Thailand news - Yesterday's truck, falling into a hole in Sukhumvit road, may have unveiled something far more sinister - brown paper bags of money being paid to BMA officials and police. The fugitive, involved in the shootout with police on Wednesday, is alive and STILL on the run. Update on the high speed rail in north eastern Thailand, Miss Universe Thailand goes into receivership, an enterprising young Pattaya policeman does a spontaneous exorcism, and the Pattaya Jazz Festival is on this weekend.. and one publication has thrown a thesaurus at the media release.

 

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Same type of stickers on street vendors, food vendors, etc......all don't get inspected as long as they have the sticker.