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A tragic incident unfolded yesterday evening at a Pattaya condominium when a 33 year old British national was killed in a BASE-jumping accident. At around 7.30pm, local authorities were alerted to a body that had fallen from a great height, landing amidst the condominium’s lush foliage before hitting the ground. The accident occurred in the Nong Prue subdistrict of Bang Lamung, Chon Buri province. At the scene, police, along with Pattaya City Tourist Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation rescuers, discovered Nathan Odinson’s lifeless body on the ground, his unopened parachute still attached. Witnesses residing in the condominium were visibly shaken as they recounted hearing a loud crash they initially thought was a tree branch breaking. It was only when a woman screamed upon discovery that residents realised the grim reality of a human body plummeting to a fatal end, reported KhaoSod. Further investigation revealed that Odinson had secretly accessed the condominium, parking his vehicle outside and waiting for an opportune moment to slip in undetected. He intended to leap from the 29th floor while his friend captured the stunt on video, apparently for content creation purposes. However, the parachute malfunctioned and failed to deploy, leading to his untimely death. Odinson was reportedly familiar with the building, having successfully jumped from it several times before this fatal incident. Source

Starting The Wire is like building a puzzle without knowing what it's supposed to look like by the end. But as you go, you start to realize what you're making, and you get more and more excited to see the big picture.

Hehe I did warn him 127 times

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman whose pet lion was pictured going on a joyride in the streets of Pattaya. A video that has now gone viral shows the chained lion cub seated in the back of a white, open-top Bentley. The lion was being driven about by a Sri Lankan man who has since left the country, and is believed to be a friend of the woman, Sawangjit Kosoongnern. While it is not illegal to own a lion in Thailand, it needs to be officially registered. Authorities in Thailand said Ms Sawangjit claimed to have bought the animal from a Thai man in Nakhon Pathom province, who successfully facilitated its delivery to Pattaya. However he failed to have his facility checked by officials before doing so, which made both the transfer and ownership of the animal illegal. She is therefore facing charges of possessing a controlled wild animal without permission, which carries a penalty of a year's imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 baht ($2,800; £2,200). Police were also reportedly looking to charge the Sri Lankan man, who had kept the lion in his rented pool villa, but were unable to as he is no longer in Thailand. He was due to be charged with bringing a controlled wild animal into public places, which carries jail time of up to six months and a fine of 50,000 baht. The man who sold the lion to Ms Sawangjit will also face charges of moving an animal without permission. Officials say there are currently 224 lions in Thailand that are legally owned. Roar

Trump ordered to pay $83m in damages in defamation trial Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she accused him of sexual assault, a jury ruled Friday, ending years of litigation as Carroll has sought retribution for the former president’s attacks on her—and adding to the $5 million Trump has already been ordered to pay her. Source

Nothing better to do?

Why has the owner not a lottery winner?

Oh the irony, trying to bribe a department for corruption when bribery itself is a form of corruption. Srisuwan is a right pain in the arse, about time he was banged up

I maybe in a minority here but I rate the Wire above the Sopranos. Dont get me wrong I found the Sopranos top notch, but the me the Wire just about eclipses it … it feels a little more believable

I started watching this last night, gave up about half way through the first episode

The easy open variety?

Coconut water SHOULD be used as a rehydration source after a dose of the trots, if taken before it MAY act as a laxative Coconut Water The way it settles an upset stomach, for me at least, is inducing the shits.

No way, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on on the this already. They will market Thailand as a “Weight Loss Hub”

Coconut water doesn’t stop the shits per ce, coconut water effectively treats dehydration due to mild diarrhea and is comparable to sports drinks at promoting rehydration in other instances of electrolyte losses

I was thinking similar

But you Sir, being a Quality German Tourist, would of “Self Medicated” using the aforementioned “Cooled Bog Rolls and Imodium” method, rather than make a song and dance about it in a Tik Tok Video and be rushed to hospital. This ailment has been around since the beginning of time and goes by many names such as Delhi Belly Hershey Squirts Liquid Shits Montezumas Revenge The Trots erc In the past, people inflicted by such ailments was never deemed newsworthy, but unfortunately in todays modern society not only do the younger generations have to post all of their life’s little details online, the modern”Journalists” think copying this drivel from social media and regurgitating such constitutes news.

Correct Its like me saying “I ate a cheese sandwich before I crashed my car, therefore cheese sandwiches cause car crashes”

Why does everything have to be “A Hub” Thailand the hub of bullshit. They have found an estimated 14.8 Million Tonnes of Lepidolite not Lithium, Lepidolite contains 045% Lithium Ao that is 66,600 Tonnes of actual lithium An average EV battery requires 8 kg of Lithium, so enough for 8,325 EV batteries far less than the 1,000,000 claimed, 120 times less

Soft Bint, Toilet Roll in the fridge and a pack of Imodium Would have cured it.

Reminds me of the “I used to be a Hooker” line

Was she a Ladyboy and you had to give “her” too many blow jobs? 😵

I assume MPIH does not want to rewrite the board rules, he is more than happy to comply with them just as published. I presume what MPIH wants is for admin to only moderate in accordance with the laid out rules and not make shit up