5th person dies from methanol, driving license info for Thailand - Nov 22

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  • @trippinout.
    @trippinout. 9 годин тому +15

    22nd not 23rd

  • @jimhollands1285
    @jimhollands1285 6 годин тому +8

    The easiest way to obtain a Thai driving licence, providing you have a valid license from your home country, is to use a legitimate agent, one with an office and a verified reputation. Its not expensive, and they will organise all the relevant documents for you and take you to the registration office and subsequently the test center. The test is laughable in its simplicity, and the agent will bypass you having to watch endless videos.

  • @jduncan48
    @jduncan48 9 годин тому +11

    “At the end of the program however”
    Would be better said as “however, at the end of the program”

    • @ostevoostevo1592
      @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому +1

      BS. both ways are correct. You'll have to do better than this if you expect to be a grammar police officer!

    • @jduncan48
      @jduncan48 7 годин тому

      @ cliff claven!

    • @ScooterOnHisWay2024
      @ScooterOnHisWay2024 5 годин тому +2

      Feel better?

    • @jduncan48
      @jduncan48 5 годин тому

      @@ScooterOnHisWay2024 extremely

  • @hellokitty-h2x7s
    @hellokitty-h2x7s 4 години тому +3

    just so tragic nitemare about the Laos poisonings. i saw on a youtube update I m think they mentioned there are still six Brits in the hospital included with the other tourists, if I heard correctly. It could also be any one hospitalised there uncertain of how they become ill. How horrific now any parent is going to be going out of their mind with worry over there kids backpacking.

  • @CA-1954
    @CA-1954 3 години тому +2

    Past few days we have been hearing about the methanol poisoning in Laos but no real report of what the authorities in Laos are doing about it or if any arrest have been made on these mass murder case.

  • @stevewillis6690
    @stevewillis6690 7 годин тому +7

    Friday 23rd? 😅

  • @southpaw1755
    @southpaw1755 4 години тому +2

    We have friends from Laos. They tell us not to pronounce the "s". Lao. Thanks for the news.

  • @_Alfa.Bravo_
    @_Alfa.Bravo_ 41 хвилина тому +1

    Merci for the news. Could we see your new electrical car tomorrow, please ? 🙏🏻

  • @JeddieT
    @JeddieT 6 годин тому

    Thanks Tim.

  • @SS-rd6re
    @SS-rd6re 9 годин тому +5

    Methanol is a byproduct of making ethanol. I dont believe its just added because is cheaper. It means they didn't filter out the methanol from the ethanol.

  • @Davrosss
    @Davrosss 6 годин тому

    Thanks Tim 👌

  • @ChalermchaiWattanawongpi-lt9uw
    @ChalermchaiWattanawongpi-lt9uw 6 годин тому +1

    Hi! Tim...😊😊😊😊

  • @TonyHatzi-dk4jz
    @TonyHatzi-dk4jz 6 годин тому +4

    I first her about this methanol spiking was in Bali tourist getting hospitalised and losing there sight

    • @JeddieT
      @JeddieT 6 годин тому +1

      It’s true, methanol is poison and can blind you.

  • @paulweston285
    @paulweston285 4 години тому +1

    Breaking Australian news reports that sadly another Australian girl Holly Bowls from Melbourne has died from methanol poisoning.

    • @markjones2781
      @markjones2781 2 години тому +1

      A beautiful young life cut short. My deepest sympathies to her grieving family.

  • @douangphanthavong5366
    @douangphanthavong5366 9 годин тому +2

    Have the authorities ever been able to trace back to the particular bar in Vang Vieng that you’re aware of?

    • @alisoncherry65
      @alisoncherry65 8 годин тому +1

      It was nana backpackers

    • @tingtong5898
      @tingtong5898 5 годин тому

      Allegedly. Is that true, or is that where they were staying?

