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In Topic: 2,000 Native English Teachers To Boost Thai Students’ Language Skills

2012-03-15 22:36:58

View Postbkk_mike, on 2012-03-15 14:30:20, said:

They could probably get native English speakers that already are living here to help out at local schools if they simply arranged work permits for them... Especially retirees.

OK - I don't know how good they'd be as teachers necessarily, but they'd have a decent chance of getting native English speakers "on the cheap" that way...

Doing things on the cheap is a major part of the problem, not a solution, and is the reason why pie-in-the-sky schemes like this never actually get off the ground.

In Topic: British Man, Wife Murdered In Thai Resort

2012-03-15 08:37:47

View Postfreedom4life, on 2012-03-14 13:00:08, said:

Koreans always look to blame foreigners for everything that happens in Korea...Koreans cannot stand to see the truth of the matter and will always, always try to save-face in every matter.

Indeed.  Just like the Thais.

In Topic: 2,000 Native English Teachers To Boost Thai Students’ Language Skills

2012-03-15 07:22:08

It has all been threatened before and never actually materializes because the Thai MoE could not organize the proverbial p*ss up in a brewery, and have not the slightest idea of how to go about recruiting, and more importantly retaining, competent foreign teachers en masse. Putting in place something like the Hong Kong NET or Japanese JET programmes is totally beyond them, because that would require forward planning, financial investment and ongoing commitment and supervision, not just some vague statement of intent.  Of course they won't be paying decent salaries and I sincerely hope that the British Council - funded to a large extent by the hard-pressed British taxpayer - will NOT be subsidizing these (mythical) teachers.  

Next week's pronouncement:  "MoE to recruit 2000 Indian teachers of English."  Again.

In Topic: How To Pass The Time In Muscat Airport?

2012-01-13 20:37:23

There are no hos in the airport, but they are available downtown.

On a more serious note and in answer to your question, Muscat airport is very small and compact.  It is pleasant and efficient enough, but there really isn't much to capture the interest of a couple of teenage girls, unless they like shopping, in which case the duty-free shops should keep them engaged for all of about 15 to 20 minutes. There's (a fairly expensive) restaurant/cafe and a bar area, but that's about it.

The suggestion to have a look around the city is not a bad one. Tourist visas are available on arrival (though whether they will actually let you leave the transit area, I am not sure).Muscat itself is quite scenic and well-worth a look for a few hours, though everything is very spread-out and the airport is a fair distance from anywhere of real interest. You could do a deal with one of the bandit taxi drivers outside to take you on a tour (bargain like an Omani woman in the fish market, though), or alternatively hire a car from one of the agencies at the airport - should be about OR 10 to 15 a day - which will be cheaper and give you more freedom. Driving in the Capital Area is not so bad as the road system is excellent, if a tad confusing in places.

If you just want to relax while waiting for your connecting flight, the Golden Tulip is the nearest hotel to the airport - a few hundred metres away - though the taxis will still want an arm and a leg to take you there, and hotels in Oman are not particularly good value for money either.

In Topic: Key Witness In Saudi Murder Case Located In Cambodia: Thailand

2011-12-25 01:37:49

View Postkhunken, on 2011-12-23 22:55:54, said:

View Postgeriatrickid, on 2011-12-23 16:04:14, said:

View PostEyesWideOpen, on 2011-12-23 15:45:43, said:

The position of Saudi Arabia is very simple, and well publicized. Give back the blue diamond, and things will return to normal........This diamond is sitting in a safe somewhere, yet is has cost Thai workers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost wages because they were all kicked out of Saudi Arabia after this affair. This case is a black eye for Thailand, and they would do well to bring it to a close. Before someone makes a movie out of this case, and makes Thailand lose whatever face it has left.....

Come to think of it, this could be a great move for Thaksin !!!!  He comes back here, and a week later the blue diamond suddenly turns up in an unmarked box at a police station addressed to Thaksin. He then returns it to the Saudis. Then 50,000 Thai workers suddenly have high paying jobs in Saudi.
Thailand-------win
Thaksin--------win
Isan workers-- win

You feeble attempt to drag Thaksin into the thread is an epic fail because it demonstrates you  as clueless on the subject of foreign workers. The majority of Thai workers in Saudi Arabia were muslims. The muslims do not come from Issan. In case you didn't know, Saudi Arabia doesn't go out of its way to hire non muslims for the lower end jobs since it is not cost effective to keep them in  isolated compounds as is the case with the  "christian" types from europe and North America. Saudi Arabia would not tolerate any of the Issan people's religious practices. Please go  use another thread to mount your cheap shot at Mr. Thaksin.

Apart from your reference to Thaksin, the rest of your post is sheer rubbish. The majority of Thai workers in Saudi - & other gulf states - were Buddist & many came from Isan. Saudi does not stop people practising their religion at home & Filippino, Cambodian & other workers were the beneficiary of Thailand's stupidity.

Very, very few Cambodians working in any of the Gulf states.  Almost none.

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