Zack61

I was a roadside admirer of this guy outside of Chiang Rai. Quite overwhelmed by his achievements and have nothing but total respect for his character. 

Having said this I think the real beneficiaries of his effort has been Phrayut and his cronies. Nothing like national fervour to add legitimacy to his position as self appointed PM. 

Economically it may have been a lot cheaper for the government to simply cough up an equivalent amount as Toon spent 55 days bringing traffic to a standstill as he ran the length of the country. How much extra fuel was wasted? How much productivity was lost? And how much did it cost to fund and protect this venture?

As someone previously stated this is not a sustainable way to fund a national health system and the government needs to recognise this. 

Well done Toon you are an asset to Thailand but I hope others don’t steal your achievements and convert them to political opportunism. 

Three cheers.....

Even if it was was of some value 45000 bottles for the millions of drivers is nothing more than a publicity opportunity. 

The essence of what is being sought is to entice drivers to stop for a freebie but after the first hour there will none left for the other 6 days and 23 hours. 

What a load of crap. Their logic defies me. These checkpoints are part of the problem. They do nothing but slow people’s progress from A to B and do nothing to deter speeding and poor driving habits. 

Do some real policing!!!!

Perhaps a more appropriate headline would be

Public appeal for police help to lower holiday road toll. 

Great weather in Chiang Rai. Nights are cool to cold but the days are to die for. Best 2 months of the year. 

22 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

 

As a past tour driver in NZ, I know all their tricks.

Tour guides line them up and charge them for free venues.

 

They only use Chinese connections to eat and buy souvenirs, they stay in Chinese connected accommodation and use Chinese connected buses .

They are taken to factory shops owned by Chinese and ripped off.

 

They have to use some things and venues but the shopping and eating transport  and accommodation is largely controlled.

They rip the crap out of their own people.

They are of poor value to the countries economy, only the big rich boys at the top are scoring from them.

The bottom gets B/all.

They smoke and spit everywhere walk over the top of people and create havoc and noise at the airports and restaurants.

 

When they leave a restaurant it looks like a bomb site with bones and food scraps all over the table and floor.

 

If the Country wants value instead of quantity then this direction is not where they should be going.

It’s the same in all the countries they visit. Whatever you do don’t stand between them and their photo opportunities. 

Nothing worse than arriving into one of the airports at the same time as a few plane loads of Chinese tourists. My worst nightmare. But they do tend to flock together and leave some queues shorter than others rather the split the pack. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand, land of golden temples, white-sand beaches, smiling hosts. Or of overcrowded airports, epic traffic jams and littered seashores.

The latter for sure. 

It doesn’t take much to get the ire of some people up. Pretty lame stuff. If only there was a similar response to some of more serious sh*t that goes on virtually unpunished. No doubt their punishment will be excessive compared to much more serious crimes carried out by locals. Hardly newsworthy. 

What a tosser. 

His talk of fighting corruption has less than zero credibility. Not suggesting it ever reached the heady heights of zero. What a sad excuse for a leader. 

How many of these had previously been flushed down a toilet somewhere and migrated to the beaches with the countless number of turds or originated elsewhere and washed ashore due to flooding?

No surprise here   Next please. 

I can see these signs popping up on most Thai beaches

I hope the exploding gasket was disposed of in a proper manner and not carelessly discarded only to be washed up onto the beaches again. 

The truth of the matter is that someone’s lying. 

The other truth..... and it doesn’t look good for the teacher is that possession is 9/10 of the law. 

They just keep giving me a reason to post this picture. 

Looks like a white elephant to me. 

Yeah yeah yeah........

I’m sure it’ll all be settled in the courts

The greater crime will be the cover up and will show just how big this cancer on society really is. 

6 hours ago, Emster23 said:

“I also told the owner to show tourists a map prior to him renting out jet-skis so this problem does not happen again.... Rental shops should be obligated to warn tourists about situations such as this.” per Thai official.

Are there any warning signs on floats? In English?

 Blame lies squarely on the owner of jet ski, not the tourists who had no idea they were in restricted area. Dear official: if you want to stop this problem in the future, you should fine the owner. Fine the tourists and all you will do is make sure that pair doesn't repeat their unknowing mistake.

Stop it? You gotta be joking. They want to milk the hell out of it. 

It was a gift from Steven Spielberg when they were making Star Wars. If you look closely you’ll see it on his left wrist. The same one. 

2 minutes ago, Catoni said:

     Are you suggesting we get rid of cars and trucks and songthaews and tuk tuks and go to bicycles and horse and buggy? 

Pretty sure this is not what is being suggested. 

This is designed to hand the police an easy opportunity to extort bribes from smokers. What a joke. There are dozens of more toxic environmental issues that need take precedence over this but they will require spending money and proper policing and so will never see the light of day. 

i don’t have a problem with policing smoking zones but this is not about a concern over the environment. It’s about soft targeting, extortion and the lining of pockets.