George Bowman

38 minutes ago, webfact said:

...shows a man, who appears to be of foreign nationality, casually browsing the store...

I saw the video and 'casually browsing' did not come to mind. I would have said 'casing the joint'.

Yes, the traffic should move out of the way for emergency vehicles. On the other hand, I am reminded of the boy who cried wolf as ambulances should not be using their lights and sirens to make a noodle run.

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

The largest portion of these workers, 1,850, originated from Myanmar, followed by 636 from Cambodia, 562 from Laos, and 145 from Vietnam.

Before, these folks are sent packing; I suggest the Thai officials try to find any of their fellow citizens willingly to work these jobs. They maybe in for a disappointment at the number of applicants.

44 minutes ago, webfact said:

and seized a substantial amount of evidence, including 2 male fighting cocks, 1 female fighting cock, a timing clock, a ring bell, and 420 Thai Baht in cash.

Now I feel safer...

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

As noted by Toyota Motor Thailand, the ongoing political uncertainty is likely to postpone car purchases from potential customers both domestically and in the business sector.

Maybe it is just me, but the few times that I have purchased a new car; the thought of political uncertainty never crossed my mind.

Throughout the years at the local temple, I have seen large packs of dogs that create havoc and a few that love to bite the locals. About once a year, these dogs are no longer seen around the temple. I am always told that the dogs ran away.

Out in the boonies where I live, the local hospital sees around 25 dog bite cases. A week! And our village is no different than the other thousands throughout Thailand.

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

to work as hotel maids in Mumbai, enticed by a woman named "Apple" who promised them a monthly income of 100,000-150,000 Thai Baht

While unfortunate what the women endured, this would have been a clue that something was amiss...

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

despite filing complaints with the Phaya Thai district office for approximately 3-4 years, the issue remains unresolved.

I suggest starting with tow trucks.

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

Chuwit claimed that kids in Thailand were becoming addicted in vast numbers to weed.

I could be mistaken, but wasn’t this gentleman complaining in February about the health officials inspecting a cannabis shop in his hotel in Bangkok?

Almost every day, I see a motorcyclist zipping down the road looking at their phone and not wearing a helmet. But, they have a face mask on for protection.... 

I decided to let a few plants grow naturally, just to see what would happen. The seeds were nothing exotic. Just typical Thai strains.

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

...He'd performed lots of surgeries over the last 5 years before his arrest...

What is truly frightening is that there is a good chance that most of these men are driving on public roads.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

...found that sandbags had been stuffed into a drain...

During the 2011 floods this was a common practice in the Bangkok neighborhood that I lived in. When I asked why, it was explained this way. If the sewer drains become overcome the water will often backup into people's houses. By blocking the drain, it forces the water elsewhere where it becomes someone else's problem. As Trink would have wrote, TIT.

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

with netizens convinced the good Thai driving averted disaster

It's hard to keep up with today's ever changing world. It looks like I need to drag out the dictionary and look up the word 'good'.

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Therefore, they have offered five suggestions on the use of cannabis and its extracts for medical treatment, which are:

Oddly enough, each suggestion results in putting money in the medical community's pocket. 

In her younger days, my wife would often attend various demonstrations in Bangkok and sometimes I tagged along just to take a few photos. The truth is that even after living here for over 20 years, I still don’t understand Thai politics nor do I want to. My wife says it is because my brain is lazy and she may have a point.

We were at one such event where several celebrities were on stage with microphone in hand, giving their opinion about some matter while the crowd gathered around. Next thing I knew my wife was tugging on my arm saying “They want you to go on stage.”

My initial thought was cool. That would make a great shot of the audience. Luckily, the next thought was that it would be stupid and I waved my hands no. If I had gone on stage half of the Thai population might have cheered. The other 50% not so much. And there is a good chance that someone in that latter group would have the power to put me on an airplane leaving Thailand. Thais only tolerate so much from their guests…

2 hours ago, webfact said:

ETDA Executive Director Chaichana Mitrpant said the high internet usage among government officials reflects their readiness to work electronically.

That must be true. Anymore when I need to visit a government office, most of the workers seem to be working electronically on their phones.