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Tuk Tuk Scam Thailand

April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Tuk Tuk

Tuk Tuk in Pattaya, Patong Phuket or Bangkok will always scam you. You should never take a Tuk Tuk if you can avoid it. Phuket Tuk Tuk In Phuket, all the Tuk Tuk drivers have to pay an extortion fee to one family who owns the license to drive Tuk Tuk in Phuket. You are [...]

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Bars must show price

April 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Shopping

The Thai government will start a campaign to let people know about the 1998 Consumer Protection act. They will also start a crack down on Karaoke and other nightlife places around Bangkok mostly. The Thai law that a shop or bars to show always show the price for the consumers so that the buyer knows [...]

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Thai litter police

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Thai police

It is a “crime” to litter the streets in Bangkok but the Police and the guys in brown uniforms only give you a ticket if you are a foreigner or you have a Thai girl with you , preferably from the lower class. They have a favorite spot outside the Thai immigration office and other [...]

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