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1 hour ago, AloisAmrein said:

I have been many times to Brazil and I know the country quite well, but not all states. I was living in Minas Gerais for almost a year. I speak fluently Portuguese. I never had any accident or robbery or something similar. The big cities like Rio and Sao Paulo are dangerous in some areas, but in the small towns and in the countryside live is peaceful.

I do agree totally. But I would say that most of a city like Rio can turn dangerous at certain hours

I had small accidents (with no serious consequences; those being good warnings) while staying long periods too.

An amazing country (that one well deserves the adjective) but, remain on your guard.

Being in Thailand or in L.A. or anywhere else, I don't understand how some consider fathering a child that would most probably never know them more than a few years.

The money issue is lagging far behind the responsibility you have as a father to be there for your kids. How "privileged" they would be financially will never compensate the lack of personal interaction

For that reason I do too consider it selfish indeed

Quote:

"Pol Maj-Gen S. Y. (...), said that the incident was serious as the victims are underaged."

May I suggest instead:

"Pol Maj-Gen S. Y. (...), said that the incident was even more serious as the victims are underaged."

trash politics oozing into unstable brains

I was living in a modern house in Sansai when a earthquake hit the area around 2008. It was very local but pretty strong too (I guess it means happening at reduced depth; the underground noise was impressive) and everyone in the moobaan rushed out of their homes. After the minute or so it lasted I checked the entire house for damages and - at my surprise - couldn't find a single crack.

It seems that the concrete skeleton design Thais adopt to build such modern houses is quite efficient in such situation.

Unfortunately, the academic circles are suffering the same flaws as most institutions here: merit comes second to preserving the structures and the positions.

I have been explained some selection processes that I wouldn't describe here since I would instantly be labelled as a Thai basher; but it was hardly believable (although from a reliable source) and totally antinomic with the very purpose of an academic institution.

No. It's not the kind of environment I would recommend for a serious learning experience.

Really no information that could be gathered from him alive?

I mean if the point is to dismantle a supply trail, he'll be now of no help for any progress

Ok. Get it. Thx

From the transcription, I read "naklua beach" as " น่ากลัว" (the "scary beach")

(I would write it rather as "Na Kleua" then, but that's personal)

RIP to the man

Naklua?

That's really how this beach is called?

.. fits sadly in the news

7 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Nothing to do with a recent incident, then?

obviously, yes

A drama all in thainess

at every stage

1 hour ago, gk10002000 said:

They had a big "scam" a few years back with the new scanners didn't they?  Some kick back, bribery, few worked or few worked shortly after installation.  As far as being safe, well, I believe that is very unproven.  yes they are not supposed to use x-rays, but I recall an article stating that they were NOT required to be UL approved.  So there is little oversight on how they should be set up, used, maintained and monitored, etc.  Basically there are no safety checks or reviews. 

If I'm right, the scandal was about bomb detectors (luggage screening) and not passengers scanners

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The criteria for applicants includes:

 

- Over 50 years of age

 

- Monthly salary of 100,000 baht or 3 million baht in the bank, which cannot be withdrawn within the first year of receiving new visa

 

- Health insurance that covers hospital stays and provides at least USD$10,000 in annual coverage

 

While no date of when the new visa will be implemented has been announced, officials hope it will help to promote Thailand as a hub for medical tourism.

and soon an extra requirement?:

"- must be ill"

if it serves the underlying milking purpose..

14 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Did the medics treat the cut under his right eye too?

good to see I'm not the only one here to have the left eye on the other side

flew over the temple the other night approaching DMK

temple lights were almost all off

the aircraft passed almost vertical of the place.. never happened before

is it a sign?

disgraced?

vacated?

Adhesion of Turkey, even without Erdogan, is a suicidal dream of technocrats who lost touch with reality.

The EU has already lost UK.

Should Turkey join, you would see countries like France (that is already today on the brink of electing openly xenophobic and separatist candidates) or Finland... start leaving the same way

Simply the end of the EU

It is frightening to see how these bureaucrats can't see further than numbers. The EU project needs some basic human homogeneity. It's not just about summing GDP's and  workforce. People need to feel some real sense of belonging.

Including Turkey - except in wishful thinking utopias - would definitely ruin an already fragile balance and disintegrate the Union.

Now, put Erdogan on top of that

What's next? calls to Putin? (the populated area of Russia is also on the European continent, after all)

Last time I bought a reusable bag at Big C, the cashier didn't really understand why I opposed her wrapping it in... a plastic bag.

Still a loooong way to go

But, as said before, the hope lies in teaching the next generation

We're swimming against the tide here but, like any tide, with time it's supposed to reverse

1 hour ago, Deez said:

I am not a big fan of this Govt, but if they have the stones to reform the police from top to bottom, they will be remembered as the most efficient government Thailand has ever had..

if... just if

even a gigantic IF

We all know for long there is a serious trash issue on this island

8 hours ago, webfact said:

30.9 percent say it is not yet time for police reforms

They would rather see them happen a couple of centuries from now imho

More hypocrisy splashed all over this (pre and post-) election than stains on a Calcutta public toilet

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

All concerned will be assigned clerical duties at headquarters while it is decided whether to remove them from the force.

Sure. Keep them.

They so greatly contribute to the glorious RTP image

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The first was of a Bang Na (eastern Bangkok) policeman asking for and taking a bribe. He said that the officer concerned had been dismissed from the force after the incident in 2013.

Dismissed?

Or jailed as this is the only effective way to deal with a rogue officer whose duty is precisely to enforce the law?

1 hour ago, tilaceer said:

The fuse would most likely never have blown. The purpose of a fuse is not to prevent electrocution. You need a RCD/ Earth leakage safety switch for that.

Given the extend of the injuries ("...They had burns all over their bodies..."), I expected the implied current would blow the fuse, even if too late to save the first one.

But I may as well be wrong in my guess.

18 hours ago, tilaceer said:

 

As typically anything above 70mA is fatal, presuming you have enough voltage to push the current through the body, I dont think an 8 A or 15 A fuse would offer much protection.

Maybe not for the first contact but could have saved the 2 other guys (unless they were holding hands)