lawrence1366

Orient Thai aka 1-2-Go allowed to fly internationally after it crashed domestically and wind up. Perhaps international customers are less likely to recall the accident and locally, they have short memories.

I can see the logic from Thai Post, they get paid twice for boxes they sell, then they still steal anything you do not send via EMS requiring a signature.

I would estimate that between 50-60% of all parcels / post that has been sent to me from outside of Thailand actually makes it. the other 40-50% just gets magic'ed away into the ether by the Thai Post.

I have to admit though, this is not Thai bashing, the UK post office workers are another bunch of thieving scum. (I actually had a distant family member who was employed by the Royal Mail 40 years ago that thought it was OK to steal premium bonds and other peoples parcels.

I also worked as a sub contractor for BRS (Roadline) way back when and their regular drivers were worse than Fagin! Everyone of their drivers knew which "Brown Envelopes" contained the porn mags and regularly used to open them and probably sit and toss themselves off before dropping off the already opened package.

Scum everywhere, they knew people were probably too embarrassed to complain.

Everything I order or send these days requires a signature or has to be warranteed via Pay Pal or such like as it is only getting worse.

Guess same in most state postal service. I agree that to prevent pilferage you need to register with tracking numbers and requests for a signature. Better than double box it which will not guarantee that it will not be opened for inspection or get stolen.

Did the EC get approval from the NCPO before making this news public? Thought the country is under a military coup and all decision comes from them?

"Sewage pipes in Bangkok have been dredged"?

The police claim.....

prompting many Redshirt sympathisers to live under fear of political persecution

It's good to see Khaosod is continuing with their fair and balanced and unbiased reporting.

If you have done nothing wrong, there's nothing to fear.

And who is the sleepy guy in white? Free photo op or under the cover agent?

And can they sort out the taxi drivers at Hua Lamphong train station that refuse to use their meters. I've even heard other taxi drivers complaining about it. Really needs sorting out.

Very simple, get out the taxi like people I know or read on this forum, if they refused to flag the meter down. There are others who are willing to flag the meter. If everyone does take this action whenever it happens, very soon such taxis will have no customers.

Why does not Thai drivers look forward. Why do they only look at the road in near vicinity ? Why not widen your horizon a little bit, it could save hundreds of lives every year ?

They're trained from young to live for today and never for the mid or long term as they cannot grasp the concept of future planning or couldn't care less if they endangered others. They have a myopic vision and does not understand defensive driving. Look around today and you'll understand the kind of environment these people are living in.

Not a good day for the monks,these perv's and in another story the monk recording ladies on the toilet.

How come suddenly there's a big drive to clean up the gambling den and the monasteries, after all these years?

I've been around, worked on every continent, Thai police is one of the best I had to deal with. As far as I'm concerned they are doing a good job.

How does making the police department reporting to a ministry keep them away from the politicians? Isn't the Minister of Justice a politician? Unless it is created as an independent agency but then, even they're within reach of a politician, like the DSI? Can somebody please enlighten me?

" The National Council for Peace and Order has summoned Khunying Potjaman Na Pombejra, the unregistered wife of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, "

What's an unregistered wife?

You mean "deregistered"?????

Why doesn't the Army drop pretences and declare a coup, so that they can ignore the Constitution, dismiss the caretaker Govt, and install their chosen PM?

Amen, your prayers have been answered.

Seems the Military called a fake meeting of heads of both Reds & Yellows then arrested them all?

11 folks from what I can understand Suthep & Jutaporn included

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Good work from the military strategists. Some super powers were suckered into this plan and praised the military for it......555555....now when he got them cornered, he declared it a coup and got the trouble makers in the net. Great work......

Leader of the headmen from Chiang Mai, Mr Kamoldit Rotananipat, alias Kamnan Daeng,

Must be a ThaiRouge member, he has an alias.

Your comment is, sadly, typical of many a response on this forum to a serious news item. Reduce it to trivilaities and try to make clever comments. Once in while, It would be helpful, to recognize that PRDC's rent-a-mob in Bangkok are causing real difficulties for those whose function it is to carry out the administrative fiat at ampoe, tambon and moo baan level throughout the country.

2 weeks ago, I was at the Chiangmai immigration to get thai passports for my family and this is the 3rd time that we went there. There were about 300+ people in the queue since 4am and we had no chance of getting it done. The inconvenience of the people who drove all the way from Lampang & Lampun is understandable, so those who are still blocking government offices in BKK should allow the civil service administration to work.

"The massive Songkran festival travel will unavoidably bring highway accidents resulting in the high fatalities each year."

Surely traffic accidents can be avoided. Drive with a bit more care & attention...

Seems there's a news blackout this year on the death toll during Songkran? Anybody noticed this or is it me alone?

kids in car seats in Thailand,they wont put on a seat belt that's already in the car.

WHAT NEXT?

Don't forget the helmets for all motorcyclists...still a pain trying to enforce that rule too...didn't work to well in the province. Having rules is not good enough as we all know, enforcement is the biggest issue in most countries that has a failed system. Same goes to drunk drivers, speedsters, overworked bus drivers high on redbull....these are all adults who flout the law, so what makes them think that they will comply with the car seats rule? Zero chance.

The facts published on Thai rentals is always distorted. Look around at 8-11PM and see how many lights are on - night after night, month after month - high rise apartments in Bangkok are pitch dark.

Seeing is believing, as the saying goes.

I'm considering to cancel a upcoming trip to BKK on Nok Air and also due to escalating threats between the parties there.

Instead of removing them, why not change the design? Use small round balls that people cannot walk on.

No brainer solution. ?..perhaps 'cost' is the mitigating factor that made them use foam instead of 'balls'.

And in a seminar held by one of our famous universities Thai journalists have a chance to learn about the difference between a bomb and a grenade.

Don't forget to include the big crackers as well. I don't know what are they, but seems to be very popular here with the locals. Is this something to do with the principle of non violent means, so instead of a bomb or a grenade, fire crackers are ok. Non violent.

What a bloody joke. Red shirts are planning to secede and have come out to say they're raising a 600,000 strong militia and CAPO does nothing. Police beat a confession out of someone they arrested and suddenly the PRDC is storing up arms. Oh yeah! This is brilliant investigative work! Sherlock Holmes would be proud!

And YL says "please be fair.....sob....sob...."

So the lifting of the state of emergency was more for economical reasons rather than security reasons.

What to say?

Time to start thinking about relocating?

Or is he full of words only?

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That's exactly what I was thinking of too. Time to relocate to another safe haven of we can find one on the crazy planet called Earth.