pb1936

This is about the most confused report yet......what an unbelievable circus.

A powerful, impartial, and competent body must take-over the investigation immediately. All local police should be impounded and subjected to intense interrogation as it appears that they are a hindrance to the progress in this appalling case.

Ridiculous..... I don't believe that the cars are either "missing " or " disappeared ". More likely they have been allowed to go to influential customers.

The vehicles will have been ordered from suppliers in the counties of origin. They will have been paid for together with the costs of transportation and insurance prior to shipping, so the Customs documentation will identify the customer or agent, the supplier, and the shipping company. This information would be separate from the documents for the vehicle itself.

Thus the details of the customer etc can be easily traced (unless this paperwork has been shredded) and it would not be difficult to trace the cars. But, unless the Army Chief gets on the case, I guess nothing more will come of it. Tax free cars for the privileged.

He's cutting out the cancer piece by piece.

Yes......no good doing half the job. Thorough root and branch pruning of the canker is the only way.......as long as the replacements are not self - serving puppets.

Any announcement yet ?

Teachers please...... not tablets.

The problem with all hard finishes on exterior timbers is that they break-down under ultraviolet light, followed by cracking and peeling. Pigmented versions of such finishes provide greater protection against ultraviolet light but do not greatly extend the life of the coating.

Repainting degraded hard surface coatings requires considerable preparation to remove the cracked/flaking surface.

Teak oil is an excellent choice for both protection of the timber and ease of re-decoration, but it will darken the wood considerably.

You would be well advised to treat all the wood prior to decoration using a combined anti-rot and anti-termite chemical - there are companies who spray the building............but don't expect to get a guarantee.

For what it is worth, my large traditional Thai timber house was sprayed during construction and finished with Solignum " Decking Stain" which is available in a few different colours....but not in clear. This product gives a slight sheen, is easy to apply, does not flake or peel, and requires minimal preparation before redecoration.

Of all the things, the most essential is the chemical treatment.

Good luck !

CORRECTION - should have said Cuprinol Decking Stain, not Solignum

It is obvious that there is no genuine concern or interest in pollution in any of it's forms....just as nothing is done about deliberate torching of mountain ranges. Hollow lip-service that's all.

Of course trading and integration with the Asean community has nothing to do with which side of the road is used.....

The proposal that Thailand changes has been made by someone of such low intelligence that he is unable to comprehend the real issues.

Can anyone imagine for even a brief moment that the water scheme is likely to be successful ?

More desperate delaying tactics, unfortunately.

Round and round............a different story every day !

The authorities are well aware of the deliberate and shocking annual burning of the mountain sides in the provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, but they choose to do nothing to stop it. There is no concern for the environment.

The burning starts during the second half of February and continues through to about mid April every year.

In my area, whole ranges of mountains are seen to be ablaze during this period, creating dense acrid and choking smoke which spreads over most of the two provinces.

Officials like to refer to the smoke as " dust " or " haze" , implying that it is a natural phenomenon.

Yet another blatant deception.

The excuses given by the gov't are an absolute disgrace.

As always, the officials refer to the overwhelming smoke pollution as "haze" or "dust", as though it is a natural occurrence, never admitting that it the result of the uncontrolled rampant torching of whole mountain ranges. Then they issue a statement like this ..... utter drivel.

Increasingly, retail prices in Thailand are as expensive as the UK and often even higher. Prices on many consumer durables are controlled by cartels, and price fixing is rife.

Agreed that vehicle maintenance costs are very reasonable, but you do need to be careful that replacement parts are genuine and that tyres are rubber, not plastic compound.

The best deals are at the markets for local produce.

Thailand soon to be world leaders at last.

Another set of muddled, jumbled. and meaningless figures.

The media refer to the pollution as "haze" or " dust", avoiding the truth that it is smoke. In the Chiang Mai area the main cause is the rampant and deliberate burning of huge mountain areas which continues from February to April every year.

Never heard of " follower" status before.

Just read the article again. Seems a shallow and meaningless statement by a Government department, without serious intent. Just a space filler.

Most, if not all, consumer goods are price fixed either by cartels or manufacturers .....there are no retail price maintenance laws which enforce freedom of pricing. Clearly retailers are reaping huge mark-ups.

At least half the items I buy here are more expensive here than their equivalent in the UK, even when produced / manufactured here...... it's called greed.