Docno

Apparently there has only been one execution in the past 13 years (for armed robbery and murder). Other countries that use lethal injections are now having difficulty getting the substances required. I guess, in a pinch, they could overdose them on those narcotics they were trafficking ... ????

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Deadly U turns in the fast lane

"CCTV footage shows driver Mr Kanadee had slowed down to turn right into a side road"

5 hours ago, khunPer said:

There is so much I don't understand about Thailand, one of them is Indian men's interest in katoys...

Hmmm... it's mostly my Brit and Aussie friends who like to 'walk on the wild side' on occasion. One Aussie friend still living in Oz comes up to Thailand just to partake because he couldn't do so back home and maintain his 'respectable exterior'. That, and what Aussie ladyboys look like ????

Looks like he'll get his wish to stay in Thailand a while longer, though his next domicile may be a little more crowded...

Someone possibly filming the Cambodian equivalent of the Mouse that Roared or Canadian Bacon?

I see the logic. In the old days, politicians used to promise a chicken in every pot... now they promise some pot for every chicken... 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The luxury car passed them on their motorcycle and she remarked "What a beautiful car, when are we going to get one!".

Well, I hope that this goes to court soon and the wife at least gets a nice new white Porsche out of it (along with a recovered husband)... 

I wouldn't trust a place with "Honest" in its name... Trying too hard to convince....

8 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

you'll need to explain that one for me  as I have just counted and there are 11 letters in each 

'or' vs 'al' ... you must get in trouble a lot ????

The difference between a working girl and walking girl is more than two letters... 

This 'practice' originated in Indonesia some years back, supported by a decent song called 'Om Telelot Om' ('Uncle, honk your horn, uncle!') 
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6T16E9Svk

You're welcome... 

On 7/15/2022 at 1:23 AM, PremiumLane said:

Citation needed for that one  - I looked and there was only 4 cases and all not serious. 

And how do you know the media are not reporting? Citation for the 9400 cases and compensation.

 

And the doctor said 'maybe' - well it must be the vaccine then 

Here's your citation: 47 ‘adverse events’ reported out of more than 104,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine: HSA - TODAY (todayonline.com)

"There were some 9,400 suspected adverse events reports linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines as of July 31"

And yeah - because I never had cardiac issues before the booster and they have since gone away - that 'maybe' from the GP is good enough for me. And remember, we're not talking just a subjective feeling here... I had multiple readings (with photos and video taken) over some weeks with that government-provided monitor. Now it reads only normal. But since you're a physician, what's your hypothesis? 

On 7/1/2022 at 2:12 PM, PremiumLane said:

How are you sure it was the vaccine and you think they just blindly go, 'Hey, let's hope for the best and see how it goes' when rolling out new vaccines?

Singapore GP said it was the likely cause given the symptoms and timing. I also have video showing my my government-provided heart/oxygen monitor skipping beats (and multiple readouts over weeks indicating irregular beats)... see below.  That only started a couple of days after the booster. Up to July 31, 2021, there were 9,400 post-vaccine adverse events in Singapore... and these are only reported cases. People receive from S$2,000 to S$250,000 compensation from the government for confirmed adverse events. They've stopped reporting the number of adverse events in the media this year. BTW, I did not apply for compensation.     

Mask wearing outdoors in Singapore has been optional for 3 months already, and still 90%+ of locals still wear them even if on a bicycle in an empty park, on a motorbike on the highway, or alone in a car. Strikes me as bizarre. I had a half-day business meeting a couple of weeks ago, and we all sat around a table with masks on until lunch came then we took them off and kept on talking... luckily, the virus must take a lunch break at the same time as us... 

The vast majority of posters seem to be blaming the Thai driver without a second thought. However, it appears that they were crossing a road, and we don't have much information on how large the road was etc. "Driving at speed" does not necessarily mean "exceeding the speed limit", so we have to be careful with our assumptions. It's quite possible that the husband crossed the road as the pickup was approaching; the wife was still on the far side when the driver saw her (driving at around the speed limit) and he honked his horn to warn her of his approach; the driver assumed she would stay on her side until he passed; but she decided to make a 'run for it', misjudging the speed of the pickup. So, I'm not so sure the Thai is truly to blame. We can only be sure this was a tragedy... 

May just be a blip, but it does seem that people are coming out of the pandemic a little more unhinged than before. Where I am now in Singapore, we've had three 'slashing attacks' in the past 6 weeks. First guy going after cars and people randomly with a Japanese katana sword, second case was two guys with parangs (machetes). Then last week, a guy tried to hack his wife to death with a cleaver in the middle of a busy street in broad daylight. In all cases, the victims survived (though the wife will probably lose a hand at the very least). Still, I have to say I'm happy to live in a place where guns aren't easily available, with this sort of stuff going on...  

Why predict a maximum? That's too easy. Just take any believable number and multiply by 2, and it's unlikely you'll ever be wrong. "We predicted 50K max, and the numbers did not exceed our prediction... see how smart we are?"

If you want to be bold, predict a MINIMUM. 

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Fortunately the young are the future not the dinosaurs

Sorry, grammatical error... should be: "unfortunately, the young will become the future dinosaurs"