Emdog

There was another good quote, can't remember who or exact wording, but gist was "No government ever shut down a news outlet that supported it"

Mencken once wrote, “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”

Thailand: the hub of reinventing the wheel!

Yesterday I took my daily reading at AQI: here in Jomtien it was 142. And half of the area's landscape is seawater.... I too live in Bangkok and Jomtien.... not huge differences in air pollution

"...any conclusions drawn from the shared data will not be used for accident investigations or law enforcement," seems a bit counter to "share vital aviation data to prevent potential disasters, ensuring a safer journey for all." Everybody's got something to hide cept for me and my monkey

Have a Thai friend who owns restaurant in Pattaya, all above board. Local cops shake him down for 10k a month. Before Covid he said cops even came in from Bangkok for cash too. Legal or illegal, cops will squeeze for all they can get

"...smog culprits lurking in forests, farms, and cityscapes." Hardly lurking... simply follow the smoke trail to the offender... and then do nothing as is now the standard procedure

by definition alcohol is a drug, full stop. Doesn't matter if socially accepted or for how long. "Taking drugs is not acceptable in any society" nonsense. Alcohol causes more harm than all the illegal "drugs" put together. Caffeine is a drug. Nicotine is a drug. My point is that those who think alcohol isn't a drug and imply somehow they are superior to those who might smoke pot, etc is delusional rationalizing FWIW I don't drink alcohol or use pot, etc. The only drug I take is caffeine.

no it doesn't ..... I drink everyday and I don't like drugs Dudes: alcohol is a drug: 'Drugs are substances that change a person's mental or physical state." If you drink every day sometimes that is called "self medicating".

I'm a yank, and love Hard Talk on BBC news. Unlike so many interview programs, Steve doesn't pitch softball questions; he's done research to back up his "hard" questions; and he doesn't let interviewee scoot out with non answers on some other subject. First BBC canned Dateline London, which got together each weekend with various journalists who cover various hot spots and are most often from those places. It was probably the one of the cheapest yet brilliant news shows they had. And it's gone, hole being filled by BBC staff. Hard Talk must have been the cheapest real in depth news show they had. But still plenty of money for The Travel Show (can't be cheap to make).... and that sort of fluff is better left to commercial channels anyway.

"....the deceased had just returned to visit their mother before being caught in the crossfire." being caught in a crossfire means a person is between two (or more sides) shooting at each other. In this case it sounds like only one side was armed and doing the shooting.

Wake up and find two, or even three turds in the bed

If he's ready to die, then go do it. Don't leave us hanging here, thinking maybe you weren't serious Man up big boy

He was overheard muttering "I'd like to strap you on"

Instead of police, maybe contacting doctor(s) might have been better. Seems there is a need for some sort of mental health intervention group on call for those who have over done it with wacky tabacky

but... but.... getting something for nothing is a time honored Thai tradition!

I live in Jomtien, have lived there about 20 years and have known KOTO for most of that time. He also helps homeless besides other behaviors you mentioned. The signs were generally about not dumping cigarette butts into the ocean. I've been in US & Bangkok for last couple of months so haven't run into him lately. He does his rounds in the morning, which may explain why so few here have seen him. KOTO also had the honor of being named "Farang of the Year"... I went to the ceremony... what was it.. 5-10 years ago? Upper floor of some upscale spot. He does more beneficial work than 30 of the readers on this forum.....

37 to 48 I consider a fairly clean air day, given what usually shows up on https://www.iqair.com/ Not at all unusual to have readings around and above 150

She gave herself away when she brought up topics with senators such as helping the Thai people and cracking down on corruption

One might think the insurance companies might exert influence to make transport safer in Thailand, due to own self interest in keeping payouts as low as possible: no bus fire, dead students: no payout to families. Same self interest ought to apply to other areas: driver insurance, commercial & home insurance... not good business to ensure death traps and habitually drunk drivers....

The Thai women in this triangle shouldn't be attacking each other: go after the POS Lothario that got this thing going

"However, Surang clarifies that the goal is decriminalisation, not legalisation, aiming to abolish laws criminalising the profession." Could someone explain the "reasoning" here? Seems if laws criminalizing some behavior are removed, then that behavior is legal in some de facto manner.....

Taylor guitars aren't cheap and I assume that if she sold a stage played guitar it would be one of their more spendy models with a superior set up. here's a pic of her with one of hers on stage (doubt it was this model: goes for $10k)

looks like someone got to you before her

Those free English lessons given by sneaky Christians to push their religion have been going on for decades and decades.... nothing new here