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59 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

That sounded good when you read it to yourself right?

 

The position the ‘needle’ sticks on is reliant on the impact dynamics and is not representative of travelling speed.

It has nothing to do with ‘crash investigation’. A dropped ‘speedo clock’ will register many possible final speeds the result based on nothing more than chance. 

 

 

Edit - the edit function still works (iPad anyway).

 

common sense really, but doesn't stop thai 'journalists' making such claims time after time. if only more care was taken and not re-post articles with such obvious errors, or the OP make relevant correction of obvious error/s when posting.

the colour scheme is still awful

sounds like the concept of going on a cruise has changed. on a cruise people used to stay on the boat, the boat visited various destinations where the passengers disembarked for a few hours. now they disembark for a few weeks? interesting business model.

but... who is going on cruises in a pandemic?

8 minutes ago, thaibestlover said:

Make affordable prices masses can pay (max 10000 THB/month) and people flood those empty buildings.

 

No wonder they are empty with moon prices not many can afford. 

so essentially you want a government bail out for property developers/banks? how about that government money being spent on education, the health service instead of making the rich richer?!

15 hours ago, Morch said:

 

Let's try again. Assuming the protests result in the sort of changes advocated by the protestors - what then? Who's at the helm? Who gets to set the new rules and design this new system?

 

Given the country had numerous regime changes, numerous constitutions, and many promised new beginnings, being optimistic about the prospects for change is a choice.

 

What I hear, see and read from and about current protests leaders doesn't really reassure that they are up to the task of running a country. The politicians involved are similarly useless and not very trustworthy either.

 

That's not saying the government is great, or that there are no issues. Just that faith in this lot being able to sort things out is, IMO, misplaced.

 

My take is that their goal (the one we're not to discuss) is mainly a distraction. And possibly a very dangerous one. Things being as they are, the military got to maintain (well, most times, anyway) a semblance of following some ground rules. If said goal is realized, then the framework governing the military's behavior is also done with. Now let's contemplate the military's past actions, and consider how things might pan out without any constraints or need to keep appearances up in place.

 

 

 

for sure this is just a bump on the road to nowhere, essentially nothing will change in the long term, because; thailand has a polarised electorate who vote with their tribe, elections are not fought on political philosophies or ideologies, you dont have floating voters as such. also the ingrained and endemic corruption that permeates all levels of society, even elections... and add to this the general lack of understanding of how the democratic process works, when one party loses the opposition take the the streets to try to force change rather than voicing their opinions in a peaceful manner. then you have an ever changing constitution which has been manipulated in the past to the benefit of those in power, oh i could go on...

not exactly confidence educing, temporary fix to a predictable reoccurring problem. the issue of bangkok, and other areas of thailand, flooding needs addressing, the uk acknowledged the issue of london flooding in the 1970s and opened the thames flood barrier in the 1980s. similar proactive action and capital investment needs to be made in thailand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Barrier

CNN is a news based organisation, not a travel or gourmet organisation. enough said.

16 minutes ago, IvorLott said:

Twaddle, not to mention piffle waffle, he was not axed for any such reason other than the Nephew (Kong Rithi?) of the then new majority Shareholder needed a 'career', so in true Thai nepotism style,  'Uncle' gave him a job plugging his cronies'  fancy Thong Lor/LangSuan/ Mor Chit Hi-So eateries in the space formerly occupied by the Night Owl column...

 

......but, hey, don't let facts get in the way of your prejudices...

i often used to see him at lido and scala in bangkok, he seemed decent enough, but as a journalist/writer he wasn't very good, the standard of journalism in thailand is, frankly, shocking, was he ever published in any reputable publications abroad? was he sought out by quality publications and asked to contribute? just read his columns in the BP; repetitive themes, lack of curiosity and critical thinking, no hunger for news - banging on about the same themes/topics, no burning desire to tell a good story. read roger beaumont, andrew biggs and the difference is stark.

1 minute ago, Peterhua said:

None of them are Thai citizens and none of them has permanent residency so why do they think exceptions should be made for them to come to Thailand.

 

I do understand why they might prefer to live in Thailand against living where they come from but that unfortunately is not a criteria that will get them in. 

fair enough, however i'm not sure there are demands for 'exceptions' just application of common sense. many retirees have invested in the country either with capital investment such as houses, condos or have invested financially due to immigration requirements and many have made emotional investment by marrying or dating  a thai citizen.

once they are in the country, virus free and quarantined where is the risk over and above the risk to any other human being in the country. plus there is the additional benefit that tourists are continually coming and going and therefore pose continuous risks. i think there is a logical and fair argument to allow retirees into thailand.

very confusing reporting; was it a dam, levee or weir?

terrible for those affected, who, i would guess are poorer citizens, hopefully substantial financial assistance from the authorities will be forthcoming

if you just need policy document in order to obtain another document why not take out a policy, on monthly installments, then once you it's served it's purpose simply cancel the policy, (if in europe cancel within two weeks and get a full refund) you'll still have the policy document and no one will check if the premiums have been paid.

45 minutes ago, Jack Hna said:

Absolute waste of space that place. Full of fake stuff and stinking arabs

you can always rely on tv forum posters to introduce unnecessary racism into a topic.

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Who developed them for the use of this Country.  Seems that Oxford and a few companies in the US have a rapid test that can tell you very quickly.  My US Based pharmacy plan just sent me an offer for a in home test kit that will be mailed to me free, and after I take the sample and seal it up it will go back via Fed-Ex and I will have the results in 24 hours.  Wonder if this would work for those stuck in the US, and who have to satisfy the 72 Hr. window between Covid testing, and showing they were Covid free before boarding the plane.

a few months ago there was an article boasting about a thailand developed test that could give a result in 1 hour 15 minutes, thought that was great, but never heard about it being implemented, or any plans for its implementation...

1 minute ago, madmitch said:

Makes them look like Boy Scouts rather than soldiers.

but a simple,effective and cheap way for the commanders to know what resources they have and where they are.

2 minutes ago, ukrules said:

This is hardly the 'great unraveling' I expected - he read a couple of charts, that is all.

 

He should go on to explain why, no matter, I'll summarise :

 

To me it appears that the more successful a country is at keeping its elderly people alive into very old age - the more deaths there will be from COVID.

 

This is something that most of Asia really sucks at, they die much younger - this is the reason for the 'great Asian success' - they're already dead due to constant neglect throughout their lives.

 

you may, to an extent, have a point, however 'asia' is too general as Japan has a large percentage of the population in old age, and i'd suspect korea too. but in developing asian countries for sure there are not the medical facilities and expertise, or investment (?) in healthcare for the elderly. i'd also argue many who live with underlying medical conditions in the west dont, unfortunately,  have that opportunity in many asian countries.

yea, yea, yea, this is just an attempt to spin some positive news in light of all the negativity from recent events on the streets.

dont believe anything until there is some detail, and even then take it with a pinch of salt as it could all change the following day.

while in theory this could kind of work as these tour groups were basically herded around prior to the pandemic. however there will be serious restrictions on where they can go and what they can do - and the big one; these are basically package tourists, not wealthy or big spenders, so what about the previously anticipated 1.2 billion baht/month income for the tourist sector?

27 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Cashless in Los Impossible. Many places one must Pay in Cash,Including Immigration .

Can you see people going to the markets and Village Corner shops and Trying to Pay with a Card? Will Never Happen.

true. sure non-cash payments are quick, easy and convenient, and are extremely popular in urban areas, but i come from the countryside in the uk where cash remains very popular.