MikeandDow

have to pullout the water management plan again

And What does that achieve nothing there are men /woman behind them waiting there chance at the trough need to take away the trough you have a hang them high attitude which will get you no where

This gradual change could take generation by doing this it would still cost lives not that i am disagreeing with you but I can not see Thais doing this over a generations it need hard action now it does not mean to change any laws or protocols Thailand has be enforcing these by the government police and the unions. the unions have not said anything do not know how strong they are here but they can do a lot to ensure safety protocols are implemented

more so Thai Ombudsman at a Glance The Ombudsman’s primary operation is still the inspection of the exercise of state power by the administration through an investigation of the facts of a complaint against all levels of government or state officials to identify the cause of unfair distresses to the public; whether such conducts were carried out lawfully pursuant to the vested authority of the accused official or not. Other missions of the Ombudsman include: development and promotion of politician’s and government official’s ethics, investigation of the constitutional and judicial organization’s negligence to perform their duties or unlawful performance of their duties (excluding judicial proceeding of the courts); the monitoring, evaluation, and provision of recommendations on constitutional compliance and opinions on necessary constitutional amendment. The Ombudsman can initiate an investigation on its own without prior complaint in the cases that it deems to have adverse impacts on the general public or to defend the public interests. Overall, the Ombudsman must strictly observe justice principles in the course of their operations

Everybody is picking on the Individual which is wrong it is the collective People, without a collective change in peoples attitude towards safety nothing will happen its going to be hard but people should say NO that is unsafe not going to do that !! the government should help these people who say NO to unsafe practices its called backing them up Normally it would be the unions, there has been nothing from the unions in regard to the bus fire very shame full

yes waste of paint, 3 people die every 2 hrs in Thailand on the roads alone shocking statistic but lives are cheap who cares !! until that attitude changes nothing will happen Thai people should be ashamed

you need to learn to post Not assumption nor bs Facts are what is required or don't post just learn

please state your facts what are the regulations for old buses no answer you just bs Investigators found the bus, which was converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), had six gas cylinders legally installed in the rear. the other tanks where the fire broke out where in the front Thailand's gradual introduction over the past 15 years of regulations for bus safety laid out by the UNECE, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, a body responsible for establishing international standards in many areas. But application of these rules have been slow and piecemeal. “The problem is most of the manufacturers in Thailand cannot reach that standard,” says Sumet Ongkittikul, a transport specialist at the Thailand Development Research Institute. “So the implementation has been delayed, to allow them to catch up. “Also, the regulations only apply to new buses. But most of the buses operating in Thailand are old." Modifying old bus chassis with new bodywork is a local industry, where safety standards are for the most part far behind those in many other countries. It is thought that at least 80% of the buses connecting Thailand’s cities are in this older, adapted category. “A new bus, from a good manufacturer, is very expensive,” Sumet Ongkittikul explains. “So they use an old chassis, and a local manufacturer to build new bodywork, and that is counted only as an old bus, where the new regulations do not apply.” For example, UNECE regulation UN R118, which requires bus interiors to be made with non-flammable materials, was officially introduced in Thailand in 2022, but does not apply to buses made before then, or buses adapted using older chassis.

Assumptions Assumptions have you interview the guy and he told you he Knew the bus was being operated contrary to the regulation and What regulation is that !! If you read the news and numerates post here you will find out that there is NO regulations for old Buses the regulation only apply to NEW buses

Keep dreaming !!

Thais will not know What i am Talking about

The current driving test is not the issue It is the lack of enforcement of these laws no need to change the laws I do not know of any Police force In the world ( please point out if I am wrong) that just turns there back when it comes to doing their job by enforcing the Law three people every two hours die while the police sit doing nothing While the bus owner was not licensed to have more that 6 gas bottles per bus nothing i read said the tanks where not in compliance and by the way there are no standard for old busses

All this is a lack of Training I might be going a bit overboard but Thailand Has yes lots of safety protocols but NO training in them, it is everyone's responsibility towards safety, a simple risk management assessment carried out before the job would have saved these guys

No idea Qz will not give you a pension while overseas you have to go back to OZ and then run through hoops there is hardly any work in Thailand for expats you need to research

yep same here doomed

It is normal in Thai culture for the mothers and fathers to leave kids with grand parents how do you know the fathers are deadbeats ?? that is an assumption not a fact, how do you know the mothers and fathers have no interaction with there kids another assumption not a fact learn how to post

And you are Who !!! think u know where you can go !! this is a public forum i can express my opinion with in the rules and If you where here a few years ago you would know about Quality tourist and i who like to know how you know he has mental heath problems Assumption are a dangerous thing, learn how to post

This is also on standard poles Thailand is mostly TNC-S with MEN, that means that the supply neutral is grounded regularly, every 3rd pole or so

Ground wire or earth wire (also known as OPGV) is a bare conductor supported at the top of transmission towers. They serve to shield the line and intercept lightning stroke before it hits the current carrying conductors below i.e. power lines.

No foresight No Oz pension, no work, land of scams what more can you want for

Thais get off their arses and do some thing are you dreaming !! never in a million years, Thais only care about themselves and the Baht lives are cheap here so why bother with safety cost to much

Do these Emergency guys get any training Throwing water on an Electrical fire !!! Thai logic !!!

Will never happen, Culture needs to change

This must be a bad news day digging up rubbish all assumption no facts in this article and gullible people believe what is written more fool you

I believe you mean a Culture war