Lite Beer Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Northeastern Village Still Waiting For Electricity, 25 Years Later By Khaosod Eng. SAKON NAKHON — Residents of Nong Pai Yai village in northeastern Thailand are demanding local authorities install electricity in their village, twenty-five years after they first submitted a request.Pom Jairew, 53, said she was among the first group of villagers who went to the District Office to apply for electricity, when her daughter was still a baby."Now my daughter is already 25 years old and married," Pom said.According to Pom and other residents of Nong Pai Yai, local electricity authorities told them to wait while their request was processed. But the electricity never arrived."They told me to wait. They said it's like going to hospital, you have to wait in line" said Kawi Nampha, a 70-year-old woman who was born and raised in Nong Pai Yai. "In the end people could not endure the wait, so they contacted the District Office again, but the officials also told them to wait."Twenty-five years later, their patience has run out. Today the villagers banded together to stage a small protest and demand officials make good on their word. Read More: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1418363354 -- Khaosod English 2014-12-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Far more patient than I would be, by 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdr Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hand over a brown envelope and be connected soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uel1968 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Anyone got THB 10 for the meter,the light has just gone out,lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 solar panels anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 A post mentioning the royal family has been removed. Please avoid such posts that could be brought into a political discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHamon Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 when they say 'village' what do they mean? can anyone find this place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigman Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 ohhh... someone should tell them that is wrong asking for electricity... They should know a consequences of having electricity. .. First euforii. ...then in final computers printers , taxation reports , hidden cameras everywhere ... Ohh budda they do not know what they are asking for.... Most happy and stress free people in the world ...wants to be brainwashed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Of course, this is not excusable. At another level, I wish I could get more dependable power and electricity that does not have downward sharp spikes...... Nakhon Pathom. But I had same problem in semi rural Florida USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leung Falang Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 How could any village tolerate this kind of village leadership? Mai Ben Rai is what is wrong here. Wake up Thai people. There is a better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange31 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Surely they can group together and buy a few hundred meters of cable to feed off the nearest street lamp?? Edit: sorry that's what they've been doing for the past 25 years and now some residents have probably saved up for an air con unit but need more power... Edited December 12, 2014 by orange31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 PM wants to bring happiness to all Thai peoples, so they should have their electricity SOON? But I wonder if anyone will advise him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The hub of no lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ningnong Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Reality check: "They can't read books at night because there's no electric lights, they can't watch TV. They can't even own mobile phones because there's no electricity for their chargers." "Twelve families now live in Nong Pai Yai" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Reality check: "They can't read books at night because there's no electric lights, they can't watch TV. They can't even own mobile phones because there's no electricity for their chargers." "Twelve families now live in Nong Pai Yai" Haven't read that before. Yep, well, might rename it to Nong Pai Lek Mai Mee Fai now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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