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Of course I have to agree with your comment . If Thailand wishes to progress as a progressive country changes need to be made . That is one that could make a difference to many unfortunate enough to be involved with an accident and be refused insurance as they had no licence . Of course not forgetting the inexperienced riders that are killed or badly injured .

We are all forced to be thrill seekers even if we don't want to be . The roads are adequate, the quality of driving is far from it . Regarding the motorcycle test it was a joke from start to finnish. The joke continued when the price for the license was 105 baht . Why the 5 baht ??? The cashier says have you got 5 baht . I have not I answered, rather irritated she hunts for change . I am not surprised she was short of change.

Try renting from Hertz or Avis with no license and see how you go .

Is that a phone number to your motorcycle business ?

You raise a good point on why are foreigners taken to a private hospital rather than a government hospital in the first instance . I think i know the reason and that is for the ambulance personell receive a remittence for bringing in the prey for the private hospital . I was involved in an accident on a motorcycle where I wa taken to a private hospital . I remember nothing about how i arrived there . When i realised more what was going on i asked to be taken to a goverment hospital and that was done . Yet there was a 28,000 baht invoice given for nothing more than laying on a bed for 12 hours . I learnt that according to law if a person is unconcious then the ambulance staff are obliged to take you to the nearest government hospital .

Off his head was not written in the article and I never saw where there had been a test made while alive on the deceased regarding being intoxicated .

Good news the young man is back home and slowly recovering. I would like to see more responsibility placed on businesses that hire out motorcycle's to people with no license .

The autopsy will clarify cause of death .

Well dude , he could of died from a plastic bag over his head.

A many years to go before even getting near the west . Just come back from taking a motorcycle test . That experience gives me the confidence to say that.

Well possible, don't forget where you are Mr Jensen

A possibility, maybe the affects of drug use as well.

There has been many cases this year from young men acting strangely due to drugs . Yes , a sad story about the young Australian .

An autopsy is required .It may not of been a hanging .

The social media is becoming the only way to bring authorities to a correct decision . The social media which means facebook in Thailand seems to have more freedom than more traditional news papers in my opinion .

I believe that there was a surge in tourists after the three years of covid travel restrictions were lifted . Not forgeting the help from the surge in Russians avoiding the call up . From now on with high airfares , bad air and dodgy policeman Thailand will struggle to have the number of tourists to match precovid .

I have had a price from a company in China with a price of 450000 baht for a 10 kw hybrid system . That would include delivery to Bangkok port and no taxes paid . There would be no fitting of the solar system either. With taxes and fitting being extra one could save 200,000 baht instead of using local solar businesses. But there is a lot more risk involved.

A hybrid system in Thailand will not pay for themselves until 8 years and then you will by then be needing to upgrade the batteries, invertors etc . I have had prices for a 10 kw hybrid system costing 850000 baht fitted. With a cost of electricity from the grid for myself being around 70000 per annum I do not see the 3 years you speak of . I see 8 years and be ready to spend a significant sum at the end of the 8 years . There is also more maintenance than cleaning the solar panels as things do go wrong .

Yes i agree , combining the large price increase in electricity and the extra usage due to the hot weather is making the situation look grim . My electric bill was 7375 baht . if i had consumed the same amout of kwh before the price rise the bill would of been 6360 baht .

Just paying your electricity bill in advance and giving added maintenene concerns with solar energy . Too expensive in other words . The price needs to come down for the solar systems to be of use for 10 to 15 kw systems .

With so much equipment you would need full time a caretaker just for keeping the system operating .

Thereis some deception with the blaming of the hot weather as the real price for electricity has risen by 15 percent at least . Just blame the weather OK

The price increase in electricity is being piled onto the large users of electricity . With an election coming up i can understand the motive why small users are not seeing any dramatic price increases .

Solar would not help as the investment required would outweigh any savings for some years .

Your boss must dread when you are in need of a number 2