Friday, April 5, 2013

T.i.T. plus


IPU Issues Historic Resolution On Thailand - OpEd Eurasia Review

Thai graft body finds no case against PM Yingluck - Reuters

Thailand to use China's home-made Beidou sat-nav network - Bangkok Post

Thai Tourist Police promoting iPhone 'Tourist Buddy' app - eTurboNews.com

Thailand’s illegal dog meat trade - The Ecologist


Italy



Aljazeera reports from Sakon


Songkran Social Taboos

As posted by  Overly sharp dagger Sriboonlue in Nong Han Luang FM 99.50.



Translated by Google Translate


Prohibition of the 2556 Festival are as follows ...
Sri overly sharp dagger merits.2:21pm Apr 4
Prohibition that Festival 2556 are as follows:

1. prohibit buying and selling on the flanks. Any violation. Punishable both. 

2. Do not turn on the sound. Any violation. Punishable both. 

3. Do not splash water tank pickup truck on the streets to oppose the imposition guilty. But if it is in violation of the prohibition. The accident resulted in a violation of an offense. 

4. forbidden to sit or stand on the rear tailgate Splashing Water. 

5. Do not play with high pressure spray gun. Any violation. With imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding 4,000 baht fine. 

6. Do not put ice spa. Any violation. Arrested immediately. 

7. Woman banned for obscenity. If any violations were immediately guilty of lewd acts with girls or women. 

8. prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in public swimming areas. If the sale to children under 20 years, or for those who are already drunk. A fine not exceeding $ 20,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year 

9. ban on drinking alcohol in the car, both the driver and passenger to drink alcohol. To imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding 10,000 baht fine. 

10th. Do not play if the batter is warned. But for the distribution of flour. A fine not exceeding 2,000 Baht 

11. prohibit drunk driving. Any violation. Punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year. Or a fine of 5,000 to 20,000 baht, or both imprisonment and fine. And the court shall suspend the driver's license is required at least six months. Or revoked driver's license.

It's helpful to have some crossword knowledge to make sense of the Google translation.
I had a really good laugh reading the rules.
It wasn't just the translation that made me laugh, I suppose most of these rules apply "where police is present."

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Noted at Nok Air website


Nok Air continues ATR72-500 scheduled flights twice daily between Bangkok and Sakon Nakhon through the end of April.
A Boeing 737-800 is scheduled to make the trip once a day effective May 1.  Departure time from Sakon Nakhon is listed at 20:35.
Photo 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Local Songkran celebrations


In an article at "Sakon Nakhon on Facebook,' an announcement is made indicating that local celebrations will be held from April 12 through 15.
Participants are being asked not to use, shampoo, powder or ice.
I suspect the call not to use ice will be largely ignored






Water shortages, NO foolin'

April 13, 2005

March 13, 2006

March 2, 2009

April 2, 2013


Water for agricultural use has been halted.  Many green fields along the canal, an indication that water had been available until recently.



Pump piping no longer reaches