Prairieboy

19 hours ago, webfact said:

"Domino effect" sees Phuket's tourism downturn affect all areas of the economy

Imagine that!

If you've got it, flaunt it!

21 hours ago, webfact said:

"modern day girls, who are not afraid to express themselves

The first step towards independence should be to do away with all uniforms except for the armed forces and police.  

On 9/26/2020 at 6:51 AM, rooster59 said:

The anti-fake news centre has received more than 17 million (17,255,640) reports of misinformation since its launch on November 1 last year, said DES permanent secretary Ajarin Pattanapanchai. Of the posts reported, 18,479 were confirmed as fake news.

0.1% confirmed as fake - 99.9% true?

Ingenuity at its finest! 

On 9/18/2020 at 9:55 AM, mickyr55 said:

Wow Chinese news stating true facts, now that must be a first ????

That should deter many Chinese tourists!

20 hours ago, webfact said:

A van with a defective engine caught fire on Bangkok’s Kanchanapisek Road on Friday

Good news finally - one more dangerous vehicle off the road!

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Waste of time,and they know it, what's needed is an Interpol red notice,

that's the only way of maybe getting justice.

regards worgeordie

They supposedly tried the red notice route and nothing ever materialized.  The wheels of justice turn slowly unless well 'greased'!

On 9/13/2020 at 11:56 AM, madisongy said:

The simple objective is to keep water in the traps to prevent the sewer gases from seeping in.    

What traps are those? 

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The illegal exhausts worth 100,000 baht were seized from young people's bikes

So then they drive off with no mufflers?  Are the bikes seized until proper exhaust systems are installed?  Is this just a photo op?  The illegal exhausts should be seized from the sellers and perhaps that would solve the problem. 

20 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Benz! Would be interesting to know what her monthly salary is??? As opposed to her monthly income, that is!

 

 

An entry level forensic scientist (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of ฿400,648. On the other end, a senior level forensic scientist (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of ฿687,798. This salary estimate has been updated to include data from the COVID-19 impact. For more information, refer to ERI's blog on how the Coronavirus impacted compensation.

Average Base Salary ฿553,921 (THB)/yr

Average Hourly Rate ฿266.31 (THB)/hr

Average Bonus ฿11,632 (THB)/yr

Entry Level Salary ฿400,648 (THB)

Senior Level Salary ฿687,798 (THB)

Entry ฿400,648; Senior฿687,798; Average฿553,921.

Compensation Data Based on Experience

https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/job/forensic-scientist/thailand/bangkok

19 hours ago, userabcd said:

Could it be that the salary she earns is private and none of anybody elses business.

As a government employee salaries should be a matter of public interest.

On 9/13/2020 at 5:59 AM, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

Myanmar has the most holidays [in SE Asia] with a total of 26 holidays.  Iran tops the ranking. Iranian workers are entitled to one month paid annual leave and 27 paid public holidays.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

mulling charges of attempted murder and weapons offences in the case. 

After 8 shots fired and still can't decide - how much mulling is needed?

Typical Thai construction - no quality control.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

use para rubber to make RFBs

I find it aggravating that writers use acronyms without an explanatory sentence assuming that the reader is conversant with the millions upon millions of acronyms in use! Wikipedia lists the following possibilities however none of these fit in with the context of the story!

• Radio Free Brooklyn, a community freeform Internet radio station in Brooklyn, NY
• Really Free Band, a British Christian rock band
• Reichenbachfall Funicular, in the Swiss canton of Berne
• RFB protocol, a simple "remote framebuffer" protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces
• Rhein-Flugzeugbau, a German aircraft company
• "Room, Food, and Beverage", see Comps (casino)
• Roter Frontkämpferbund ("Red Front Fighters' League"), a paramilitary organization of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic
• Kel-Tec RFB, a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle
• República Federativa do Brasil
• Request For Bid, a business process to request pricing on a specific product from vendors. See Call For Bids

On 3/5/2020 at 3:58 PM, Assurancetourix said:

Not only british ; every people from " EU-27  " have lost more than 30% since about 10 years .

Even Norvegian people lost much and yet they don't have euro currency 

The Canadian dollar has also lost 30%+

21 hours ago, JAS21 said:

Again, this won’ get to those who really need it.

Are you suggesting 7-11 doesn't need it?

On 1/29/2020 at 9:54 AM, BestB said:

 

On 1/29/2020 at 9:54 AM, BestB said:

Do tell how exactly they breed them to be violent?

They are not bred to be violent they are trained to be violent either purposely or due to their tratment by the 'owners'.  There is indeed a serious dog problem in Thailand.  Following is a letter I wrote to the village administrator 3 years ago - to date I have received no reply and no action has been taken.  I suppose the excuse is that they can't read English!

Dear Sirs:

As I am sure you are aware the number of dogs running loose and wild in the village is out of control.  Dogs are beginning to chase and snarl at motorcycles and will eventually cause a serious accident.  Small children playing on the streets are susceptible to attacks and even death by dog packs.  Do we want these preventable occurrences in our neighbourhood?

 As an example, in Canada there are an average of two deaths caused by dogs each year.  In the USA 9,500 people each year are hospitalized and about 30 deaths result from attacks by dogs. Domesticated dogs are responsible for over 100 fatalities worldwide each year.

I would like to suggest that the village issue dog licenses to generate income for the village and perhaps control the dog population. A village sponsored spaying/neutering program would raise awareness of controlling the pet population.   My neighbour on the right has 6 dogs (4 of which are about two months old) and the neighbour on the left has at least 3 dogs.

 Following is a suggested dog license fee schedule for yearly licenses:

All fees would be due and payable on January 1^st each year.  Any unlicensed dogs would be captured and euthanized!

I trust this letter will be given due attention and prompt immediate action before there is a serious incident!

23 hours ago, sherwood said:

Best news story I have seen in weeks.

Now how to get this started in my neck of the woods.

"Members of the public can call 1337 if the mobile unit is required to visit their area."

On 8/26/2020 at 10:13 AM, ChipButty said:

If he had a Big Bike license this wouldn't have happened

Perhaps if he even had a license!

20 hours ago, webfact said:

252 milligrams per cent

??????????????  meaningless - does this mean 252 mg or 5 times the legal limit of 50 mg/100 ml or does it mean 0.252 %

19 hours ago, webfact said:

concentrate on Thai domestic tourism

Domestic tourism doesn't add any money to the government coffers it simply moves the money from one pocket to another, while enriching hotel and resort owners.