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"when he attempted to pass a truck on a sharp curve"

He said it all .. NEVER pass a truck or a car in any curves ..it seems its a national sport here anyway ..... well it seems it doesnt bother anyone as nothing ever change.... I feel sorry for the passengers to have such driver.... RIP.

another example of the lousy driving and dangerous roads in Thailand.

I am very sad for these people....... IDIOTS is the words to those who give them licenses and IDIOTS are those who allow them to drive. I was once approached in Ekkamei while trying to purchase a ticket to Pattaya.... Sir pattaya in 40 minutes..... NO... It only takes 5 minutes... to Pattaya??? ha ha ha....No you idiot to die! What are they racing for..... to scavenge 5 trips in a day. Unregulated bus companies and tour groups. AMAZING THAILAND..... POOR PEOPLE!!!!

So im pulled over ,

Bib... licence

Me... there you go

Bid... passport

Me ... dont have , its at home

Bib ... out the car

Me ...ok

Bib then check inside my car ...

Bib ... CD

Me ... yes

Bib ... Copy cannot have

Me ... (<deleted>!?) Ok

Bib... you wait here ( he then walks off )

Me... listen the radio for 10 minutes expecting him back

Me... now is 20 minutes and hes still pulling other cars over.

Bib... comes back ... you pay how much ?

Me... 300thb

Bib... no

Me ... 500thb

Bib.. no

Me ... why ? How much ?

Bib... no passport , cd copy .you pay 1000thb.

Me ... ok , can i go now ?

Bib... you go .

Now technically yes should have my passport or at least a copy . Agreed . But fined for copy cd in the car !!!!

Lost for words would be my expression here.

Suppose I could of been pissed off about it but actually made me smile never been fined for copy cds in the motor before :-)

Isn't this the same same but every cop, ( legalized thugs of amazing Thailand) they seem to get a financial mental erection for every tourist the see. How can we help the Government masturbate out a plan to put these thugs out of service. Cd copies.... Made by their fellow men, but never restricted. A walk in certain parts of Bangkok and it thrives! Bloody hypocrites. Extortion on the motorbike taxis and street hawkers..... But they don't talk! They do not want these people to loose face....or standup for crime. I am sure every police is proud to be know a thug! Perhaps they need a lesson in Buddhism and what cheating or bribery is about! Ah you farang I Thai ! What does that imply?

i would not use anyone but door to door, the original food delivery service in Pattaya

i hate companies that copy other peoples ideas

Copying Others Idea? Sorry mate competition Never sleeps! Let The best one deliver!. Otherwise learn to stop using Dhl or Otter Services that grew to meet a lacking Situation. I have a feeling that you Must be The owner or One in The Circle that Wants a clear horizon, if Thats the Case become a sailor or fisherman!

Scary stuff in Pattaya. Weit Till The Chinese catch on

"Phongthep" admits Thai education system unsatisfactory

At least it's a start...not the usual

or maybe he was paid to say it so that they can pump more money into the hole in the bucket system. If this is an analytical statement and he is implementing students to think deductively and question its teachers.... I then wish them well. simply get rid of the loose face system...thats all bungkam.... you either know it or you dont! Learning is a process based on rational and not on some ghost story. The Government should either encourage International schools to send their teachers into the Govt schools for a sabbatical and encourage qualified foreign teachers to do justice to a topic.... after all its not just teaching children to be quiet and stand in line....A countries knowledge and IQ grows with its demand to raise questions and have them answered.

Overstay??? Beats me. Why it happens. It beats me also why they want to over stay in a corrupt country like Thailand? Foreigners only have the right to shut up and pay. There are many Chinese and Burmese in this country, but the immigration do not go after them.... Why? I hope they get rid of most Europeans. The Chinese will build this land.

