[Chiang Mai now world’s third most polluted city]

I feel a new hub claim on the horizon - one they can actually claim that isn't ##

 

this is pretty serious, high risk to health

 

when I lived in the UK surface dust on table tops and furnature was fibre from carpets etc and took months to become noticeable to any degree, while here a thick layer of dust can build up in a couple of weeks especially if you have open windows, run a finger through that stuff and it is black like soot same on the tiled floor - don't mop it for a week and your feet end up black, this is not household dust like we get back home.

 

and my pc air filters and cooling fans need cleaning every few weeks, I wonder how are lungs are doing, this is pretty serious and needs urgent attention

 

 

I suspect there are many reasons for this - poorly laid concrete with lack of binding agent - removal of catalyst from vehicles to achieve more power (I think extremely common) in diesel vehicles - old trucks/buses either don't have catalytic converters or new ones were they are never fitted 

[Thaksin to visit Chiang Mai next week]

suddenly feeling better, what a recovery, what a joke

[Thailand’s revamped tax system promises economic boost]

38 minutes ago, webfact said:

Paopoom urged the Bank of Thailand to relax loan-to-value (LTV) regulations, stressing the potential to invigorate the real estate sector and fuel economic growth.

“This isn’t about encouraging debt; it’s about jumpstarting the economy.”

 

Moreover, he called upon financial institutions to loosen credit conditions

a dangerous move considering the current state of public debt, it would be unwise to offer loans that people cannot pay, something similar happened in the US and we all know what happened 

[British man quits England for Thailand’s tropical tranquility]

delusional 

[Over 400 Thai firms suspected of foreign nominee operations]

no mention of bars and entertainment venues which are responsible for possibly the majority of the gray businesses

[Filipina ladyboys accused of illegally offering sex services in Bangkok]

handbags at dawn 555

 

Laos - cambodia both ladies and L'boys working here unchallenged, seems the Filipino's are attracting more of the market, wonder why

 

 

[Swiss “doctor kicker” previously verbally assaulted an ambulance driver]

I'd like to know a little more about this thug - especially his criminal record from his home country

[Thailand unveils new culinary gem: Koh Yao sea cucumber]

2 hours ago, Stocky said:

These are farmed, not in the wild.

oh that's ok then 

[Thailand unveils new culinary gem: Koh Yao sea cucumber]

2 hours ago, connda said:

Yesterday - Foreigner who touches sea-cucumber threatened with prison, fines, and deportation. 🚨
Today - "Bon appétit!"  🍽️ 🥒

beat me to it

[Jomtien Beach Road: Controversy Over One-Way Changes]

never ever seen a traffic problem on Jomtien Beach Rd 

 

why are they creating one ?

[Foreign Man Throws Glass At A Thai Woman In A Dog Cafe]

fetch

[Public anger boils over in protests in Phuket against Swiss man Mr Uli and private beaches]

5 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Kicking harmless people in their back is not acceptable under any circumstances. Personally I would like to see this Swiss thug deported, but he apparently has the means to buy his way out of the situation he has created. The fact is his behaviour is bad news for the reputation of all  Westerners living in Thailand.

100% agree

[Bus driver killed, 47 students and teachers injured in accident in Korat]

another one

[Chon Buri apartment owner battles raucous bars in neighbourhood]

14 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

many speakers screaming with as an extra a background music that belongs in a club,

 

they think somehow that cranking up the music will attract customers - how wrong they are

[Alleged serial rapist arrested in Bangkok]

throw away the key

[Thai VietJet cites safety reasons for refusing disabled passengers]

53 minutes ago, jayceenik said:

Any one objecting that airlines, for example, will not seat a handicapped person by an emergency exit? 

 

lots of seats not at an exit

[Thai VietJet cites safety reasons for refusing disabled passengers]

11 hours ago, still kicking said:

Disgusting.

 

as a matter of principle - everyone should boycott this airline and put them out of business 

[Pilgrimage bus crash near Khao Kitchakut claims a life, injures 9]

another one

 

RIP

[Tourists Flock to Yao Yai Island in Phang-nga]

that area is without doubt shockingly beautiful 

[Peace Talks with Insurdgents Won’t Fail: Thai PM]

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Does he have a master plan?

 

well unless he is going to give them what they want which is pretty simple - their own state 

[Steamy side of Internet in Thailand: Adult sites climb charts]

so many replies on this topic already

 

any left handed mouse users lol

[Powerhouse: Thaksin’s family mansion back at center of Thai politics]

why was it not seized along with all his other ill gotten gains

 

shocking

[Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia’s leading halal hub by 2028]

another hub lol

[Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia’s top hub for international concerts]

how many hubs this week, how many hubs the last 10 years 

 

Thailand the hub of hub failures

 

honestly I would like to see Thailand succeed at something but all the hubs they keep talking up are just that - talking

[UPDATE: Motorbike Taxi Rider Arrested After Allegedly Sexually Assaulting German Tourist]

get this pest of the streets, this could easily have ended in murder

 

lock him up, this is a serious crime