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On 10/2/2023 at 8:01 PM, RanongCat said:

A form of perversion that I find  difficult to  understand.

Surely  bikini clad women on beaches  or even swimming pools offer better examples to tempt the inadequates than glimpses of sweaty knickers or even  fleshy bits ?

He does mention it being a challenge so I expect that is part of it. Forbidden fruit as someone else mentioned. Why do men, or women cheat on their partners? It's a challenge and the excitement of success.

I thought they claimed tap water was clean years ago. 

1 hour ago, JoePai said:

Sorry I'm a little thick but can I ask what are the "emerging security threats" ?

Well the army are experienced in protest management, and maybe they're expecting flooding

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

So you have bought a submarine without an engine, and broken half your F16s!

I can source some oars if it helps. Are they ok for rowlocks?

Is the space at the front to enable the picture to be taken, or are they all looking at a TV with a Zoom guest?

14 hours ago, hondoelsinore said:

I say let em go, and hopefully there will be a quick exodus out of the gene pool. 

The trouble with that is that a lot of it is down to education. Grandmother and/or Grandfather  rides a bike without a helmet, and possibly without a licence and therefore insurance. Mother and father also drive without a helmet but slightly more likely to have a licence. They all take the kids on the bike in varying numbers, thereby teaching them that helmets don't matter. Unless they go on a main road they won't see police checks as there isn't enough room on the back roads for all the cones, police, table for taking fines and checking phone for hours, tent to shield from sun and enough pickups to transport it all.

When they get to 10 years old, or sooner they want to ride the bike and since their parents and grandparents couldn't be bothered with laws and safety there's no reason they should be either. That's what they've been taught.

Even if the parents are responsible adults. Yes I know, but I'm not talking about that many. Even in that case the child will still want to ride a motorbike at 10 because all their friends are, which puts the parents under pressure because it's not just some of their friends, it's how things are done here. If the police took it seriously they could help, but they don't. Part of that is probably because pocketing fines is part of the funding plan rather than using taxes. So it goes right up to the government.

I remember a few years ago after Songkran or New Year the police in one area paid for some monks to walk along a road that had seen a lot of accidents and deaths, whilst chanting to ward off evil spirits. The guy in charge did admit that poor driving might have been an issue as well. 

Before I came here I think there was a transport minister who said "Thais don't need helmets as their skulls are thicker". Maybe someone can tell me if that's true. Anyway, since Thai heads don't seem to be any bigger than anyone else, a thicker skull can only mean less space inside.

I nearly forgot the policeman in Mahasarakham who wouldn't fine helmetless children riding to school as they wouldn't be able to buy sweets.

1 minute ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

That's called attempting to re-educate the uneducated, good luck with that after the 7 year growth factor.

What can I say? I'm a dreamer and an optimist.

1 hour ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Nobody, absolutely nobody, need EVER pay a fine or lose the use of their vehicle IF they simply obey the rules.  The big fine and confiscation is there just as a threat and needs to be used against the total idiots!

The fines do need to be carefully set, and you also need follow up measures for those rich enough not to be dissuaded by the fine. The points system recently announced would fit that so long as there aren't any loopholes for those with influence of course. Other countries manage it, as they do with driving tests on the road rather than a car park with cones, so there's no reason not to do it here.

16 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

When the keystone cops here get serious and start booking people, day in, day out, then and then only then will you see lives saved.

 

The above said, they would have to keep it up, but they're too busy getting tea money from schools to direct traffic during the morning and afternoon.

 

So it remains the typical Thai attitude of "up to you".

 

 

I know I've said this before, but why not get Food Panda, Grab ect to takeover. Their riders always seem to wear helmets. Either that or ask them how they do it. I suspect it's something to do with making the financial cost of not wearing a helmet, 'No helmet no job' a worthwhile incentive. That's instead of the police business model of allowing you to break the law so long as you pay a fee, and pitching that fee so people are prepared to pay it and continue doing business.

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

 

How do you explain Anutin and Thamanat Prompow?

Perhaps it's a typo. It should read:  No-one likes untainted goods.

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Thailand Election law does not permit MP to retain his or her seat as an independent. The seat belongs to the party and they won their seats because of the party they represented. 

Prachin Buri MP Wuttiphong Thonglour and Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit have 30 days from their expulsion to find a new party, otherwise their memberships of Parliament will expire.

“If no party is willing to recruit them, Thai Civilised party is willing to take them. This is because, if they cannot find a new party, their memberships of parliament will end and the Election Commission will have to spend about Bt10 million on each constituency’s by-election,”

If what you say is true then the above quotes make no sense and the MFP would need to replace them as the seats belong to the party.

14 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Thai buys successful business for $20m.

 

Just over a year later the company is bankrupt owing $12m+
 

Of course we don't know which part of the business is underperforming, or if they all are. It may be the the Miss Universe sector is financially sound. I don't know how well it was doing before it was sold.

