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13 hours ago, Toronto said:

It appears that this country and it's inhabitants are becoming increasingly violent. I'm sure it's not my imagination. 

I tend to disagree with your observation:
I believe the Thais males/females have always been violent, observations have taught me that when they snap it's like lighting the blue touch paper, sit back and watch them go up like a rocket.
The only difference now is that with mobile phones & social media it's being captured & posted where as before it was going undetected!

15 not old enough to ride a motorbike... takes all the fun out of growing up..

she's probably on her way to pick-up her earnings as a "pimp" & taking her siblings along to show them the ropes !!

There's no point asking local people to brainstorm an idea when they don't have a brain cell between them all, the only thing they know is how to rip-off farangs for a quick profit!
Easy solution... turn Samui into one huge sh*thole commercially...

2 hours ago, davidill said:

This is obviously a "free standing" tower crane. It would have been interesting to have inspected it prior to anyone touching it. A couple of things in the photo look strange. RIP to the unfortunate workers. Condolences to their families.

Everything on a Thai building site looks strange !!!!!!

Usual story, when a girl comes of age & realises she's "sitting" on her fortune, why work all day for 300 baht when you can make 2000+ baht laying on your back for one hour!!!

Maybe one of those 1% richest people could make a contribution to the Pattaya pier fund to get the ferry operating?
They could spread the Pattaya lifestyle across the Andaman bay & screw up Hua Hin for ever!!

Maybe she should be called "Zombie" instead of Zomy!!!
Pay a fine or shave your head & go to the Wat seems to be the latest options..
I wonder which one she'll opt for?

15 hours ago, Mooner said:

Ha ha. Never thought to check the piers state before announcing the venture

Safety is always an after thought, profit comes first...

T.I.T

I'm sure his parents are so proud of their son who grew up to be such an honourable person!!
If I was the head monk I'd welcome him in with open arms, send his parents home with a smile on their faces, let him post the ceremonial pic's on all his favourite social sites....
then behind closed doors make the little s**t  kowtow  down to me & kiss my arse!!

It's the year 2016 nearly 2017... God help Thailand if this is the best idea they can come up with.... but I fear if this proves to be successful it will be rolled out nationwide....

3 hours ago, DaveE13 said:

Anyone surprised?

Nope

Can anyone tell me, has the off-road minivan station next to Century building (below Victory Monument BTS) been relocated or is it still allowed to operate from that location?
I used to use this service to & from Nakhon Pathom & need to know if it's still running.

3-5C drop in temp in the "upper region" suggests it would be a good idea to keep your shirt on.
It would therefore be prudent to keep your shorts on to prevent a similar drop in temp in the "lower region"

15 hours ago, Etrazine said:

Well by car / road it's 320km, and by boat it's only 100km, so easily possible to do it in 90 minutes... It's not like the boat's going to follow the coast all the way there.

Ohhh. Iwas rather hoping it would keep the coast in view.. I can swim that far if need be!!!

After those actions my sister would have told me to go forth & multiply, as for my parents, home would have been the last place I'd have run to & show my face... 

Thai families always stick together no-matter what the cause!

Quote:

The former park chief was removed in September

I hope his bank account & assets will be checked to see if it matches his income for the time of his employment as park chief

anything that looks "extraordinarily out of order" should also be confiscated.

Praise for the driver, he did the right thing, many would have fled the scene...

teaching his child was a good thing too, the only worrying thing was judging by the sound of the child's voice he/she was very young

but old enough to know that "daddy will have to own up that" obviously has a grasp on how Thailand works already!!

2 hours ago, transam said:

Yep, even where I am I rarely see a traffic cop, and there are zillions of them...So, where are they, why isn't there commanding officers giving out tasks daily to the troops...

 

Any idiot can see folk will do what they like if there is no officialdom loitering out there to nab 'em.....

Because they're all out collecting bribes from all their business connections...

Lanes.... what are lanes??
In Thailand the whole road width is a free-for-all !!!

Same as traffic lights.. just there for guidance, not to be taken seriously...
Railway crossing barriers, just duck under or go around them... I could go on but Xmas is coming!!!!

This is Thailand, don't expect too much !!

Can anyone tell me if the van station/ticket booths directly below Victory Monument BTS adjacent to Century plaza is still in operation or if that has been relocated as well.

Where there's rice there's a scam!!!

Rotten from top to bottom.

23 hours ago, johng said:

My thoughts go towards the  many hundreds of Thais who have suddenly been deprived of their lively hoods and now wont be able to provide for their families.

Please don't you're gonna make me cry...

they'll do just fine, and set-up illegally somewhere else in a few days!!!

8 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Beer bars open at 6am?

Customers still in the beer bar at 6am means it never closed from the night before maybe??
I'm surprised the BIB didn't ask the manager a few questions...

unless of course it was a private party & the morning cleaner accidentally left the door open??

7 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

 

In 1,000 notes, well yes!!! 

Yep just another angry Thai venting their anger in the only way they know how... fists & feet
By the way I noticed something lost in translation.. 1minute 20 seconds into the video

check-out the translation on the door.. what's an "Inwuiry officer"?

the kid can't count but his excuse is he was only 5.. what's the grown up officers excuse for not being able to spell?

8 hours ago, colinneil said:

Enforce the law vigorously, must have cost somebody a lot of money, as the laws in Thailand are only vigorously enforced when somebody parts with money.

Makes a pleasant change from the normal routine: laws in Thailand are vigorously evaded when somebody parts with money!!