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issue 3 19 6 March 2015
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desperate times lead to desperate measures
hua hin, THAILAND A Hua Hin woman was arrested last week, and confessed to having caused a number of motorists to have punctures after she had been systematically spilling nails on the road near her husband and son’s tyre repair business. Kesarin Channiam, 36, felt sorry for her husband and son that their business had been struggling, so devised and executed her plan by dropping the nails on the Pokklao Road along the railway from the railroad crossing to the Hua Hin railway station. Hua Hin police station chief Pol Col Chaiyakorn Srilardecho said his police station had received complaints that dozens of cars had suffered punctured tyres since January urged motorists whose tyres have been punctured in the area to file more complaints against the woman. Apparently she carried out the plan under the cover of darkness, but according to one report she was still spotted by an eyewitness, although other reports credit an undercover police operation for her capture. Police discovered a a box of nails in the storage compartment of Kesarin’s motorcycle of the same type as had punctured many vehicles’ tyres. While this kind of tactic to drum up more business has been used before in many countries, this is the first time we have heard of it happening in Hua Hin, and it could well be another sign of how desperate some Thais are getting as the Thai economy dwindles, most notably in tourism. While there clearly should be no tolerance of these kinds of actions, which potentially could cause fatal accidents, there must be some more understanding from those in charge that the continuing political situation and military rule is costing Thailand and its people millions of baht in lost earnings, as tourists and businesses choose to spend their time and money elsewehere, and it could well be that if the situation continues, we will see more signs of desperation like this.
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