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ah... and perhaps to help promote tourism, they might consider including English listing of stops? I think the side of a bus might have space

"...Jarhusna Worapatanakit, contestant MTCN07, crowned the new titleholder." Could someone explain to me why the author decided to include her contestant number, MTCN07? Must have been a "captivating" letter/number combo, as far as I can tell

. "Despite the current AQI reading at a moderate level of 28 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), it remains 1.12 times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended level of 15 µg/m3." What hole do they pull these numbers from? Check right now for Bangkok is 153-184. These morons worried about tourists, don't give a damn about the health impact on Thai people

This morning AQI for Bangkok: 156 (I live there part time). Then checked for Jomtien; 156. Some sort of prize for matching? I think safe to not blame auto pollution for the high numbers. Half of Jomtien area happens to be the sea.

I think this is what is called a choice of false alternatives, an either/or that isn't. "What's the most important thing? Art, or the right to healthy and sustainable food?" WTH does a painting by Leonardo hundreds of years ago have to do with healthy and sustainable food? Maybe non sequitur ("it does not follow") would also apply here Plus just how does this sort of grossly stupid act somehow make their cause more popular with the public? Sheesh!

Should have "Get out of jail for XXdollars". Never free, guilty or not

"Attempts by local authorities to regulate these prohibited spaces have proven futile, resulting in vehicular chaos as cars vie for limited parking." Jeez the police & "local authorities" are far worse than useless. If breaking the law doing business in parking space, get some tow trucks in there, haul them away and give a hefty fine. Can't find backside using both hands

"...suspects buying freezer with dismembered body in Bangkok" Dang. Why didn't I think of that? I usually have to buy things with money. But seriously, when these suspects flee you'd think it might help if then they gave us a photo or mug shot just in case public came upon the dude.

Bangkok is sooo lacking in green spaces and parks... heck, just patch of dirt with grass.... that seeing a bit of green must seem like a hallucination. The insipid rules: besides no sunbathing, people can't even just sit on the grass. How can a person tell it is part of the temple, and if it were, why shouldn't people be allowed to take a load off their feet instead of baking on concrete? If these numbskulls were in charge 2500 years ago, they would have arrested the Buddha for sitting under a tree without a permit!

If government put 10 times the effort they put into controlling PM2.5 (a true health hazard affecting everyone who breathes) into controlling pot, heads would have nothing to worry about ever again. Have they blamed marijuana yet for high levels of 2.5?

Trump & his unthinking backers ought to consider that if "absolute immunity" somehow was upheld, Biden would be able to send a seal team to take him and his sycophants out, cancel the elections and appoint himself king for life. He could also eliminate Congress so no one could impeach him

As many can attest, Police Generals have extensive training in managing airports and transportation hubs

More like the people have been beaten into submission... conclude "What's the point?" They've protested, often being shot by the army in large numbers. They've tried elections: both Tak and his daughter were elected but that didn't shield them from being overthrown by the army and big money. The last election should have (in a democracy) resulted in a meaningful change, but you see how the will of the people was firmly ground down. Why stick your neck out if it's just going to get chopped? The people aren't stupid

Police were tearing their hair out trying to find this gang

Wife and I like to go to Japanese food chain here... they got similar robots to deliver food near the table. But still need a waitperson to take it out and place in front of customer. Total waste of resources at restaurant and at this hospital. But someone got a kickback, so....

How long and how much would alternatives cost? Say a taxi: could it do the trip quicker? and for less? "Time is money" If you took regular bus, again how much and how long would it take? I don't see many Americans who make minimum wage taking taxis and such in US..... skytrains etc here were not built for the masses, plain and simple

I guess I wasn't clear: I want to move my assets as far from US as possible (aka a foreign country) and to a place that will suffer minimal economic damage from et al.

"...the RTAF is utilising every available resource, including water-dumping aircraft, to combat the haze." Dumb as a bag of hammers... so this means (maybe) they are going to treat the country as if it were all on fire? Lots of luck. Better to have everyone go outside with a glass of water and throw the water up in the air at noon and 6 pm

The example of the US during pandemic has no relation to this vote buying scheme. The closest would be the trillion dollar tax cut given to the wealthy and corporations that did not need it. Sort of a "thank you" package. Similar to here in many ways

Thailand should be able to leap to the front on "artificial intelligence" as they are not encumbered by systems involving "real intelligence"

I'm going to USA in a couple of months: anyone have suggestions as to where I might move all my money to that might weather the least damage if Trump becomes president. They say "people get the governments they deserve"... but Trump? I think we've done a bit less genocide than the Nazis (at least in the last 50 years)... so how do we wind up with the most execrable wanna be human (maybe...)

Part of his joy may have to do with having all his phone numbers, photos, maybe emails, etc. back in his possession

work remotely. Other day using AQI site, saw Bangkok at 150+ while my home town of Portland Oregon was at 3. And just how are schools to make "dust free rooms"? Seal them off and pump all the air out?

Note time of the crash: 2:30 in the morning. I don't even walk to local 7/11 after midnight. Too many doped/drunk types out in the wee hours Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks

Good for the Chinese wanting to go in smaller groups or independently. The faces in the photo seem to indicate that maybe those big group fests just aren't worth the savings. I've met many Chinese and never had any sort of problem with them, less than with the drunk westerners here. Lived in Thailand last 20 years or so either Bangkok or Jomtien, but do avoid tourist spots if I can. If I may hazard a guess, it would be that the sorts of people attracted to large cheap group tours are similar regardless of cultural background: lack basic manners, pig out at buffets, etc that are so complained about