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  1. Ministry plans exhibition to push 'education foreigners'

    BANGKOK: -- In response to the government's policy to promote Thailand as an international education centre, the Commerce Ministry is preparing to lure more foreign students by organising an annual international education exhibition.

    The government has set a goal to transform the country to be the Asian region's education hub by next year, according to Rachane Potjanasuntorn, director-general of the ministry's Department of Export Promotion.

    The Thailand International Education Exhibition (TIEE) 2009 will be held between October 9 and 11 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

    "The department has played a key role in promoting international education business in Thailand ...to be accepted among target groups local and aboard. It has been organising TIEE to invite more international students to further their studies in Thailand. Visitors from 37 countries visited TIEE 2008," Rachane said.

    This year's exhibition will be held under the concept of 'Asia's Hub of International Education' and it's expected there will be at least 12,000 visitors, both local and aboard.

    Full details international education in Thailand will be provided at TIEE 2009. Leading international academic institutions nationwide will be at the exhibition venue to give information about studying at their institutions.

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    -- The Nation 2009-08-24

    I was needing a funny story to cheer me up - thanks :):D:D:D:D

  2. If there is this much procrastination over the changing of a battery in a buoy what chances of a nuclear power plant ever being built?

    It's not the construction that would worry me, since that would involve massive padded tenders and hundreds of overseas engineers, it would be Somchai Simpson and Pooyai Burns that would be the problem once the thing was running.

    Very good point about Nuclear. I'm among the voices in the wilderness that have been howling about the many reasons Thailand should not go nuclear link. Thais overseeing the complexities of a N.plant is scary indeed. There's also potential for terrorist involvement, there's handling of spent fuel rods, there's inevitable decommissioning and then keeping the grounds off-limits for tens of thousands of years. The mind boggles.

    As for the buoy, it doesn't matter whether it's functioning or not.

    What happens when it's triggered by an incoming tsunami? does a red light go on in some office somewhere (is the light bulb in working order? Is anyone on hand to notice the light? What if the light goes on during lunch break?)

    Does the buoy trigger siren blasts along beaches? If so, are the sirens maintained in working order?

    Even if the mechanics of the alert system all worked according to plan, I submit that Thais, who are all inured to loud sounds, will just go on with whatever they're doing and simply tune out the added loud noise. This would be particularly true if there were one or two false alarms.

    These dullards building and running a Nuclear plant is indeed a very scary thought. I read on another post that a possible Tsunami could have hit Phuket at 05.44 this morning and that nobody was about in Phuket at that time - no alert at all.

    I guess it is the Falangs fault for not waking the clowns up - and also Falang fault for not paying tea money to change battelee in buoy - bad falang now must pay money for batalee :)

  3. Had a delicious sandwich at Smoothie Blues in Chiang Mai with my wife the other day and low and behold... a foreigner and his girlfriend came in with two fairly large dogs and sat down. We we're sitting in the open air but covered section. The dogs we're tied up at a chair adjacent to our table. I was a bit taken aback at first but the dogs we're very well trained and behaved.

    I'm not a dog lover and don't allow them in my place and there is certainly no comparison to the OP's post. However these dogs IMO most definitely added to the convivial ambience of the restaurant.

    Just depends on the place, I suppose.

    Regards Bojo

    you may not say that if the muts took a shit while you were eating - I think dogs need to keep out of Restaurants where people are eating

  4. As the world economy tanks similar sad incidents are probable.

    And yes very selfish and wasteful.

    Lose of hope and or jealousy maybe. Both.

    Can't keep up with the jones, sudden loss of face,

    too many possibilities, and his poor mother has to live with it.

    And 220v 15 amps is NOT a quick and easy exit.

    450 across both arms can cause a heart attack,

    but this way is too slow and miserable and

    as an electrician he should have known that.

    Darwin Award winner for the week.

    All to sad.

    My condolences to the mother and wife and GF's family too.

    Thai electrician though so probably had 5 days training to get "qualified"

  5. What a bunch of dim-witted censorious moralists!! You actually seem to think that the mere carrying of drugs is evil, and that taking them is terrible, and that this poor woman deserves this sentence. You obviously think that prohibition is sensible and right.

    The "war on drugs" is an idiocy that has created most of the criminality in the world today and cost society untold billions and untold misery. Drugs should be decriminalised and state-controlled, with support and care for addicts. That policy would be an immense improvement on the current state of affairs worldwide (except in a few enlightened European countries), costing the whole lot of us far far less in taxes and suffering.

