classic. thankfully no one was injured.

i once reprimanded an ex gf for not stopping and almost running over an old lady crossing the road, she said she wont stop unnecessarily because of her fear she'll be rammed from behind. no pun indented. ???? 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has warned people not to believe or spread rumours that the Bank of Thailand’s “Debt Clinic by SAM” will help pay off debts below Bt2 million.

haha, yea, obviously. duh.

4 hours ago, ronaldo0 said:

It was an example number ???? . But if you ignore whatever width it is and look at the first two pictures you will see it’s relatively dead for someone of such great stature  . After about a15ft radius from him hardly one person is looking in his direction so they aren’t really interested. Then second picture has about 8 minibuses going down the road and the roadsides still aren’t packed with the masses reported . 

years a go i was chilling in my small local park in bangkok when i saw a bit of kerfuffle and security type guys in cheap black jackets milling around. the next minute PM Abhisit was casually walking past me, i could have touched him, spoken to him easily, very lax security, most of the thais were pretty much ignoring him. i was so tempted to say to him;  'howay the lads!' ????

6 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

and that was without Songkhran!

statistically road deaths at songkran are no higher than normal, sometimes below.

9 minutes ago, robertson468 said:

"KINGDOM AND THAILAND to open Borders".  Are they not one of the same, or am I missing something out her?

it's just bad writing, kingdom in the context of the article refers to the kingdom of cambodia, and thailand refers to... thailand.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

If the police are appealing for witnesses or cam footage of the accident to help them find out what happened then how do they know the driver has left Bangkok?

the police rarely know anything and merely speculate, which the press pick up, refuse or are to lazy to fact check, and print. such articles are additionally  not checked for factual accuracy or common sense and cut and pasted here. don't read, no pun intended, to much into any story from the thai press.

he didn't have to say anything, he could have made a neutral comment, but no, he has to make a critically negative comment, fully aware of what the consequences would be - the labour leadership had spoken to him prior to the report being released. he just couldn't help himself, he deserves everything he gets. what's sad is he seems intent on causing disharmony within the party he has been a member of all his life. his face was a picture though!

there should have been a guy or girl like this collecting fares from passengers. why do you say 'farang appreciation day', were the thai passengers paying, and if so why didnt you pay? the boats operate an 'honesty' policy where passengers are expected to pay if overlooked by the on board ticket seller, which can happen when the boats are busy.

you could always offer to pay to staff you find on the piers.

3 hours ago, johng said:

Just to be pedantic,  they don't play the national anthem in  Thai cinemas.

not pedantic, a valid point, it's surprising the lack of knowledge about thailand many people here have. if you want to understand what's going on in the country, you need to understand the country.

9 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Hotels don't check visas, they simply enter the name, passport number and I believe if I remember correctly the length of stay into the webpage and it's done.

 

Immigration will know seconds later that he's on overstay based on the passport number alone.

 

Whether they do anything about it is anyones guess, are the immigration police busy right now? I doubt they are very busy so maybe they will act quickly.

every day hotels, guest houses, etc. have to complete a form (i've only seen it written but it may be online too) with passport information of all foreign guests including visa/visa exempt details, this is sent to local police/immigration.

17 minutes ago, lust said:

How do they know she’s an aunt? And what made her dangerous?

not sure about the dangerous bit, but if you knew anything about thai culture you'd know why she is referred to as 'aunt'.

43 minutes ago, Zagor said:

I don't think it's a good comparison. I just relayed what I was told, and I asked for confirmation or negation. I treated every girl with dignity.

objectification of thai women is due rigueur here

33 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

NHS staff to get coronavirus vaccine 'in weeks' sparking hope for lockdown-weary Brits

An NHS trust chief sent an email to his staff saying the Health Service is preparing for a national vaccination programme before Christmas. The vaccine would be given in two doses, 28 days apart

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-vaccine-rolled-out-nhs-22901794

 

A coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out to NHS staff within a few weeks, it has been reported.

An NHS trust chief sent an email to his staff saying the Health Service is preparing for a national vaccination programme before Christmas.

The Government has also introduced new laws which would allow the country to roll out a vaccine even without the EU approval process if a safe jab is found before the end of the Brexit transition period, the Mail on Sunday reports.

Glen Burley, chief executive of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Warwick­shire, wrote: "Our Trust, alongside NHS organisations nationally, has been told to be prepared to start a Covid-19 staff vaccine programme in early December.

 

fingers crossed, but... reported in the daily mail? think i'll wait for a more reputable news organisation to cover the story

i've long liked firefox, from a purely user point of view, but the recent update of the tablet app was awful, it was really un-userfriendly so i deleted it and use crome, which, imho, is not as good as the old firefox but is better than the new! so many 'improvements' in technology actually result in a worse use experience.

however the new firefox on my notebook seems fine and not to different, from a user point of view, to the previous version.

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

This ’Thai glue eating bacteria’ (or rather ’Glue eating Thai Bacteria’)... is interesting.... 

 

So many ‘rubber based’ products here do not last in storage - I’ve always wondered what causes the degradation and always assumed it was related to the heat and humidity, oxygen and pollutants.... 

 

my mate works for one of the big paint companies and told me that paint has to be adapted for different areas of the world due to varying climatic conditions because of how paint reacts chemically. as glue and rubber are chemically based products you'd think the same would apply. so a product  not designed for certain climatic conditions could well fail. failed my chemistry exam at school so dont take this as gospel but it makes sense...

6 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

This stinks why did the Police think to raid her place?

 

no it doesn't. it's very possible for the package to be identified as carrying drugs by a customs sniffer dog, alert customs official, random checking of packages by post office/customs staff or from a tip off. once a package is identified as containing drugs, especially if it is a large amount, it is allowed to proceed to it's destination/addressee and the police take appropriate action. happens in many countries and is to be applauded as effective action by customs and police working together.

now other matters;  while she could have a TEFF certificate at 19 she is extremely unlikely to have a degree, so how did she get a work permit? did she have all the correct documents to open and run a business?

playing devil's advocate, it would be very easy for her to tell her 'contact' to address the package to her boss so that if the police did come round she would have, albeit weak, plausible deniability.

that's not to say she could have had all the relevant immigration and legal documentation to teach and subsequently open a business here. but many questions remain unanswered.