok but the whole thing lacked any eroticism. The chemistry (for lack of better expression) was missing. I rolled over at this point, thanked him for massage and began to get up. It then struck him that we were less than half an hour into massage and it was coming to and an end. He reached for phone and rapidly began asking standard questions as the towel dropped away. Afters we’re offered but the moment had passed for me and I declined (only second time since precovid). He was pleasant enough fellow and we spent another five minutes with translated q and a. Then we showered together. Minimum tip 800 and I gave him 1,000. Never tip less than that unless guy is total disaster. Overall I recommend the shop. The less than satisfying massage can happen occasionally anywhere but fortunately they’re rare. it was only shop I can recall that offered neither tea or water to customer. https://15and27massure.blogspot.com/2023/04/15-massage.html