MEL1

"For your security while using Bualuang iBanking, when you receive an SMS notifying you of a One Time Password (OTP) from the bank, please read it carefully and make sure it mentions the same transaction you have made via Bualuang iBanking."

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and if the transaction doesn't match, I'm sure there will be a contact number attached to the hacked SMS to ensure your next OTP.

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If you fall for even a single, one iota, of a single e-mail mentioning bank accounts from your bank then more fool you. E-mails from banks that are authentic are purely advertising.

If you do online banking, because you can't be bothered to walk into a branch, then even more fool you.

In today's world, internet banking is the most attacked target of hackers; and in fact has been for the last 10 years.

As for believing the OP is a genuine e-mail...... quite frankly, if you don't know that most phones are hacked anyway, then I have little further to add.

-mel.

Last I heard they are building huge buffers, which go underground immeasurably. PTP emergency lockdown room will be housed inside these buffers, which will permit 24 billion cubic meters of water flow from the pancreae of leaders with ear-infections to freely escape to wherever they need to.

-mel.

I am sorry to say but life is cheap in Thailand.

Most of the sub-contractors workers in the plant are merely Por 6 (grade 6 or year 7).

Never thought I'd hear, "I am sorry to say but life is cheap in Thailand", from a Thai! I think that's pretty poor, myself.

"Hazard Alert After Fatal Map Ta Phut Blaze"

Mind you, I could understand if it was all down to the fire-brigade having the wrong "Map" to get there.......

-mel.

"People Most Content With Pm After 9 Months In Office"

To get back to the headline, and 'most' people content with "9 months" of her being in office, I think she's spent 6 days of those 9 months in HoParliament office, and the rest in the office of her private doctor - hence the 9 months of significance.

God help us, not another little shitty Sinawatra, pleeaaase...... not another one?

-mel.

What is it with her and setting up committees?

"Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday ordered a tripartite committee to be set"...

Every time there is something that seems a challenge, which in most other countries is dealt with by "normal Ministers" and MPs, she has this knack of setting up huge cost investment teams that will deal with the issue/after event and prevent another such challenge in the future.

Helen of Troy's horse seems to just need mounting again, and again, and again against the repetitive battle.

The obvious answer is that these committees are full of fund robbing members, and each member that she allocates creams off the pie to line her pockets under the psudonym of some thorough-bred, qualified group that is in control of future events.

How many times has she re-set the flood committees and team members of so called experts, with multi-billion Baht funds and yet for nothing to happen, and nothing of the coffers from the original funds left, but then for another committee to surface?

She must have one suave off-shore banker, to be shifting this to Dubai, without so much as a sneeze.

-mel

A limited scope of observation. Focused in the health issues, '

not housing, work loss, water management or duration,

but simply on how the clean up and toxicity over-spill are handled.

And "United Kingdom health experts have cautiously commended... "

cautiously is left out of the title, leading to an 'as far as they have seen'

commendation not a definitive one.

"A limited scope of observation. Focused in the health issues, '

not housing, work loss, water management or duration,

but simply on how the clean up and toxicity over-spill are handled."

I was going to start this post "With respect" but no.

Despite your eagerness to denigrate the governments response to the floods, what, exactly, do you think that "A team from the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA)" would investigate?

From your post you seem to think that their remit would cover "housing, work loss, water management or duration"?

Some people would complain about cold beer on a hot day.

Too right we would not! And why would we??

-mel.

Yingluck did a good job.

Can you please tell me exactly what job she did?

-mel.

I am glad to see that the Thais are most content with her. A smashing 65% out of a hundred! It must be her effective handling of the flood efforts, her down to earth approaches when it comes to inflation, her heartwarming answers to all critical questions, her love for her family or her passionate debating skills. If we are not careful, she will turn in a Thai Eva Peron.

These polls make me doubtful Have you ever noticed it is 17 provinces and rarely any sufficient amount of people for that big of a area.

Every one is entitled to their own opinion but when I saw

"and nearly half of the respondents were of an opinion that Jatuporn Prompan should be given an opportunity to be a minister"

It pretty well told me that a lot of the people taking part in the poll were clueless as to what is happening. 17 provinces not hard to find 17 red shirt villages.

My thoughts exactly!

I bet the provinces polled for this result were all north east of Korat. from Nong Khai, to Nong Bua Lamphu and Udon Thani, to you name it all around there....

-mel.

Do you really think that or is it just that the message does not fit with your opinion. No Opinion Poll would be that absurdly silly.

"No Opinion Poll would be that absurdly silly."

