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BBC reporting IED attack in Umphang. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp5jxzl9eo

How did he make it to 45?

Of course, you will see the same in Antalya, the new Benidorm, or whatever the latest English chav holiday destination is. You can take the chav out of Dagenham but you can't take the Dagenham out of the chav..... 😉

Looking at the phone? No lights on the truck? Going too fast? Tired after a long shift? All of these? Let us all learn from Ms Usanee's mistakes.

Bit more info " The breakthrough came today, December 13th, at 5:00 p.m. when Pol. Lt. Col. Thananon Athipansee, with the aid of a court-issued warrant, arrested Mr. Jordan Ezra at his residence in Moo 2 in Bangsaray. Ezra, who entered Thailand on a 60-day tourist visa, was charged with robbery at night using a vehicle to aid in the crime, causing physical or mental harm to others. However, during interrogation, Ezra denied all charges, claiming he suffers from bipolar disorder and has a “short memory,” stating he could not remember the events in question."

The income from vice (outdated term, I know) is huge. There would be huge resistance to shifting that revenue from the black economy to receipted tax revenue. The vice lobby is very powerful. It is interesting to note the headline focuses on the decriminalisation of prostitution despite the fact that was only one of many recommendations The focus of the conference was gender equality, discrimination and the institutional barriers that women face.

I suspect Jordan learnt this lesson from a very early age in the UK. Old habits die hard. But you are right, it won't help him here.

You could well be right. However, we don't know what happened prior to this event. Was he aggressive? Did he try to run? Why is he even outside? It equally could well be that the suspect is complying as a result of the gun being drawn. But I think we can agree that the discipline and safeguards restricting the conduct of armed police that you find in the UK do not apply here. As an example, I witnessed a motorcycle trying to flee the wrong way on the Ramkhamhaeng flyover in Bangkok. The police officer's response was to fire a warning shot in the air.

Or perhaps she was absolutely terrified.

This is going to cost him.

This guy will probably have outstanding warrants in the UK. Hence the reason to try and delay his return home.

Was the motorcyclist British?

Roll out the Border Police again to eliminate anybody who is deemed to be involved in drugs. No accountability, no justice. Just extrajudicial executions decided by those who currently hold power.

As China has an authoritarian regime and questioning the police is taboo, this kind of scam works well. Quite incredible really. Then again, once the scammer has instilled a complete sense of panic in the victim, anything is possible.

I used to swap between Sri Racha and Jomtien as I lived halfway in between. However, some services were not offered at Sri Racha and I was told to go to Jomtien. Also, if you are on extensions, I doubt they would like you swapping offices.

I have a DTV and I understand that a 180-day extension is feasible and allowable. However, I have no plan to do this as experience tells me that it will be a much harder experience than a border run. I understand there are locations in Thailand that are inconvenient for border runs, Koh Phangan, perhaps, or rural Western Thailand. Also, some foreigners may have mobility issues that make long journeys difficult. So, for them, it is an attractive option. Just because you have a stick and there is a bear, there is no need to poke it.

I worked in Bangkok. I retired to Pattaya. The reasons were simple. Traffic and people congestion making it take hours to get anywhere particularly if off the mass transit routes but often on the mass transit routes. Noise, everywhere. And the big one, air pollution. It all added up to a sense of claustrophobia. On the plus side, you had every imaginable product and service. more cosmopolitan culture like film festivals. a wider range of foreigner. avoiding the tourist ghetto. Each to their own. I think I have just persuaded myself to leave Pattaya! 🤔

This thread is about obtaining and renewing a 2-year driving licence. There is a separate thread for renewing a 5-year licence. Since my last 2-year Thai licence ran out in 2015, I had to start from scratch. I put together 2 packs of documents which were essentially identical. They contained the following. Passport details page (see note below) Evisa printout Passport entry stamp British driving licence front British driving licence back International driving licence front cover (not wanted) International driving licence details (not wanted) Certificate of Residence from Immigration (1 original, 1 copy) Medical certificate (1 original, 1 copy) Printout of 1 hour training video completion QR code I also took My UK passport My British driving licence My International driving licence (not wanted) Regarding the passport details page, they wanted both pages, not just the details page but also the blank page above with just your photo on it, all on one sheet. Since the reports from Bang Lamung DLT suggested long delays and difficulty in getting appointments for new 2-year licences, I headed to Sri Racha. I have used Sri Racha DLT many times in the past and have found it to be efficient. Warning Sri Racha DLT is 99% Thai. If you are not comfortable outside of the main tourist/foreigner centres, it will not be for you. Similarly if your ability in Thai language consists of speaking loudly in ungrammatical English, I would not suggest going to Sri Racha. If you are confident, carry on. So I headed to Sri Racha around lunch time. I had to wait for a clinic to open to get the medical certificate. However I would suggest going at opening time from listening to recommendations from the staff. The notice tells everybody to go to Information on the ground floor irrespective of whether their business concerns a driving licence or a vehicle registration. However, I will save you the time. If you do not have an appointment and you are after a new 2 year licence, just go upstairs. Upstairs is licences, downstairs is vehicle registrations. Do not worry that you do not have a queue ticket. Go straight to Counter 3. The man there deals with foreigner (and Thai) new registrations. He can speak English if you require. He will check your documents, package, staple and add a form on top, tell you if anything further is required and give you an appointment. I got mine for 7 days hence. No fuss.

Here is my experience. Society must make laws according to my regrets over my mistakes. That is not how it works, Elton. Big decisions require a holistic view and built-in safeguards.

300 x 2 = 600. I think that is their thinking.

I went down to Immigration this morning and the counter 9 (COR desk) officer was asking all COR driving licence supplicants if they wanted both licences. If the answer was in the affirmative, the price was 600 Baht. I just got one COR. I don't really need a car licence. However I will try an original and a copy for both licences at the Transport Dept. If they won't accept it, I will just get a motorbike licence.

Can I use a colour photocopy of a certificate of residence to obtain a driving licence? Or do I need to go and get another one and fork out another 300 Baht? I obtained one last month to register a vehicle in my name.

Perhaps there is some other phrase but "shoot the rabbit" means "take a pee" in Thai. Maybe the Thai cops are taking the p' in a clever double-pun.

I am very surprised this is the first fatality at Phu Kradeung. You have a huge number of tourists (mainly domestic) on a relatively small plateau atop a flat-topped mountain. The elephants, principally active at night, but also active during the day, have regular trails very close to the camping area. Tourists can wander around at will with rangers gently suggesting they don't.

They need to work out if it is a phoo yai or somebody connected before taking their next move. I recall seeing a car with 4 golden retrievers at Doi Inthanon. From the plates, it had been driven up from Bangkok. There were more dogs than people in the car.