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see you on the bus? Where I used to live there were no buses. Getting a pushbike in English weather is an unforgettable experience and pretty restricted. It's okay for you to have these Utopian views, but reality is a bitch and when you are paying some of the highest prices in the world for what is a necessity, quite patronizing too.

To be honest its not a practical solution. How are agricultural workers in other area of the country supposed to get around?  There are plenty of situations where its the only way to get people around.
 
The problem isn't the people in the back of the trucks (sometimes 16-20) its Somchai the driver (as it is with the majority of crashes.) Personally I think there is scope to ban them from certain roads though.

Vans have all got signs warning about no seat belt fines, so they all have them. Trouble is I have never seen any of them workable, mostly the drivers tie them up so they cannot be used anyway and if you untie them they are useless and do not tighten up. They seem to think they are like an amulet, just having them hanging about will save lives!

 
"How about the govt cutting fuel prices", I thank the govt every time I fill up for the fuel prices. Half the price of the robbing bastards in the UK

I see no mountain or steep road. I only see a slightly down hill straight road seeming to start to go slightly uphill where the accident happened. If the brakes failed the driver only had to keep going straight using gears to slow down and lose momentum until the bus stopped. Maybe he/she swerved attempting to avoid hitting slower vehicles in front.

I'd love to know how someone, other than Usain Bolt, could jump off a moving bus and get in front of it to put a lump of wood in the way to stop it?

I went to that website, because I'm curious. I found my way to this page titled: (Thai language) The 2015 List of Certified Thailand Tourism Standard Company
I clicked on it and found further lists for Accomodation, Service, Activities, Attractions, Tour Guides...
Within "Accomodation" I found links for Hotels, Resorts, Long Stay
So I clicked on "Hotels", and this is what came up:
 
The 2015 List of Certified Thailand Tourism Standard Companies
Accommodation Standard for Tourism (Hotel)
No.  Hotel Name                 Address                 Star Level                                    Certification period                             Certification No.
1   SHANGRI-LA HOTEL CHIANGMAI 89/8 Changklan Rd., Mueang, Chiang Mai 50100 5 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580108-1
2   PULLMAN KHON KAEN RAJA ORCHID 9/9 Prachasamran Road Nai Mueang Mueang Khonkaen 40000 5 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580109-3
3   DUSIT D2 CHIANG MAI 100 Chang Klan Road, Tumbol Chang Klan, Mueang, Chiangmai 50100 5 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580110-5
4   AETAS LUMPINI 1030/4 Rama 4 Road, Thungmahamek , Satorn, Bangkok 10120 5 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580111-7
5   THE ROYAL PARADISE HOTEL (ROYAL WING) 135/23, 123/15-16 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road, Kathu, Phuket 83150 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580112-9
6   ROYAL PRINCESS LARN LUANG HOTEL 269 Larn Luang Road Watsommanut Pom Prab Sattru Phai Bangkok 10100 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580113-1
7   REMBRANDT HOTEL BANGKOK 19 Sukhumvit Soi 18 (Pichit) , Sukhumvit Road,Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580114-3
8   LONG BEACH GARDEN HOTEL AND SPA 499/7 Moo 5 Pattaya-Naklua Road Naklua Banglamung Chonburi 20150 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580115-5
9   GRANDE CENTRE POINT HOTEL RATCHADAMRI 153/2 Soi Mahatlek Luang 1, Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok 10330 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580116-7
10 CENTARA HOTEL& CONVENTION CENTRE KHON KAEN 999 Moo 4 Prachasamosorn Road, Muang, Khon Kaen 40000 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580117-9
11 ARNOMA HOTEL BANGKOK 99 Ratchadamri Road Lumpini Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 4 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580118-1
12 STAR HOTEL 109 Soi. Rayong Trade Center No.4, Sukumvit Road., Tha Pradu, Muang, Rayong 21000 3 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580119-3
13 LONG BEACH CHA-AM HOTEL 225/75 Beach Road, Cha-am Bay, Phetchaburi 76120 3 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580120-5
14 SUN HOTEL 43/33 Moo 5 Phetkasam Road Banmo Mueang Phetchaburi 76000 2 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580121-7
15 HADTHONG HOTEL 21 Suseuk Rd., Aumper Muang,Prachuap Khiri Khan 77000 2 Stars 2016 - 2018 TTS 202-003-580122-9
 
That's it. That's all the hotels in Thailand that are certified. Bangkok has two hotels that are certified by the Tourism dept. Sorry about the formatting... 
 

Nice to see that one of the 'nominees' for firing could be the minister for the Interior. If I'm not mistaken 2he's the person responsible for bomb detectors, blimp, and currently the proposed radar guns.
The amazing aspect of his presence is that he is still employed!

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It was nice, and we don’t miss you...

Actually it was 23rd floor of the Holiday Inn Pattaya, balcony facing south. Could have bee a post card. It was high-tide, so less trash was visible but even at low tide there wasn’t that much.

I am skeptical

He's absolutely right. Price is a matter for supply and demand. It's not the government's business to set prices.

In my opinion, fewer people like us here - especially staying longer-term - and more from the growing regional power.  They even get free Tourist Visas.  Given the loads of tour-buses filled with their short-visit, zero-dollar tourists, it appears to be working.  All Thais I have met, personally - from moto-drivers to restaurant-owners - are not at all happy about this policy.

"to ensure Thailand’s legal system is effective and efficient in serving the public."
That won't happen. Certainly not the case currently or anytime in the past.
A corrupt system and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.
Reform would need to start right from the top. This piecemeal approach with the cops is window dressing, as usual.

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And now the moron is expecting sympathy   

23 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

If you are referring to a tourist-visa with 2-entries, these are no longer available, unfortunately.  There is a multiple-entry (METV), but it is overpriced and a pain to get due to the required paperwork (virtually useless to most who could use it due to needing ongoing employment, etc) - so only worth obtaining if one plans to stay 6+ months (with border-bounces), or do many out/ins to other countries. 
 
In the OP's case, a single entry followed by a visa-exempt entry - and either one of those extended by 30 days locally - would be the easiest path.

No longer available. Interesting. What are they trying to achieve?

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Looking out the window the beach looks nice this morning. Sunshine, hundreds of boats buzzing around, people parasailing...

Someone needs to tell them!!!


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Dead right. But no it isn't about to happen.
If there was a profit in it maybe it would.
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Try reading between the lines. The point is they did the whole thing on the cheap!

If you can get a multi entry tourist visa it will be more convinient. No extensions needed, just a border crossing after 60 days.

Quite the opposite - China has a heavily male-skewed population. Having a son is desirable in Chinese culture, and if you're only allowed one child, it encourages couples to abort female fetuses in the hope the next one will be male ... So there's an over-supply of men in China

sure , they replaced wealthy and generous punters with hordes of cheap chinkies who clog and pee on airport floors while waiting for visa stamps.
indeed a great improvement 

How YS could even travel to UK, all her passports have been revoked.

Moveable lane dividers should have been used and not the second hand heavy concrete ones that were placed in there. However common sense is sadly lacking in all aspects of road planning.
 
 
And isn't this just typical of the attitude here. Laughing as he spoke of the condition of the buses.