now laying track at 2 kilometers a day.. That's 500 meter continuous spans of rail. The entire Lao to China railway is about 440km so 220 days to lay the entire rail structure.. Scheduled to open late next year. Bet it opens early. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2020/03/28/1st-rai...

Looks like the government in Udon has a roadblock set up down on Route 2 at Non Sa-At where all passengers disembark for COVID-19 Screening.... The Province. Udon Thani #set up a screening checkpoint from Bangkok-perimeter to downtown #first stage at Non Sa-at District, khon kaen-Udon Thani by scree...

here's the closure notice that came out from the government the other day.. All listed places closed from 22 March through 12 April 2020. Pardon my translations.. Update: -Restaurants - Schools - stores (with exceptions) - ? - ? - Beauty shops - Markets (with exceptions) - bathing/haircuts (didn't k...

saw a Thai announcement on closures and it did include Bars, Beauty Shops, Spas, Massage places and it did say Ran Ahan (Restaurants). Mine you my Thai is basic and I've dug through my sites to try and fine the original to post but can't find it...

wife just talked to the lady who does her paperwork at the Nong Khai Bridge when she goes across to Laos.. It appears the bridge at Nong Kai is closed 20 March to 20 April.. We don't know exact details..

because Thais killing Thais was anathema but getting the KMT Chinese to do it with promises of Thai citizenship was fine... The BKK Post has done a number of stories over the year of the ethnically Chinese villages in northern Thailand that originated from the KMT..

2030 hours and AQI on Air Visual for Udon Thani showing 157.. Outside my house I can see the smoke haze in the air and smell the stench of burning.. All with government bans of field burning and threats of fines.. I hope the application of various edicts on the COVID-19 virus infections are implemen...

DM you really need to expand your vocabulary! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputum

not yet although the PM hasn't rule it out. (last paragraph in article) https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... irus-fears

the PM 2.5 "crisis" has been overwhelmed and forgotten by the COVID-19 crisis.. Udon AQI is 128 at 1737 hours 15 March...

annoyance? How about answering a question by prefacing your answer with, "that's a great question."

The RT article claims the UK Health Minister confirmed this proposal. Any link supporting this other than RT??

I saw a segment on the Thai early morning news the other day showing cops stopping people for a breathalyzer check and giving them a big straw to blow through into the machine.. Yeah, a big straw like you'd get in a bubble tea.. Don't know if that would impact on the ability of the machine to to its...

and he had nothing to do with trying to ship 20 million face masks to China.. It was all "fake news!!"

likely a high air pressure 1012 at 11:14 today, low winds around 5kph and naturally probably cane fields still burning.. The previous focus on high AQI has completely gone by the wayside in the stamped to cover the COVID-19 potential outbreaks.. Just pray that the predictions of rain next week give ...

oh he extolled the speed in which you could get from Udon to Bangkok 20 years ago.. That was towards the end of the Thai recession when there were minimal vehicles on the road and millions less vehicles than today. There also were no Thai Police with radar or speed traps every 50-60km.. You could dr...

you'll need the purple book and an insurance rider/sticker for liability coverage in Laos.. I'd say it would be easier to park in a paid lot on the Thai side and take the bus across.. I'd only take my vehicle across if I was planning a trip throughout Laos for a few days.. Not worth the hassle overa...

ya gotta wonder why other brand name air purifiers are in excess of 12,000 baht and brand name HEPA filters for them got for 1500-2000 baht.. Is this a "get what you pay for" type of quality??? 1,299 baht seems extremely cheap...

potential vaccine for COVID-19. Saw the company CEO interviewed yesterday on Stateside news. He said if the FDA/CDC expedites animal and then human testing perhaps a vaccine "could be out in 2020" as opposed to going through the "normal" process which might take 18 months.. https://thehill.com/chang...

good Lord, same ol' crap every year with drinking the Cobra blood.. I guess it is always a winnah for PR flacks to film..