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Malaysia drives on the left as does Singapore. Malaysia is a key bordering neighbour, the others are Burma, Laos and Cambodia. in Burma and Cambodia they appear to drive on both sides, not sure about Laos but none of these countries are exactly economic powerhouses whereas Malaysia is.. So why would driving on the left in Thailand present particuliar problems with integration? Is this just another dumb Thai government official shooting his or her mouth off with no logic, evidence or facts to back their claim up? The only real impediment to smooth integration that i see is Thai government officials that often seem totally brain dead.

Is this just another dumb Thai government official shooting his or her mouth off with no logic, evidence or facts to back their claim up?

Yes it is.

Apologies not accepted.

This is just not acceptable and the nurse should have been fired. I am shocked and disgusted. But this is my opinion.

I really admire him for doing this but seriously I am afraid his time and efforts will be wasted.

They think they know better. They wont listen, They wont change their driving habits. Not in a million years.

The raise of the passenger tax from the AOT is a ripoff.

100 baht increase x 60 million passengers / year = 6 billion baht extra revenues. Where will the money go?

Of course now that the passenger tax is included in the ticket, any increase (500 to 700 and now 800 baht) is less obvious to passengers.

Thai officials raided 'aphrodisiac', sex-toy vendors in September. Why are the vendors still here?

Was in Lower Sukhumvit this week. Nothing has changed

Speaking of Bangkok, PM10 particles, asbestos, pesticides... toxins are everywhere here.

I would not be surprised that in 10-20 years we see even more cancers in Thailand.

Another remark is that most Thais don't eat right.

So the message teenagers will get is that the risk for slapping a foreigner is just 500 baht.

The funny thing is that they believe themselves to be clean

To her defense, if you don't have the right looks it is difficult to find a job in Thailand, where you are judged primarily on your appearance.

The rest doesn't seem to matter much

I weigh in almost as much as her and I have a very very good job and that is down to me being cleaver, so I would propose that its not being over weight that is the problem but her desire to do what she does, why does she have to lie?

Why not say "Oh you got me, now I will have to stop eating too much and get skinny in a Thai Jail!"

Her weight does not make her crime less serious and it is not an excuse for selling underage girls of course

Everyday there is a new idea

Taxis for ladies and now this...

What if the car is 10 years old but well maintained?

What about the thousands of old buses belching black smoke?

I always had the feeling that people in Thailand are not just driving but taking part in a race against each other

I have been driving here for 15 years and never felt safe on the road.

Most drivers just don't know some basic laws of physics and it is scary.

A hydroelectric power plant in itself is a great way to produce electricity. It is renewable and virtually CO2 free.

However, if the environmental aspects are neglected (as it is often the case) it can have disastrous consequences.

There are success stories in Laos for example, where a lot of focus is put on the environmental but also social aspects. It of course comes with a cost.

Sadly this has been going on for years, with vendors along main avenues such as Silom/Patpong and lower Sukhumvit.

It is shocking to see how many they are, in full view of the passers by (including children, which is absolutely disgusting)

I can't imagine sex toys vendors on the Champs Elysees in Paris. And the funny thing is they want to attract "quality" tourists. What a joke.

Some good news for a change! Glad he is found alive and well.

I have a friend in a situation that resembles this.

Without his knowledge, his money-grabbing Thai wife went to the city hall and made some amendments in the "Blue book" (the book that lists all the people living in a house).

She was listed as "phu asai" ("occupant) and my friend was listed as "chao ban" (owner).

Well, she changed my friend as being "occupant" and herself as the "owner" of the house. Just like this.

My friend just found this out recently.

This is not the land deed (chanote). So the consequences are limited I guess.

When then get caught that's usually what they say.

=> BULLSH**T!!!!!

This TG A330 landing incident seems to unleash so many passions. Sometimes unjustified nastiness. Isn't that a bit too much?

I am sure the official investigation report will conclude THAI did a good job as far as maintenance is concerned.

However they certainly could have handled post-incident communication better (ex: repainting of the logo, etc...) which gave critics the ammunition they were waiting for.

Let's wait for the official report.

Er if they haven't carried out the required remediation work as detailed in the AD, they haven't done good maintenance work...as somebody pointed out profit over safety

wait for the official report.

Hiding the logo is common practice worldwide, and I remember many similar cases with other airlines.

No big deal. But when THAI does it, you'll never hear the end of it.

The point is that images will circulate everywhere. It is about the visual association of a crashed plane and the logo that airlines want to avoid.

It is about communication. Not about escaping responsibility or concealing facts.

Please provide the links to the evidence to support your statement that "hiding the logo is common practice". I've never seen this in over 35 years of considerable flying. Whilst that doesn't mean it is not happening, it does suggest its not common practice.

Please provide links that detail air line, country, airport and instances where this "common practice" occurred.

Made a quick search and found these links:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9847651/Alitalia-paints-over-crashed-planes-markings.html

http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2007/08/china-airlines-.html

http://www.quotidiendutourisme.com/site/transport-indonesie-juste-apres-le-crash-garuda-maquille-sa-carlingue-calcinee-19986.html

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(Trans-World/McDonnell-Douglas-DC-9-31/0075088/&sid=41e2c8c0aa42f24bffa617224faebd32

But there are many more instances

Hiding the logo is common practice worldwide, and I remember many similar cases with other airlines.

No big deal. But when THAI does it, you'll never hear the end of it.

The point is that images will circulate everywhere. It is about the visual association of a crashed plane and the logo that airlines want to avoid.

It is about communication. Not about escaping responsibility or concealing facts.

Please provide the links to the evidence to support your statement that "hiding the logo is common practice". I've never seen this in over 35 years of considerable flying. Whilst that doesn't mean it is not happening, it does suggest its not common practice.

Please provide links that detail air line, country, airport and instances where this "common practice" occurred.

I have no time for that. But I know this is something other airlines do. This can be verified with Google.

Why don't your have time, you gave your position, but now don't have time to back up your position

I can make some search later but my point is this is not the first time this happens.

Ok it is not something you see often. So I should not have used "common practice".

Hiding the logo is common practice worldwide, and I remember many similar cases with other airlines.

No big deal. But when THAI does it, you'll never hear the end of it.

The point is that images will circulate everywhere. It is about the visual association of a crashed plane and the logo that airlines want to avoid.

It is about communication. Not about escaping responsibility or concealing facts.

Please provide the links to the evidence to support your statement that "hiding the logo is common practice". I've never seen this in over 35 years of considerable flying. Whilst that doesn't mean it is not happening, it does suggest its not common practice.

Please provide links that detail air line, country, airport and instances where this "common practice" occurred.

I have no time for that. But I know this is something other airlines do. This can be verified with Google.

Hiding the logo is common practice worldwide, and I remember many similar cases with other airlines.

No big deal. But when THAI does it, you'll never hear the end of it.

The point is that images will circulate everywhere. It is about the visual association of a crashed plane and the logo that airlines want to avoid.

It is about communication. Not about escaping responsibility or concealing facts.

Some readers' comments are interesting.

But many of the comments are not. It just shows that their authors don't know much about aviation at all, but still feel the need to post something.

I feel sorry for the low-income people who certainly have great difficulties with raising prices and the consequences of the policies initiated by this inept government.

But for the middle class people maybe if they did not over commit themselves to loans they cannot afford (cars, condos etc...) they would not be so overcome by debt and have some margin to breathe.

I mean, look at what they earn and see the cars they drive! If you can afford a Fortuner, can't you afford the expressway price increase?

This is typically "péter plus haut que son cul" as we say in French.