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  1. I've bought the dory and panga a few times from macro for making a pot of fish soup, being an ex commercial deep sea fisherman I think in my opinion these two fish are not even closely comparable in taste to haddock or cod mainly found around UK waters but just about acceptable for making a pot of fish soup,,

    just a mention though, I've picked up those sole (flatfish) that makro sell on their ice counter cant remember the thai name but I've found those to be tasty and reasonably priced too

    Nice to hear someone who's been a fisherman check in on this. Thanks for a decent post, and I'll head to Macro and check out their fish.

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  2. But what would indicate that there was a need to search the road banks 50 -100 meters away from the body?

    If the police suspected that the body had been "dumped" from a moving vehicle it would be likely that any belongings in pockets or held by the person before leaving the vehicle would have been scattered along the road either side of the discovered body. This would apply if the person had been dead or alive before hitting the tarmac.

    I know from direct experience that wallet and mobile phone "scatter" 50 feet from where I came to rest after a motorbike crash, searching immediately at the time of discovery and in full daylight is wise.

    But if it's not full daylight?

  3. Talk about not saying a lot in a little space, and bringing up a lot of possible comments and questions. I'll sum it up with: "Could you say more, please?"

    One comment: I would think offering medical insurance to foreigners would be an obvious way to make money and make Thailand more tourist-friendly at the same time. As for those coming here as "medical tourists", I'd think they would be at the bottom of the list as far as needing medical insurance.

    Re: "therefore obviating the need for cross-border medical traffic"---- sure, give that about twenty years or so to bring the healthcare systems of poor neighbors up to par.

  4. Thaivisa.com, let's get it together! Your email subject line reads"

    "FLASH: Abhisit stripped of his military rank;"

    According to the actual story posted in the forum, the headline reads:

    "Sukampol Approves Decision To Strip Abhisit Of Military Rank"

    So, I would gather that there is a move to do so, but it has not actually happened yet. Correct? Or not correct? Or somewhere in the middle? Or none of the above?

  5. I am acquainted with the working hours of (mostly women) workers at the food court of a large department store, where they normally have two days (or less) off per month, and typically begin work about 7 a.m., one going home early in the day (4 or 5 p.m.) the other working until 8 or 9 p.m. until closing and clean-up. That's a lot of work, and for wages well below the suggested 300 baht per day minimum wage. So, that's a 6 1/2 day work week on average, with an average 60 hour work week. Sounds like more than the Bangkok women are working, and probably very typical in many parts of Thailand. I guess they don't need to earn much because they have so little time to spend anything.

  6. I saw some tv news footage today of the cops having some Thai in standard t-shirt garb jump down into the drainage pipes and pull out a couple of large white plastic bags with Thai script on them.... Anyone know if that was the same story? I wouldn't call that "a pond".... but who knows?

  7. When I first came to Thailand seven years ago, I had read that it was 'safe'-- probably in The Lonely Planet guide book to Thailand, perhaps also on the internet. After keeping somewhat abreast of the news here on this website, that would now seem to have been misinformation, or things seem to have changed.

    I would hope that such guide books and other travel information sources include some warnings to tourists about some of the perils that exist here, so that when people land, they have their feet on the ground and have some idea that some cautions are indeed advisable. Of course that is true visiting anywhere, but people are not generally that experienced and knowledgeable about what to look out for when they are young and inexperienced, traveling for perhaps the first time.

  8. What is the "English Speaking Year policy"? Or should that be-- what is the "English Speaking Year" policy? The article doesn't go into depth on this point. Maybe because there IS no depth to it?

    I am amused by the issuance of proclamations in this country. Don't get me wrong. I think any Thai would be amused by many things about my country as well, and many probably already are. But, the Thai proclamation seems to be based on the idea that "say it, and it will be so."

    Any thoughts on this?

  9. Those are actually limes, not lemons. They've been unusually expensive lately. Perhaps a bag of 600 limes 800 is over 1,000 baht. Lower quality, perhaps bottom line 500 baht now.

    A year ago, more or less, one could buy a large bag of limes for less than 100 baht. Of course it all depends on quality, and the bigger and the more juice, the more expensive. The prices on many produce items go up and down quite dramatically here. It's amazing we don't see vendors raising and lowering their prices more in response to that.

    I bought a chaa-manaoo yesterday, and the vendor mentioned the expense of limes. He also used just one lime in my drink, and it was weak tasting. I'd rather pay a little more and get a good drink. So, be glad you vendor is passing on the price increase and not just giving you a watery drink for the old price!

  10. If the government has some thought of improving the safety standards for public transportation, it's more than a good idea. Especially if they want to increase their tourism and decrease their traffic accidents and fatalities. Seems like a "no-brainer" to me. Like requiring all tourist buses to have periodic safety checks, and tour drivers to have a special license. That, just for starters.

  11. "Violators will be subject to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to Bt100,000."

    Gee, I think if I were in charge of a government pharmacy, I'd opt to return the stuff to the manufacturer rather tnan risk five years in the can. Unless I had a hand-chosen staff of trusted people working with me.

  12. But were they actually non-compliant with the safety codes...?

    i.e. It's obvious (in hindsight) that the place was apparently a death-trap in the event of a fire, but as it was built before 1992, it wouldn't have had to meet current fire safety codes. The question is really if it met the fire safety codes in place prior to 1992.

    Maybe Agoda, etc. could flag when the hotel was built (not renovated), so that pre-1992 hotels could be excluded from your search if you wanted...

    Good point Mike, but even if it was built before the 1992 act, it surely wouldn't be "grandfathered" and should have been upgraded to comply with current regulations.

    In my view, both hotel and inspecting body are equally at fault for not ensuring compliance to current regulations.

    That said, I have no idea of what the regulations are or who is responsible for enforcing them.

    Does anyone have any idea, including the Thai authorities?

  13. AFTER reading another health statistic on Thaivisa, regarding the mortality rate of babies born in Thailand, any statistics I read here are rather suspect regarding their accuracy. A million is a nice round number--- probably a rough guess, at best.

    I too would like to see a breakdown into some different demographic variables: age, sex, occupation, etc. as much as possible. Then the numbers start to get more meaningful. As it is, to me, "one million" is simply equal to "a lot".

    In any case, it IS a lot of people, and it's unfortunate.

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