Bangkok Barry

Officially, by law, there is no such thing. It is there for people to park safely, but it is the norm for motorcycles to use it. Which is sensible. As long as they pay attention, which for some is too much of a challenge.

I'll set up a committee to decide if you are qualified to be on a committee. Get back to you in, oh, 20 years from now?

No-one commenting so far has questioned how the scammers had so much of her personal information, certainly enough to convince most people they were genuine. Surely there has to be someone on the inside, working for the Land Department.

Here's a suggestion: Ask cities who DO have an integrated system, and have had for many years, how they got it to work. And how they avoided 20 years of fruitless discussions, studies and committees reporting to other committees.

Because people dying on the roads is a common and daily occurrence in Thailand, and the victims, it seems, were poor immigrant workers so no-one cares. If something like that happened in my native UK then it would be a lead story for days.

They've done it before and I can't see them not doing it again. More so now, as I'd guess that many more young people would join in.

Or they drive on the wrong side of the road, as this victim was doing. When people overseas have asked me if Thais drive on the left or the right, I've always answered 'Yes'.

It is a common feature of Thai reporting that they include all kinds of completely irrelevant information, usually when there is an accident and we are given a description of what they were wearing or the registration number of the car(s) involved - yesterday, farcically even giving the number after blurring it out in the photo as they aren't very smart. Also, it is important to Thais to highlight a foreigner behaving badly, given half a chance.

you're mistaken or uninformed. Almost 10 years of military rule has ruined what was a buoyant economy...............you think that has nothing to do with OI that was previously earmarked for here going elsewhere? Or the former PM not being a politician and used to giving orders not making compromises? Or the former PM going back on his word to other countries so often nobdy wants to do business with Thailand any more? The Army needs to step aside and the Senate must be shown sense. What has your post got to do with mine? If you, as you state as fact, often nobody wants to do business with Thailand in the years since the latest coup, then please back up what you say with figures. Otherwise, it is simply your opinion.

I'm puzzled by your post as the photo accompanying this report shows without any doubt that the pickup was parked correctly.

The article suggests she might have been sleeping. As one does when driving a motorcycle, or so it seems.

Corruption in every possible aspect of Thai life, even a lowly car park attendant. Just part of the Thai culture they are so proud of. Once a year our area has a fair, and crawling out from the sewers come 'helpful' self-appointed parking attendants who find you a place to park. If you fail to tip them then expect to find your car damaged when you return.

So the blocking of roads has begun. And, as before, the police will stand by and do nothing to stop their erection. Fortunately. My brother-in-law is a policeman and he was called to Bangkok from Issan in 2010 to control the protesters. When he went off duty he put on his red shirt and joined them. We might see the same thing happen in the weeks ahead.

wrong. when it is this blatant and obvious to stand by idle is just as bad. I've been a journalist for over 40 years and what Jingthing writes is correct. There are news reporters and there are opinion and analysis articles written by top writers. That is becoming blurred now with everyone having an opinion and reporting their opinion as news. It is not.

They are jealous of her, simple as that. Make your wife understand that, and tell her to ignore their comments. Tell her she has won and they've lost!

And Sky News is running a series on what is happening there, from on the ground. But there, many thousands are being killed by the army over resistance. Thailand is extremely unlikely to get to that extreme. As for US action, what you suggest might happen never does. Rarely if ever read of rogue leaders being taken out, anywhere. Unfortunately. Only OBL over 9-11, but that directly affected America.

How do they know the 'police' were fakes?

The rest of the world doesn't give a moment's thought about a SE Asian backwater country, that has no influence in any way or on anyone outside of its borders.

Do you know any who did?

The last time they tried to persuade me to take the retirement route they said it didn't matter if I worked or not.

They blur out the registration number of the car in the photo and then use it in the report. I love this country. Something to shake your head in wonder at every day. Also, the motorcycle, according to the driver of the car, was on the wrong side of the road. Same old, same old.

Plenty of such businesses stay open until dawn in Europe. Just another example of Thailand attempting to catch up with the outside world.

That is because it is not a "retirement" visa or extension, it is solely based on being over 50 And calling it what it is, an Over 50 visa/extension, is far too logical. Let's call it something it isn't instead.

I like your style

So many houses have those barred windows, often inside or out. Insanity, and it tells a lot about Thai society that they feel the need for them. I absolutely refuse to have them and have six burglar alarms as an alternative, although that wasn't the original reason I ended up with so many dogs