spidermike007

A while back they had a campaign with posters and phone numbers that you could call to report vehicles that were polluting. We were driving and we saw this truck that was pumping out huge black clouds of smoke and I copied down their license plate and I dialed the number, and handed my phone to my Thai wife and ask her speak to the department. She asked the person who answered the phone what can they do? He ask my wife why are you calling us and she said, well you have phone numbers posted to report polluting vehicles? The guy said well I don't know anything about that, nor who I would report it to, and she said well that's not really our issue is it? You're supposed to be monitoring polluting vehicles. He said OK, I'll give me the license plate number and I'll see what I can do. My wife said are you going to do anything? He said, I don't know, I need to look at the regulations first and see who I'm supposed to report it to, and then maybe somebody will do something.

They shut down the economy due to covid. But, burning cane is ok. Can't they see the effect it is having on the air? Do they care one iota? Don't the leaders live here too? Why are they MIA? Why don't the "do nothing guys" do something for a change? When the crop burning starts to kill the population, and lowers the quality of life for those of us who don't die, isn't it time to take action? We just don't need the sugar. Shut down this toxic, heinous industry. Lock up the farmers. Sieze their land. Do whatever it takes.

There is such a simple solution to this. You ask about the meter before you get into the cab. I always do that. And I don't get into a cab with a wasted driver. Darwin was right. The theory of natural selection, means we all have to exhibit certain survival skills, to thrive in this world. Self protection is just one of those skills. Some have it, some do not.

The public urges government assistance in tackling air pollution. If you goons were not bought and paid for by Big Agra, the burning would stop. It is your compromised nature and your unwillingness to put up a good fight, that is the major cause of the air apocalypse we are facing. People are dying and suffering in hospitals on your watch, and their blood is on your hands. You are cowards. You are incompetents. You deserve to be voted out with a vengeance. Oh, I forgot. That already happened. Who is the current PM? He is a man who represents corporate interests. He is a man who represents the elite. This is not a man who represents progress, change, or helping the nation to move forward. This is not a man who represents the people. This not a man who cares about the well-being of the people. Corporations do not want to clean up the air, they're making billions by fouling the air. All the government or provinces would have to do is crack down on sugar companies and the air would improve by 70% overnight, this time of year. One simple move, yet do they do that? Do they enforce any of the existing laws? Absolutely not, they do not care for the people one iota, the common man, us, our neighbors and friends and family, we mean less than zero. Thailand is becoming the new Beijing, or Delhi. Without some action, this will only get worse. I can think of some action, but I can't write it here. Sretta. The do nothing man.

I sincerely believe there are acts one can commit, which represent a self revocation of the right to consume oxygen. The prisons are already quite full. Why burden society by having to take care of a worthless inmate? Bring back the death penalty, but do it in such a way that is happens swiftly, and without the possibility of appeal. Assuming there are eye witnesses and positive proof of a heinous crime. I think there are circumstances where the crime, or crimes were so horrific, no trial should be required, and there should be a mandatory death penalty carried out within 30 days. Just be off with the cretin. An old school panel of three judges, or something to that effect. If there is enough evidence, eye witnesses, or sufficient forensic proof, why should the state, the people, and the families have to be made to suffer?

Did you also eat oatmeal for breakfast, and post it on your Instagram account? Are you 14 years old? Again, you get the award for the silliest post of the month. Is that 3 months in a row?

Such a ridiculous man. I wonder if he even knows how silly and backwards he appears. He is a true caricature of a human being.

Anyone with that amount of fake money knows what they are carrying. My guess is that the courts will come down pretty hard on him. It is likely he had been leading a life of crime. Time to pay the piper? Wonder how they treat foreigners in Thai prisons? Fun times ahead.

What is really mind boggling is how a guy like Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, the Deputy government spokesperson, can take himself seriously on any level. We certainly don't, I doubt more than 1% of the population does, and yet this joker thinks he's actually doing productive work.

What would you expect the police to do? Though it is against the law to burn crops how many instances can you site, where they actually upheld the law and prosecuted farmers who were burning their crops, destroying the environment, and poisoning their own people?