  • @catojensen5475
    @catojensen5475 2 години тому

    Methanol first aid
    if you suspect Methanol poisoning, consume high content Ethanol until you arrive at a Hospital!
    Ethanol has higer kalori count, so your cells will consume Ethanol before Methanol

  • @butterfly140760
    @butterfly140760 31 хвилина тому

    Hi Tim, there is a new "elite visa", a cheaper one, called "bronce"!! Why you didn't report about it? Thanks in advance

  • @PXX-t1j
    @PXX-t1j 7 годин тому +2

    If you only gonna drive while you here on vacation etc less than a year, get an international driver license.
    You retiring or will stay here, yes get the Thai driver license.

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  7 годин тому +1

      International Drivers Permit?

    • @PXX-t1j
      @PXX-t1j 7 годин тому

      @timnewtontoday International driver license. Maybe it's called different in some countries. You apply for it in your home country. Depending on what country but as a Swede I can then drive in Thailand. But must have both my normal Swedish driver license and also the international driver license.
      It's valid for a year.

    • @johthe
      @johthe 6 годин тому

      or valid for three years if you choose that option

    • @PXX-t1j
      @PXX-t1j 5 годин тому

      @@johthe That could be. But think that depending on what countries. But I had it 22 years ago so it might have change. 😉

    • @johthe
      @johthe 5 годин тому

      @@PXX-t1j For Sweden anyway and should be the same for many other but maybe not not all since it is international. Used it last year and I am coming back to Thailand again next week.

  • @natk426
    @natk426 10 годин тому +5

    I always suspect cheap wine and spirits in Laos to be fake and probably locally blended and bottled. Only drink canned beer while in Laos.

    • @williamhartz8707
      @williamhartz8707 8 годин тому

      I believe the one bar was giving out free shots.

    • @ostevoostevo1592
      @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому +1

      Yes, natk. sound advice. Better still, don't drink! Alcohol makes everybody stupid.

    • @Wilko11
      @Wilko11 4 години тому

      @@natk426 Most are not fake, just some are poorly made, and often not good quality wine and spirits.

  • @CA-1954
    @CA-1954 3 години тому

    I wouldn't be surprised if those who lost money in icon scam have exaggerated the money lost when reporting their amounts to police.

    • @picadosinferno
      @picadosinferno 2 години тому +1

      Or most likely they reported everything, even the potential earning they'd have had from those dealings.

  • @jackytan104
    @jackytan104 9 годин тому +1

    Tim, there is a big discount on a 5-year elite visa!? new restriction law on Laos border run coming December!? Maybe this will be good to talk about tomorrow.tq , good day

    • @frankk.7977
      @frankk.7977 9 годин тому +5

      650k instead of 900k which is still a lot

  • @tombloom99
    @tombloom99 9 годин тому +3

    From a chem class 50 years ago, methanol has a lower boiling point and condenses first. So a responsible distiller throws out the first portion of the product.

    • @Yabanmf666
      @Yabanmf666 9 годин тому +1

      A lot of home distillers use it as weed killer or for starting fires

    • @crazyg74
      @crazyg74 6 годин тому +1

      exactly!

  • @pegelliott4058
    @pegelliott4058 3 години тому

    Good information today. Could you repost Max's email. I have some questions for him? Thank you

  • @ostevoostevo1592
    @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому +2

    "Incident" ? I think tragedy would be a better, more accurate noun to use.

    • @lindabuck2777
      @lindabuck2777 Годину тому

      Right? The ONE time that word very appropriate 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

  • @aristomavro936
    @aristomavro936 7 годин тому +1

    After that, it will effect, or has effect already, all the visa border run issue and policy in general, entering Thailand from Laos....

  • @MalcolmLloyd-zr2ty
    @MalcolmLloyd-zr2ty 8 годин тому +4

    The sad story of the laced drinks in loa
    What has the loa police and government done about the bar and bartender
    If what or done zero

  • @markjones2781
    @markjones2781 4 години тому

    If the consulates want to be really useful in Laos, they could walk around the bars with a test kit or two and test the drinks for methanol. The kits aren't cheap, nor are the people wandering around and doing the testing, but compared to the cost and the human tragedy of recent events, the returns would be enormous.
    Dr M

    • @BigBrother04
      @BigBrother04 4 години тому +1

      Consulates? ,do they have such a mandate?

