bumpkin

Further to the interesting feedback to my earlier offering...

There are about 38 countries in the world with land below sealevel, However, I admit not so many are subject to tropical storms, but some have different problems. This does not nullify the arguement for calling together leading experts from around the world to come to Thailand's aid in planning for a more stable future with regard to it's rainwater management. Wringing of hands and throwing abuse at politicians maybe fun, but will not solve the problems that Thailand will inevitably face in the future if nothing is done. I repeat , Technology will probably solve it, Political posturing will certainly not.

Dear Prime Minister

2 points emerge. from this current crisis

1) town planning must undergo serious and careful new consideration. There is no excuse for sacrificing one part of a city to save another, in the 21st Century.

2) There are other countries in the world which deal with life at or below sea level - successfully

And. .... NO .... Thailand is not different . . . The same Laws of Hydraulics apply in Thailand as in the rest of the world !

Action on these 2 matters must be initiated immediately, not wait ' 'until things get better ''.

Seek out and Appoint world experts in these areas to advise the way forward. Dont rely on mere politicians.

The solution is Technical not Political !!!!!!!!!

Having just returned to UK from latest visit to BKK, I was again surprised at the poor state of the Klongs - canals- whatever.

Surely, these water courses are an important part of the city's flood defence scheme.

If so, wouldn't they be much more effective if flushed out occasionally.

It is worldwide phenomenon that so many people believe that 'water course = rubbish tip'. It must be the responsibility of local government to act.

It is also a worldwide phenomon that politicians prefer talk to action !

the usual pre-election rhetoric. Happens in many countries who suffer from 3rd-rate politicians. One day, there might be a political movement in Thailand with honesty and consideration for the true needs of its people. Obviously, that time has not yet come

i make 2 personal observations.

The poor working conditions and employee remuneration in these world-wide franchises is well known. It is not a News story.

In a country such as Thailand, there is so much local food available, of good quality and at affordable prices, Who in there right mind would want to eat international 'junk food' ?

There is another aspect, besides over prescription.

It is important that patients taking a course of antibiotic should complete the prescribed course of medication.

Stopping taking the antibiotic part way through the prescribed course of treatment, for whatever reason ( - cost, feeling better, forgetfulness, laziness, etc...) is also a contributory factor to reducing the longterm effectiveness of anitibiotics.

Doctors prescribing such medication should seek to assure themselves that the patient is likely to and/or is capable of completing a prescribed course of treatment.

when reading comments and contributions on the Forum, i am often reminded of the old saying. .... "Never let the facts spoil a good story"

by mentioning the involvement of International Policing Agencies, the Thai Police are probably over-emphasising their interest in this Case. What probably happened was they contacted the local Policing Agencies in the relevant countries of the suspects to veryfy their identities. This is implied by their mention of Interpol, which is an international police records agency. Also, checking to see if any of the suspects were wanted for crimes in their own countries.

Indian and Phillapinos ? You ever noticed the heavy , over-riding accents these people have ? They are being considered to teach English , let the people pray it is understandable spoken English .

Maybe you should think again considering the fact you can't even spell. Have your heard the heavy over-riding accents that some people from the UK speak with... haha

.............. such as ending sentences with a preposition ? Or, maybe we should not be too pedantic about spelling and grammar in these days of computer-speak and TXT MSGNG. However, I agree with your implication that enunciation and pronunciation should be highly regarded.

she was nearly out the door when a rat turned up so I guess it was a positively dreadful experience, it's not like there's not billions of rats in the uk don't know why she was squealing so much.

how many rats a day do you see in the UK ?

Depends how close you live to Westminster !

Did I read this right ? The mighty Thai Navy are going to protect their country against the tin-pot Chinese Navy, with 30 year-old subs. Is this the same Thai government that is encouraging the Chinese to construct a high-speed railway from the Chinese border into the heart of Thailand. Of course, the Chinese Navy would be frightened by the Thai subs, so they might catch the next train ?

There have been suggestions in some quarters that the honourable PM has foreign nationality. Could it be that the honourable Deputy PM is making some covert comment? Surely not .....................

We view this HS rail link with interest. If we are cynical, we might think this has more to do with the expansion of easy transport links for China. Who is paying for this line ? Some countries play the long game ! N.B. Keep watching over the next decade