Sphere

Another hub ! !

What's the score now on   Hubs V Crackdowns

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Hubs... after 200 days of 2005 : 207

Crackdown after 200 days : 205

It´s nearly neck and neck.

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Nearer the finish line, Thailand will be named the Hub of Crackdowns - and then the Hubs would have nearly won - that is until some bigwig with ribbons and medals takes it to sudden death by announcing a Crackdown on Hubs !!

Well I am sorry really to Kringle and Sphere and anyone who is upset about my post.  I myself am upset about the kid's death. 

If any of my posts sound stupid just disregard them.  They are meant for just some thoughts.  OK? 

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No offence taken...

I don't suppose people would walk into a jungle and start complaining about the lack of taxi services in it?

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Exactly what is the point you are trying to make with this comparison?

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My point is will this incident still be an issue if it had occured in Iraq or Afghanistan?

Or in places even less developped? Or say 100 yrs ago in the US? Different places have different capabilities towards keeping safety standards. In the US, you probably have a sign in front of your house saying "this door is hard, don't bump into it, you might hurt yourself", or the government have to put a sign in front of a cliff saying "don't jump, you might kill yourself!", but in Thailand it's different. One is responsible for oneself's safety. And when this happen, it's called accident.

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I'm quite sure that sensible people anywhere in the world, (including Iraq & Afghanistan) would object to a child's death caused by gross negligence. Most posters here are upset with this incident because they are sensible people. So there's no point to your comment about taxi service in a jungle, or is there?

I don't suppose people would walk into a jungle and start complaining about the lack of taxi services in it?

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Exactly what is the point you are trying to make with this comparison?

He said Tossaporn would be charged with unauthorised possession and use of a war weapon and war ammunition, and carrying a war weapon and ammunition in public places without sound reason.

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Then firing a weapon in public is not a crime, I suppose.

Bang Pong Pang Police Station

But as it was the only airline linking the town with the capital, people had no choice but to use it.

Perhaps, Thai Air Asia should soon start service on this sector - only to help the Tak residents ofcourse.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will change the addresses of more than 1,400,000 housing units in the capital.

Great - I'm a bit bored of the place I'm at right now.

It would be very easy to bring explosives into the Kingdom.

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Yes, just disguise yourself as a terrorist and drive right through the checkpoint!

And dont forget that "I Luv Osama" bumper sticker - just the thing needed to get a wink and tumbs-up from the border guards!

The boat developed a severe list and the skipper Pitthaya Boonliang, 26, who was new to the job, began panicking.

oh dear , new to the job and probably a stranger to training as well.

perhaps he should look for a job in the deck sweeping department instead.

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Was he previously a driver for the bangkok tube? New and no training - the description fits!

TOURISM MAGNET: PM revives gamble on casinos

Have the fixed the national lottery system yet or is it still rigged?

And for those of you who need to get used to bankrupting yourselves to get bladdered, you could always go to the Conrad Hotel's 'Diplomat' bar - a margharita, a Singha and a glass of orange juice there set me back nearly 1000bht the other day.

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It must have been the orange juice...

The Science and Technology Ministry is also preparing to implement radio frequency identification on Thai shrimp products to prevent trade discrimination.

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That's a neat trick - combining the "hub of the world" ambitions with the recently fashionable "smart" word - get ready Smart Shrimp.

...Major-General Weera sak Manee-in...

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Nice name for a Thai govt official, what?

“Knowledge and Virtue”

To prevent cheating, the system has....

Isn't that the same university where a certain young student named Shinawatra was caught sitting an exam with some reference material up his sleeve ?

How about making Phuket a hub for tailor shops? 

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It isn't?

Does anyone keep a record of how many of these "unsolved" cases there are?

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I would hazard a guess, there's likely a proportionately larger number of unsolved cases where the victims were Thai. The victims' nationality is certainly not a factor as much as the authorities will (or lack of it) to solve cases in which there isn't any significant mileage to be derived.

...and Krabi will be developed as charmful...

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A hub of hyperbole

"At the same time, the tsunami exposed the callous greed of Phuket's mostly non-Thai developers, hotel operators and dive shop owners who threatened reporters for telling the truth and harassed tourists, even as rescuers were searching for their loved ones," Suzuki added. "I'm afraid that's a "paradise forever lost " problem that advertising can never fix."

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Something tells me that Suzuki san is here on a work permit..

OBEC furious as massage parlour opens near school

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What's wrong with that? Aren't they licensed to provide only massage services? How could such an honest operation set a bad example for any school kids?

Free range birds on farms can transmit diseases they acquire from wild migratory birds.

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Didn't a politician announce last year that the border was tightly sealed to deter those migratory birds from sneaking in and infecting the locals?

Isn't the Thai Tobacco Monopoly that is responsible for all cigarette production here completely government owned?

Thanks for the heads up SJ.

They said it would take a month to gather evidence and interview witnesses.

Which month would that be?

Meanwhile, Chart Thai party-list MPChuwit Kamolvisit urged the premier to follow the example of British prime minister Tony Blair's style of delivering statements, which he praised as rational and principle-based.

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He should know!

Not surprisingly, there are some racist comments in this thread....I don't know why the forum admins tolerate these.

To these racists : You folks disgust me, just like the fascist fundamentalists disgust me. You might not be violence-prone like those but your sick, racist minds are enough to make me feel like puking.

Enough said !

Jem, always against bigots

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