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Brit tourist, 29, 'beats Australian friend, 58, to death during drunken row in the street'
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
100% correct. With tears in my eyes how can this happen? Does it take such a tragic incident like this for the Thai government to wake up? Sadly this will not change the way things are here. If what I see in the picture are gas canisters, then surly someone has to be answerable. So so sad, WAKE THE <deleted> UP THAILAND. -
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
My Thai son has some flexibility in his working days / hours, so when a field trip is announced he gets full details and follows the bus in his own car with whichever of his kids are on the trip. He's very careful to never be accused of interfering in any way. If it's overnight he takes a room at the resort or hotel, books early so he can get the room next to were the 'mob' of kids will sleep. He secretly sets up several small cameras so he can monitor the next room (where the kids are sleeping) all night. Why? Because his cousin lost a small son in a bus fire, and as already mentioned lots of comments about new regulations etc., nothing ever happened. The school involved claimed they had insurance but after many discussions nothing happened and the school insisted they could not allow anybody to see the insurance policy / receipts. -
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
UPDATE School Janitor Recounts Tragic Moments of School Bus Fire A janitor from Wat Khao Phraya Sangkaram School in Uthai Thani, who was on the third bus, shared the harrowing details of the accident involving the second bus, where a yire blowout led to a collision and deadly fire. The driver of the bus remains missing as rescue efforts continue. According to Preecha Muangchan, a 50-year-old school janitor, three buses were part of the trip, and he was riding on the third bus. He described seeing the second bus suffer a left-front tyre blowout, causing it to lose control and sideswipe a black Mercedes-Benz E200 before crashing into a road barrier. The driver quickly stopped and attempted to check the situation, but the fire erupted rapidly. The bus involved in the accident had 44 passengers, including students ranging from kindergarten to ninth grade. Initial reports indicate that 19 people—three teachers and 16 students—managed to escape the burning bus. Six of those rescued sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital, while others remain missing. The bus driver has yet to be found. Military personnel have also been deployed to manage traffic, and camouflage nets have been placed around the bus to shield the scene from public view as forensic officers are on the bus conducting investigations and gathering evidence to determine the cause of the incident. At the Royal Thai Police headquarters, Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk, Assistant Commissioner-General and Acting Deputy Commissioner-General, provided updates on the tragic bus fire that claimed numerous lives. Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap stated that police are reviewing CCTV footage along the route taken by the three-bus convoy to identify whether the bus in question was involved in a collision or other incident prior to the fire. Given the gas leak on the bus, further investigation with the Department of Land Transport is underway to confirm if the gas system was installed or modified after purchase and whether it met safety standards. The bus operator will also be held accountable once identified, though no conclusions have been reached as of yet. The forensic medical team from the Police General Hospital will collaborate with the forensic unit at Thammasat University Hospital, located near the accident site, to assist with victim identification. Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap urged bus operators to ensure their vehicles meet the necessary safety standards before offering services to the public to prevent further tragedies in the future. -- 2024-10-01 -
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Opening Thai bank account using an agent.
Ian is not a daily reader of the forum and only assists customers in his spare time, which is not always in great supply. If you send him a PM I'm sure he will respond at some point. -
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Boozy Australian Tourist Restrained by Phuket Airport Police
"Travelling is a privilege, not a right." No, it's not a privilege - it is a form of transportation which has been paid for by the individual concerned. I just hope that he has to pay the same amount - or more for the replacement flight as he missed the original one. -
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LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency
I switched from a nearly expiring 5 year Elite to the LTR. Best decision I made in a long time. -
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Are cars legally required to stop for a zebra?
My understanding is cars are required to stop at a zebra crossing when pedestrians are using it. -
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
I have seen the buses in Thailand travelling in convoy and travelling at great speed Having a tyre blow out then hitting the barrier then exploding into fire 🔥 My sympathy to all concerned Health and safety needs to be more strictly enforced by the authorities here in Thailand 🇹🇭 -
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Are cars legally required to stop for a zebra?
My understanding is cars are required to stop at a zebra crossing when it is being used by pedestrians. -
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Outside water pump to uprate pressure
It was worth a shot. There are loads of suitable pumps around of course, sadly unless you get an identical unit you're going to need some plumbing. Could you post a photo of the existing unit, members may be able to suggest a (almost) drop-in replacement. We have a Grundfos unit, now 13 years old, it's had a new capacitor and a replacement pressure tank. silent in operation but not cheap. Misubishi pumps have a good reputation at the other end of the cost range without going too cheap and nasty. -
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Jon Stewart Calls Out Trump Supporters’ ‘Bizarro’ Portrayal of Former President.
'“The qualities and policies that people profess to be what they admire and love about former President Trump don’t seem to be an accurate reflection of said former president,” Stewart said. “It’s as though they’ve created a fictional character, a Bizarro-Trump, whose accomplishments and character bear little resemblance to the self-aggrandizing, perpetual victim guy he continues to tell you explicitly that he is.”' -
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
When you have kids that age it brings a tear your eyes reading the story, seeing images of that bus. They are at an age where no survival instincts have developed. The intense pain endured during that fire and by the parents of the lost. OMG -
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BREAKING NEWS School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit
Looks like an NGV conversion not LPG. Storing cylinders like that is not the way to do it.. There are way to many accidents in Thailand of single story buses converted to two stories. Doesn't work. -
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