#Thailand - More luxury cars seized in import-duty evasion probe.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has confiscated 38 luxury cars as part of an investigation into allegations of import-duty evasion by car importers and dealers.

DSI officials, armed with search warrants issued by the Criminal Court, on Thursday conducted searches at six locations in Bangkok, including showrooms of Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin at the Siam Paragon shopping mall.

Four cars were confiscated at the Maserati showroom, and two each at the Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin showrooms.

Searches were also conducted at the offices of Perma Motor Co Ltd in Lak Si district and Master Group Corporation (Asia) Co Ltd in Wang Thong Lang district. DSI officials found a number of car import papers at the two locations, and the documents were confiscated as part of an ongoing investigation.

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 Another DSI team also searched Millennium Auto building in Bang Kho Laem district and a nearby showroom of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bangkok, where 30 vehicles were confiscated.

In addition to Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin, McLaren and Ferrari cars were also confiscated during the DSI searches on Thursday.

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 The DSI investigators are looking into the seized import documents in an attempt to determine whether importers quoted unusually low vehicle prices in order to avoid the high customs duty of 300 per cent.

The operation on Thursday came after earlier searches at nine locations on May 18 when 122 luxury vehicles were confiscated from Niche Car Group showrooms as part of an investigation into alleged import-tax evasion.

Authorities said the vehicle importers allegedly quoted prices no more than 40 per cent of the actual prices and managed to save between Bt10 million and Bt18 million in import duty for each of the 122 imported vehicles. In total, that cost the government Bt2.4 billion in lost revenue.

Source - TheNation

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Bangkok flooding is chronic problem

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BMA officials admit they cannot cope with heavy rains as experts blame infrastructure and lack of preparedness.

BANGKOK WILL continue to experience flooding after heavy rains unless water-drainage problems including roads and canals are solved, water-management experts have said.

Heavy rain was to blame for yesterday’s floods in 25 areas around Bangkok after up to 170 millimetres of rain fell on the capital on Wednesday night, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) stated. 

Bangkok faced the prospect of more flooding as the Meteorological Department predicted more heavy rains last night and this morning.

 The heavy rains turned many streets of the city into canals and seriously worsened rush-hour traffic, causing many commuters to arrive late at work or school. One of the worst flooded areas was the Lat Phrao intersection at Ratchadaphisek Road, where the floodwaters reached about 30 centimetres and seriously disrupted traffic.

“Moreover, we could not drain the floodwater out of the street properly, because the canals were already full of water from the rains, even though we had decreased the water levels in the canals in advance.”

Sitang Pilailar, a lecturer at the Water Resources Engineering Department at Kasetsart University, said the reasons the BMA cited were chronic problems for the city.

“Bangkok will still flood every time after heavy rain, if the water cannot drain from the roads to the drainage pipes and to the canals properly,” Sitang said.

She said the first problem was that the drainage system mixed with the sewer system, so pipes were already full of wastewater. Moreover, during the floods in 2011, sand was dumped into the drainage system that had not been cleared out completely, lessening the capacity of the city’s drainage pipes by half.

Another problem was lack of preparation before the rain, Sitang said, adding the BMA usually received weather predictions from the Meteorological Department so water levels in the canals could be lowered in advance, but this time the BMA had not performed well.

“In addition to these problems, we still have the issue that many old communities suffer from chronic flooding because their location is lower than street level, so the water from the road drains into their communities instead of into the drainage pipes. The garbage in the drainage system is also significant, as many people still throw litter into drainage pipes and canals,” Sitang said.

“This is a task for all of us to tackle. The BMA has to be better prepared for flooding and maintain the drainage system to make sure that it can work properly, while the people also have to avoid clogging the drainage system with garbage if we want to sustainably solve the flooding problem in Bangkok.”

Source - TheNation

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#Thailand prepares for farewell to beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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Officials are working on the Royal Crematorium and related accessories as Thailand prepares for a proper farewell for one of the country’s most beloved monarchs, HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

King Bhumibol passed away on October 13 last year. 

The Royal Cremation Ceremonies for the late King will take place in October this year. At present, the structure of the Royal Crematorium is 91 per cent complete. Structural works for the Royal Merit-Making Pavilion are 99 per cent complete. 

Angel sculptures that will adorn the elaborate structures are now being made. 

Officials have been restoring royal chariots to full splendour as they will also be used for the Royal Cremation Ceremonies. 

Source - TheNation

What is you opinion about #Facebook ?

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What is you opinion about #Facebook ?

Facebook started in 2004 and in no time it is big hit and famous.
The best years were around 2010, Facebook was useful for everyone.
Now in 2017 Facebook is over the top and nearly worthless.
The use endless much filters, to push you to pay for your posts.
Daily dozen of pop-ups coming to want boost your link-post.
Now not one link more been seen, without a payment.
We do daily a lot of research and look for a alternative.
For the most of us, we use our time with Facebook.   

Please give your comments.

Britney Spears adds second show in #Bangkok

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Britney Spears announced this afternoon she will add an extra show in Bangkok on June 23, as the show on June 24 quickly sold out.

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In a video clip directed at Thai fans, Britney Spears thanked everyone for showing so much love and wanted to make sure that she can see her supporters by adding another show.

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The tickets for the June 23 show will go on sale May 14, at 10am, with online queueing starting at 9am. Tickets for certain zones are limited for those who are willing to line up at ThaiTicketMajor counters only. For more information, check out their website.

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Source - Coconuts.co

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