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'Chaiyong also asked the Thap Lan National Park to follow the boundaries designated in the year 2000 to determine the national park areas as they were drawn up by officials and people living around the area.'

Of course its possible the boundaries were conveniently re-drawn to accomodate the land sell off by the local officials - thus making it 'legal' .

No boats running - the rivers too high and dangerous. Get a bus from the Mukdahan bus station to the bridge. Transfer through immigration to the Thai/Laos bus and then get a tuk tuk on the other side to the consulate. Watch they don't con you no more than 200baht for the tuk tuk and have him wait to take you to the hotel coz you need to stay overnight (if you didn't already know) get to the consulate as early as you can to avoid the long queues. If you want to stay near the 'town centre' where a few bars and restaurants are then the Huanam Hotel is ok but if you just want a decent chalet then ask for Pornpraseart Resort which is fine. Good luck :jap:

You should be happy there were no chickens running around in the store.

Lighten up

"I'm not prepared to return the red passport to Mr Thaksin but I will consider the case based on principles and fairness," stated Mr Surapong. "But if anything was implemented by the previous government for strictly political motives, this government will reinstitute good and fair traditions."

= Heres your passport Mr Thaksin sir sorry for the delay.

Teacher : Have you done your homework?

Student : No sir my battery is flat.

I think this a step too far for the Thai education system to manage effectively and I agree with those comments about the tablets being misused, lost , broken, sold etc. Wouldn't it be wiser to invest in one laptop per class, a projector and screen so then the class could still pay attention to the teacher whilst enjoying all those glitzy graphics. Sure there will be problems and glitches but overall it makes more sense to me than jumping straight in with personal tablets.

What a complete and utter load of feed !

Issan - if you embrace it then it embraces you - and all I need is here - also, I've got a tuk-gae fetish

So I guess now the kids will sue for the unpaid interest due on the frozen ฿22 million as the Ministry had 'no authority' to hold it - right Dad?

In 1997, the Cabinet approved the department's 20-year master plan to construct 13 inter-provincial highways totalling 4,150 kilometres and with nationwide coverage. However, only two routes were constructed - Bangkok-Chon Buri and the Outer Ring Road.

The department held a public hearing on the inter-provincial highways yesterday and the findings will be used to adjust the project's master plan and development plan.

So, nothing north of Korat then.

So, I guess all these resorts, rubber plantations, and villas just sort of sprung up overnight then or do they not monitor these areas?

So what if you sit there all day clicking on yor own ads? does that count?

I smell a 'Hub' coming..

Excellent reply above - can't add anything more. Have a safe trip.

Hold on a minute, what this.... an election ...this weekend !

cue: political debate

More hubs than a 16 wheeler ! - get a thesaurus!

'because people will no longer be equipped to overcome difficulty on their own, but will desperately wait for the government to rescue them.'

......and if they don't they will have a protest/riot/coup untll they do.

Is there really any such thing as a 'hub' of anything anymore?

Emergency evacuation in Korat? Not as far as I know, surely a typo.

Waen, a 47-year-old yellow-shirt from Chiang Mai, said she would not speculate but would follow instructions from PAD leaders, even if it meant joining forces with the red shirts. "We are just the mass, we don't have the right to question it."

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Undertaking on the left, overtaking on bends and hillcrests, overtaking an already overtaking car on a single lane highway, tailgating, threading in and out of fast moving traffic, driving on the wrong side of the road to save a u-turn 500m further up the road, not indicating, jumping red lights, pre-empting green lights, cutting up, impatience, lack of respect for others, double parking (and leaving the handbrake on!) not giving way to the right when turning across traffic or entering a roundabout, not wearing a seatbelt, totally unaware of safe braking distances, insufficient use of the mirrors (except when prising a particularly stubborn piece of moo bing from the front teeth with a toothpick, or checking your hair whilst talking on the mobile) , overtaking then immediately turning off left at the next soi 10m further on.......

I'm very pleased to inform you that you've passed your driving test Mr. Suriwong.

correction -' builder' (my fingers are numb)

Nippy in Mukdahan this morning 14C . Glad I bought a fan heater back with me this time.

BTW Whats 'hypocaust' in Thai? My bulider could knock one up in a week

PTP - rather than slagging off the goverment and its performance why not draft a manifesto outlining your policies and what you would do instead so that the Thai people can read what you promise to fulfill if elected, then they can weigh up the pros and cons of each side and vote how they see fit.

Or is that too complicated ?

TV team, is it possible to include quotation marks when displaying news banner headlines/sub headlines so that we are aware before clicking on them that they are quoted from an 'outside source' rather than an editorial comment as is implied?