One of the first light-hearted stories of 2013 took a very disturbing and serious turn involving a civil servant with a non-existent birthday and a disgraced minister that made a fool out of himself with an unbelievable rant, not without consequences.

Earlier this week, news spread about a man called Sangwian Kuncharoen, an assistant village chief in a small community in Sa Kaeo province, located on the Eastern border of Thailand. The 53-year-old actually isn’t supposed to be that old – he isn’t supposed to able to celebrate his birthday ever – because Mr. Sangwian has an usual bureaucratic problem:

See full story: http://asiancorrespondent.com/95150/tongue-thaied-part-xviii-born-on-february-30-roasted-on-january-10/

Amazing news , politiican throws hissy fit due to being unable to get own way

Amazing news , politiican throws hissy fit due to being unable to get own way

Its actually quite distubing reading the translations over a simple admin error, but gives a good insight into the disproportionate responses Thai nationals come out with over the simplest things....ie simple/minor arguements and someone comes back and kills the "other person", someone cuts infront of someone in a car and guns are out etc etc, even the Range Rover Temper tantrum thing....

Amazing news , politiican throws hissy fit due to being unable to get own way

Its actually quite distubing reading the translations over a simple admin error, but gives a good insight into the disproportionate responses Thai nationals come out with over the simplest things....ie simple/minor arguements and someone comes back and kills the "other person", someone cuts infront of someone in a car and guns are out etc etc, even the Range Rover Temper tantrum thing....

Apparently on this forum we are not allowed to point out how Thai authorities are unable to use common sense. Should we just say the Interior Minister knows best?

Edited January 17, 201313 yr by Time Traveller

Many people from the northern hilltribes don't know their birthdays, so Thai officialdom has come up with a simple solution..... January 1st for all! (I've seen the documents to support this)

well done. even more grumpy than the tv grumps