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10 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

Well, the family of the student that was in that recent fire extinguisher incident received less than $7k USD for his death so I think the loss of a leg would get you around $1k USD.

 

....sad.....sad.....sad

A family's financial compensation for the loss of a loved one is a lot lot less than the compensation to an individual surviving a major accident. In the case that you mention, if the student had survived but, for example, blinded the compensation would have been $100m plus. This, particular case, in America, would entail $20m + compensation.

Now that is literally being described as "in deep sh*t". 

Thailand was one of the first to ban advertisements for killer tobacco products. Hats off to them. I would not oppose Western Countries to follow their lead and ban alcohol advertising, particularly to under sixteen year olds.

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Shocking !

Why wasn't his belt taken from him ?

Why wasn't he watched ?

Neglect of care !

Why wasn't he given the care and attention 

I hope the family Sue over this

 

It's the same with Bali,  Aussie kids head there on their end of  school vacations to party and most times are neglected by the authorities who are supposed to take care of them 

Thailand was his destination for a holiday, not an open mental health hospital. Maybe his family should have accompanied him if he had mental issues.

9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Blaming the neighbors is tantamount to saying nothing can be done, no improvements can be made, and the administration has no responsibility to address anything, anytime, anywhere. It is sheer, and stunning stupidity. A hundred things could be done to clean up the air. And what about the rest of the nation, the contributing factor of sugar burning, foul diesel soot, etc?

Can you please tell us how to clean up the air in Chang Mai. I would like to know and I promise to send on your recommendations.
BTW this discussion is about the air quality in Chang Mai!

People dont just fall off hotel balconies for no reason. Was he pranking about? His insurance is apparently withholding paying out.

Amazingly, in Thailand, unlike advanced countries, you do not need a special driving licence to carry paid passengers.

She said that he had no enemies. Well, obviously, he had.

Proper learning to drive, proper tests, and stiffer penalties for dangerous driving, are needed to save many of the 20,000 who will otherwise die each year.

"there was an appeal for information to track down the driver as the plate was indistinct."

There are so many vehicles whose plates cannot be read. Some vehicles do not even have plates. A major crime in advanced countries; not so much in Thailand!

It is time for various football associations to leave FIFA and form a new world body.
How can it be fair, one country one vote, which means a banana republic in Africa of, say, 2 million people, having the same say as England, France, US, etc. There has to be a different system.
SACK FIFA!

A big LOL. What a surprise for a new tourist who has no knowledge of ladyboys. Another heart attack casualty foy the local hospital. LOL 

Humour is often based on adversities. Nothing wrong with that; it does not condone those adversities but helps us to overcome them. 

I need extra wide footwear. I cannot find in Thailand and I therefore order from the UK via the internet, from widefitshoes.co.uk

Going "upmarket" doesn't mean increasing prices. It sometimes means reducing them, especially in the case of wines which are priced to put off wine drinkers coming to Thailand.

Wines and champagnes in Thailand, as a result of import duty, are the most expensive anywhere in the world.