Mitker

1. meetings

2. official announcements / press conference

3. appointment of a board

4. drinks and food for 1. to 3.

5. on-site trips

6. website revamp

7. consulting fees for "prominent specialists" to confirm what everybody knows

budget seems already short

now, imagine if they were looking for results..?

He deserved the money

400KTHB for filtering and impeding crooked individuals before they enter a system whose mission is to enforce laws and protect people is a great service to the nation

what? you mean some could make it through this safety barrier?

can't believe it

Thailand.. wake-up!

50 minutes ago, Somtamnication said:

Ce la vi. 

Did you mean "C'est la vie" or is this Sanskrit?

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Plastic on the other hand when heated would melt and eventually evaporate

why is it last time I saw a burning plastic bag it didn't evaporate nicely?

must be the wrong brand

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

... when they went to make merit at the temple

failed

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He knew full well (...) that two of the victims were children of the phu yai ban.

By far the most irrelevant part of the story for any normal mind

2 hours ago, 12DrinkMore said:

 

Although this is very generous, I do not understand why they are handing out this money, funded by the tax payer.

 

They have no liability, and it sets a precedent for the next accident and the next one and the next one.

coz it makes them look nice. That's all.

4 hours ago, Kasset Tak said:

The problems are that Thai people eat everything and hunting is not controlled. I have tried monitor lizard fried with curry paste (phat prik hia) when I was visiting a Hmong village up in the mountains and it was actually quite OK... You should atleast try everything once in your life so you don't miss out on anything!

34 minutes ago, Foexie said:

 

yes those unresponsible Thais who eat everything.

 

Could you imagine what would happen if foreigners got the idea of eating lizzards now and then? Or that they got the feeling they need to try eating everything ones in their lifes??

 

That would be so terrible wont it?!

Indeed. That would be the best way to say goodbye to most endangered species.

Totally irresponsible.

(...) He suggested that they use technology to create jobs and propel the economy. 
isn't it that the human factor is the critical weakness to be addressed today?

(...) developing people for the “Thailand 4.0”

brilliant, nice marketing. Anything behind?

(...) the PM wanted Thai people to maintain their Thai characteristics

Ah! back to the priorities: that Thainess that makes Thailand the greatest..

(...) People in all sectors should know more about the Thailand 4.0 policy and Thai people 4.0 within six months from now, said Lt.Gen.Sansern. 

what about next week instead?

(...) According to the spokesman, Thai people 4.0 include “smart farmers,” “smart start-ups” high-value services and laborers with higher skills.

and if it works, then smart trees, smart air..

24 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

Actually last year (2016) was relatively good in terms of haze.

agree totally

On 12/31/2016 at 4:23 PM, AlexRich said:

I'm not sure that there are any areas in the north that are smoke free ... perhaps only option is the southern islands or pattaya. They burn in Laos and Myanmar and despite bans it's hard to avoid smoke.

 

I'll be interested to see the suggestions. I avoided Chiang Mai until April this year and still had to endure about three weeks of smoke. I like Chinag Mai but suspect that it is only really liveable 6-7 months of the year. Lung cancer rates are high there and I doubt that is down to just smoking. 

Radon has to do with it too.

Saraphi district has the highest level in the country from a Uni research, published a few years ago, and would contribute explaining high lung cancer rates in that area. Well ventilated housing prevents that.

But back to the smoke, any satellite imagery of fires spread all over the region including the neighbor countries means there is no "close" escape.

Go to a place with (ocean) breeze but far from lawless burning activity (like Indonesia smoke poisoning Singapore)

My partner is Thai and successfully works here

My business is dependent on local sourcing

Otherwise, yes, I would seriously consider leaving

I know I will never call Thailand "my country" since I'm repeatedly reminded it is not

I come from a country that is basically multi-cultural and Thailand seems terribly narrow-minded and self-centered to me. I know some just don't care and go with it.

I can't.

20 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

Who says they get on top? 

They do. Once a year.

It's a Christmas tree

The teacher left for holidays without permission

doesn't this too deserves some 99 cane strokes?

1 hour ago, Yann55 said:

 

Doesn't it occur to you that there's a reason why people often compare local regulations or events or habits with what happens in the US ? Like it or not the US are, for many things, still the leading country in the world, and their stance on many issues, including of course the possession of firearms, is highly influential.

 

A discussion Forum is for discussing, and discussing very often includes comparing. If you don't like the posts that do it, then don't read them, but why the patronizing attitude about other people's opinions and comments ?

My answer in the post right above yours

Nothing to do with patronizing

4 hours ago, roo860 said:

 

 

It's quite common mate for posters to compare what happens here to what goes on in other countries.

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I do agree with you.

However, the drift is systematic and at the end leave little room for discussing the origin of the killings here. Causes and context are significantly different (even if, sure, some aspects are universal).

The US situation is worth a specific discussion and should not impede the present topic: gun killings in Thailand and the way the problem evolves

3 minutes ago, roo860 said:

 

 
My last point, are there no laws on gun ownership in Thailand? Do you need a permit? Does the gun have to be registered?


Yes mate they have laws ref having a permit etc.


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 laws are there

now it needs to be seen how they are enforced

far too many people with guns here (registered + unregistered), with no capacity to manage their emotions and unable to prevent others to reach these weapons

wrong people with the wrong killing tool

Would be good to keep this topic about Thailand without - again - sliding into US regulations, rightly or wrongly

Looks like there's enough to be discussed as why this happened here and now

Catching the whole drug ring at the end of the chain when the mule catches with them would have been faaaaar more productive.

But it requires a serious police work and cooperation..

14 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Many of the thousands online who shared the story said that the police must act to find who was responsible and bring them to justice.   

Scary, if it's necessary to ask for action..

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Authorities would take a step back and examine “weak points” in the plan before proceeding, the source said.

Remove the word "plan" since there's none

As for the weakness, it doesn't seem to come from "points"

Do the daily small arrangements between a girl who made selling her body her business and an old rich farang really deserve to be delivered in the "must read" section of this forum?

How many thousands bar girls will say thank you to their milked prey today?

How is this one any more interesting?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

“watchdogs of the watchdogs”

I know a guy with a funny haircut a few countries northwards who would like this one

Seems like we won't see the end of tunnel soon

What about issuing arrest warrant #2463 for the cleaning lady who wiped after the gardener visit, back from the office of the secretary of the spokesman of the Phra?

Should be useful too