AhFarangJa

Lots of helpful info, thanks to members for taking the time to post, However, they mostly seem to be concentrating on business use with monthly subscriptions. I use Skype with a prepaid 10 pounds sterling, with automatic top up when it went to 1 pound. I only use it to call my UK bank, or the government pension people, so a monthly fee would be a waste of money. Any tips for a system that is only used about eight times a year?........cue the jokes now.........

36 minutes ago, J Branche said:

Hot spot map indicated there were a lot of fires in National Parks, etc.

 

The way our brains work we think it is an easy solution.  It is complex. Some of the fires are in remote areas where it is difficult and expensive to get fire fighting resources to.  You can't even get these Idiots from throwing trash all over the place but we expect them to stop burning crops, buy a diesel vehicle with reduced emissions (uses Urea), stop burning trash.  

 

It's every man for themselves.  Some will buy air filters and mostly make it through with little impact.  Others who can't reduce the PM level exposure for long periods will experience health problems.  Government insurance costs will keep going up. Lost wages and productivity while seeking treatment. 

 

You can have all the laws and rules you want but with little enforcement how can you expect any real change?

 

Government needs to start by educating the kids in school on better methods to reduce pollution, the health impact and financial burden toll.  It needs to be a broad initiative and unfortunately the enormous task it would be to educate the current generation is probably to much.

 

 

Your last sentence bears a lot of truth to the problem, the Government does not want an educated population or they might start asking difficult questions.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 

As the high tourist season approaches, some locals remain hopeful that tensions will ease as many visitors depart.

That has me confused.......not that it takes much nowadays anyway. Also, Knowing what cheap charlies backpackers are I cannot imagine a huge influx of tourist money. 

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to his statement, he had met a woman on Pattaya Beach earlier in the evening, who matched his preferences. After agreeing on a price for her companionship, he invited her back to his hotel room.

I take my hat off to the writer who covered all the bases without actually mentioning prostitution.....which We all know does not exist here......

26 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Well it cost them 200 Baht each to buy voters here - drove past and saw a long line being handed out their "bribes"

50 Baht in our village, the Wife took the money then voted for the other Guy.

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

strive to swiftly implement policies whilst adhering to democratic principles.

Now THAT is funny.....

9 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

They can enforce what they want but they need an institution that will do the job and the RTP don't care about it, neighbours don't want to make trouble with their neighbours and Thais don't care at all and continue making wildfires for their trash..

 

The RTP should start working but we all know that will be a dream, unless it is is pocketfilling cases.

An example.. tomorrow voting day.. the big shops are not allowed to sell the neighbourhood shops don't care and sell, but buying votes is no problem and is happening in all places all over the country

 

 

Yep, My Wife got Her 50 Baht to walk 100 metres down the road to vote today. Of course She will not do it........She will take the motorbike.....

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Despite her efforts to seek assistance from the British Embassy in Thailand, she criticised their response as inadequate.

Niaive in the extreme to expect that lazy bunch of leeches troughing off the taxpayer to do anything. Does She not know there a far more pressing matters, such as what putter to use on the eighth hole....

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai citizens are treated as second-class citizens

Now that is a typical comment from an uneducated, brainwashed product of the Thai Governments policy of breeding mushrooms. Absolutely no realisation of the xenophobic, racist policies here. Oh, wait a minute, She is behaving as a Xenophobe would, top marks to the Education system.

So, looks like it will go ahead then, Thai public, plebs, they know nothing, We, the Government, always know what is best for them.

On 1/24/2025 at 4:05 AM, Georgealbert said:

He also urged those responsible for maintaining communication cables to take accountability and implement preventative measures to avoid future incidents.

Good luck with that one, more chance of the Nigerian Prince paying up.

Always the low hanging fruit, when the BIB know who all the dealers are.