Bday Prang

They are nearly all built like that, there are few if any regulations

You forgot to mention roundabouts, Its hilarious watching them negotiate those. A few on here are very concerned about those who drive without licences, in view of the nature of driving test that you have highlighted above, the lack of a licence is of absolutely no consequence whatsoever.

These are "Thai experts " an oxymoron if ever there was one, this time the "genius" claiming "expertise" is....."Dr Wittaya Chartbanchachai, a specialist on a World Health Organization panel on injury prevention" although he lost any credibility the moment he opened his mouth The fact of the matter is that nobody cares, except for a few concerned expats on here ! I can't ever remember any Thai I have spoken to ever mentioning this subject or show any wish to discuss it that includes quite a few police and people who have lost friends and family to traffic related deaths. It is just something they appear to accept, maybe something to do with Buddhism Twice a year, they have this virtue signalling festival, and nothing changes, in truth during the two annual periods of seven deadly days there is no significant increase in the death rate, some might say that in view of the increased traffic that this is evidence that these warnings are at least having some sort of positive effect. Personally I think its more to do with the fact that due to the volume of traffic on the roads a lot of this traffic is reduced to a snail's pace well that and the fact that some of them are just too drunk to to even attempt to drive

You haven't really thought that through have you?

but then an "expert" says...... “An estimated 17,000 people will die in road accidents over the coming ‘seven dangerous days’, a toll that matches the previous year. expert in what exactly?

You are new here aren't you. ?

the length of the waiting list would render the NHS useless for many on here. Aren't they on strike at the moment anyway?

might not be possible depending on the settings option.

The fact that some of these ships remain upright is astonishing but presumably they've all been properly computer designed and scale models have been tested in wave tanks, and certain operating limits established etc etc. That is not the case with these Thai tourboats

I can't believe boats like that are allowed out in the Andaman Sea They are out of their comfort zone in the gulf even when operating relatively close to the mainland. Which is probably what that one was built for. This kind of incident is all too common, greed coupled with stupidity is the sole reason for it, During the high season for tourism, rough seas are very common. but the idiots just can't resist the temptation of tourist wonga. Waves of 1.5 m would be enough to scare most tourists <deleted>less and most of the large trawlers stay in dock when the waves get to 3m they are not designed like North sea trawlers Most of the "captains" of these boats are ex fishermen who are too lazy to work on the fishing boats anymore, or who have been sacked for one reason of another If I remember correctly there is no actual qualification req'd to skipper one of these boats a licence is easily obtained just by applying, and whilst reassuringly each boat is legally required to carry a ships engineer no qualification is required for that either. There is no annual check required that I'm aware of and the basic insurance is unbelievably cheap That applies for boats up to a certain size (not including dive platform) I'm almost certain that boat like most operating around thailand, conveniently fall into that category, That's how it was in the gulf of thailand 15 years ago things may have changed but i doubt it

I wish they would make their minds up, who they want and who they don't, and how on earth do they know how much people spend on average per trip

So let's just leave it at that then. You are entitled to your opinion, as indeed am I

Are you of the opinion that sham marriages never happen? Surely not as regardless of what any statistics may tell you, that would be somewhat naive. The website you linked to mentions over 1300 sham marriages in my opinion that is a "significant" problem as just 1 is 1 too many here is a link that explains why the above numbers are not representative of what is actually happening https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/466/how-effective-is-enforcement-action-against-sham-marriage As usual "human rights" legislation is getting in the way Further discussion is indeed pointless

I reckon she tried to trap him with the pregnancy, its quite a common tactic, but as shown here its likely to backfire. Chances are he just dumped her because she was pupped, regardless of the gender.

Seems to be the case, the women aren't much better. The real ones and the real filth that they eat, appear to bear little resemblance to what we encounter back home

Can anybody invoke the assistance of "big joke" ? does one contact him directly on facebook or does one have to start with the local police and work ones way up the chain of command ? He must be very busy, obviously shying away from the limelight as much as possible, in order to devote himself to his vocation

"The beautiful Thai woman" so beautiful she has to use a matchmaker , and willingly goes with chinese! Possibly not even "pupped" No problem washing her dirty laundry in public either, A desperate attention seeker

those three in the photo are

Surachate and his lads will all have a few illegitimates to their name. Its the sign of a real man . They won't be probing very deep either

Those white t-shirted social justice warriors were quick to "show their support " too Just waiting for the other charlatan "Mor Pla" to show up and we will have the holy trinity

yes I do and your problem is?

one million "influencees" presumably all busy getting inseminated .

"Influencer"

That is why I am not commenting on the OP's personal situation.

Again off topic but its a drum that needs banging a lot louder.