jaywalker

They were surprised to learn he had died

Did they think there wouldn't be any consequences of giving someone a right good kicking ?

Too drunk to know or care.

39 and 42 year old guys leading the pack no less???

One would think they might have a clue about the world around them, but, apparently not.

Glad they were caught. I hope they at least wear leg irons till the day they die.

"Pankacha, 42, was just released from prison in April and had a rap sheet including fraud, gambling, gun possession and more. Suspect Kwanchai Yamtoe, 39, had priors for drug-related crimes, robbery, interfering with a peace officer and escaping detention. He had been free since October 2014."

And some folks still argue against the death penalty.

These two guys with prior convictions should be dragged to the nearest tree.

Suspicious scene and instead of calling the police, they decided to break into the house.

flabbergasted and confused

RIP

The cops would have surely 'rushed' to the scene...about 2 or 3 hours after they called them.

"The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prawit Wongsuwan"

His job title is 9 words long.

It's like calling the guy that cuts your grass an "Under Foot Foliage Lowering Technician".

By the time one finishes rattling off the esteemed title of the under-General, you've forgotten what the question was to begin with.

EDIT:

Oh yeah, forgot what I meant to say.....

"He believes that it is more likely for the government to hold campaigns to encourage the general public to vote rather than forcing them through the use of law."

There is no law, only the law of the Military rifle, so what are they going to do? Force people to vote at the point of a gun?

I'm sure that would be a fair vote.

Prayut needs these spin doctors for sure, but this guy is just as bad as he is with what he says.

That is the front end of a road train as can be seen from the coupling unit. Many reasons it could have rolled over. Most likely is being cut up by a car driver so had to take evasive action.

Not sure why he had to kick the windscreen out, opening the passenger door would have been far easier.

Edit, just noticed he blamed his speed and some pot holes for the accident, TERWAT.

I guess picture #2 in the article of some guy on his phone is newsworthy because....maybe it's showing the driver didn't flee the scene???

Now THAT, my friends is newsworthy.

It's unheard of!

Never get out of the boat!

Simple when the RV's are parked where there not supppsed to park have one or two of those horrid boom box trucks park next to them and hit full volume.......

Love the idea but it would just make them feel right at home.

Most likely hiding in the wardrobes or went out when he was using the bathroom..

Even more likely is that he gave her a couple thousand baht on the balcony & went to take a leak & POOF!

She was gone.

I have rappelled down a rope before from a mere 50 feet and it was quite scary, but I did get somewhat good at it.

Trust me it's tough to find trustworthy rope of even that length in the USA.

Going down from the 11th floor, with Thai quality rope..........No Thanks.

This story has BS written all over it.

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

How do we know they are truly Burmese, any evidence????

Cops are on the lookout for pancake sellers in Samui who are alleged to have done all the translations for the hackers.

Happy Happy Joy Joy.

I don't think you're happy enough! I'll TEACH YOU to be happy!

Watch this particularly at the 1:20 mark, as it is particularly fitting.

If it weren't Thailand, I'd say this beggars belief, but TIT, so it's par for the course.

Wait till they get hot and heavy on the civil asset forfeiture idea.

They'll be rewarding themselves out the wazoo.

I guess if you are going to try some kind of dangerous, adventure sport, you can't complain if it all ends in tears.

I guess for some folks the normal dangerous stuff isn't good enough.

"Let's go do it in Thailand Dude, where it'll be 10 times more dangerous"

Survey:

Would tougher knife control laws help in Thailand?

If the Thai military had a platoon of ladyboys, they will be win every war with minimum efforts

and casualties, those ferocious guys/gals are as fierce as in not more than the army's rangers

elite unit....

When a Gurkha kathoey draws his kukri stilletto, the weapon cannot be sheathed put back on his foot "until it has drawn blood".

Good one!

"They swerve to avoid the creature but miss him only by about a metre – causing the beast to roar in consternation."

Welcome to the club bear. I have also roared in consternation at motorbikes in Thailand.

An accident occurs --------------cue the Thai bashing comment.

To read some of these comments one would believe such occurrences never occur in the West ------------------------

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jun/02/alton-towers-rollercoaster-accident-four-seriously-hurt-as-carriages-collide

Read the link and indulge in some "farang" bashing

Why not check the quantity of each countries accident rate first before accusing of Thai bashing?

Why don't you provide the figures if you wish to make a point ?

Why don't you express your thoughts of working with Thai mechanics for a decade?

An accident occurs --------------cue the Thai bashing comment.

