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'Also on Dec 31, the authorities found 2,362 violations of the ban by vehicles for public transport and private cars. Altogether 27 cars were impounded and 2,104 drivers charged with violation of traffic law'

Give yourself a big hand boys another successful crackdown....

Oh hang on a minute, 2,362 offences with car drivers over the limit and 27 cars impounded....

Hhmmm surely they cannot be calling this a victory can somebody cleverer than me work out what the %age of drivers to cars off the road is.....

So how many cars do they impound in your country?

I can tell you exactly how many drivers would be banned from driving for a year if they are caught drink driving in the UK- 100%

I can tell you how many will also receive fines and points on their licenses - 100%

I can tell you how many of the 100% will also have an increase in their insurance premiums - 100%

How many of the 100% would be allowed to get back in their car and carry on with their journey whilst over the limit not 100% this time - 0%

There really are some completely retarded statements on this board from supposedly educated people.....

Of the 2,362 car drivers pulled up for being over the limit guess what, all 2,362 would be charged and if it was found any of them had done this previously they would be looking at a possible prison sentence, how many of the 2,362 the Thai's are proudly proclaiming they have caught over the limit will receive a ban do you reckon, 100%, 50%, 0%.....

'Also on Dec 31, the authorities found 2,362 violations of the ban by vehicles for public transport and private cars. Altogether 27 cars were impounded and 2,104 drivers charged with violation of traffic law'

Give yourself a big hand boys another successful crackdown....

Oh hang on a minute, 2,362 offences with car drivers over the limit and 27 cars impounded....

Hhmmm surely they cannot be calling this a victory can somebody cleverer than me work out what the %age of drivers to cars off the road is.....

If this man was put as a candidate tomorrow in an election He would WALK IT.

Now this small body of TVF members who have not been satisfied since the intervention of the army---that are crying out for elections every day, slagging off the PM---because they hate military rule, are now not satisfied with near the MOST RESPECTED man in Thailand, I have news for you, is it YOU that want what YOU want, or is it the will of Thais ???. % of you are still in denial re Shins sins in government, % of you say you want democracy ( even if it not a democratically run job)

I would love to see stability, elections, after most of the last lot have faced up to wrong doing and Thais can believe what is then out in the open.

Thailand will be lucky if it's squeaky clean in 10 years time. YES I am ready for the clan brigade to slam me for this, as that is all they seem to be on TVF for, topics like this one. Scan every day and see who is answering what------interesting.

The opinion of TVF members is neither here nor there.If however you believe Prem - personally decent though he is - represents the aspirations of most Thais, you are comically deluded.He is no longer widely respected in the way he was 20 years ago.History - not the likes of you and me - will deliver its verdict on Prem.Sadly as a result of his foolish meddling I fear it will be a harsh one and he will be seen as having played a key role in undermining all he holds dear - a terrible irony.

Vey well put!!

The problem with a lot of those in high position or born into the hi-so set in Thailand is that they are surrounded by the worst kind of sycophants, people who will tell them anything at all that they think they want to hear regardless of the truth or the long term effects and unfortunately the higher up the pole they get the more cosseted they are

People like ginjang and EJ and several of the other rose tinted specs brigade cannot see that and just because their trip to the local bar or restaurant is the same as before this lot took power they think there is no problem and all is hunky-dory, guess what, it isn't!!!

Please do not post assumed lies-----I do not drink, so I do not trip to the local bar---do you think everyone is drunk and lives in Pattaya or Nana ?? Agree it is NOT hunky dory, no one in this world thinks it is--But you do not need rose tinted glasses to know it is still better than Shins run--or not run style governing.

Blimey Gingag, who died and made you emperor...

I will post what I see and what I see and hear from the likes of yourself is very naïve, you seem to think you speak for all Thais, something you have in common with a certain sector of the junta, guess what newsflash....you don't and neither do they!!!

If this man was put as a candidate tomorrow in an election He would WALK IT.

Now this small body of TVF members who have not been satisfied since the intervention of the army---that are crying out for elections every day, slagging off the PM---because they hate military rule, are now not satisfied with near the MOST RESPECTED man in Thailand, I have news for you, is it YOU that want what YOU want, or is it the will of Thais ???. % of you are still in denial re Shins sins in government, % of you say you want democracy ( even if it not a democratically run job)

I would love to see stability, elections, after most of the last lot have faced up to wrong doing and Thais can believe what is then out in the open.