    • @Wilko11
      @Wilko11 3 години тому

      There are very few staff working at foreign consulates in Laos. While there for 4 months several years ago I attempted to contact the Australian consulate for 3 weeks without any response. I gave up and contacted the consulate in Bangkok. They said many people complain how difficult it is to speak to the consul in Laos due to a lack of staff. Most important agencies there seem to be run on a shoestring. Even with policing.

    • @markjones2781
      @markjones2781 2 години тому

      @@Wilko11 Without doubt, Australia is underspending on its foreign relations and services to citizens overseas obligations. I don't expect mother Aus to magically solve all problems when I am overseas. But hey, someone to call and get advice from would be nice.

  • @johanswart8154
    @johanswart8154 9 годин тому +3

    I don't want to go out for a drink, even here in Hua Hin Thailand.

    • @OmGTH-999
      @OmGTH-999 6 годин тому +1

      Don't try to get Thailand involved in this news. What makes you uncomfortable?

  • @benhill8384
    @benhill8384 Годину тому

    Murder and deliberate

  • @davidhanak2767
    @davidhanak2767 5 годин тому

    True what you say about loa cant face it

  • @johnmellyn2700
    @johnmellyn2700 9 годин тому

    Do you think they’ll link a tax ID number to you if you get your Thai license as a foreigner?

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  9 годин тому

      What do I ‘think’? No. But I don’t really know. Neither does anyone else.

  • @alisoncherry65
    @alisoncherry65 8 годин тому +4

    Laos just was crossed off my list of Asian countries to visit

    • @thesteveman
      @thesteveman 8 годин тому

      Do you still cross the street or ride in cars or exercise or go swimming or do anything else with a certain amount of risk? Or have you crossed those off your list as well? Be careful, use common sense, do your due diligence and you should be fine. Accidents, incidents, random events, and happenstance are all occurrences in daily life. So is uncertainty.

    • @ostevoostevo1592
      @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому

      @@thesteveman One does not expect to be poisoned by a bartender in a pub. So "common sense, and using due diligence" doesn't come into it.

    • @tingtong5898
      @tingtong5898 5 годин тому +1

      You should not leave your country, you probably shouldn't leave your street.
      Bad things happen in every country.
      RIP to the victims.

    • @picadosinferno
      @picadosinferno 2 години тому +1

      People die in your country too, don't forget that.

    • @_Alfa.Bravo_
      @_Alfa.Bravo_ 57 хвилин тому

      ... just avoid cocktails and you should be fine. So friendly people there. Famous state brewery makes six different beers , the one or other should suit to you

  • @markberger5739
    @markberger5739 9 годин тому

    Unfair taxis ? does that include the Phuket Airport Taxis Mafia ?
    NB there IS a bus to / from town - way cheaper & not much slower.

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  9 годин тому +2

      I would have 1155 on speed dial if I was taking a taxi from Phuket airport.

  • @AtollSurfer
    @AtollSurfer 7 годин тому +5

    yes sad about the kids dying, but alcohol kills about 1,000 per day world wide. (between 3 and 4.5 million deaths yearly) Plus Cannabis never killed any one

    • @thesteveman
      @thesteveman 7 годин тому +1

      That you have taken the time and opportunity to peddle your pro-cannabis agenda on the backs of five dead people is disgusting, despicable, and shows a lack of moral character. By the way, here is what cannabis can do. Not that you care.
      "The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH, found that daily use of cannabis - predominately through smoking - was associated with a 25% increased likelihood of heart attack and a 42% increased likelihood of stroke when compared to non-use of the drug. Less frequent use was also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Weekly users showed a 3% increased likelihood of heart attack and a 5% increased likelihood of stroke.” (NIS website, February 28, 2024.)

