Zack61

And I thought it was a beer

This defense argument is a sad reflection of the Thai education system and their ability to apply basic mathematics to the problem.

No. of Thais =69+ million. Number of days in a year = 365

69,000,000 x 365 = 25,185,000,000   25.2 billion

No, of tourists = 35 million.  Average stay = 15 days

35,000,000 x 15= 525,000,000   525 million

These figures alone offer a 98% to 2% spread and that's on the assumption we all share the same attitudes on waste disposal.  Enough said. It's about time they owned up to the problem and took responsibility for it.

15 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I think people should think of his CM Immigration public comments as a good TEST!

 

If 3 or 6 months from now, folks are still having to queue up overnight or arrive before the crack of dawn just to get a queue ticket, then everyone will know just what Big Joke is about.

 

On the other hand, if the guy actually forces meaningful changes and improvements at CM Immigration, then that will be the answer that will be plain and clear for everyone to see and know.

 

It's one thing to round up and arrest a bunch of bedraggled overstayers.  It's an entirely different thing to try to force the Thai bureaucracy, his own bureaucracy, to operate with any efficiency or customer service focus.

For sure. The proof will be in the outcome. Let's see how tough he really is or is it all lip service? Not sure he'll be getting a lot of cooperation if he is serious.

Sounds promising. I find Chiang Rai much easier to negotiate than CM whom I dealt with for 4 years but there is room for improvement here as well. One female nazi imm officer in particular needs to be relocated to Siberia and a few more staff to move things along a bit faster..... and leave their smart phones outside

A common thread throughout religions in general.

13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

That reminds me of an accident years ago in Bangkok. A Porsche driver hit someone and ripped the body in two parts.

Then he continued to drive to somewhere else - I think he somehow didn't notice the impact.

As far as I remember the guy was never properly punished. TiT

Porsche = $$$ = The laws were made for me = Nothing to answer for.

But watch out the poor sapper who dares tell the truth about injustices and corruption.

16 hours ago, ukrules said:

I wonder if there was any investigation back in the UK by the British police

 

How did the Thais get the T-shirt, has it already been tested by UK authorities?

 

She said there was evidence there, was this just a guess or has it been confirmed with a laboratory?

Yes. Would be interested to hear from the old plod or have they been instructed to not comment to maintain the relationship for the sake of diplomacy.

I’m appalled. 

15 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I see police riding on the Beach Road pavement throughout the day in Pattaya

And I follow them through the red lights

100 million seems like a big number for one website membership. No matter what I am sure it’s a big number. Maybe an opportunity to cull a few. 

From shooting pool to shooting innocent bystanders. Not a brain cell between them. 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

PM Prayut tried to put a positive spin on matters but admitted tourism was down. He said he wants to see sacking of corrupt staff.

This should make for quite a few job vacancies. 

16 hours ago, Cadbury said:

You misquote me. I didn't say he contributed nothing. I said he contributed to the publicity of his own inflated opinion of himself. I am not interested in competing with a newbie who is trying to flex his muscles. Conversation closed.

Just because he is a Newbie doesn’t mean he is wrong. I give it to the Newbie by way of a unanimous points decision by all three judges. 

Pity it wasn’t scheduled as a full 15 round bout as it was getting interesting. 

32 minutes ago, Ossy said:

Jeez . . . just look at the shape of those cops. Only one, out of the four in shot, has a half-decent physique . . . the other 3, not all that surprisingly, have that Thai cop paunch . . . one of them almost competing with the Porky pod. They are a disgrace and so are their 'superiors' who should be laying down the law, regarding his men displaying good self-management and respect for the job they're lucky enough to have.

Big, bigger, biggest....

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

In may the government hospitals changed their system, now they will do nothing without the 13 digit number.

On tuesday wife took me to the local hospital for catheter change, now being a regular going every 3 weeks, porters wheeled me in, nurses changed the catheter.

Then i was wheeled outside, 15 minutes later my wife came to the emergency room with my papers, moaning about the crazy situation having to wait, then handing over my 13 digit number just to get my papers.

Some times the nurses wont change my catheter until they have my papers meaning i can wait anything up to 2 hours.

So it looks like that poor man got the same nonsense, no action until they got his papers, bloody pathetic.

Take a photo and keep it on your phone as a back up

3 hours ago, fullcave said:

He was baiting them and felt brave because he had a gun. They were wrong to block the road, however. Why do these transport vans always think they own the whole goddamn road? 

It's okay to park where ever you want IF you turn on your hazard lights. It makes it right..... or so it seems.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

She transferred between 100,000 and 200,000 a total of 56 times before the penny dropped.

 

The lights may have been on but definitely no one home. Makes Homer Simpson look like an Einstein.

If I were them I'd offer an apology and a bottle of something

The “old reverse Tatum O’Neal trick” from Paper Moon. 

CCTV catches another one. 

Something similar to look out for is when you get petrol. Make sure you look at the total before you drive off. Often the bowser/pump is behind you and requires a bit of neck bending but worth the time. 

And so the soap opera continues......

8 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Probably a lot less suspicious and more do-able than flying direct from Iran, N. Korea or Somalia... 

 

But that doesn't explain why the majority are from India...

Commonwealth country????