Thailand will be lucky if it's squeaky clean in 10 years time. YES I am ready for the clan brigade to slam me for this, as that is all they seem to be on TVF for, topics like this one. Scan every day and see who is answering what------interesting.

The opinion of TVF members is neither here nor there.If however you believe Prem - personally decent though he is - represents the aspirations of most Thais, you are comically deluded.He is no longer widely respected in the way he was 20 years ago.History - not the likes of you and me - will deliver its verdict on Prem.Sadly as a result of his foolish meddling I fear it will be a harsh one and he will be seen as having played a key role in undermining all he holds dear - a terrible irony.

Comically deluded----you speak so nice this new year. Your opinion ONLY, ask any Thai in Thailand if the Guy is still a very respected man--you will get your answer. Ask --sure the Comic you will find is YOU. Just returning the nice gesture. Happy new year, I did notice you did not comment on other FACTS about this grumbling daily % of posters, after all WE do not have a say. so why are they just on TVF mostly on topics to use as an excuse. I comment on some unpopular decisions by the PM, but I am not relentless in a daily assault.

You know all the Thai's then Gingag, you must be a busy fella, I gotta say a lot the people I know don't agree with you at all, true there are also a few gullible people and a few pretty solid ones as well so that probably goes for the foreigners I know too and certainly goes for a few posters on here

Some knowledgeable, some uneducated, some selfish, some indifferent and some downright gullible I think I know where you fit in......

If this man was put as a candidate tomorrow in an election He would WALK IT.

Now this small body of TVF members who have not been satisfied since the intervention of the army---that are crying out for elections every day, slagging off the PM---because they hate military rule, are now not satisfied with near the MOST RESPECTED man in Thailand, I have news for you, is it YOU that want what YOU want, or is it the will of Thais ???. % of you are still in denial re Shins sins in government, % of you say you want democracy ( even if it not a democratically run job)

I would love to see stability, elections, after most of the last lot have faced up to wrong doing and Thais can believe what is then out in the open.

Thailand will be lucky if it's squeaky clean in 10 years time. YES I am ready for the clan brigade to slam me for this, as that is all they seem to be on TVF for, topics like this one. Scan every day and see who is answering what------interesting.

The opinion of TVF members is neither here nor there.If however you believe Prem - personally decent though he is - represents the aspirations of most Thais, you are comically deluded.He is no longer widely respected in the way he was 20 years ago.History - not the likes of you and me - will deliver its verdict on Prem.Sadly as a result of his foolish meddling I fear it will be a harsh one and he will be seen as having played a key role in undermining all he holds dear - a terrible irony.

Vey well put!!

The problem with a lot of those in high position or born into the hi-so set in Thailand is that they are surrounded by the worst kind of sycophants, people who will tell them anything at all that they think they want to hear regardless of the truth or the long term effects and unfortunately the higher up the pole they get the more cosseted they are

People like ginjang and EJ and several of the other rose tinted specs brigade cannot see that and just because their trip to the local bar or restaurant is the same as before this lot took power they think there is no problem and all is hunky-dory, guess what, it isn't!!!

Have you had blood or stool samples taken??

Have they shown they will be effective against this strain of bacteria if indeed it is bacterial and not a viral infection against which antibiotics are useless?

If not why you even contemplating antibiotics for diahhorrea and fever as in probability it is un indicated and will be useless

Fluids, paracetomol for the fever and let it run it's course far too much giving out of AB's in Thailand and no wonder there are problems with resistance

Yes I was admitted to hosiptal last night because had a lot of blood in diarrhoea...and had blood and stool tests. Stool showed a bacterial infection. Have told doctor my concerns about the med prescribed and he said switch to Azithromycin if I can find it.

Honestly last week has been a nightmare. I tried to let it run its course but I couldn't shake it off.. The fever has been severe at times. Then seeing all the blood yesterday, had to do something.

In that case buddy sorry for being so judgmental it is just I see a lot of this in Thailand and much of the time it is completely un-indicated

If the hospital have prescribed the antibiotics after the samples came back then I would be tempted to stick with them as they are obviously effective against this strain of bacteria, that said azithromycin is a good option and the dosage is easier just don't forget to eat some probiotics when you are well again as they do tend to wipe out everything even the good stuff..

Get well soon!

