Mister Fixit

Only in Thailand could such ineffable stupidity take place ...

Oh look, I've just bought a 70 year old bomb, lets take a cutting torch to it to see what's inside ... BOOM!!!!

Jeez, is there no end ...?

Stupidity reigns. Only in Thailand, unless this was posted a day late for April Fool's day

"total damage from corruption amounted to over 450 billion baht, or equivalent to 60% of total sum used for the rice-pledging scheme."

I'm no fan of the scheme and am sure there was a lot of corruption, but surely not 60%. That's insane, no one could be stupid enough to think they could get away with that level of criminality.

This is Thailand - of course they are stupid enough to think they can get away with it. After all, who's going to snitch when they all have their snouts in the trough ...?

Well, Mr Chalerm, I also think the NACC will uphold justice - and recommend that the youngest sister of the Shaky Sheikh of Dubai be charged with not only corruption and dereliction of duty, but also banned from politics for life.

Then it's up to the courts to decide, and you know whose side you're always bleating they are on ...

How does that grab ya now ... ?

I thought this plan was supposed to have been shot at dawn by the courts and could not be resurrected?

How much have the Saudis contributed to the terrorism in the south? They fund terrorism everywhere...

Which may well be a way of paying Thailand back ... Good point, sir

And they may well deserve it too ...

This society will do anything for money, Knowing that they will never be charged as criminals. All law enforcement can be bought!

Which is why it will always be a second rate country, if not verging on third-world.

Thailand IS third world no matter what the veneer is you see, of iPhones, iPads and other electronic gee-gaws.

At the end of the day, it is a country with zero education, where the population still believe in ghosts and other superstitious nonsense, and where money rules.

1 - Her own stupid fault for wearing a dress like that in the first place, and ...

2 - can we have an enlargement please, just for the sake of establishing veracity, of course

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Sorry, something went wrong and can't delete this post - why can't a member delete his/her own post? Poor functionality ...

All this depends on Thai students having a reasonable working knowledge of a foreign language.

Sadly, I don't see too many of them here ...

Most Thai's English is a joke, and I have heard some students try to speak French and German - <shudder>

And get your teeth done while you're there ...

Now you are getting personal we have some excellent Dentist's here in Chiang Mai thank you.

Then why hasn't she been to visit one? Her bottom teeth are dreadful.

Scamper, old son, they didn't clear an Army BARRACKS, they cleared a small Army POST - not at all the same thing. There IS a large barracks just around the corner from the NACC, about a mile from my house. I suspect the original soldiers came from there, but can't be sure.

Also Dr Bruce, where is your evidence that the monk has 'attacked and tortured' anyone at all, or even expects to?? Loose hyperbole like that just makes a mockery of your post.

Personally I think it's great that the NACC is now guarded by others than the red-shirt thugs. Let's just hope the UDD thugs don't come back in force ...

"Personally I think it's great that the NACC is now guarded by others than the red-shirt thugs. Let's just hope the UDD thugs don't come back in force"

In other words, this quote is one of anti-democracy and pro-coup....The pro-coup forces are the righteous ones, and pro-democracy are the 'forces of evil'.

I am pro-Democracy and proud of it. In favour of electoral and Parliamentary traditions.

Very good that you are pro democracy. That means you are against PTP and the antidemocratic government. Right?

He's not very bright, is he?

You know what a herring is? Just like a Thai politician.Definition of a herring ( Read Kipper ) 2 faced and spineless.

I think you're describing more than Thai politicians there - probably a high percentage of Thais would fit that bill ...

Death by a thousand cuts ...

'If all the staff at TAT logged in using various false identities, they could readily promote all of Thailand's beaches into the top places...!!'

yea, but that assumes a certain level of 'smartness'...

When it comes to lying and cheating, I think you'll find many Thai are pretty smart ...

No more stalling Yingluck pack your bags .

This is excellent news.

and buy solar protect cream for Dubai sun......

And get your teeth done while you're there ...

The Army had guns, why didn't they defend themselves? Usual Thai craven behaviour ...

Yeah, right, believe ya ... Must be true cos he's a lawyer ...

It is very possible, therefore, given Yingluck's consistent refusal to cooperate or even acknowledge the NACC, that she will leave public life with the Guinness Book of World Records award for going through public office without ever really having to speak to anyone.

Well written, cogent analysis, Scamper.

One slight addition to the sentence above - 'or to have achieved very much at all, apart from accumulating many negative remarks.'

Sorry, just Google Mapped it, the large temple complex is Wat Lat Pla Dook.

I went to Nonthaburi Immi today, got to Big King and Big C Bang Yai OK, turned down the little slip road to go left as normal - fine.

However, after about a kilometre, the road was blocked by a big crane while they appeared to clearing the canal alongside. Great, what now?

So, the way to get there now is this (which I was lucky to find out by trial and error).

Just before the road blockage, you have to turn right over a bridge on the canal. Follow this road, which twists and turns through a housing estate, until you come to a T junction with traffic lights. Turn left there and follow quite a big road for about, ooh say 4 kms (I didn't check). You will eventually see a sign pointing left and saying 'Nonthaburi Immigration'. DO NOT take that first turning - the road is blocked about 500 metres down it.

Go past that sign and you'll soon see a large-ish one-storey shopping complex on your left with a Lotus Express in it, and about a dozen other shops. Carry on past there a few more kms and THEN you'll see a large temple complex on your left and also another sign pointing left for Nonthaburi Immigration.

Take THAT turn left, the temple complex (forgotten the name - something like Wat xxxxxxxxx Pla Chon) will be on your right and just after is another T junction where you turn left.

You'll see the Immigration building on your right side just down the usual soi.

To get back, I just reversed the route until I hit Route 9 again.

I don't know how long the canal/road works are going on for. Wish I did.

HTH.