It does feel that way, he's always been a bit unhinged but it seems like he's substantially more insane than in the past several years. The stress is really showing and it is very possible something extreme happens to him health wise. He looks like he is about to short circuit, and the 306lbs. cannot be helping his cause. In addition it does appear that he has some form of premature senility as it's getting harder and harder for him to string a coherent sentence together.

Not at all. This was part of the larger deal the super corrupt army struck with the sold out PT. No doubts about that.

Such powerful delusion. TDS means Trump deceives his supporters. He is extremely miserable. Just look at him. When was the last time you saw him laugh, or show any sign of joy? He does not. He cannot. His life is one of loud desperation.

Those kinds of studies are such nonsense, such fiction. I have a retail business in the US. I know many who are business people, real estate developers, etc. All say the same thing. Consumers are scared, they are timid, they are NOT buying. Do not believe the nonsense.

Thailand and North Korea have much in common. When you look at some of the laws here, and the way that political protesters are treated and sentenced to decades in prison, you realize that Thailand is anything but a democracy.

I can certainly understand why young Thais would not want to serve in the armed forces here, they're toxic beyond belief, corrupt beyond the reaches of the wildest imagination, and they serve absolutely no function or purpose for society, other than to move the nation backwards.

Don't go up against Big Agra. Don't put pressure on the selfish sugar farmers, who burn their crops and harm their people. Don't put pressure on the huge sugar refiners who buy from these farmers. Just discourage the use of incense. This is who Sretta, the PT, and this administration are all about. Don't address the issue. Don't solve problems. Move the nation backwards. Woe are the Thai people.

If you look at the curves birth rates are falling all over the world, except in Africa, the forlorn continent. Falling in China, Thailand, Japan, etc. Some are predicting China's population to fall to 650 million within 50 years, the crisis is that bad. I don't call it a crisis. I think it's a huge blessing. Children are cool, but they are highly over rated. Many simply choose to not go the conventional route. I did, and it was likely the single wisest thing I have ever done. We report on China whose birth rate in the last year has fallen to the lowest level on record while American research shows more adults who do not already have children are saying they are unlikely to ever have them. Hooray!!! https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20220121-global-decline-in-birth-rates-should-we-worry Japan's population is projected to fall from a peak of 128 million in 2017 to less than 53 million by the end of the century. Italy is expected to see an equally dramatic population crash from 61 million to 28 million over the same timeframe. They are two of 23 countries - which also include Spain, Portugal, Thailand and South Korea - expected to see their population more than halve. Hooray!!! https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53409521

It is not just the Thais, Gen Z appears to be The Lost Generation. Many seem to have lost all contact with social decency and social media appears to be the culprit. it is causing a huge degeneration in society. Everything is changing, and mankind is NOT moving forward.

This was all planned in advance. By selling out his party to the foul army, he assured himself a safe return without the encumbrance of jail time. His supporters and the Thai people were thrown under the bus, and Pita was forsaken. The will of the people meant nothing. Thailand needs to figure out a way to get rid of the horrific influence of the army and the corrupt powers that hold it back. Progress appears to be the ultimate enemy.

It has increased dramatically for the middle class, who are really struggling. I know for a fact, I've been back there nearly a dozen times in the past 3 years and the situation back there for the average person is very difficult. Some of the numbers are impressive but consumer confidence is very very low.

Yes. It was me. But, not sure my compassion extends to the so called hi-so here, whom I have found to be quite repulsive in their acts and behavior. I know many back in the US who are wealthy. They don't consider themselves special, or above the rest of us. The money based class structure here is rather repugnant.

Correct. He is the epitome of a drama queen.

Anyone with common sense and an IQ above 75 would have immediately made a u-turn and gone with the flow of traffic once they realized their mistake. This imbecile instead chose to continue driving. He should be locked up for a very long time, his family should be fined millions of baht, and an example should be set. There must be a deterrent, without one society simply runs amok.

Quick question. If it's such a dream life why is he such an incredibly miserable man? He wakes up in the morning trying to figure out who he can hate, what battles he can wage, and how he can display his misery in an ostentatious fashion. That's just who the man is, and it doesn't look like much fun to me. I would not want to be Don Don.