Have you had blood or stool samples taken??

Have they shown they will be effective against this strain of bacteria if indeed it is bacterial and not a viral infection against which antibiotics are useless?

If not why you even contemplating antibiotics for diahhorrea and fever as in probability it is un indicated and will be useless

Fluids, paracetomol for the fever and let it run it's course far too much giving out of AB's in Thailand and no wonder there are problems with resistance

The Thai press have the same ethics as everyone else here.

None. Sold to the highest bidder.

Having the Jonathan Head as president of the 'Foreign Journalists Club' sums this place up. He belongs at some grubby little tabloid like 'The Sun'. His reports during the protests were a disgrace. Lies by omission are lies just the same.

Oh dear....

You saying the Junta and your mates in the police farce also have the same ethics as the Thai press?

But, but, but......

'Gen Prem said he was confident Gen Prayut could achieve his roadmap, citing reason that the prime minister was determined, clean and has no wound to cover up'

Probably not the best reason to bet on the little general

If that OP is an example of the brilliant way Thai PBS do their reporting then they really aught to bury their heads in shame, they never heard of proof readers...

What can you say when yet another pampered hi-so who knows zilch about the majority of the population starts preaching about what you can report, scary...

Good thing if the journalists read between the lines like the rest of us otherwise the attitude adjustment camps would be overflowing...

further to my previous posts on this, we have actually been looking at other schools to move our 6 year old to.

The Satit education system is rubbish, all they seem to do is train up for their next show performance.

seems like they will become dancers later in life but certainly not doctors, paying for a new fancy dress outfit and hunting them down all over the city seems to be our new job as parents.

because my daughters thai is not the best she was put back a year so is in a class with kids as much as 18 months younger than her. you can really tell the difference in her development, she has to go down to there level to communicate.

we are currently thinking and have been to visit REPS ( Rayong English Programme School) it has an expat teacher in each class at primary 1 level, not fillipino like Satit. The Dean of the school is South African and is very switched on and walking around constantly checking up on the teaching.

It Cambridge level cirriculum and has a great library with the same books as my daughters old school in the UK had.

the school is owned by the same company as Garden International School and is connected by a bridge so that they can share the swimming pools.

REPS is a bit scruffy inside, if it wasn`t we would move her immediately.

we are going to think about it over christmas.

it got to the point at Satit that I was marking and correcting my daughters home book, which is the communication between parents and teachers, correcting the grammer, spelling and general bad english that her fillipino teachers had written, I find that outrageous.

does anyone have any experience of REPS or Satit Academy to share?

any feedback would be fantastic.

I have no information about the schools you are asking about in Rayong but we have gone through very similar to you with my daughters education....

What you are describing about spending most time practicing for performances (spending a full week learning how to clap and cheer for the sports day which again all needs one off uniforms for the day springs to mind!!) but this was with Phoenix not Satit so it appears to be common in the Thai private sector as is spending time sleeping during the day

As a direct result of this and also because they changed my daughters teacher mid term without even having the decency to tell the parents we moved her to Mooltripkadee International School (MIS) in Nongplalai

MIS is certainly a step in the right direction and complies with the UK curriculum but with 3 terms a year at B70,000 per year it aint cheap and when the child gets older you still have the problem of trying to find a suitable secondary school

Long story short we have decided to give up on Thailand and return to the UK at least until the sprog finishes school (6 years old at the moment)we have found that unless you are on an expat package with a good school allowance then even the lower International Schools such as MIS, which are still very expensive are still way below a good UK state school

If you have the money and accept that the schooling will not be as good as the price point would indicate then I would recommend MIS, the expat teachers are good and very professional and there does not appear to be much turnover of staff, they also do not seem to waste time learning to clap and so forth and nor do kids sleep in the daytime, it certainly was in our experience the best of a bad bunch by a good margin but still not worth the money...

Good luck with whatever you decide...

Lets get this straight, there were 3,055 people caught in drink drive checkpoints whilst over the limit yet only impounded 334 motorbikes, is this a positive result for the much vaunted anti drink campaign???

They also caught 1,654 van drivers over the limit yet only removed 176 of the maniacs from the road by removing their licenses???

And Thailand is saying this is a victory???

So out of 6,500ish people and vehicles over the limit in the period 25-30th only 600 cars are impounded what the firk if this is seen as a victory then the place is doomed....

