Weather continues to approach mostly from the north.
Increased rain is again predicted for the weekend, starting with moderate to heavy this afternoon. Personally I'm ready to post drought alerts
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Where's the rainy season
Weather continues to approach mostly from the north.
Increased rain is again predicted for the weekend, starting with moderate to heavy this afternoon. Personally I'm ready to post drought alerts
Sakon Nakhon OTOP Fair
OTOP Fair
municipal grounds (near police headquarters), through Sept 1
started August 27
Leave your mobile/Internet provider at home
Person returns from vacation and is confronted by phone or Internet charges costing more than the weeks of vacation.
If you use your hometown services while traveling, you're going to get stuck with roving and international charges.
Use the services in the country you are traveling to
U.S. Citizen Services. Consular Outreach
Udon Thani, Wednesday, September 18, 2013
| Sales of laughing gas is no laughing matter | Mostly teenagers selling the stuff have been apprehended, no suppliers yet. |
| Pattaya has a Mafia Free Zone | Rent a jet ski |
| Thailand Cuts Interest Rates | .25% |
| Briton plunges from balcony | A "very common" accident in Thailand. |
| Angry farmers block roads, railway | "...Sept 3 when the Thai cabinet will consider a 25 billion baht budget to help the (rubber) farmers |
Monday, August 26, 2013
T.i.T Plus
Drugs planted on Melbourne couple' in Thailand
Thailand looks to repeat 'Thaksinomics' economic success
BBC
"...Thaksinomics is proving less successful."
"...high possibility of greater foreign capital outflow..."
THE NATION
Tesco Rumor
Tesco now has four shops in the area.
The main store and three mini markets called Tesco Express, which seem to be in competition with 7-11.
The rumor is that the main store will be expanded with additions to the present building, adding other outlet stores.
The main store and three mini markets called Tesco Express, which seem to be in competition with 7-11.
The rumor is that the main store will be expanded with additions to the present building, adding other outlet stores.
Highway flares
not appropriate for Football Fans
Those flares spit hot lava. Anyone on the receiving end will have severe burns.
I've seen these droppings leave some nasty scars back in the seventies, at a rock concert
At Sakon FC they are now no-no. At other stadiums they continue to be in use
Sakon FC has slipped into eleventh place in the league standings. It's a very rough road ahead for the team:
Sakon Nakhon FC ends this season on the road,
I've seen these droppings leave some nasty scars back in the seventies, at a rock concert
At Sakon FC they are now no-no. At other stadiums they continue to be in use
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| Surin 25 Aug |
Sakon FC has slipped into eleventh place in the league standings. It's a very rough road ahead for the team:- Mahasarakam, Sunday, September 1, at home.
Sakon Nakhon FC ends this season on the road,
- Sept 8 at Nong Kai,
- Sept 15 at Surin.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Phu Phan Tunnel Dream
A case for the Phu Phan Tunnel has been a rem state dream for quite a while.
Somebody wake up the dream team
Somebody wake up the dream team
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Cover page of
sakoneconomic on facebook
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| The page houses
a nearly ten minute Thai video
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| The film emphasizes the need for new trade routes |
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| The film envisions a very modern highway of the future |
Saturday, August 24, 2013
And another one:
Thai train derailment
No injuries.
No injuries.
Fourth derailment since July 13 Bangkok Post
Possible cause heat expansion of the track.
That clickety-clack sound of the train is the sound of the wheels passing a slight break in the track to allow for heat expansion.
The frequency of recent rail mishaps could become a detriment to Thai tourism
wikipedia State Railway of Thailand
- The older passenger cars in service were manufactured in the 1960's.
- The newest passenger cars date from 1996.
Nong Kai 2005
Bangkok Airport exit 1966
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