Everything posted by Bangkok Barry
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Soi Cowboy: Crackdown on Drugs, Guns, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse
TAT can spin it as a tourist attraction. Where else can you go out for an evening beer and be surrounded by police raiding the bar. Other times, they arrive and close them all down at midnight for no other reason than that they can.
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Soi Cowboy: Crackdown on Drugs, Guns, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse
To say more would be superfluous
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Elderly man and young woman severely injured in Phuket accident
They've seen it all before.
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Deceit: Spiritual medium scams four Thais out of 600,000 baht
I wonder if that is one of the professions forbidden to foreigners. I didn't see it on the recent list. If not...... Could even stream the 'ceremony' on the internet for extra income.
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Thai Police Prepare for PM Election Day Protests
On the positive side, TAT can spin the street riots as a tourist attraction. Certainly, the last time didn't do the country any harm. If I remember correctly, the Baht actually rose.
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Thai Police Prepare for PM Election Day Protests
If Anutin takes over, which he won't, then our days are numbered here. We know what he thinks of dirty, smelly foreigners. He's made his feelings known many times.
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What was the outcome when your daughter found out your TGF was younger than her?
Has she told him why? Before she stopped talking to him.
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“I’ll sue” – woman who lost part of her leg in Don Mueang walkway incident
As I've said, that would not fit into their device that shows the limit of what can be taken on board. The fact the rule is ignored doesn't make it right to do so. It is selfish not to check in a case that size, leaving less room for everyone else. If everyone did that then 60% of the passengers would have no stowage space. I've been on too many flights, especially in the US, where people bring everything including the kitchen sink on board, with the flight delayed while the crew desperately try and find space for all the bags.
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“I’ll sue” – woman who lost part of her leg in Don Mueang walkway incident
I read a report of her saying she tripped with the suitcase and that damaged the 'combs' at the end which are not designed for the full weight of a person and suitcase forcibly crashing into them. Nothing to do with not taking the weight of a suitcase. As I wrote, the blame appears to be that of the airline (not the airport authority) must shoulder some of the blame for not making her check in a suitcase that was clearly, from the photos I saw, too big to fit into their 'basket' that says any carry-on must fit within it. Staff either at the desk or by the self check-in machines. But we all know how diligent Thais are in enforcing the rules, which are only there to be ignored.
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“I’ll sue” – woman who lost part of her leg in Don Mueang walkway incident
In which case, the airport is still at fault for letting her carry on that size of suitcase against their own procedures and regulations. I don't think that is up to the airport authority, rather that of the airline. So then we get into the endless legal wrangle of was it the airline to blame for either not making her check the suitcase, or if she self-checked was there a procedure in place to check carry-ons? And should the security check have stopped her before she headed for the gate? And is that a part of security's job, and is the airport authority actually involved at all? All very complex and a good money -maker for the lawyers. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
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Pattaya Youngsters Beat 18-Year-Old Man for Asking Them to Quiet Down
The group became seemingly angered at Shinawatra’s warning before they briefly left the beach only to return with 10 other teens. We would expect nothing else. Just part of the culture.
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Pickup Truck Crashes into Sri Racha Noodle Stall and Injures Three People
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Lost in Thailand: Desperate search for missing mum sends police on a mission
Duh! Talk about leaving evidence in plain view. But then, Thai IQ level 88.
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“I’ll sue” – woman who lost part of her leg in Don Mueang walkway incident
See my post just above.
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“I’ll sue” – woman who lost part of her leg in Don Mueang walkway incident
In the original report that I read she did trip, over her suitcase. And that suitcase is why she will probably lose any legal challenge as it was too big to be carry-on and should have been checked in. If it had been.... Harsh I know, but it's a loophole the airport can exploit.
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Cooked Food in the Fridge.
This is quite a useful site: https://www.stilltasty.com/
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Being wrong in this forum
Not me. I blocked him long ago.
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Pattaya Police Launch Major Anti-crime Operation Specifically Targeting Foreign Criminals and Fugitives
If you click the link you can read about the other cases. The policy of this site is to only provide the first part of the article, and a link is provided to read the complete report. Bizarrely, sometimes the link provides no more info and the link is pointless - unless it is to attract people to the site of the original article, perhaps for commercial reasons.
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Blastoff blunder: Rocket festival misfire leaves Isaan locals injured on main road
I guess those that sent the rocket up didn't do Step 2 thinking and realise that what goes up must come down. As a young teenager in the UK I used to deliver newspapers before most people were out and about, and after the night of November 5th I'd often see spent rockets in the road. But they weren't the huge deadly things that Thais like to send skyward with absolutely no thought of the possible consequences. They do the same with Loy Krathong lanterns, which sometimes set fire to things when they come down.. Step 1 thinking = Launch. Step 2 thinking = they have to come down thought not available to Thai.
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Thai woman seeks answer after finding set of teeth in som tam dish
There. Corrected it for you
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Gunshots fired during altercation between foreigner and locals in Phuket
They'll spin it as part of the excitement of being a tourist in Thailand, a thrilling adventure they can tell all their friends and family about when/if they return home.
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Stairway to suspicion: Police investigate mysterious death of toddler in Buriram
Anyone can be a parent, no qualifications needed. Certainly less than you need to flip burgers in McDonalds.
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"Forgotten Landmark" - "Dancing Fountain" Project Collapses in Pattaya
Applies to so many things in Thailand. Except the part about actually using professionals, people who (might) know what they are doing. Thai no need, mista. I have nephew who know everyting.
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EC Extends Probe Into Pita’s Eligibility
You could say exactly the same about some parts of the American constitution.
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Murder mystery: Khon Kaen grandmother killed by grandson for 100 baht
Not the first case I've read of someone being murdered over 100 baht and it won't be the last. Life is worthy absolutely nothing in Thailand - strange for what they claim is a Buddhist nation.