    • @jurgschupbach3059
      @jurgschupbach3059 7 годин тому

      Psychosen kultivieren ist deine Spezialität besonders wenn sie auf dem eigenen Misthaufen der Deutungshoheit wachsen

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  7 годин тому +9

      There are plenty of cases of tainted cannabis and other drugs causing death and illness. It wasn't the alcohol that killed them, it was the methanol. A bit of a cheap shot trying to score a point on the back of 5 peoples' deaths.

    • @LilStoops
      @LilStoops 6 годин тому +4

      Cannibas does kill. It kills those that are executed by authorities.

    • @AtollSurfer
      @AtollSurfer 6 годин тому +2

      @@timnewtontoday Thanks, I am an advocate for medical Cannabis and there are no cases of Cannabis causing death. The US 1970's paraquat poison program did mess up some kids but no one died. Methanol is Alcohol collectively alcohol kills about 1,000 per day world wide. The news is messed up because of the bias to protect the alcohol market. But in facts it kills 3 to 4.5 million yearly... look it up and thank you for the comment

  • @kevinfoster4423
    @kevinfoster4423 7 годин тому

    wow just listened to the new visa run.2025. Any comments?

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  7 годин тому

      ???

    • @kevinfoster4423
      @kevinfoster4423 6 годин тому

      Type in new rules for visa runs January 2025

    • @kevinfoster4423
      @kevinfoster4423 6 годин тому

      @timnewtontoday the news is
      ALERT. new Thai visa run rules for 2025 january

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  6 годин тому

      @ source?

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  5 годин тому +2

      @@kevinfoster4423 ok. It’s just one country for now. I’ll mention it tomorrow. I was a bit worried there was a whole new visa regime. Thanks for the alert.

  • @deananderson-is7un
    @deananderson-is7un 33 хвилини тому

    Driving licencens in thailand is a joke just pay an agencie and you have it lol

  • @senianns9522
    @senianns9522 10 годин тому +2

    So sad for all those innocent girls that died from the Methanol drinks! Terrible thing to happen.

    • @lordjim3109
      @lordjim3109 8 годин тому

      "Innocent girls" What a ridiculous choice of an adjective. Innocent of what? What if they weren`t "innocent" at all? Would their death make you happy? Or you just think women in their 20s are "innocent" by definition? In that case it`s just hard to fathom the kind of rock you`ve been living under since at least the 1950s.

    • @ScooterOnHisWay2024
      @ScooterOnHisWay2024 5 годин тому +1

      ​@lordjim3109 Pointless argument. Everyone but you knows what he means.

  • @TeddyBear-zj4qg
    @TeddyBear-zj4qg 8 годин тому

  • @warrpedd
    @warrpedd 7 годин тому +2

    I don't understand their business model of killing off your customers.

    • @thesteveman
      @thesteveman 7 годин тому +1

      What a warped point of view. Bad stuff happens in this world. Almost everything is out of our control. All you can do is be careful and make wise decisions based on the information you have. Most 19 year olds are not known for being careful and making wise decisions.

    • @ostevoostevo1592
      @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому

      @@thesteveman I agree. However a 28 year old British lawyer died too.

    • @Wilko11
      @Wilko11 3 години тому

      It was more likely an act of extreme negligence by the bar owner. Not done deliberately to kill anyone. But it doesn't make the bar owner any less culpable.

    • @thesteveman
      @thesteveman 3 години тому +1

      @Wilko11 Good post, Wilko, because it makes a lot more sense than some others saying that it was a deliberate act.

  • @uptownonfriday
    @uptownonfriday 5 годин тому +1

    Most of the list of chemicals Tim mentions are permitted in the regular good industry in the Western world. Glycol - antifreeze PGW etc (of course in so called safe - killing me softly levels ) ☠️☠️☠️

    • @Wilko11
      @Wilko11 3 години тому

      If you drink antifreeze it will kill you. Its not at all at safe levels.