Come on he only tried to stab a guy, its not like he shared something on facebook.

Or went mushroom picking in the woods...

Did he not already use his 'absolute power' on the boy racers earlier this year?

Perhaps he needs to invest in another box of absolute power because this one doesn't seem to be working properly except on lottery prices....

'They include requiring a boat operator to keep a logbook on board once the registration system is fully functional'

Bet the Admiral had to put a lot of thought into thinking up that ground breaking strategy.....

I would not trust these people to tie their own shoelaces let alone sort out the problems at hand as every single time they open their mouths they make themselves look even more idiotic which given their track record is no easy feat....

I agree probably not many will come to the Thai system but there is a distinct possibility of the better staff, ie ones that can speak English to a proper standard, moving out of the Thai system to other countries

Interesting to see we are still getting the same old nothing will change for Thailand rhetoric and maybe so but it also smacks of that oh so common trait in Thailand of burying one's head in the sand....time will tell

I imagine it will be one of these answers as they seem to be SOP :

a/ He's lying

b/ He's spinning the truth

c/ He's being factually inaccurate

d/ He's groveling to his betters whilst avoiding the truth

e/ He's too dumb to work out the question

I bet it's one of these.....

Again as somebody with both I disagree

There really is very little between the R3 and the CB500X which has the same engine as the CBR and the little R3 is far more fun to ride fast and with weight to power ratios there is really nothing much in it

Touring well I have done many 4 hour plus rides and the comfort of the R3 and CBX are pretty comparable, cannot speak for the Ninja or the CBR as I do not have them but unless you are very tall or very fat there really aint much in it

There is slightly more leg room on the CBX and the tank is bigger and the mirrors are better but if I was in the market to buy a sports bike and could only have one and the choice was between the CBR500 or an R3 it would be the R3 all day long...

I cant see how the riding position on the R3 could in any way compare with the upright position on the CBX, let alone be comfortable for extended highway use. Sure the R3 is going to be far more nimble and looks the part, overpriced as it is.

Problem is you are speaking from a position of ignorance whereas I am not, that said you can always have a look on cycle ergo.com

Very easy for you to rent a CBR or R3 and find out but for your information sitting position on the R3 is very upright and the clip on's are well above the yolk and it is actually, for me, a very comfortable position

We are not all the same and I have not done much long touring but for 4 or 5 hour trips I really don't feel either the CBX or the R3 are much different, both are comfortable with good seats and riding positions neither are particularly buzzy but the R3 is slightly more than the Honda at certain revs due to the higher redline but neither are uncomfortable

I have not rode the CBR but it does seem to me you are flogging a dead horse as it patently is not a sports bike in any way other than the aesthetics of it, if you want a sports bike by all means buy whatever you like but I would say from my experience there are better and cheaper options, if however you want a daily runner that is a jack of all trades then the Honda 500 series is a really good option

Overpriced, I don't know, I am very happy with both and feel they are both very good value for money then again opinions and arse-holes and all that...

[. . . ] Agree that this bike a better choice for extra 30K over a Ninja 300 or Yamaha R3.

Really?

2 of them look like sports bikes and ride like sports bikes. Get them in the twisties, keep them near the red line and the engine will sing to you as you tear the living crap out of it while still begging for more.

The other one looks like a (very nice) sports bike, but red lines at 8500rpms. Front end of a panigale,(ish) middle and exhaust of a ninja and back end of a yamaha.

Yes it has 3-4HP more, but is that really worth it? Coz a sports bike it aint.

What is the quoted HP figure for the Ninja? 39HP from what I have read. The CBR 500 figure is 47 or 49HP depending on the article, a bit more than 3 or 4 as you claim. Maybe the Ninja is better for the twisties but the 500 would surely eat it for breakfast as a tourer , unless you like being buzzed by 13000 redline all day.

Again as somebody with both I disagree

There really is very little between the R3 and the CB500X which has the same engine as the CBR and the little R3 is far more fun to ride fast and with weight to power ratios there is really nothing much in it

Touring well I have done many 4 hour plus rides and the comfort of the R3 and CBX are pretty comparable, cannot speak for the Ninja or the CBR as I do not have them but unless you are very tall or very fat there really aint much in it

There is slightly more leg room on the CBX and the tank is bigger and the mirrors are better but if I was in the market to buy a sports bike and could only have one and the choice was between the CBR500 or an R3 it would be the R3 all day long...

