chelseafan

If this wasn't so serious it would almost be Python-esque.....

Well I was pointing out the bleedin' obvious

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the bombers had "targeted foreigners... to damage tourism and the economy" Not sure how he come to that conclusion. Surely if they were targeting foreigners then Nana Plaza would have been a better bet.

Very sad. Though I am surprised that Bangkok doesn't get hit more often what with all the crap down the south.

12 dead now

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aKHJpjIxNzZ8NjMzMzI2NjcUAlOP1w6fyFf89iTzAbreVcl2d_y7UD7z0_MwP3K5QA== Live

Is it bad? UK TV hasn't really reported and I am due out there next week....not that it will stop me

There has been a large explosion close to a shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, Bangkok. The BBC's Jonathan Head, who is at the scene, says there appear to be both dead and injured, amid a huge amount of chaos. He says there is a massive amount of damage and a crater that indicates this could be a bomb. Our correspondent says that if it is a bomb,this would be a rare attack for the capital. Source BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33963280

I was thinking that too.

Is this true? Millions of prepaid phone numbers to be cut off in Thailand with new SIM card rule Thailand's telecom regulator will implement a new SIM card registration rule that could cut off as many as 20 million prepaid mobile phone numbers after on Saturday (Aug 1). They are available in malls and convenient stores everywhere, but that is all about to change on Saturday (Aug 1). Under a new government regulation, prepaid mobile users will need to register their personal information with their mobile service provider. The Thai government approved the regulation earlier this year aimed at preventing the misuse of unregistered SIM cards in criminal activities. The scheme is also designed to reduce the wastage of phone number resources. But unregistered prepaid card users will not have their lines cut off completely after the deadline. While they will no longer be able to make outbound calls and surf the Internet on their mobile device, they can still receive calls and SMS messages for one more month. Thailand's telecom regulator said it expects 65 million prepaid mobile users to register their personal information by the Aug 1 deadline with another five million more registering in August. It also believes some 20 million mobile phone numbers that belong to inactive users will be cut off after Friday. Phone companies will have until February 2016 to get their act together. After which, they will be fined more than US$2,000 (80,000 baht) a day if they activate new prepaid SIM cards without registering users. There are over 105 million mobile users in Thailand, 90 million of whom are prepaid subscribers. Source : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/millions-of-prepaid-phone/2021062.html

Its in force with most big outlets - True shops for example, that being said, I got a sim card from my usual haunt on Soi Buckhao with no questions asked so it seems a tad hit and miss. On the one occassion I went to the true shop (bloody stupid system, queue to register, go to machine to top up, then go back to queue!) I didn't have any ID though they accepted the G/F's ID card without any fuss. This was in February but as we all know, things change rapidly.

I know this thread is pretty old but did Thai360 ever get set up for Tapatalk ?

SOTH, will be out there 15th Feb....be good to meet up.