Posts Tagged ‘ Thailand ’

The market train

In Samut Songkram, Thailand, the Mae Klong railway passes through this crowded market several times a day. See those tracks on the ground in the picture above? Those are the tracks it uses. Hard to believe that you could get a whole train through the market on tracks like that. Watch the video to see the [ READ MORE ]

Ghost Buildings of Bangkok

I found this amazing article about the abandoned skyscrapers in Bangkok Thailand. During the early 90s many Asian economies grew at a rapid rate. But in 1997, many of these nations had a serious financial crisis. Overnight stock markets crashed, currencies were devalued, and prime real estate became worthless. Though nearly all of the [ READ MORE ]

Metal Star Wars replica statues

The sculpture of Yoda above was created by YumiModal, a small business located in Bangkok Thailand. They specialize in metal movie sculptures. Specifically in sculptures from the Terminator, Alien, Predator, and Star Wars movies. But they also do Stargate, RoboCop and various other SciFi and fantasy sculptures. They will ship their art anywhere in the world, [ READ MORE ]

Hello Kitty for bad police?

It seems that Thailand has decided to punish it’s police officers who break rules, by making them wear a Hello Kitty armband. The idea seems to be that shaming and embarrassing the cops will do more for discipline than a standard type of punishment.Pongpat, the chief of the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok said, “Simple warnings [ READ MORE ]