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4 hours ago, kevin612 said:

No tourists, no problem. Thai baht is still rising, Thai Currency is the god.

The Baht is still better than the chinese RNB....guess that's the problem for it.

So will they also crackdown on the polluted air in Thai cities? It's about time they start doing something!

3 hours ago, madmitch said:

The "trade war" betwen the USA and China is often quoted as a reason for the Thai economy contracting. I've never worked out why. Are there any economists out there that can explain this?

In fact because of the trade war many Western companies are willing to move out of china and into Thailand (or another asian country).

But yeah the tradewar is bad for China so they have less to spend on holidays and Thailand was one of their top destinations.

4 hours ago, bodga said:

I don't  see it's hit  Thailand that hard  at  all.

Tourism is totally down now but you don't see it?

I really like his boxing, but not his attitude....i 've seen enough of that on youtube.

27 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

As my old boss used to say, meteorologists are the only profession that can get it wrong most of the time and still be promoted

In Thailand it's true for the whole country....

16 hours ago, Michael Andersen said:

Well I´m a crane operator and have - at least some - knowledge about these truck mounted cranes with fixed basket. They are constructed in such a way that - if setup and used correctly  - they cannot tip over. For example all support legs should be fully extended - and it actually looks like they are in this case. (Newer cranes are likely to be equipped with vario-base - This looks like and older one) .. That leave us with only to other possible causes. Either the fail-safe system had a defekt or the fail-safe system has been tampered with. in case it was option one it would not have been possible to operate the crane at all.. but ermm.. your guess is as good as mine.. 

Would you think that after this accident the crane goes to Japan or Germany for a repairjob?? Or will somchai the local welder/eletrician fix it for them...?

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The state planning agency predicts the number of foreign arrivals will plunge to 12.7 million this year from a record 39.8 million last year.

 

Even Mallorca Island in Spain has 14 million arrivals every year....This isn't good for Thailand at all.

Mr CP wants more quality tourists into thailand.....that's so thai, thinking they belong to the best destinations while they even can't build a safe sidewalk...there's danger from above, beneath, left and right.....better go to Europe folks where all is safe and perfekt and even cheaper.

18 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

A guy in his 30's has to resort to battering a fella old enough to be his grandfather with a helmet? Pathetic, but similar to that which we see way too often. Stop with the wais and the petty fines and give these people 5 years in jail and we might see the number of incidences start to drop.

That taxi might have almost killed him and tried to flee after it...so because the driver is 75 he should get away with it? I don't think so.

21 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

A paper thin veneer separates a Thai and his emotions. 12 year olds most of them.

Look at the damage to that taxi, he sure has hit something....and 75 is too old to drive taxi anyway.

Why would a European go to Thailand? We have much better places in Europe, Spain  , Italy, Greece, Kroatia and so on.....much cheaper than Thailand (600 euro for 7 days 4 star hotel on Mallorca, flight and food and transfer included) and really really nice there.

I think thailand better goes for the chinese...Europeans have better options.

That ain't bacon, there's no white fat at all...

I've seen several similar grannies in thailand...when they get a parking ticket or so they go beserk and fight untill somebody dies...even against policemen...

She deserves a very harsh punishment....25 years in jail imo.

Isn't there a pool company which is like 10 years old, has good reviews online (without removing the negative ones), safety certifications, quality certifications, warranty on leakage/safety and so on....

I would rather pay double price for a real good pool than for one who starts leaking in 3 years, is missing tiles, broken lights, bad filtersystems and so on....

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

If they could not do the top half, I guess maybe you can opt for a happy beginning and a happy ending to fill the hour out

You horny men have to wait untill the virus is over....here's something innocent to watch:

41 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

It was so they could shop for goods overseas and bring them back here to sell and make a profit.  Secondary income.  Do you not remember the 3 female attendants who were nailed by customs not that long ago....

We always order a lot from them, and so do all our friends...we will miss it.

20 hours ago, Pilotman said:

ALL qualified international ATPL pilots must have ICAO 5 level English, or the EU equivalent, no exceptions. Internally, countries make up their own rules but normally, in advanced countries, Level 4 is expected. Level 6 is a native English speaker. 

I don't care how you explain it, i just listen to the pilots when they're speaking through the intercom and can't understand a word of the Thai pilots...

One day during a flight Air Asia there was an inspector sitting next to me, she noted it as well and wrote it in her book...i saw her writing nonstop during the flight and asked what she thought of the pilots english, she agreed that it was not understandable at all and said she made a notition about it.

17 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Airline pilots are required to be at ICAO Level 5 English to fly internationally. 

Except Thai pilots from Air Asia...

20 hours ago, scorecard said:

So how does it create/bring revenge? 

If Grab has issues with Foodpanda which are both delivery services it might be their competitor who make them loose money on these orders.