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5 hours ago, billy54 said:

I don't want to discuss the rights or wrongs of this , opinions' we all have them , but is this the thin end of the nanny state wedge , 

Your opinion is your right or course...

my "two penny worth" is last year at Songkran I witnessed a high speed accident with a pick-up.. watching the people sitting in the back thrown out onto the road & on-coming traffic like rag dolls was not something I want to see again...

most were under the age of 20...

6 dead at the scene, 2 later in hospital & 2 remained seriously injured for a long time..

but hey.. if it's a non nanny state you want and can live with the consequences of "having a little fun" crack-on..

Just my opinion....

7 hours ago, whatawonderfulday said:

But 15 people , riding to possible death, in the bed of a pick-up is still OK ?

This is Thailand.. please don't try to understand the logic !

6 hours ago, darksidedog said:

There you go fellas! Become a katoey and avoid being beaten to death by your commanding officer.

Totally agree, why get beaten to death on the inside when you can get a good pounding every night on the outside !!

Most of those [who died] had weak health or a chronic disease, so they had problems when facing intense punishment

In which case why were they being intensely punished, they should have been receiving medical treatment or removed form the service

NOT BEATEN TO DEATH !!!!!

Maybe they'll couple these licensed shops with gambling dens... kill two birds with one stone so to speak

A happy zone shop where you can aquire both at the same time

I can just see the signage now

"liquor in the front & poker round the back"

Yes I do realise it's April fools day.. I'm having a laughtoo

8 hours ago, Songhua said:

All those old foreigners who complained about it every year can now venture out without their raincoats and plastic bags.

Wow so quick to disparage the "old folk" 

but one thing that does come with age is wisdom & knowledge to keep ones thoughts to ones self until all the facts are out..

maybe you should check todays date before posting any more !!

"One born every minute"

12 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

' A helmet was found at the scene '   I wonder if it was found on his head he would still be alive .  

I doubt it... cement truck versus him, helmet on or not .... you work it out!

15 hours ago, steven100 said:

scum ....  a totally lost family .... she deserves jail not rehab .... 

Poor kid, scarred in two ways for life, physically & mentally.

I hope he grows up better than his mother & gaurdians

2 hours ago, fruitman said:

Wow they even revoked her license!! That's the first time this happened to a nast taxidriver..

Revoking her licence probably won't deter her from doing something similar again.

Just paying a fine & letting her go back out on the road to abuse people again is the only thing they can think of!

Offer them bail of 62 million baht....

14 hours ago, Philthyphil said:

Food hygiene in Thailand gets about a 1 out of ten.

 

The way they use food handling gloves, touching the moneywith them still on etc makes me honestly believe they think the gloves are to keep their hands clean, not the food. 

 

The grime and filth in an average shop house "Daam Sang" style restaurant astonishes me. Dirty walls, usually a filthy old paint bucket on the floor used for slops etc, quite often dead cockroaches on the floor, a filthy old rag they use to wipe the cutting board on which they chop vegetables, raw and cooked meats of various animals etc etc, no soap n the bathrooms, no hand washing facilities, filthy plastic chairs that never get cleaned etc etc

 

Even the cleaner restaurants worry me as I have seen the markets where they source their food. 

I think you meant minus 10 out of 10

3 hours ago, r136dg said:

"Thais ask how did the police miss that one!"

 

The same way they miss every traffic law violation happening every nano second.

Probably didn't miss this one at all, the usual stop & check point would have cost the driver a few hundred baht and allowed to go on his merry way !!!

Typical Thai mentality though, save money & time by doing it in one load/trip... give a Thai a little freedom & he'll take the piss !!

18 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

How about pointing your fingers at the police?  They do absolutely nothing here in Pattaya during Songkran.  The drive home from Central Pattaya last year was an absolute free for all.  Drunk scooter riders, weaving in and out (few with helmets), trucks with water cannons going down Sukhumvit blasting everything and everybody.  Absolute mayhem.

 

A few years ago we went to Issan.  No booze sold at 7/11.  But right behind the station was a cooler full of beer that you could buy. 

 

Place the blame properly.  On the police.

He did place the blame on the correct people.. THE PEOPLE

they are the ones who oragnise the events

they are the ones who get drunk
they are the ones who start the fights
they are the ones who cause carnage on the roads

they are the ones who've turned Songkran into a free for all

He saying he wants the people to take responsibility for their own actions... not disobey the law.

he doesn't want to invoke article 44 & turn Thailand into a police state just to stop idiotic people from killing themselves

they should have the mentality to stay within the law which is in place now!!!

YES the police should enforce the law as it stands now..
It's not just the police at fault here !!!!

Place the blame properly... On BOTH sides

The course was only one hour long with a happy ending !!

Please cancel or delay everything so we can continue as normal...

10 hours ago, ezzra said:

 

It's all for a show, that the government is " frustrated " at the sexy image

of Pattaya, secretly they wish they a dozen more cities like Pattaya,

do the math please, how many tourists Pattaya pulls a year and how

say, a city like Cha Am that also has beaches and sea pulls in...

Don't worry, Cha am & Hua Hin are being worked on, give it a few years & they'll be just like Pattaya.

rail & sea links will link east with west for a sort term boost, developers are already building on every available plot.

Resorts & homes going up everywhere.

Once the tourists arrive in good numbers the Thais will move in with bars,restaurants, etc etc....

Just give it a year or two....

7 hours ago, jollyhangmon said:

So what is it then ...??

 

> ... the usual festivities will play out on Khaosan and Silom roads as usual ...<  ^^

 

vs.

 

 

... left hand / right hand ...?

It's simple... Khao San road is cancelled this year. everywhere else is as usual
what's the confusion??

1 hour ago, robertthebruce said:

No way he is 41

 

 

at least 65 years old......

 

 

probably born in 1941

that would make more sense

Yep I reckon the B.I.B were on his tail.. either a touch too much jungle juice in their veins or on drugs...

don't you just love it over here!

7 hours ago, gwynt said:

When does the checks on infuential characters start on Koh Tau???

One week after the memo has been sent to all involved.

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

... and he says "good-bye" to the coffin...

If he killed my son the last place he'd be welcome was at his funeral.. unless he wanted to make it a joint affair !!

5 kilometers I think they all had a good look before taking a pic.. better to have got his licence plate !!

1 hour ago, CliffH said:

Horn disconnected, to save the battery.

just like the brakes disconnected to save air !!

Most roundabouts in Thailand that I've seen, traffic on the roundabout gives way to that coming onto it.
The reverse of roundabouts worldwide, where traffic on the roundabout has priority.

Her smug face & body language speaks volumes.... 

a person who obviously thinks she stands 3 rungs above her actual position.. hope this video shared on social media has brought her back down to ground level.