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What insurance? I know Thais who do not have insurance nor licenses. And that's common.

12 hours ago, clockman said:

The local mafia, control the Songthaew. Have done for more than 20 years. This could get dangerous.?

True, in a society where its people are more than willing to pull a gun on you (and use it) over a dog, this could get ugly.

Five or 15 hours - that's just a part of it. The other in enforcement. Of course, this being where it is, that word doesn't even exist.

Just wondering, if his brakes didn't work, how did he drive it all the way from Chiangmai? That's a 700-km drive and it's impossible to not use the brakes along the way.

I hope the motorcys' boyfriends and husbands don't look this guy up and pump him full of bullets in a fit of jealousy.

Fine. So the GPS is beeping away when the driver is barrelling along at 140km/h. The more important question is, what is going to stop the idiot from wrapping the van and all its occupants around some immovable and solid road furniture? GPS, new vans, bigger vans, vehicle checks - nothing can stop the accidents because the root cause of it - the idiot driver - is the same. Doesn't anyone in these departments have even a single-celled brain to figure this out? Oh wait, maybe one of their friends just started a new business selling GPS devices... just saying.

Even if the old guy did hurt the dog, there is no need to shoot him. Beat him up proper, maybe (if he did it intentionally), but no need to pump a bullet into his chest. Seriously, the epidemic of Thai girls and their guns are getting out of hand. Can't settle any disputes like a grown and supposedly matured man. Have to bring a gun everywhere and shoot at will. Sheesh...

8 hours ago, cliffspab said:

So it's illegal, but still operates, and there are still recruiting booths at my local Tesco Lotus.

 

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Typical case of left hand not knowing what the hell the right hand is doing. Taxis and ride-sharing services can co-exist. I use both - sometimes one is more convenient than the other. Thailand 4.0? More like Thailand 0.4 if they really ban such services.

There's more truth in the 'joking' version. It should be awarded to most of the brown clowns, not only in Pattaya, but across the country. The person giving the award should be dressed in a clown suit - that completes the ceremony.

"Also some CCTV that could throw light on the movements of Valentina is missing after a machine failed to record."

Haven't we all heard that load of <deleted> before.

Hoping against all hopes, that this girl will be found alive somewhere. Wherever.

On a separate note, why do people still go to places like Koh Tao?

What's with these little girls from Thailand? Can't sort anything out without a knife or a gun.

2 hours ago, siam2007 said:

 

 

you may be surprised, but the Cambodians won't need such lessons as they are actually "on par" with their Thai counterparts in that respect, particularly in Siem Reap

I see. Thanks for the heads-up. I've never been to Cambodia, but it's a place I may want to visit in one of my future trips. Will keep a lookout. Cheers.

"Woraphot said that his Toyota Alphard's GPS system took him to a road he was unfamiliar with and it was getting dark too."

If the GPS mistakingly points you towards a cliff, you will drive off it? Idiotic Thai-style excuses. Just slow the hell down if the road is unfamiliar. And, if you were really following the GPS, you'd know from the digital map that there is a bend ahead.

Another international headline. Ok, let's see the idiots stumble over each other on this one. And they want to promote jet-skis as a sport... ROFLAO

First class, first lesson - 'Scamming 101'

"The husband reportedly has apologized to the mother and father of the victim, said Daily News."

I hope they won't let him off with an apology, some monetary compensation, a wai and a brief spell as a monk.

A sick <deleted> like this does not deserve to be shot. That's too swift. He must be kept alive as long as possible, and made to suffer every single day of his wretched life, until the very last second.

11 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

That's a hook, bit of a give away, this is a lure

 

Haha... yes, yes I actually have this lure, but in a different colour scheme. By the way, I was refering to your subsequent statement 'if luring fails... try snaring tourists', hence the use of a simple three-pronged hook... LOL

4 hours ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

I hope he stopped to call someone to pick him up.

Driver of the car could have honked his horn also a few times to try make the cop stop.

But hey who cares , great footage if he killed himself in front of your dash-cam right ?

 

Already waiting for the police statement , drunk driving foreigner with police vest caught on dash cam.

Honk? That may not be a good call, sir. With brain-dead idiots like this, who normally have low self-esteem and fragile egos, he may think he has lost face because you honked (at a policeman, no less!) and the result may be him emptying his clip into your head. Better let nature take its course. If not this time, maybe next.

Meanwhile, 'Steve Art Duangchathom' a.k.a. Khun Jirawat will be detained and probably charged with defaming the Royal Thai Pillocks Police.

9 minutes ago, Eligius said:

When I see them using this phrase, 'luring tourists' I always want to add: 'to their doom'!

As another poster mentioned in another thread, very poor choice of word. Don't understand why they cannot use the word 'attract'.

14 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

 

No comment !

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LOL... This was in the news, me thinks about eight, nine years ago? Happened in Taiwan or China, I'm not sure. If anything, it demonstrates the performance and more importantly, the torque and towing capacity of the Chevrolet Captiva

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

If luring fails they may want to try snaring tourists.

LOL!!! You mean using this (pic below). May I suggest, that we be a bit of a sport and remove the barbs first? I like to give the fish a fair chance and it also makes it easier to remove the hook after you've landed the catch.

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

She thought she was on the Kobota at home .....

When ploughing the rice field she's always use to Reverse being at the bottom ....  but the Yaris is opposite ...

 

poor girl .....

 

one reason why I never get into a taxi with a women behind the wheel ....

Kubota!!! 55555555555555555555++++++++++

Ok come on, be nice, I've been in a few taxis driven by women in BKK, and they drive ok. Certainly better than some of their impatient and grumbling male counterparts. And they could operate a manual transmission too! A six-speed one too, since they were driving the newer Toyota Altis... heheh

6 minutes ago, Brer Fox said:

Yes everything is relative. When I spend my time in Vietnam I get 2 crates of 455ml beer delivered to the door of my home on the back of a motorbike. Two crates x 24 bottles each = 48 = 300,000 VND TOTAL = US$13.2 = 460 THB = 9.6 THB/bottle. Or a bottle of 330ml Halida in a local sidewalk cafe 25 THB.

Or a 700ml bottle of Jamieson Irish whisky at a nearby BigC at the equivalent of 580THB. No tax or duty on beer and spirits in Vietnam; only wine to try to protect their own wine industry. The government tries to keep the punters happy and expats and tourists get the spin off. 

Wow, that is damned cheap!

7 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Maybe she got confused because the gears are in a different position to the tractor she usually drives ?



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