    People who support the current drastic penalisation of drug-takers and drug-traders are simply out to lunch.

    you are a clown

  6. not to be funny but they must have seen this coming? and i'd imagine that swine 'flu has sod all to do with it.
    I entirely agree, its like their vision is limited to the next meal,. :D

    having lived in LOS for more than a year now i'm still struggling to get used to the short-termist thinking of the government.

    They only think short term due to the short time they get in power before the next coup!! I think it is running at 19 in 60 years :):D

  7. Just looked at his filmography - he was in lots of stuff !

    http://www.david-carradine.com/film.html

    A partial list of David's film and TV credits...

    1. Autumn (2008) (post-production) .... Philip
    2. Night of the Templar (2008) (post-production) .... Shopkeeper
    3. Kandisha (2008) (post-production) .... The American
    4. Untitled David Lee Miller Project (2008) (post-production) .... Vargas
    5. Money to Burn (2008) (completed) .... Klau
    6. Break (2009) .... The Bishop
    7. Last Hour (2008) .... Detective Mike Stone
    8. Kung <deleted> Killer (2008) (TV) .... Crane
    9. Richard III (2008) .... Buckingham
    10. Chatham (2008) .... Captain Zeb ... aka The Golden Boys (International: English title)
    11. Big Stan (2007)
    12. Fuego (2007) .... Lobo
    13. The Trident (2007) .... The Shopkeeper
    14. How to Rob a Bank (2007) .... Nick
    15. Treasure Raiders (2007) .... Pierre
    16. Camille (2007) .... Cowboy Bob
    17. Fall Down Dead (2007) .... Wade
    18. Epic Movie (2007) .... Museum Curator
    19. "In Case of Emergency" .... Guru Danny (1 episode, 2007)
    20. Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007) .... Mikhail
    21. Permanent Vacation (2007) .... Old Man
    22. Homo Erectus (2007) .... Mookoo
    23. Saints Row (2006) (VG) (voice) .... William Sharp
    24. "Danny Phantom" .... Clockwork (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
    25. Final Move (2006) .... Captain Baker
    26. "Medium" .... Jessica's Brother (1 episode, 2006)
    27. The Last Sect (2006) .... Van Helsing
    28. "Son of the Dragon" (2006) TV mini-series .... Bird
    29. Miracle at Sage Creek (2005) .... Ike
    30. Brothers in Arms (2005) .... Driscoll
    31. "Eve" .... Kung <deleted> Master (1 episode, 2005)
    32. Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) .... Grand Master
    33. Last Goodbye (2004) .... Fred McGillicuddie
    34. "Alias" .... Conrad (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
    35. Hair High (2004) (voice) .... Mr. Snerz
    36. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) .... Bill - 'Snake Charmer'
    37. Dead & Breakfast (2004) .... Mr. Wise
    38. Bala perdida (2003/I) .... Michael Morrison
    39. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) .... Bill
    40. American Reel (2003) .... James Lee Springer
    41. The Outsider (2002) (TV) .... Doctor Lucas Henry
    42. Wheatfield with Crows (2002) .... Willem Vincent Sr.
    43. "King of the Hill" .... Junichiro (1 episode, 2002)
    44. Balto: Wolf Quest (2002) (V) (voice) .... Nava the Wolf Shaman
    45. "Titus" .... Bob Hawkins (1 episode, 2001)
    46. "Largo Winch" .... Nério Winch (1 episode, 2001)
    47. "Jackie Chan Adventures" (2 episodes, 2001)
    48. Out of the Wilderness (2001) (TV)
    49. The Defectors (2001) (TV) .... Garret
    50. "Queen of Swords" .... The Serpent (2 episodes, 2001)
    51. Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV) .... Mike Sullivan
    52. G.O.D. (2001) .... Norman Williams
    53. Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) (TV) .... Nério Winch
    54. "Family Law" .... Andrew Weller (3 episodes, 2000)
    55. Dangerous Curves (2000) .... Lemmy
    56. Down 'n Dirty (2000) .... Gil Garner
    57. Nightfall (2000) (V) .... Gnomen
    58. The Donor (2000) .... Mike Riordan
    59. By Dawn's Early Light (2000) (TV) .... Nick Decker
    60. Natural Selection (1999) .... Louis Dehoven
    61. "Acapulco H.E.A.T." (1 episode, 1999)
    62. "Charmed" .... Tempus (1 episode, 1999)
    63. Shepherd (1999) .... Ventriloquist
    64. Knocking on Death's Door (1999) .... Doc Hadley
