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So this proposed new measure will keep death & carnage off the roads during the festival period ??

By baning the sale of alcohol over the three day festival, widely publicised beforehand of course so Joe public can stock up on their favourite brew, still enjoy their 3 day beer fest & the government keeps it's revenue coming in, problem solved!!

PROBLEM NOT SOLVED!!

Are they not capable of thinking any policy through to the end ??

People will stock up on alcohol ahead of the festival & still feel the need to drive.. this will never stop drink driving in a million years !!

Police mounting road blocks on every corner with the advisory reading: if you drink & drive during this period you WILL be banned automatically for a year, you WILL go to jail for 6 months, you WILL pay a huge fine, your insurance cover WILL double in price..

As in other countries this WILL have more effect !!

ha, this is true-but consider the ecosystem that imposes so much control; a government with that much power results in a populace less powerful- I'd rather have more freedom and be encouraged to take personal responsibility for my behavior

hook up an external monitor and run with both on. if the internal screen goes dark, and the external stays alive, that says you have a hardware problem. if both screens go dark, it is most likely software. For hardware, well, there is PanTip Plaza techs, and for software, perhaps a full wipe and reinstall of the OS. best of luck!

Crazy crazy... Perhaps we will see Sons of Anarchy: BKK soon on TV...

anyone know how much and how long it takes to phnom penh?

can non asean passengers (farang) get visa on arrival when crossing into cambodia with this service u think?

Would like the answer to those two questions as well... how long does it normally take (have never done) and is visa a hassle? I suspect not. Cheers!

And the point is:

A) Avoid all ATM's not in a bank (98% of ATM's).

Avoid all ATM's with Middle Eastern-looking man, smartly dressed, with very good English lurking around

C) Avoid Thailand

D) Read the bad news and go to the temple to pray for "lucKY"

So are non-bank ATM's physically tampered with? How? Are there any signs? What are the signs? How can ATM's be tampered with and the bank NOT know about it? Banks here have no security measures on their ATM's? Or are the banks in on it as money flows up hill?

This story is like yelling fire in a crowded theater.

No, I think the story is accurate but leaves out the details on how it's done (for good reason). For that, see Krebs: http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/atm-skimmer/

There are several major causes for juvenile delinquency, one is indeed a lack of guidence/dicipline from parents, another one is boredom and group pressure also plays a very important role. Not to mention the fact that some people have a need for adventure and do things just for the kick. Some find it in being a figther pilote, others in being a criminal.

But society also makes criminals. The US prison system has never been so full since the war on drugs in the US. The fear is that Thailand will do the same. There are different categories of drug users. The biggest group are the ones, especially youngsters, who just experiment with them. Give them some time and they will stay away from drugs or only use it once in a while. Than there is a group that is really at risk and need some guidence to prevent them from becomming addicts and there is the group of addicts.

That the Thai justice system is trying to make a difference bewteen groups of juveniles is very possitive. Let's hope they will do the same regarding drug offenders.

+1 ... well spoken

I too like this post, and also came here for the iPhone app. I am interested in why Asian youth do not participate in flash mobbing as do British and American youth, and I wrote an article about that here.

Cheers!

SBP

“It is not easy for any nation to deal with people who cross your borders because your country is safer.

Must be tough for the Canadian Government then, dealing with folks fleeing California and Texas.

Why do us farangs buy the stuff. I think leave them in jail all their life and community service of cleaning the bar toilets.

Are farangs buying all that crystal meth?!? that's insane. I assumed all these details of meth busts was for local consumption by thais. Or are thais exporting to... where? meth is a really really bad drug, and I've seen the effects first hand in trailer park America - really bad and sad. So will these poor souls get executed? That's also very sad.

Is ice that cheap in Thailand (~$100usd/gram)? Not good. This is a very bad junk, so congrats to the Airport police.

Hi all, travelling to BKK in Sept. and wondering where the best place to get an S2 might be...MBK? and what price can I expect to pay this month? Also, is there a place that sells used iPhones, like 3g or 3gs? prices? Well, thx!!!

Good for them. One of the reasons I love to shop tLand.

Keep your enemies close, and your baggage closer... and always travel light. Even in America, curbside checkin at the airport (when they had it) was a point of scam, and when passing by Makkasan I've not thought differently.

ThermalTake BlacX Dute 2HDD

Price: 1,650 บาท

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My "Xsonic" version was 1099 baht. Probably why it was crap.

It really pisses me off that most computer shops in Phuket stock the cheap unknown branded crap and clearly don't think people are willing to pay a bit more for quality.

Looking for one of these today in BKK, but must have firewire 800, and does not have to be 2x, but that would be nice too! thx...

