prakhonchai nick

Some points

1) If the motorbike driver had no licence, then he should not have been driving and the accident would not have happened

2) Why was he driving in the 3rd outer carriageway, when not planning to U turn, and should have been in one of the inside lanes?

3) I believe the compulsory insurance pays medical expenses of up to 80,000bt per person, whether or not the driver has a licence. If no compulsory insurance, then that's another matter..A third party (the car driver &/or Roojai) should not have to pay for their negligence

Rules are rules, laws are laws. Truly hefty punishments needed for EVERYBODY breaking the law, whether it be speeding. no helmets, under the influence of drink and drugs or whatever. Imprisonment, 1 year, 5 year or lifetime driving bans come to mind.

Apparently the roads in the Prakhonchai area are somewhat congested with  locals escaping from the border area

Could hear artillery fire form 7am to 7.30 here in Prakhonchai, some  50kms away

I've had a couple of "good Indians", but not in Pattaya🤩

You drink, you don't drive. SIMPLE!  if you do not obey, minimum 1 year behind PRISON BARS!

OK So now can buy and drink between 2pm and 5pm, so its continuous from 11am BUT one cannot buy alcohol in supermarkets before 11am (Makro excepted 10 litres with an alcohol sales licence)  Many many folk want to buy alcohol to take home early morning when doing their shopping, but must return at 11am to restock for home use!

Recent answers to my question of yesterday have centred on the need for a passport or other ID required by Thai Banks.

My basic question - in the PR thread - was whether when having PR, it was a legal requirement to have an overseas passport when there is no intention of leaving Thailand.  There are all sorts of ways of dealing with bank ID requirements

I have had Permanent residence for over 35 years. Always update my Alien book every 5 years Had to obtain a new PR book in Bangkok some years ago as the original was full with stamps

Until recently I made many overseas trips, and both my passport and PR book needed to have stamps and re-entry permits 

Now I am unlikely to be making any more overseas trips (Old age). I have heard but not seen written anywhere, that holders of PR do not need valid passports. Can anyone advise/confirm this?

Would a PR book be deemed sufficient by banks, the Police if stopped at a road check, or even immigration themselves, should they come calling??

Dissolve the house after 4 months..............end of January  but another 3 months before an election is held????????????    Something wrong there!

2 minutes ago, ronster said:

Guns = screwed 😂

Enjoy jail 👍

 

On September 18/2025 a 40 year old American lawyer riding his motorcycle on Layan Soi 7 Cherng Talay, Thalang District, Phuket, was rammed by a car before being threatened at gunpoint and knifepoint. The assailants robbed him of his luxury watch worth 2.3 million baht 

 

Phuket police swiftly tracked down and arrested all four suspects identified as British nationals:

 1. MR. HUSSAIN, 26

 2. MR. MIR, 25

 3. MR. YANNE, 25

 4. MR. MALIQUE KAI, 27

 

✨They were apprehended at a luxury villa near the Cherng Talay Subdistrict Administrative Office. Police seized three vehicles, two firearms, and the stolen watch as evidence.

 

 

Death sentence fully warranted.   Threatened at gunpoint and knifepoint

Ramming a motorcycle, could be classed as attempted murder.  Threatening behaviour with a knife..........could incite a heart attack and possible death........DEATH PENALTY FOR THIS SCUM!

33 minutes ago, 2long said:

Apparently landed in Singapore.

Will be interesting if he comes back, and more interesting to see the result of the court case this afternoon.

Tomorrow, I believe

If he departed Dubai at 11.45 Thai time yesterday, he would surely have arrrived  by now if Thailand was his destination

23 minutes ago, marin said:

I guess you have not been following the news. He will be pm for around 4 months until new elections are held. Most of the work in Parliament will be organizing for that as well as working on the new constitution.  

New elections in 4 months...........................only if Anutin does not renege the agreement with PP

Time for a new election. 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/asean/40053098             The Second Army Area has issued a warning to the public regarding the threat of Cambodia potentially launching PHL-03 multiple rocket missiles, capable of reaching up to 130 kilometres. The likely targets are strategic military zones and installations.

Most UK occupational pension funds will pay a pension to a partner, akin to a widow's  pension.  Best to advise them early on of the partner. It can be quite a problem proving a partnership existed after death.  Note many pension funds reduce the pension paid to wife/partner if she is more than 10 years younger. Often 2.5% for each year over 10