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2 hours ago, briansbiology said:

RIP sad stuff.

the transliteration of her thai was awful...

"noo may day tang jay" ?? really

 why not nuu mai dai dtang jai?

Besides the point. she should never drive again. she ran over her  after a collision? how did she get a licence? 

Ability to drive safely on the road has never been a requirement for getting a Thai Driving Licence?

15 hours ago, Ratt Thai said:

Get over it... She has diplomatic immunity period. It does not mean that she not has insurance or is evading justice. Nor is she declining being responsible for the tragic accident.  Justice is there to determine what happened and conclude how much in damages need to be payed. 

This was an accident, not a mayor crime...
 

She did not have diplomatic immunity prior the accident.

She was given it after she killed the young man.

That could be why it's not so easy to "get over".

It seems rather strange that the article doesn't mention that the couple reported to disappearance of the baby to the police.

I suspect that something untoward has happened.

No doubt the truth will out.

US$300,000,000 / 15,000 = US$20,000 average spend.

Even if there are 20,000 Aussies coming for treatment that would still be an average spend of US$15,000.

US$15,000 = AUS$22,000 approx.

US$20,000 = AUS$29,000 approx.

That seems to be a very high average spend when your consider that a facelift is only AUS$4,200 in Thailand.

Maybe somebody has been playing with the figures.

4 hours ago, wgdanson said:

 

Here we go, maths again. These figures mean that 16% of the worldwide deaths are in Thailand. I think not.

Wrong.

The larger figure is for worldwide deaths from second hand smoking and the smaller figure is all deaths from smoking in Thailand.

You should have read more carefully. ???? 

"He said: "[George Michael] was putting together his new album when he passed [in 2016]."

He didn't pass, he died. Why do some people find it so difficult to say "die"? It happens to all of us at some point.

1 hour ago, richsilver said:

Today is Sunday.  What are they now giving us a Saturday forecast?

If you had bothered to read the article you would have noticed that it was dated 10 August which was Saturday. It came up on their website very early in the morning on Saturday.

Biometrics is the technical term for body measurements and calculations. It refers to metrics related to human characteristics. 

What is a "twist lock"? It would have made sense to include a photo in the article to get some understanding of what it was about.

2 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

But in Thailand gambling is illegal, yet there are so many addicted to gambling.

 

In counties where gambling is legal there is not such a problem. 

 

Seems so many things are illegal here, but people still do them and take no notice of the law.  That is Thailand.  Do you really think removing these machines for toys is going to stop people gambling?  55.

 

In the UK, where gambling is legal, there are more than 400,000 people who have a problem controlling their gambling.

Problem gambling estimated at costing the U.K. between £260m and £1.16bn per
year:
Primary care (mental health) services (£10m - £40m)
Secondary mental health services (£30m - £110m)
Hospital inpatient services (£140m - £610m)
Unemployment benefit and lost labour tax receipts (£40m - £160m)
Statutory homelessness applications (£10m - £60m)
Incarcerations (£40m - £190m)
 

Figures above are from peer reviewed academic papers NOT the Daily Mail website.

If that's not a problem then what is?

A blood test would have told them in minutes how much alcohol he had in his body at the time of death. The longer they leave it to do the test the more inaccurate the results become.

His slurred speech could be the result of a previous stroke or one of several other illnesses.

When will the police learn that sometimes it is better not to speculate rather than imparting information that is not based on incontrovertible evidence?

12 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:

Why no link to the source ? 

Very often than articles made by ThaiVisa "News Team" don't show a link to the source 

You should know that many readers may want to read more about some of these subjects,

and it's not always easy to find the source, even with Google help...

 

 

Here you are: http://poundf.co.uk/pound-to-baht-forecast-gbp-to-thb

"A Mexican yoga teacher from Canada"

She's either Mexican or Canadian; which is it? 

They could possibly be suggesting the the Yoga is from Mexico but that's unlikely.

4 hours ago, Gonzo the Face said:

I would humbly request that the person who wrote that news article cease doing so until they go for further education 

 

How long have you been fluent in Thai? I'm full of admiration for anyone who can read it.

Although I speak a little I've not even contemplated learning to read or write the language.

 Unfortunately I had to rely on Google Translate to give me a general outline of the story. We all know how inaccurate Google Translate can be in its translations so I can't begin to comment on the ability of the journalist to report on the facts of the incident.

39 minutes ago, inactiveposter said:

Missed that, my bad.


Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

You didn't miss anything. It's not in the article.

Thaichina obviously has another source for their information that they have kept secret, unless of course they're guessing.

3 hours ago, smedly said:

and how about getting into the modern world and allowing motorbikes over a certain engine size on tollways 600cc +

 

all other SEA countries and in the west allow large motorbikes on motorways - Thailand claims to be a modern hub and leader and yet their traffic laws are still from the 1970's

Really? I wish that was true in Vietnam which is an SEA country.

4 hours ago, fruitman said:

Here these machines for sugar beets show how it's done

 

 

Very funny. Sugar Beet grows underground and Sugar Cane grows above ground. Completely different crops.

Am I missing something?

Nowhere does it say that "foreign" tourists are to blame for littering.

The term tourist applies equally to both domestic and foreign visitors.. 

Here's the Oxford Dictionary definition of a tourist: A person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.

“Any boats travelling to any other islands must exercise caution,” the warning read.

Surely they're joking. Thai skippers exercising caution is an oxymoron.
 

It could only have been a Ponzi Scheme with that kind of return being offered.

It's amazing how greed makes people blind.