I've never understood this either. When we are upcountry and ask for directions, locals always just point and say that way. When I ask the missus how far?? she says "you know these are country people, they don't know distance"

Not only upcountry....... few weeks ago went to my Dentist with bad pain, only to find he was closed for 4 days, drove home walked across the road and asked a neighbour, she said go to the Hospital across the road......... ?? never seen any hospital been here 10 years....... she called her Husband, so out of Village go left, over bridge and right is on left....... easy asked how far answer about 1 km... Funny is only a small road 2 cars can just pass, truck and car cannot, go that way often... 3 km down this road looking to turn around thinking must have missed it, coming towards me was a Hospital Mini Bus that turned up a dirt track, so I followed, people working in the rice fields both side, at the end of the dirt track was a 5 story building = Hospital, !!! out in the fields, no houses anywhere near... NO sign anywhere even on the building to say it was a Hospital.

To a Thai, Just up or down the road can be many km's away

THIS IS SO TRUE - I have driven many times in Thailand - Bangkok to Rayong, Bangkok to Roi Et, Bangkok to Suri over Chomprah and Bangkok Chiang Mei. Trusted only my GPS. my passengers who were natives and who were the ones I was driving to their home town.... did not have a clue, let alone, that roads had numbers and that their were many ways to get there if combined properly. Memories and landmarks - ? Thais do not remember streets, landmarks or towns in any sequence. The ladies remember temples, the men mostly eating places. I have travelled in 38 countries and lived in more than 8 of them for more than 3 years. I have found some interesting observations how locals remember places... Take London for Instance... a multi-cultural society. If you asked a Londener or Brit directions he would either use traffic lights, churches and pubs as land marks to get to a place. Ask and Indian and he would refer to stations, shopping malls and asian stores. Ask a punk and he would send you in circles ask a Jamaican and he would probably walk with you. Accessing a region is only fully understood when people have a varied interaction with their envioroment.... Thais do not.... sorry Thailand you do have to develop a little more being conscious who and what is around you.

That must have been the taxi drivers story as i'm sure there was more to it than that ! but that doesn't excuse what the Aussie done.

yes..... sounds very Thai.... lost in translation. Poor Taxi bastard never speaks bad and always follows road manners a service to the Thai community.

Huge International companies have problems dealing with Thai business partners. Look what happened to Carlsberg in the past, and Pepsi are having problems with EST.

Makes you wonder why anybody would want to invest.

Sure... this list is longer and the Thai Public is spared the details. standing no 10 on the ASEAN list in English, a bleak chance of it being the hub for ASEAN Banking and Administration sectors.

Just to precis the forthcoming debate, this news is either completely because of or completely in spite of the Government of Thailand.

Wake up - Foreigners.....which ones - Indians, Koreans, Chinese, Russians? yeah Chinese and Indians will rape this land and make it their back yard.... Investment?

Good! A thirty billion investment of our hard earned taxes would have translated to a real investment of around 10-20 billion anyway. The rest would have gone to the pockets of certain PTP members and their cronies.

Yes... I was having the same impression.... But what does the Govt not understand - Investment for long term businesses and a boost to Tourism or simply stick to their old ways of zocking through the police and immigration from the expats! Well...they are dwindling....Chinese do not pay they copy and integrate.. and the Govt thinks they make money! Well Good luck time Thailand has a good advisor who can show his face and stand up to his or her claims! - Amazing Thailand...miss it all!

It just goes to show how nice those scamers really are.

yeah very nice scammers who are related up to the Village headman in Pattaya...May or /may not intervene!

Familiar faces one of these operators has been on the beach long time he is in other you tube clips where tourists have been assaultet others where extortion has be alledged,

Hmmm this is Pattaya Jetski marketing department at work..... why a refund! The question was it set up or scam or an accident! Who accesses these and makes records...the jet sky operators....scam! The insurance..then they will have record of all the damages. or is it the police that do not keep any record anyway......nice brown suit johnnies that have some T-money. Try these scams with the Chinese and Russians and you will have not only a refund. It will help the operators to know what is fraud and thuggery! Go on you tube and see the scams for yourself - Pattaya Jet ski scams

what a shame?