My Nepali family wants to visit Thailand, but they were told there is a new regulation (by Thai Embassy) that they each must have 1000 USD in bank account before applying for tourist visa. Does anyone here know about this, and is there a workaround? Thx!!!

It amazes me that anybody would trust their passwords and any personal information to be managed by someone else, especially a web site.

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I think your point is valid in the last case - a website. I use 1Password and it's pretty solid, with all data encrypted on your devices, and the info is never in the cloud (unless you count wi-fi syncing between devices). But with that said, it's not a free product like lastpass. The only thing I worry about with 1Password (and I a,m all Apple) is that one of my devices gets stolen or lost, as I am sure any program is hackable, and then the crims would have it all. Guard that stuff with ur life!

I wonder when they will start to do something about the legalised side of scamming.

Bankers I mean.

Because of those bags of sh** millions of people lost money, jobs, houses, futures.

But the banking gangs just go on doling out bonus after bonus while gambling with other people's money.

exactly! i took a legal loan in 2007 from an american bank that went under. another american bank received government dollars from the bailout, bought my loan for pennies on the dollar, and now i will spend the next 30 years paying off that bank the full amount of a loan they bought at discount using my money, and paying interest through my taxes to the federal reserve who gave the money to the bank. crooks!

why didn't i get a chance to buy my loan back at a fraction of the cost? why didn't the government give me money?

Man, sorry for your loss. But I know others in the same boat as well. To answer your questions 1) because the consumer is the stooge, and 2) it would not be a government if they did not steal from you.

"We offer consumers prices 1020 per cent lower than our competitors' similar basic products and up to 4050 per cent cheaper for midend to premium products," he said.

All products or just the occasional loss leader he asked knowingly

I had no idea there was an ikea in BKK, but I went to Index Living Mall last month and was much impressed. Are the prices at ikea BKK comparable? BTW, is most of the stuff at Index made in Thailand, or is it just good quality Chinese? Thx!!!

"We offer consumers prices 1020 per cent lower than our competitors' similar basic products and up to 4050 per cent cheaper for midend to premium products," he said.

All products or just the occasional loss leader he asked knowingly

I had no idea there was an ikea in BKK, but I went to Index Living Mall last month and was much impressed. Are the prices at ikea BKK comparable? BTW, is most of the stuff at Index made in Thailand, or is it just good quality Chinese? Thx!!!

Interesting thread! I have a 3G running 3.1.3 and with modem firmware 04.26.08.

and I want to upgrade to the latest iOS just so I can use iBooks. The phone is unlocked/jailbroken

and works great here in Nepal.

I used to be an IT person but still can't make heads or tails out of iClarified instructions...the problem is not that I can't

follow the tuts, I just can't find one that looks right for my current config, and there are so

many warning disclaimers, it's really hard to parse. Can anyone clarify iclarified for me? thx!!!

I've been thru the new airport dozens of times, and noticed nothing in regards to what the OP wrote about. I just see short lines at immigration, decent selection of food and gifts (often sold at the exact same prices as say PanTip plaza) and metered cabbies that offer no hassles whatsoever. Perhaps it's my karma?

If you really wanna complain about airports, pick any American one - I could back u up there

Hi all, I am in BKK for a few days and would like to get a pink one of these for my daughter: http://www.iphonespeakerreviews.com/ihome/ihome-ip9-iphone-alarm-clock-review.html

but not sure who sells iHome or iLuv docs in the capital. Any help greatly appreciated, thx!

I think this was a grand move by Guinness, even if a token gesture. And as for horses vs. elephants, the treatment the two receive is vastly different for this sport. Elephants have the unique problem that they are more then likely owned by people who don't know how to care for domesticated or wild animals, or don't have the financial means to do them justice. I am sure the stables owned by Pablo Wilson operate much differently then any elephant polo stable. The ones here in Nepal are a disgrace.

www.animalnepal.org

A PETA spokeswoman told AFP that the decision "reflects the public consensus that the archaic use of live animals for human entertainment should remain in the pages of record book history"

However, it's ok for other polo forms, because, while elephants are "live animals", horses are not...

The most durable polo player is Pablo Moreno Wilson (Chile) (b. 15 October 1924), who has been playing polo regularly for over 62 years.

Guinness World Records

Funny, just blogged last week about Thia Airways & terrorism here: Kuire Ko Kura in the Republica.

Cheers,

Jigs

Kuire Ko Kura

Just under 2000THB on Commart site.. http://www.commartth...ion/brand/jabra

Thx so much for that. Is commart a physical store? I need to go someplace and get one of these this week. thx!!!