    • @lindabuck2777
      @lindabuck2777 Годину тому

      @@Wilko11you missed the point. 🤦‍♀️

  • @inchbyinch7759
    @inchbyinch7759 8 годин тому

    Even when I buy in Thailand I check the seals on spirits.

  • @shroomiebeats
    @shroomiebeats 8 годин тому +3

    Methanol from "cheaper homebrew"? Wtf does that mean? I've been homebrewing beer, cider, and wine for decades. Yeast makes ethanol. Being cheap w the ingredients just makes the finished product less tasty. It doesn't introduce methanol.

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  7 годин тому +3

      Some yeast can produce methanol in the process. I’ve been reading up about this as I battle to have some sort of considered knowledge about the processes involved.

    • @crazyg74
      @crazyg74 6 годин тому +1

      Methanol is almost always a trace product of the fermentation process. The problem is when it's concentrated (distilled) and not discarded at that point. Methanol has a lower vapour pressure (boiling point) which means it comes out first, during distillation. You've gotta be either extremely ignorant, shrewd or stupid to keep the 'heads' when distilling booze.

  • @pandiculation194
    @pandiculation194 2 години тому

    Driving: If you are informed that your issued drivers license is qualified as an International license. Do not believe it. It is true but the Police have not been told or told wrong. You will be able to rent a car, The judge will understand but the local police will seize it and charge you. I saw a legal example in the ad Tim showed. Do the process anyway and save the hassle and explanations. Note: my information is dated, laws may have changed, do it anyway no matter what. They stop the Thai people at check points for Insurance and Tax registration and no license daily and often. If you drive you will meet the police.

    • @philmac9032
      @philmac9032 Годину тому

      I have been driving in Thailand for 10 years and never have I had a problem with the police
      😂😂

  • @enterthenuttmeister
    @enterthenuttmeister 8 годин тому

    The drivers license thing is a MESS! Many consulates will NOT translate the drivers license for you since on the DLT website (as well as in the booking) it says that you need a "International drivers license together with your original license OR translation". But however, on going to the DLT I was denied even though I had all documents.
    So now I'm stuck. Cannot do a translation since the embassy does't offer those services. DLT doesn't accept international drivers license even though they are obligated to by the convention they signed. So stuck paying tax but cannot even drive a car. What is the point of getting an official translation of the drivers license when that is exactly what an international drivers license is! Such a mess.
    And that facebook page is also not correct. TM30 is not the same as residence certificate. Just having a TM30 is instant deny. You will need a residence certificate which you can't get on a visa exempt or tourist visa. If you have a work permit with your name and address printed on it it can also be accepted by DLT without a residence certificate. Seems Khaosod English or Public relations department didn't even to the most basic research. Not surprised.
    Edit: It's different between DLT office and office. Some, specially in Bangkok, will follow the rules. Some more rural places like mine will make up their own rules. So your milage may vary.

    • @baconoverflow4384
      @baconoverflow4384 8 годин тому

      DLT accepted my IDP just fine and the process was extremely smooth. But then again I did go through government channels (through the diplomat queue as an Elite visa holder), took maybe 20 mins to convert my license into a Thai one

    • @enterthenuttmeister
      @enterthenuttmeister 8 годин тому

      @@baconoverflow4384 I have heard this as well. And they SHOULD accept it per their own rules and guidelines. But as with everything here it feels they provinces and staff make up their own rules. And you can't do anything about it. So I'm stuck with just paying taxes and not being allowed to drive. Feels a bit so-so tbh. My embassy says I should file a complaint for mistreatment. I wish I lived in Bangkok, then I could just do it there. But now I'm stuck with this DLT that will not accept my documents...

    • @timnewtontoday
      @timnewtontoday  7 годин тому +3

      In all my years dealing with Thai bureaucracy, the DLT have been the most confounding, necessarily difficult, unpleasant and distasteful people to work with. Zero customer awareness and love to trip up foreigners at any chance.