[. . . ] Agree that this bike a better choice for extra 30K over a Ninja 300 or Yamaha R3.

Really?

2 of them look like sports bikes and ride like sports bikes. Get them in the twisties, keep them near the red line and the engine will sing to you as you tear the living crap out of it while still begging for more.

The other one looks like a (very nice) sports bike, but red lines at 8500rpms. Front end of a panigale,(ish) middle and exhaust of a ninja and back end of a yamaha.

Yes it has 3-4HP more, but is that really worth it? Coz a sports bike it aint.

Sorry I gotta agree with this...

I have no axe to grind with the Honda 500's and in fact have a CBX and an R3 but as a sports bike the R3 and the Ninja 300 are all over the Honda, now as an everyday bike and commuter the 500's are really good and serve a purpose but the engine just aint very sporty and no amount of face lifts will change that

Anybody (English John looking at you here!) that cannot see what is happening here needs to have a serious reality check..

The way the establishment have defended the police farce here in yet another case that is such an obvious travesty of justice is absolutely vomit inducing

Compare that to the B2 and Koh Tao no real evidence at all and obvious signs the case was mishandled right from the outset but still enough for a death penalty

This case seen by multiple witnesses a gang of Police bundling a troublesome lawyer into a car in who is then never seen again, come on really, you don't have to be Sherlock firkin Holmes do you....

For the likes of the true hypocrite's here such as English John can you not see that it really does not matter who is in charge wrong is still wrong? Who cares what Thaksin did, he is the past but todays lot are proving just as bad

The fact we have the little general and his cronies who says they took power supposedly to stop corruption turning a blind eye and instead concentrating on cementing their power by persecuting anybody who dares to voice opinion

Well seems very obvious to me and it is tragic some of you cannot see it for what it is, not hard is it? then again none so blind as those that refuse to see and Gawd knows we have a few of them on TVF...

I just read the Bangkok Post. Oh my god, they are actually trying to pin outrage on a complete sham of a trial on their political enemies.

Absolutely disgusting.

Why the surprise?

These people in charge and a good percentage of the population prove time and again that they are totally without morals and completely incapable of or uninterested in telling right from wrong!!

Nothing is below them in their quest to keep their all important 'face' and whilst this is priority number one improving themselves, their people or their country is impossible...

I have had enough of the constant lies, cronyism and corruption so I am voting with my feet and getting my family out of this stye of a country before it all comes to a head....

Don't worry cheerleaders and junta lovers I wont let the door hit me on the way out....

'He said he has ordered intelligence officials to find out these groups of people and brought them out for trials'

Yes that makes perfect sense in Thailand, if there are questions and concerns don't bother investigating them instead arrest the people asking the questions, perfect sense as there is much less chance of loss of face and denial and burying your head in the sand appears to be a national pastime here....

These abuses of labour in the fishing industry have been going on for years. The only thing the Junta can be blamed for is not doing enough about it.

But why, after all this time, does it only become an issue after the coup ?. I don't remember the EU or Thai press making anything at all of it under Pheu-Thai.

Why might that be ?.

It stinks more than the fish.

What a sad blinkered person you are John...

Does this deflection mean you actually agree with the admiral in charge and only stuff about Thai culture and other pink and fluffy stuff should be printed by the press

Oh by the way, all this but, but ,but stuff you keep coming out with aint half boring, personally I think that stink's more than the fish...

The Junta stole power and it just so happens when they did they took responsibility for what's going on and all that entails, they are in the hot seat for the last year and half so it's about time they started doing what they promised, either that or bugger off and let somebody else have a go...

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It is all about the 'good people' keeping charge whether the general population likes it or not, nothing at all just or fair about it and absolutely only about certain members of Thai society keeping hold of power at all costs

You cheerleaders can dress it up any way you want but it is completely obvious what this all about and absolutely nothing at all to do with democracy or the will of the people and just another power grab...

'He has urged the Thai media to foster a better understanding of Thailand in the global community by shifting to stories on Thai culture and how Thais earn a living. The CCCIF has said that it is committed to protecting national interests, but admits it may take a while to achieve results'

Even in a government of buffoons and liars this bloke stands out as special, it's very, very scary he is in a position of power with the ability to make decisions when it is obvious he aint exactly the sharpest arrow in the quiver....