Thai environment, energy, safety issues

Farmers won't use this machine

By thompson, Created on: 22/01/2016, Last updated on: 22/01/2016

» Can't see this contraption will make it to the fields. So much easier to light a match to burn those crops, despite what the article says that it's a much more affordable and attractive alternative. It cost's 100,000 baht to make one, so it will sell for at least double. Forget it. Haze will...

• 0 replies, 6,767 views

Living in Thailand - adjusting + settling in

Hard life in Krungthep

By thompson, Created on: 12/12/2015, Last updated on: 12/12/2015

» A Bangkokian talks about the struggles of living in the nation’s capital. Most residents are struggling to cover their monthly expenses, while money is not easy to come by these days. Sakulrat Thongtongkham knows she will be punished by Bangkok’s unrelenting andunforgiving traffic should she...

• 0 replies, 7,596 views

Thai news stories

Miss Thailand 2015

By thompson, Created on: 20/07/2015, Last updated on: 12/09/2015

» Twenty-one year old social studies beauty, Ms Nat Chaloemburanawong from Lampang was top of the heap on Saturday night with her 176 centimeters, 32-25-35 figure. I rather prefer Miss Japan 2015, Ariana Miyamoto! (below) [img:2hxqusvp]http://www.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20150720/1104724.jpg[/img:2hxqusvp]...

• Martin2 commented : Thank you for the above posting, which brightened up my morning. Good luck to all of them.

• 1 replies, 10,360 views

Living in Thailand - adjusting + settling in

Expensive cinema

By thompson, Created on: 08/06/2015, Last updated on: 13/10/2015

» Went to see ‘The Spy’ film at SFX Cinema in the Emporium on the weekend. Seven hundred baht just for the two tickets! Seems awfully expensive for this country. Hardly anyone in the theater as well. Think I know why. Granted the seat and theater was nice, but that’s too expensive to see a film,...

• estatech commented : yea cinema prices have changed over the years. However thais love cinema so they are willing to pay the 40-60 baht more without thinking anything

• Sharena commented : Hi buy there is a promotion on Wednesday, And also difference theater has provide a difference price so may be you can check out other cinema too.

• 2 replies, 7,297 views

Thai news stories

Thais aren’t the only crazy drivers!

By thompson, Created on: 20/04/2015, Last updated on: 12/09/2015

» Police shot out 3 tyres to stop an American woman who drove the wrong way down a street in Pattaya. The 29-year-old woman went for a drive that went from bad to worse, smashing into 13 vehicles and causing minor injuries. She drove the wrong way down Soi Siam Country Club in East Pattaya hitting...

• Martin2 commented : Jail would not have been appropriate fro someone who should be in a lunatic asylum!!

• 1 replies, 7,512 views

Thai business stories

Does Bangkok need more 7- Eleven’s?

By thompson, Created on: 29/03/2015, Last updated on: 29/03/2015

» Wrong question! The question is why doesn’t the city of Bangkok try to control commercialism from creeping into residential areas. We know the answer: MONEY POWER CP Group, the nice folks who run the 7-Eleven franchise business and many many more businesses such as TRUE, etc is powerful....

• 0 replies, 8,022 views

Thai news stories

No snacks and smokes for Phuket

By thompson, Created on: 19/02/2015, Last updated on: 19/02/2015

» The Phuket guvnah declared an eats and cigs beach embargo. Thank goodness he didn't ban bevys! Apparantly your not to bring your beach chair either. Bumbershoots and mats are ok, though. The guv left some pamphlets on the beach which read, ‘no summer dream on beach start Feb 2015’!! Thanks...

• 0 replies, 4,361 views

Thai news stories

New klong boat services

By thompson, Created on: 27/02/2015, Last updated on: 12/09/2015

» ‘Great idea, however unlike the little hand paddled boats of the past, noise and erosion generated from the bigger boats like what one sees on Klong Saen Saep will be formidable! Nine major canals to get a clean up, to pave the way for new boat services. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general...

• Martin2 commented : From the overhead photo in the newspaper article, it looks as if some folk have been able to live rent free on public water (not land!) for a lot of years!!!

• 1 replies, 6,994 views

Living in Thailand - adjusting + settling in

There goes the neighbourhood!

By thompson, Created on: 29/10/2014, Last updated on: 04/11/2014

» Looking at the top of a brand new (but not completed) residential building, as they dismantle the top floor concrete with jack hammers there's obviously something wrong! Caught for building too high, no reinforced steel used, both?? I could be wrong. Change of building plans, so knocking out...

• DonAleman commented : It seems that every repair renovation, remodeling job, large or small, takes weeks/months and requires that even paint be applied with a hammer. I've lived in 3 different places and spent at least one full year, of 10 here, listening/feeling these constant sounds. Seems incredible when a friend of mine in BKK said they can build up from a shell, a completed condo in 10 days and do much of the loud work offsite. Of course he does have a professional team, state of the art equipment and a large building/garage where he does the prefab work.

• 1 replies, 7,424 views

Living in Thailand - adjusting + settling in

True Internet and business advice

By thompson, Created on: 26/07/2014, Last updated on: 22/12/2014

» True Internet Company service stopped working Tuesday July 22 at 11am in inner Sukhumvit area with no warning from the company. Calling them, they said they had to rebalance the signal, there was noise in the line and that the system would be off till Friday with service restored no later than 5pm....

• thegabster commented : Hi Thompson, There is another forum topic here on the BP on nearly the same issues that you are having with True, I suggest you take a look at that. viewtopic.php?f=&t=8866 Cheers and good luck to find a suitable replacement.

• thompson commented : [quote:1oqq2eap]by thegabster on Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:52 am Hi Thompson, There is another forum topic here on the BP on nearly the same issues that you are having with True, I suggest you take a look at that. viewtopic.php?f=&t=8866 Cheers and good luck to find a suitable replacement.[/quote:1oqq2eap] Thank you gabster! I signed up for an additional internet service that my phone provider offers, so I now have a backup service when True goes down.

• 9 replies, 32,263 views

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