Derek B

4 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

This is not Europe.

 

The people are not immigrants.

 

The people are majority indigenous, Malay, Muslim.

 

They have been since the 13th century.

 

It was their place.

 

Ruled by a Sultan.

 

The region never asked or wanted to be "integrated" into Siam/Thailand.

 

It never asked to be subject to Thaification - Wikipedia

 

It was forced.

 

Thailand is reaping what it sowed.

 

As did Britain in Ireland, the Netherlands in their "East-Indies" and France in "Indo-China" and Algeria.

 

 

 

 

 

The history maybe so but the killing is not justified and those doing it will reap what they have sowed and on it goes world wide.

16 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Yes there is a bronze statue in his memory:-

 

 

Thanks for sharing your photo and attach a cropped image.

8 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

i dont know what articles these people are reading but i read tourism is up year on year..

Just waiting for the lottery and ill be oit of here ????????

Which lottery - does Thai lottery actually pay out to farang ??????

Road safety is not all about a driver's ability alone. If a bridge is built sooner or later for whatever reason what passes over the bridge may end up falling off the bridge so the inclusion of a sound barrier would make a lot of sense. In this case a lesson sadly learnt which one would hope the authorities pick up on. Having said that most of the bridges passing over the Chiang Mai moat just have a high kerb. This incident took place where a concrete structure just crumbled.

21 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

Not the point. The driver is responsible for driving said vehicle not how well the bridge etc is constructed. Likewise, the bridge builders are not responsible for driver's abilities...and they were not on trial.

Okay...........but the risk to other road users is still there unchanged even if the guilty party gets the death sentence on this occasion.

On 11/1/2019 at 11:37 AM, trainman34014 said:

In any developed country it would have been 'Causing death by dangerous driving' and she would most likely recieve a sentence of 5-7 years in Jail for causing the deaths of two innocent people !

In a developed country the barrier over the bridge would of done it's job hopefully. I wonder if an assessment of the design & it's construction has taken place since the incident.

This is about Thai exports to the USA as I read it. Or is it really about importing into Thailand US manufactured weed killer?

The GPS would only monitor the vehicle not the driver.

Looking at the rear of tanker it does not seem to be of the best design to avoid damage from a shunt resulting in a spill so high up.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The tanker was stationary at the time preparing to make a U-turn heading for a gas depot. 

U-Turns should be well lit I would of thought.

Just don't drive at night.

There are too few hard facts in the OP to comment...........the matter is with the police for now. 

Clearly responsible gun ownership in Thailand is out of control along with swords & machetes.

On 10/14/2019 at 4:36 PM, YetAnother said:

Be lucky if one in one thousand farmers changes anything

Well they had no problem changing from buffalo to tractors & harvesters..........so here's hoping they do for the health of their fellow countrymen.

What we really need to know is what documentation is required to be presented at the point of entry.

I carry a CIGNA plastic card which keeps the Thai hospitals happy. However it does not detail the financial cover limits as such.

Probably going to have to travel with a policy printout/certificate too.

On 10/9/2019 at 8:28 PM, NoComment said:

I wonder what will happen to the shooter?

RIP to the young lady but surely there must be some punishment issued.

I hope we hear more on this story.

Yes the follow up will be of interest.

On 10/9/2019 at 10:07 AM, webfact said:

The weapon was reportedly legally owned and licenced. 

To be licensed do you first have to have had certified firearms training in Thailand?

Need to check the phone records of both drivers too...............perhaps not driving with due care & attention whilst sober.

13 hours ago, Falcon said:

I take it that you’ve just arrived in Thailand @kevin612? Or was it meant as a joke? If It was an intent to make a serious comment about ‘the robber is probably arrested’, you really should learn the way of Thailand and the police actions. The police will do very little, if anything to even try to find this criminal as it would mean that they have to get up and do some police work to find him/her. However, now that it’s been made public aware and on social media, maybe, just maybe, they might look in to it.

Same in the UK - police have no time or given the resources to address petty crime - they just do the admin for insurance claims.

20 hours ago, steven100 said:

I just watched that video,  and I think the guy should have ran to the bike a lot quicker …  

but easy to say sitting here ...

Looks like he was wearing flip flops - not trainers.

10,000 USD or equivalent is the typical amount that attracts a detour through a central bank when being transferred in or out of a country. 50,000 baht sounds like a limit for a transferred out sum.

18 hours ago, seeyoujimmy said:

Does that mean they do nothing till he tells them.

 

Seems a bit like it at times

I arrived at Swampy at 1:30pm on 20th September - immigration line non existent - flight from Doha empty about 30 pax only - excellent news.

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

She/he should have stuffed it where the sun don't shine, it would be never found...

but could of fallen out so easily...................

5 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

tell that to the 300 people queueing up at the airport

This might have more to do with too many A380's & 747's all landing at the same time of day - same issue with IAH, Houston around 4pm.

I would of though some routes - especially direct from the USA, Australia, EU & UK - could be considered for passing through Thai immigration checks at major airports of departure.

7 hours ago, shackleton said:

well we all know what happens here 

when the price of oil drops it takes ages for the punter to get the benefit 

talking the UK here last week it was reported Tesco and other big supermarket chains were dropping the price of a litre by 3 pence this week

lets see what happens now wont take long for a increase at the pumps

 

Exactly all petrol/diesel retailers are quick to raise prices & much slower to lower them when crude oil prices fluctuate.