To read some of these comments one would believe such occurrences never occur in the West ------------------------

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jun/02/alton-towers-rollercoaster-accident-four-seriously-hurt-as-carriages-collide

Read the link and indulge in some "farang" bashing

This is a Thai forum last time I checked, so we talk about what Thai people do.

Yes the 'Carnies' as we call the people who work at carnivals in the USA are one STRANGE bunch of people, and the rides aren't much safer, but this is a Thai forum, so we tend to discuss our experiences with Thai people.

It's not Thai bashing.

I've met a few decent mechanics in Thailand, but never met one who wasn't willing to take a shortcut when I had my back turned.

One must admit, it IS a different culture in more ways than one, and I have been in the trenches working with Thai mechanics.

They hired me to show them how to do something, and ignored what I told them and showed them in the technical manuals...for 10 years I tried this.

About 5% would get it. 95% just wanted to do it their own way.

I have sat in meetings with generals in the RTA telling them their brake 60 % of the calipers were leaking when they wanted to send the trucks to Sudan.

They just grinned at me, put new tires & reupholstered the seats, and put a UN paint job on 20 year old truck with leaves and garbage in the brake system.

Steering linkage falling apart etc, etc etc

Deathtraps headed for a combat zone.

It looked good outside, so that was all that mattered.

I was at a fairground with some close Thai friends... I saw the ferris wheel looking very dilapidated. I took a couple of photo's of rusted bolts and areas where the bolts were missing and showed them to my friend when his son wanted to go on the ride.

I also showed them to his son, who after looking at the photos was smart enough not to want to go on the ride anymore.

Needless to say, nothing happened that evening... but its a good example of why I'll never let my Child go on any of those fairground rides in Thailand.

Due to completely carelessness a lack of responsibility and culpability these rides are an accident waiting to happen... it really is a shame, however, its also fortunate that there aren't more accidents.

Off topic here a bit, but not much....

Walking Street a few years back, down near the far south end, which was somewhat quiet back then, there was an electric pole with something seriously wrong.

It was making LOUD electrical popping noises (wires hanging by the bazillion all over it - of course), and had a bright blue arc every 3 or 4 seconds.

I made my way up to the North end of Walking Street & told the cops sitting in the middle of the road at their desk.

One guy spoke perfect American English & said "Yeah. It does that all the time. Don't worry about it".

No competent folks setting it up, I reckon. It's like those times when you return home and see some repairman in shower shoes and shorts repairing the lift in your 20 storey apartment building.

And why no officials tasked to check the equipment before it starts taking riders?

... Brown envelope.... check good good, OK OK. All from under the shade of nearby umbrella and iced glass of Singha.

Nah, they'd be sipping Johnny Walker from inside an air conditioned office and never get within 10 miles of what they supposed to inspect.

Jaywalker's account on Thai's using sub-standard or ill-fitting nuts & bolts is correct..I've seen it so many times.

The latest was on motorbike/sidecar mountings..the holes for the bolts were way to big..the nuts & bolts had course-threads, & not a washer in sight..it's the norm here..Ho-hum.

As a foot note I checked the video shown above..after the ride starts to go haywire it seems to take a long time to bring it to a halt..(sound familiar?) Never mind the condition of the brake mechanism (if fitted)..was there anyone supervising this ride..??

Yes, Somchai was manning the state of the art, non-skid, anti-lock super safe brake mechanism I'm sure.

He was highly qualified and being paid 300 baht per day. The man had his game face on and was stomping the tar out of the brake pedal, but....... The brakes failed.

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Back to the injured, and back to seriousness, I'm glad my daughter wasn't on that 'ride'.

I hope they all heal up well and soon.

I hate to hear about folks, especially kids getting hurt. I can always picture my daughter getting hurt when I read about such as this and it makes me feel very strange in a not very good way.

I'd lose my mind if my daughter got hurt.

No competent folks setting it up, I reckon. It's like those times when you return home and see some repairman in shower shoes and shorts repairing the lift in your 20 storey apartment building.

And why no officials tasked to check the equipment before it starts taking riders?

Surely, you jest. TIT

Can't be Mr. T otherwise they'd be 1,000 baht notes dropped from helicopters all over Issan just before election day (when they don't sell booze so folks won't forget who paid them to vote).

NNT is the same as the old Soviet Pravda.

The only thing more entertaining than NNT is when the sad-looking, puppy dog-eyed general opens his mouth....And zombie Russians in Pattaya, and bridge club raids in Pattaya......

The general should be thankful he has Pattaya. I love Pattaya.

He should too, as it's the only place that is more ludicrous than him... Draws the focus away somewhat.

"Reorganizing beggars" - Indeed.....