On 11/7/2023 at 3:33 PM, off road pat said:

It's a Government employee uniform, in this case Ministry of interior !!! no Military uniform !!

Yes it's standard uniform for government workers, but with differing decorations. My wife has one as well as the white dress uniform. The normal ones are worn on Mondays, I think nationally. Next Monday look around and you should see a lot of them, particularly after working hours.

The government is fairly militaristic in it's look and setup. If you look at the boards in a lot of government offices showing the hierarchy, the uniforms get more flamboyant the further up you go, until they almost look like the military head of a dictatorship.

4 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Has a crime actually been committed? 

The guy on the left isn't wearing a helmet and unlike Thai roads the laws are respected and enforced on racetracks. 

1 hour ago, Jonathan Swift said:

So having a bit of a laugh isn't a positive? A little satire here and there to lighten up otherwise serious issues? I see no harm in this, either intentional or indirectly. Life getting too complex for you in your old age? 

I don't think the issue is so much with these pictures, but with the ease of producing harmful misinformation.

As for the legality, I don't know. In Thailand the Computer Act, or whatever it's called can probably be used as it is in other cases of real or perceived harm.

On 11/6/2023 at 5:40 AM, alanrchase said:

 

You may want to read this first. Depending on your nationality it may or may not affect you.

 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tax-resident-nowhere-kathleen-di-paolo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_mobile_web&utm_campaign=copy

I was going to make a comment about this, but this article is a lot more knowledgeable than I am. It's worth remembering that tax officials do it as a job so they may well be better at it than you are unless you are in employment that requires expertise in the area of taxation.

Not living anywhere has many implications as shown in the article. In my case, until Covid I was spending time here and the UK on a roughly 3 months basis but slightly over the 180 days in the UK. Now I still have to pay tax on the rent I receive, my small private pension (I have a larger one to take soon) and my state pension. At the moment I'm still able to use the NHS, although that may change, but as I'm married to a government worker I get state healthcare here anyway. My pension doesn't get increased and I'm losing, I think, about £940 a year, before tax. That will increase in April with the next rise. I still have a UK driving licence and car, but it's getting more difficult, and expensive in regards to insurance. It might be cheaper to pay tax here as I don't have a great income, but I'm not sure it's worth it for the small saving

If it looks easy to just move around to avoid tax, check you aren't missing something first.

I have a DJI Osmo Action, the fist version. I used in at Cha-Am beach and it stopped working whilst using it in the water. I took it out of the holder and the battery case wasn't closed properly, so my fault, although I'm not sure how it happened. It became quite hot and the 2 red lights were on, but nothing else worked. It seemed dry inside but then it doesn't take much water to cause problems, and the heat will have dried it out. I've seen people on YouTube who have just dried them out and they work again but this will have been salt water.

Anyway I need to see if it can be fixed. I'd seen a DJI sign but I couldn't remember where. On searching I found a DJI Phantom shop in Khon Kaen and this must have been the one I saw as we go past there a lot. I'm in Mahasarakham but that's easy for me to get to. It's on route 2 from Ban Phai, south of the city between Toyota and the bus station

Has anyone used them? What's their service like? I could take my wife but it would help if they speak some English.

Thanks for any help.

23 hours ago, kcpattaya said:

They call this mass psychosis...
Nobody dares to jump first.
Can happen everywhere.  

There is something that's sometimes bystander syndrome where a person is less likely to help if there are others around. I'm not sure that covers the laughing, comments and filming though.

On 10/19/2023 at 10:19 PM, MikeandDow said:

Thailand officially adopted a neutral position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led to an armistice and military alliance treaty between Thailand and the Japanese Empire in mid-December 1941. At the start of the Pacific War, the Japanese Empire pressured the Thai government to allow the passage of Japanese troops to invade British-held Malaya and Burma. After the invasion, Thailand capitulated. Thailand declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States After becoming an ally of the Empire of Japan, Thailand retained control of its armed forces and internal affairs. after the war Thailand received little punishment for its wartime role,

Thanks for that. I only have a limited knowledge of what happened so your post was very helpful. 

17 hours ago, dougball said:

Well, that's alright for the russian "tourist" but here I am in Canada struggling to work through the online application for a Tourist visa.....more specifically, the supporting documents  that must be attached electronically. An email to the Thai embassy was no assistance and Thailand has closed the consulate in Toronto.  My 60 day plus 30 vacation has been reduced to  30 using an "on arrival" free visa.  I guess some tourists are more important than others.

With Russia it's mainly the government that's the problem rather than the majority of Russians themselves. However it does seem strange that Canadians, amongst others, are considered less welcome than Russians.

I suspect that Russians will bring in more money than Canadians so you won't count as much to politicians who may have financial connections and incentives. Plus extra money to Thais in those tourist areas will get more votes.