    • @lindabuck2777
      @lindabuck2777 34 хвилини тому +1

      @@timnewtontodaycan this be avoided or circumvented using an agent, which you tout regularly? Btw I would use an agent, worth every penny since headache for me, daily task for them so no stress for them lol. Should you answer, I might not get it because I think UA-cam banned me! If I do receive it I’ll indicate all is well. Enjoy all you do, miss Steve Roses with an E😁🙏🏻😎

  • @picadosinferno
    @picadosinferno 2 години тому

    Just don't call tourist police if a deal with a "professional" goes wrong, as they will tell you that soliciting sex work is illegal and you'll be left alone, this is what happens when the authorities actively work to hide something that everyone knows exists.

  • @Bakilovetheworld
    @Bakilovetheworld 9 годин тому +2

    Not to spur conspiracy theory but I’m beginning to think that these killings with methanol was or is intentional. Condolences 💐 to the families of those victims. ❤

    • @gingjok
      @gingjok 9 годин тому +5

      Why what would be the motive? Not good for Tourism pretty dumb.

    • @jeffbeck8993
      @jeffbeck8993 9 годин тому +3

      Several years ago now, there was a rash of knock-off whiskey going around, recall an article where at least one group of Thais got arrested for it down in BKK. They were putting home brew into Johnny Walker Black bottles with proper looking labels, although don't recall any methanol poisoning associated with it. Gotta remain mindful that life can be cheap here, nor forgetting the Hub of Dodgy Products and Fakes just over the road in China.

    • @rahimmajid647
      @rahimmajid647 9 годин тому +2

      My bet... bootleg liquor makers' greed. It's coming up to peak holiday season and maybe these bootleggers are ramping up the production of fake branded liquors to sell. The more they make the more likely they screw up and all it takes is one bad batch and there'll be methanol tainted bootleg liqour all over.
      The effect of methanol poisoning can vary as well depending on ammount consumed and the reaction severity of people to methanol. In really small ammount, you might end up feeling really sick but not so serious as to end up in a hospital. You might think that you're having the worst hangover in your life. So, there may be many more unreported cases of people suffering from mild cases of methanol poisoning.

    • @tingtong5898
      @tingtong5898 5 годин тому

      But you spur conspiracy. Please don't do that.

  • @jean-charlesdesjardins6344
    @jean-charlesdesjardins6344 8 годин тому

    Great info! Thank you and carry on

  • @expatincites
    @expatincites 9 годин тому

    Thanks Tim. Informative and entertaining. Another handsome shirt as always. Sympathies to the families of the Laos methanol incident.

  • @docselva
    @docselva 8 годин тому

    Thanks

  • @tantiseri
    @tantiseri 9 годин тому +4

    What did you expect from a third-world country, especially one bordering China.

    • @TeddyBear-zj4qg
      @TeddyBear-zj4qg 8 годин тому

      Yes, don't buy anything made in China even in your home country. Last year there was a demo in US with people wearing T shirts that said "Don't buy made in China". The funny thing was that even the T shirts were made in China. LOL.

    • @ostevoostevo1592
      @ostevoostevo1592 7 годин тому +2

      Much as I dislike the PRC, it had nothing to do with this. This was someone probably trying to save money by using methanol instead of drinkable alcohol in cocktails. Could have even been sheer ignorance by idiot who made these "cocktails".

    • @TeddyBear-zj4qg
      @TeddyBear-zj4qg 6 годин тому +2

      @@ostevoostevo1592 Yes, but some dickheads can't go to sleep without China bashing. They even try to link it to China just because China is bordering to that country. 555.

    • @ScooterOnHisWay2024
      @ScooterOnHisWay2024 5 годин тому

      The US has become 3rd world. Leave your house and see for yourself.

    • @tingtong5898
      @tingtong5898 5 годин тому

      ​@ScooterOnHisWay2024 You have never been to a developing country if you believe that.
      What is the average salary in the US vs Laos & Thailand?