    65. "Profiler" .... Christopher Joe Allman (1 episode, 1999)
    66. Zoo (1999) .... Drexel Turnquist
    67. The Puzzle in the Air (1999) .... The General
    68. Kiss of a Stranger (1999) .... Sean O'Leary
    69. An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) (V) (voice) .... Wulisso
    70. The Effects of Magic (1998) .... The Cabinet Maker
    71. The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998) .... Sheldon Blake
    72. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) (V) .... Luke Enright
    73. Nosferatu: The First Vampire (1998) (TV) .... Host
    74. Sublet (1998) .... Max Kaufman
    75. Lovers and Liars (1998) .... Mr. Montague
    76. Martian Law (1998) (TV)
    77. Light Speed (1998)
    78. The Rage (1997) .... Lucas McDermott
    79. Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997) (TV) .... Martin Shaw
    80. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Houston Currier (1 episode, 1997)
    81. Last Stand at Saber River (1997) (TV) .... Duane Kidston
    82. "Kung <deleted>: The Legend Continues" .... Kwai Chang Caine (83 episodes, 1993-1997)
    83. The Good Life (1997)
    84. Macon County Jail (1997) .... Coley
    85. Full Blast (1997) .... Maceo
    86. "Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys" (1996) TV series .... )
    87. Dead Center (1994) .... Chavez
    88. Cercasi successo disperatamente (1994) (V)
    89. Kill Zone (1993) .... Col. Horace Wiggins
    90. Bitter End (1993)
    91. Frontera Sur (1993)
    92. Distant Justice (1992) .... Joe Foley
    93. Animal Instincts (1992) .... William Lamberti
    94. Night Rhythms (1992) (V) .... Vincent
    95. "Human Target" .... Harry Solow (1 episode, 1992)
    96. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) .... The Beggar
    97. Roadside Prophets (1992) .... Othello
    98. Double Trouble (1992/I) .... Mr. C
    99. Evil Toons (1992) .... Gideon Fisk
    100. Kung <deleted>: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV) .... Kwai Chang Caine
    101. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV) .... Caine
    102. Brotherhood of the Gun (1991) (TV) .... Artemis McBride
    103. Deadly Surveillance (1991) (TV) .... Lieutenant
    104. Project Eliminator (1991) .... Ron Morrell
    105. Martial Law (1991) (V) .... Dalton Rhodes
    106. Field of Fire (1991) .... Gen. Corman
    107. Karate Cop (1991) .... Dad
    108. Capital Punishment (1991) .... Michael Maltin
    109. The Eagle and the Horse (1991)
    110. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Spender (1 episode, 1990)
    111. "The Young Riders" .... The Buzzard Eater (1 episode, 1990)
    112. Future Zone (1990) .... John Tucker
    113. Bird on a Wire (1990) .... Eugene Sorenson
    114. Huellas del lince, Las (1990)
    115. Think Big (1990) .... Sweeney
    116. Midnight Fear (1990) .... Hanley
    117. Night Children (1990) .... Max
    118. Dune Warriors (1990) .... Michael
    119. Future Force (1990) .... John Tucker
    120. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990) .... Jozek Mardulak / Count Dracula
    121. "Matlock" .... Steve Mazarowski / ... (3 episodes, 1987-1989)
    122. Try This One for Size (1989) .... Bradley
    123. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989) .... Dark One
    124. Sonny Boy (1989) .... Pearl
    125. The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV) .... Slade
    126. Nowhere to Run (1989) .... Harmon
    127. Tropical Snow (1989) .... Oskar
    128. The Mad Bunch (1989) .... Professor Foxwood
    129. Crime of Crimes (1989) .... Captain
    130. Crime Zone (1988) .... Jason
    131. I Saw What You Did (1988) (TV) .... Stephen
    132. Open Fire (1988) .... Joe Rourke
    133. Fatal Secret (1988) .... Michael LeWinter
    134. Run for Your Life (1988) .... Major Charles Forsythe
    135. Warlords (1988) .... Dow
    136. Animal Protector (1988) .... Col. Whitlock
    137. "Night Heat" .... Theodore Telford (1 episode, 1987)
    138. The Misfit Brigade (1987) .... Col. Von Weisshagen
    139. Six Against the Rock (1987) (TV) .... Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
    140. Heartbeat (1987) (V) .... Man Playing Dice
    141. "Amazing Stories" .... Calvin (1 episode, 1986)
