Tropicalevo

Well done AirBnb and to all other companies and individuals that are helping the victims.

There is the question and the answer. No one in Thailand follows the rules. The easy option is to blame the authorities, but it is the people who break the rules. You, me, AN posters, everyone.

Not really effective disaster response measures by the government, I first heard about the earthquake in an email from a friend in the UK checking that all was good here. Even after the building collapsed, the response was half-hearted. The collapsed site was supposed to be a secure area, yet 4 or 5 Chines guys got back in and took lots of files away. The police only found out later and asked them to bring the files back.

But what about when Bangkok floods because of rising sea levels?

But she was on holiday in Phuket. No earthquake there.

No mention of the four Chinese guys who were seen removing documents from the offices at the site.

Vulnerable does mean that people can do what they like with you. She is the victim. He is the dirt bag.

I think that Khun Thanapant may not be a member of the NBTC for much longer.

So, the government says nothing to worry about and an economist says that the outlook for the economy is dim. Who to believe? From the Bangkok Post today.

Understandable really. PM Paetongtarn is much better looking than Khun Natthaphong

Pretty much all apps written, distributed in Thailand are rubbish. Very little control and testing before distribution. All part of the 'I want it now' society. Throw the app out there and let the people test it. Anyway, what about folk who do not have the phone or any apps? What about the people away from a wifi point? What about the people with no internet at all? Earthquakes have a habit of wiping out phone masts and internet networks. Yet again, the government looking after the Bangkok elite first. Forget about the rural and urban poor. (There are a lot of those between the epicentre and Bangkok.)

Ah ha. The 'cover up' manager has arrived. For something a serious as this, the investigation should be thorough, not speedy. Anutin wants to shovel it under the carpet ASAP.

It's all part of life's rich tapestry. Get over it and move on.

Surely the solution is simple. The government should just ban earthquakes. They usually ban or gaol anything/anyone that they perceive as a threat.

So social media carries most of the blame.

The consortium that won the bid were instructed by the government to reduce the initial quote by some 258 million baht. (According to a previous report here on AN.) I'd wager that the savings were not made by reducing director's salaries or the amounts in the brown envelopes. It will be savings by reducing quantity/quality of the raw materials.

Well, it did not work last year if they are back again this year.

Thanks for the advice but my wireless connection keeps on dropping out as well. It never did that before this month.

Well this article has put the kybosh on that. The innocent dead should be left to RIP.

Thanks for that suggestion. I am assuming that the problem is the cable as we have replaced everything else. Many years in IT have given me pretty good problem analysis skills but here I am having to convince the local engineers. I have to go through their 'solutions' to show them. This saga is never ending. Changing the router meant that the CCTV does not work. The CCTV guy came yesterday and 'played' with the router and told me that 3BB need to 'open the port'. I am not a comms expert. Anyway, after he left - no internet at all. Nothing. Zilch. Da nada. I have been using a neighbour's wifi since yesterday, be both switched to 3BB at the same time. We had been using a private internet system before then (Blue Chip). My neighbour's internet keeps dropping out, same as mine. I am not sure if he is on the same cable or a separate one. Separate routers of course. Ho hum. I cannot wait for next week's amazing instalment.

Except for a few grandchildren, nephews and nieces - yes.. And I am getting rid of everything before I die. Guaranteed no arguments.

I think that it is a great idea. But only if the UN administer Russia as well. Peace at last.

Ref stopped the fight, but too late for this lad. From Khaosod https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/03/29/british-man-dies-after-first-muay-thai-fight-in-koh-samui/

That is good news. I am amazed that anyone would survive that disaster. The rescue workers are amazing. They all deserve our respect. Looking at that pile of rubble, just where does one start?