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In regards to the traffic accident, if there is property damage, the Police are involved and should be charging the offending driver with violating Land Transportation Act, Section 43(4) and section 157, whoever drives recklessly or dangerously and that action causes damage to another person’s assets shall be punished with a fine from 400 baht to 1,000 baht

As usual, it's a matter of money, or who gets it. There are lots and lots of cameras and recording equipment available for sale, not only in Thailand, but also in other countries, but Thailand doesn't want to pay the price. They want the recording and video storage equipment, that breaks down easily or stops working when required. I just bought a 16 channel/camera network video recorder (digital NVR, capable of 4K display) for 4K baht, and a variety of sophisticated IP cameras, up to 6MP resolution, each cost 1.5-5K baht. NVR can be accessed via internet and upload to the cloud. The cams also have SD cards so that they will record onto the sd card the last few moments prior to losing power. 32 channel NVRs are also readily available. Best to get multiple NVR for every station/facility in case of breakdown and have spare channels on each NVR. Also arrange the cams so that each cam covers other cams and the recorder/internet router/gateway. Cams also have a tamper alarm and lost video alarm. Lots of WDC purple drives, made in Thailand, 4TB and 6TB available too. There is absolutely no excuse to not have all police stations/facilities fully recording with state-of-the-art surveilance equipment, within a month. One can easily buy thousands of Petabytes (1,024 terrabytes) of cloud storage, so that no video "disappears". Lock all video uploaded to the cloud so it is read only and can't be deleted or altered. The Police chief of any station should be fired if the station's cameras stop recording.

Always been 300 baht in Pattaya for a residence certificate.

I agree with you, the design looks flimsy, maybe an after thought, and may have been a "quick fix" to an issue discovered in preliminary testing, to get the vehicle past the warranty period. The clips maybe prone to premature removal. Numerous new vehicles have engineering issues. Would you have bought the vehicle if you had seen the issue before purchase?

For the most part, yes. However, I feel Toyota engine oil is only adequate, and in this hot climate, the top end of the oil should be 40, not 30. Also, Toyota doesn't make the oil, they buy from others, and have it labeled Toyota.

Where is the best/cheapest place to buy genuine toyota engine oil filters, other than at a Toyota dealer?

What brand of oil and viscosity?

What viscosity?

For a 2020 Toyota turbo diesel pickup truck, what synthetic engine oil do you use and at what frequency? I am considering Shell rotella T6 15w40 or Mobile 1 diesel 5w40. Dealer recommends 10K KM oil changes. Is it best to get Toyota engine filters or is there a better brand?

There is little justice in Thailand, unless you are Chinese. A Canadian gets hit by a pickup truck, is taken by ambulance unconscious to hospital with multiple wounds and the Thai driver gets charged with reckless driving, pleads guilty and the fine is 500 baht. But a Chinese tourist with a knife scratch that didn't require hospitalization and the Thai offender gets a 500,000 baht fine - absolutely ridiculous! This is justice in Thailand.

There should be no repairs conducted on that aircraft because it is contrary to US sanctions. Thailand should stop servicing Russian operated aircraft made by US companies. Turkey has already be notified to stop. see here: https://news.yahoo.com/us-puts-pressure-turkey-end-172100422.html

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I hope all are convicted, fined in excess of 10,000 baht, lose their job and benefits, and get jailed for at least one year.

Thailand personnel could face imprisonment, fines, loss of export privileges and other restricting steps if Thailand provides spare parts, fuel and other services for the U.S.-made planes that are being used for flights to and from Russia. U.S. Trade and Development Agency has notified foreign companies about the U.S. export restrictions in regard to Russian, Belarussian and Iranian transport companies. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Thea Rozman Kendler may impose sanctions on Thailand if it continues to provide spare parts, fuel and other services for the U.S.-made planes that are being used for flights to and from Russia and Belarus. She has already served notice to Turkey. https://news.yahoo.com/us-puts-pressure-turkey-end-172100422.html

The storey says the Captain was alerted by air traffic control. The cockpit contains an "engine fire" alarm system which would have been blaring loudly with a flashing bright light indicating an engine fire, highly visable to both Captain and co-pilot. Either the cockpit crew were doing something other than attending to their duties, or the aircraft had not been maintained properly to ensure the alarm system was working properly. Either way flyers beware of Russian operated flights.

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of US Navy sailors plan to visit Pattaya in a few weeks. They'll be looking for lots of ladies available to entertain them with unforgetable unspeakable pleasures, rest and relaxation. These gentlemen have been at sea for many weeks with no female companionship. What are the recommended best establishments/locations where these young handsome rich American men might find suitable ladies? Maybe some ladies can even snag a potential husband. I hear Soi 6 is off-limits to all military personnel and MPs will be near the Soi, due to many fights with ladyboys during past visits.

Looks like HKT runway is open for landing and takeoff at 1pm Feb. 5. Lots of flights according to flightaware, https://flightaware.com/live/airport/VTSP

So it sounds like Amaron battery for a Toyota hilux revo diesel truck is a good choice and should last a long time.

July 4?? I thought it was in January 2023. Quality Thai reporting of the facts.

See National Anti-Corruption Commission, www.nacc.go.th/english. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anti-Corruption_Commission_(Thailand) Also Google "thailand anti-corruption agency".

Chuwit is doing a fantastic job of exposing the corruption in Thai government. Keep up the good work! Let's see what the PM's reaction will be to this new information. Chuwit should also expose the Prosecutors and Judges, so the full circle is exposed. If anybody in Thailand wanted to truly expose all corrupt public employees, just follow the money! Start at the DLT, get a list of car owners of expensive high priced cars registered in the past 3 years, and cross reference that list with all government employees, and any companys' officers who obtained a government contract worth more than 5 million baht. Next, go to the land registry office, get a list of all property valued at more than 5 million baht, that has changed hands in the last X years, and cross reference that list with all government employees. Finally, expand the government employee list to include all relatives of the government employees, and cross reference that list to the car and land list. Just follow the money!

Finally, the Police and the Press name and photograph the corrupt individual, wonderful job! It is refreshing to see the Police doing their job well, with video evidence, and releasing it to the public. Now the issue becomes, will the prosecutor and Judge do their job and send a strong message, fine the guy 10 times the bribe money and all previous bribes, and at least 1 year jail, loss of job and associated retirement benefits? Or will there be more brown envelopes and a slap on the wrist?

Many do charge non-Thai speaking customers more than Thai speaking customers. 90% of the time my Thai girlfriend can get a hotel room, same dates, cheaper than I can. International chain hotels are the most consistent in pricing, the Thai non-chain hotels will usually discount for Thai speaking customers over the phone, facebook, email or their website, etc..

I heard that in Pattaya language school ED visas will not be renewed or extended beyond the initial expiry date. Some students were told they have to leave at the end of their ED visa.

I understand. Maybe somone from the US Embassy in Bangkok, should go to UTP and HKT and observe what is happening with the Azure Boeing aircraft and report back to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Thea Rozman Kendler. You can observe the flight paths in realtime at flightaware.com and other flight tracking websites. They show no stops between VKO and UTP. You can also see the previous 4 flights and their paths with altitude and speed, during the entire flight, no stops.