    142. Armed Response (1986) .... Jim Roth
    143. Oceans of Fire (1986) (TV) .... J.C. Busch
    144. "North and South, Book II" (1986) TV mini-series .... Justin LaMotte
    145. Behind Enemy Lines (1986) .... Col. James Cooper
    146. Kung <deleted>: The Movie (1986) (TV) .... Kwai Chang Caine
    147. "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" .... Harris / ... (1 episode, 1986)
    148. "North and South" (1985) TV mini-series .... Justin LaMotte
    149. The Bad Seed (1985) (TV) .... Leroy Jessup
    150. On the Line (1984) .... Bryant
    151. "The Fall Guy" .... Caretaker / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
    152. "Partners in Crime" (1 episode, 1984)
    153. The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) .... Kain
    154. "Airwolf" .... Dr. Robert Winchester (1 episode, 1984)
    155. Jealousy (1984) (TV) .... Bobby Dee
    156. Americana (1983) .... The American Soldier
    157. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) .... Rawley Wilkes
    158. Trick or Treats (1982) .... Richard
    159. Q (1982) .... Detective Shepard
    160. Safari 3000 (1982) .... Eddie Mills
    161. "Darkroom" .... Biker / ... (1 episode, 1981)
    162. High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) (TV) .... Ben Irons
    163. Cloud Dancer (1980) .... Brad Randolph
    164. The Long Riders (1980) .... Cole Younger
    165. Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Paul Gauguin
    166. Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979) .... Charlie Swattle
    167. Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979) .... Le pratiquant des Arts Martiaux
    168. Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Tom Horn
    169. Circle of Iron (1978) .... The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
    170. Deathsport (1978) .... Kaz Oshay
    171. Gray Lady Down (1978) .... Capt. Gates
    172. The Serpent's Egg (1977) .... Abel Rosenberg
    173. Thunder and Lightning (1977) .... Harley Thomas
    174. Bound for Glory (1976) .... Woody Guthrie
    175. Cannonball! (1976) .... Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman
    176. "The Family Holvak" .... Craw (2 episodes, 1975)
    177. You and Me (1975) .... Zeto
    178. Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Frankenstein
    179. "Kung <deleted>" .... Kwai Chang Caine (45 episodes, 1972-1975)
    180. Mean Streets (1973) .... Drunk
    181. The Long Goodbye (1973) (uncredited) .... Dave aka Socrates - Marlowe's Cellmate
    182. Boxcar Bertha (1972) .... 'Big' Bill Shelly
    183. Kung <deleted> (1972) (TV) .... Caine
    184. "Ironside" .... Frank Carlson / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1971)
    185. "Night Gallery" .... Gideon (1 episode, 1971)
    186. "Gunsmoke" .... Clint (1 episode, 1971)
    187. Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971) (TV) .... Flack
    188. Macho Callahan (1970) .... David Mountford
    189. The McMasters (1970) .... White Feather
    190. "The Name of the Game" .... Jason (1 episode, 1970)
    191. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Waco (gang leader)
    192. Young Billy Young (1969) .... Jesse Boone
    193. Heaven with a Gun (1969) .... Coke Beck (Asa's son)
    194. The Violent Ones (1967) .... Lucas Barnes
    195. Johnny Belinda (1967) (TV) .... Locky
    196. "Cimarron Strip" .... Gene Gauge (1 episode, 1967)
    197. "Coronet Blue" .... Walter Arnold (1 episode, 1967)
    198. "Shane" .... Shane (16 episodes, 1966)
    199. "The Trials of O'Brien" .... Felix (2 episodes, 1966)
    200. Too Many Thieves (1966) .... Felix
    201. Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) .... Stretch
    202. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Art Thief / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    203. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Fitzhugh (1 episode, 1965)
    204. Taggart (1964) .... Cal Dodge
    205. "The Virginian" .... The Utah Kid (1 episode, 1964)
    206. "Arrest and Trial" .... Wally (1 episode, 1964)
    207. "Wagon Train" .... John Mason (1 episode, 1963)
    208. "East Side/West Side" .... Hal Sewoski (1 episode, 1963)
    209. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1963)