LOS?

-mel.

I am glad to see that the Thais are most content with her. A smashing 65% out of a hundred! It must be her effective handling of the flood efforts, her down to earth approaches when it comes to inflation, her heartwarming answers to all critical questions, her love for her family or her passionate debating skills. If we are not careful, she will turn in a Thai Eva Peron.

These polls make me doubtful Have you ever noticed it is 17 provinces and rarely any sufficient amount of people for that big of a area.

Every one is entitled to their own opinion but when I saw

"and nearly half of the respondents were of an opinion that Jatuporn Prompan should be given an opportunity to be a minister"

It pretty well told me that a lot of the people taking part in the poll were clueless as to what is happening. 17 provinces not hard to find 17 red shirt villages.

My thoughts exactly!

I bet the provinces polled for this result were all north east of Korat. from Nong Khai, to Nong Bua Lamphu and Udon Thani, to you name it all around there....

-mel.

I use the Yellow bank ( Krungsri ) ATM and I always get the money first, then my ATM card and last the receipt. And there is not publicity yet....

And like another ronthai said..we are allowed 4 free withdrawal using other bank ATM each month in the same banking area but the banks charge 10 bahts for the 4 "free" withdrawal outside your banking area...

I use Bkk Bank ATM's. They operate with the same sequence of events as your Yellow one (maybe all others also). The OP quotes a different sequence? Anyhow, a good idea to closely follow instructions on the screen. When my card is ejected, a loud beeping noise is emitted from the machine until the card is removed. So you would have to be very quick to leave without being reminded to remove your card. Short of an emergency, I would always use an ATM at the bank branch.

I absolutely agree, and have no idea about what all this fuss is about.

I've used Bangkok Bank for 6 years, and never once have I had an advert flashed in my face, a yes or no prompt to answer a question to get my card back, nor silence in the return of my cards. Of course, I have a BKK Bank account, and as there are ATMs of this bank everywhere never have I been charged for usage.

The ATM clearly has the English option, withdraw from which account, offers a statement 'prior to withdrawal' if needed, gives the cash, and returns the card 'prior' to a request for receipt - whilst giving a bleep tone during all this latter time, once money is dispensed.

Personally, I've never had a prob. I must be one of the lucky few who doesn't go to an ATM pissed up!

-mel.

That's a nice, clean, white T-shirt the rescue worker is displaying in the above picture.

What's that all about?

-mel.

"it would be quite ironic for Jatuporn to take over a ministerial position charged with maintaining law and order."

I can think of a few more inappropriate words than 'ironic' ...

A disqualified MP and person under trial for political violence could really run for a cabinet seat? They're pulling my leg aren't they?

-mel.

run for the hills! Grab the Chang and run for the hills!

You'll need an elephant in thems there hills. Chang... great idea!

-mel.

It's not necessary to slag off all Thai scientists, the article is a press release designed to reasurre a largely poor, uneducated and highly superstitious population. It's too bad you didn't make a "value judgement" on what you wrote before posting.

We're all entitled to opinion and wit, dear sir!

-mel.

Yes, you certainly are one particular kind of wit...

Jeez....... you're all so serious. Go get some, and chill out!

-mel.

I didn't know the drug world used regrind.

-mel.

It's not necessary to slag off all Thai scientists, the article is a press release designed to reasurre a largely poor, uneducated and highly superstitious population. It's too bad you didn't make a "value judgement" on what you wrote before posting.

We're all entitled to opinion and wit, dear sir!

-mel.

"Whether or not Yingluck realises what kind of cards are in her hand in this game, we can presume that she is at least innocent and believes in her cards."

She couldn't play crap if she tried!

-mel.

They should really make a start at the top: The House of Parliament.

Then a step down: Police stations.

Then, of course, hit 7/11.

-mel.

I always wonder why Governments have to give a cost value of destroyed drugs. It's almost like a magic marker indicating huge success.

The reality is that any sized haul is success, and any removal or destruction is success, no matter what the size.

So, because it's a big haul, a pat on the back is deserved?

Small fish inevitably become big fish in the drug world if they get away with it, and so it is at all sizes of removal where the hard work must be equally recognised. I'd just as much like news of small drug heists, being covered by media, as much as great heists - no matter the value!

-mel.

Ridiculous. Where's Pattaya?

Somewhere in Moscow, isn't it?

-mel.

Obviously another 'ear infection' being demonstrated.

-mel.

"The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has now designated 50 provinces as drought disaster zones"

-mel.

General consensus then?

We all like him a lot, a very lot.

-mel.