Do I need a reminder at a Football Game

Soccer Jersey worn by Thai Teen

At first I thought it to be real INAPPROPRIATE (ไม่เหมาะสม)
because it made me think of things like this

On second thought that's old generation morality.
Durex is sponsoring teen football in Thailand, very appropriate.  It will make some people blush

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Pit Stop

Roadhouse

Visa Runners: Three Times and you're stranded

The law has been around for years, you can only get three extensions on travel visas.

Apparently it hasn't been enforced uniformly.

A recent crackdown along the Cambodia border has now been expanded to all border crossings

• Serial visa exemption crackdown - Thailand Forum - TripAdvisor

Bad year anticipated for NE Rice Farmers

Thai rice planting season starts with no subsidies, mounting lossesReuters

"....The lack of subsidies, lower rice prices and rising production costs...will result in a major hit to the country's North-East..."

Tha Rae Roadhouse observes Visakha Bucha Day

21km  / 13 miles
from the Sakon Nakhon city gate

The Roadhouse will be closed Tuesday in respect for Visakha Bucha Day.

The Roadhouse is normally closed on Mondays.

A regular roadhouse feature:

Friday night Ladies Night. First drink free for the ladies as well as free Karaoke and pool table.

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Roadhouse

Sakon FC minus 7

Seven players who have failed to show up for practice have been dismissed from the team.
No list of names has been released. One would  hope that none are first stringers.

I see Sunday's game in Mukdahan  as a competition for last place.

Reader inquiry: "I thought Thailand never had any earth quakes"

I recommend a  Bangkok Post article published May 6, 2014, with a graphic map of

• "Fault Lines under Observation"

Sakon Nakhon Province seems to be split according to a  Chulalongkorn University map

North: moderate (4 Mercalli-intensity)
South: Slight  (3 Mercalli intensity)

Thailand's most dangerous fault lines are in the north and west, mostly along the Myanmar and Laos  borders.
Prior to this months earthquake there have been frequent minor tremors. 

A earthquake of greater intensity than this month was in 2011 

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Bangkok Rumble

• Thousands Converge on Bangkok as Thai Crisis Escalates - The American Interest

• Thai Swaps Drop to Three-Year Low as Crisis Spurs Rate-Cut Bets - Bloomberg

• Thai graft agency rules against ex-PM as red shirts head for Bangkok | Reuters

• PM's dismissal shakes Thai political scene Al Jazeera English

• Police fire tear gas at Thai protesters; 5 hurt - The Washington Post

• Thailand's political deadlock not over, cautions Abhisit - Channel NewsAsia

• Thailand's Car Market Sputters - WSJ.com

Sakon Nakhon Football Club 2014 Season

			Home	Visitor	score
Saturday	February 15	17:00	Amnat Charoen	Sakon Nakhon	2 - 2
Sunday	February 23	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Nong Bua Lamphu	1 - 2
Saturday	March 8	16:00	Mahasarakham	Sakon Nakhon	1 - 2
Saturday	March 15	18:00	Surin	Sakon Nakhon	5 - 0
Saturday	March 22	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Nong Khai	1 - 0
Saturday	March 29	16:00	Chaiyaphum	Sakon Nakhon	3 - 1
Saturday	April 5	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Udon Thani	0 - 3
Sunday	April 27	18:00	Ubon Ratchathani	Sakon Nakhon	7 - 0
Sunday	May 4	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Sisaket	1 - 1
Sunday	May 11	16:00	Mukdahan	Sakon Nakhon	3 - 1
Saturday	May 17	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Kalasin	1 - 1
Saturday	May 24	16:00	Loei	Sakon Nakhon	3 - 0
Saturday	May 31	16:00	Sakon Nakhon	Nakhon Phanom	-

National Audit Office demands about 3,800 million baht in compensation

• "...to cover the expenditure for the aborted February 2 election.
• Prompong suggested the National Audit Office to sue Suthep and his gang to demand compensation for the failed election which costs the state 3.8 billion baht for preparations.