  8. The cost of living in the UK is now very high - in a decent paying job over 50% gone every month with tax and NI - then the Council Tax, overpriced Housing, stamp duty, inheritance tax, capital gains tax, VAT, Excise duty, fuel tax, road tax, TV licence, speed traps, cost of public transport, shit weather (Scotland) and so on and so on. It was working to exist, I am very happy to be in Asia and have a much, much better standard of living and can do it in a more relaxing environment with nice Weather as an additional bonus (not Today!)

    In Scotland we did not seem to have the same amount of issues with Muslims and their ways as many areas of England have - maybe too cold for them.

    I can't imagine going back apart from short breaks - so bye bye Britainistan :)

  9. Emirates airline has announced an increase in its free baggage allowance for passengers effective for all tickets issued on or after May 4.

    The new allowance, implemented across the airline's network of more than 100 destinations globally, is – 30kg for Economy Class passengers, 40kg for Business and 50kg for First Class.

    Nabil Sultan, Emirates' Divisional Senior VP, Revenue Optimisation, said: "We has moved to these new free baggage levels to further demonstrate our commitment to putting the passenger first."

    Gold and Silver members of Skywards – Emirates' frequent flyer programme – are entitled to an additional baggage allowance over their ticketed allowance – 16kg for Gold members and 12 kg for Silver. Codeshare passengers travelling on Emirates-operated flights are also eligible for the baggage allowances.

    http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/5...7c1bafc782.aspx

    About time too. Just a simple suitcase and a few encyclopedias weighs 20 kg.

    But it will be some time before I travel Emirates again on the Bamgkok route. Those 747-300 series with 10 seats across instead of 9 just increases that sardine feeling. Sitting in the aisle means massive bruising to shoulders as you are knocked-around that much, and the ICE system entertainment boxes under the seats restrict leg comfort.

    I have defected to Singapore Airlines who have dramatically slashed London-BKK fares now and if you time it right go on the new A380 Super-Plane.

    Are you an encyclopaedia salesman or just technophobic? get one on CD or DVD and you can pile other <deleted> in your case such as toiletries and clothing then you may actually find it refreshing to take a shower and change clothing instead of reading your encyclopaedias. I also prefer to sit in a seat on an Aircraft as sitting in the aisle gets in peoples way.

  10. Excise raise wouldn't heighten oil price

    By: Bangkokpost.com

    Published: 9/05/2009

    Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the raising of the oil tax would not affect prices at gasoline station, and this point would be ensured by the oil subsidization fund.

    Asked whether the new bill on oil excise tax would raise excise by as much as 10 baht, the premiere said selling price ceilings and real price after tax increase would be separated. Consumers would not be adversely affected because mechanics of the oil subsidization fund would still be in place.

    Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul said benzene and diesel prices would go up in proportion to the excise increase announced by the Ministry of Finance if no intervention is made, and results would be problematic in such case. To avert such circumstance he was having the oil subsidization fund reduce its drawing of money from oil sales, so retail prices at stations would not increase.

    ...

    continue here

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    -- Bangkok Post 9/05/2009

    :):D Funny stuff - the Government are hilarious here :D:D

  11. IMO. These low numbers indicate Thailand remains the laughing stock of the world.

    Thats a bit harsh - deaths daily in the South, Murder and deaths at Krabbi and Phi Phi, riots, Airport closure and shootings in Bangkok, televised protests at ASEAN in Pattaya, Containers full of bodies at Sattahip, daily muggings and thefts by Katoeys, and a very poor exchange rate with 150 baht ATM fees - no problem Amazing Thailand :):D:D:D:D

  12. Air travellers' medical records needed

    BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International (THAI) suggests passengers with flu symptoms to bring their medical records with them due to the outbreak of swine flu in other countries.

    THAI's Crisis Management Operation Centre director Surapol Isarangkul Na Ayutthaya said on Wednesday that the airline had informed its cabin crews about the severity of swine flu and ways to protect themselves from infection.

    Mr Surapol believed the cabin crews would have some immunity because they received influenza vaccination once a year.

    The airline had no plans to change its flights, and no passengers had cancelled their flights yet, he said.

    However, THAI may not allow people with flu symptoms to board if they could not verify their health conditions, he said.

    Suvarnabhumi airport director Serirat Prasutanont said more officials had been assigned to facilitate passengers as some areas could be crowded due to the installation of thermal scanners by the Public Health Ministry.

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    -- Bangkok Post 2009-04-29

    Scary story this - it again shows how stupid these people are - I will bring my medical records if you dumb fuc_ks show me your maintenance records and the qualifications of the mutants you have pretending to carry them out!! fuc_k off and stick your overpriced under maintained aircraft up your ass , :)

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