Working in Thailand.

First you need to enter this country on a business visa or on a tourist visa, pension visa etc etc and then exchange it for a non immigrant B visa.

Then you need a company that will work out your work permit. The minimum payment for an European is1000 Euros. You have to pay tax on this which works out in a year somewhere between 37.000 - 40.000. Then every year you need to renew your work permit, and your legal status... the proper way is cheap...but you get harrassed in a jungle of legal papers and definitions that seem to be redifined with each meeting. Leaving you to go to a visa one stop office... ypu pay more to have it done and thus providing Thailand with jobs! if you can call this one.... it only proves the system is not workable....and hence someone who understands Thai needs to do it for you.....

Looking for a place to work - Choose Singapore or Malaysia...they have their rules...but they work! no stories and endless running around with a tail.

As you can tell from the reply from the Phuket Provincial Employment, pretty restrictive....................

In thailand you are expected to be Thai.... old and sit around till death, keeping yourself occupied is not morally correct in thailand...Just look at the lengths you would have to go just to be an artist...Open a company.. invest money in thailand and then paint a few pictures and kick the bucket....thats Thais retirement plan for foreigners wishing to retire here... put your money in our banks... 800.000 - ca. 20.000 Euros get almost peanuts on 9interest.... and watch it dwindle away slowly....Be realistic...this is not a retirement haven ....unless you prefer to have a second spring and be a sugar daddy.... For an intellectual its a rip off!

As much as I feel sorry for the death of her brother it seems she is getting a lot of media publicity. I guess the other people who lost loved ones just don't rate.

I dont think that is her point... Her point is that those who are responsible should not be given amnesty..... whether in this govt or in the military!

Justice prevails when it has the culprits exposed and not given amnesty.

At least they cant fire grenades and burn anything on facebook.

It also means the Govt now cant try to close it down as their own mob are on there as well.

Did you write the last sentence with a straight face?

"Do as I say, not as I do" - remember?

Lest we forget, it's Facebook. Now if you really want to piss of the vast majority urban Thailand, shut down Facebook.

îf this continues.... THAILAND WOULD HAVE TO OPEN A NEW SOCIAL NETWORK - LOSTFACE

I suppose as the reds campaign hots up they too will be subject of government warnings about their behaviour. Oh silly me I forgot all about the double standards dictum.

AH HA.... NOW I AM CONVINCED WHY YINGLUCK PROMISED TABLETS..........VENDETTA BLUSHING RED

This is what happens when you try to butter your bread on both sides.

This is encouraging news of Myanmar! It is also encouraging to know that its development is steadily increasing and that those investing in that country will have direct access to the Indian ocean. I only hope it success and that it would not copy or duplicate the corruptions that have eaten into Thailand. Promising Logisitics, security, and investment haven.

This is what happens when you try to butter your bread on both sides.

This is encouraging news of Myanmar! It is also encouraging to know that its development is steadily increasing and that those investing in that country will have direct access to the Indian ocean. I only hope it success and that it would not copy or duplicate the corruptions that have eaten into Thailand. Promising Logisitics, security, and investment haven.

Doesn't look good for Moshe David.

This time Goliath won!

I find this really hilarious, though very intriguing... The Government is accused of using the T mask! The Government accuses it people of using the V mask......isnt this a good combination of TV!!!!! Keep the act going.... I am more interested in the unveiling process of these masks.

Pity they have to include so many details, The family would probably prefer to have keep this quiet.

Well, you can't please everyone. With fewer details, all the usual guys would be out now claiming he was killed and how it's all a cover up.

Can't win, reporting news.

yea its a can't win situation especially with many caught up in thailand by their genitals and out of breath..... virtually speaking in other cases actual.

Perhaps its good as promotion for self safety...that foreigners are allowed to bring their own guns for protection.... as a last resort!