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Demand and supply

‘‘It’s a basic principle of economics that without demand, the supply will fall,’’ says Section 2 police commander of the Crime Suppression Division Akkharadet Phimonsri.

That applies to all businesses, including the stolen car business. It is the reason Thai police are switching their target from car thieves to the unscrupulous garages which buy stolen vehicles Pol Col Akkharadet’ told the Bangkok Post recently.

“If there is no place to sell the stolen cars, car thieves will no longer want to steal them.”

Pol Col Akkharadet said he had assigned his deputy, Thawatchai Kamhaengphol, to lead a team to investigate where stolen vehicles were being sold.

Pol Lt Col Thawatchai’s team launched the investigation in early August. It did not take long to gather vital information.

Based on tip-offs from informants, garages in four provinces were identified by mid-August.

Raids on the garages resulted in the seizure of a large number of cars and motorcycles which were believed to have been stolen.

The garages raided were in Samko district of Ang Thong, Chachoengsao’s Muang district, Sa Kaeo’s Aranyaprathet district and Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district.

Garages in Ang Thong have long been known as sources for cheap parts among teenagers involved in illegal motorbike street racing in the province. The garages were popular because they could provide customers with spare parts exactly to their order.

The CSD officers said some of the seized vehicles were discovered to have been sold by their owners to the dealers despite the fact the vehicles were still under hire-purchase contracts.

Some had their engines changed along with registration documents and then put on sale in the used car market, Pol Col Akkharadet said.

‘‘Normally, the stolen cars were disassembled very quickly by those garages and then sold to their regular customers,’’ he said.

The most popular cars in the black market were Toyotas and Hondas. Isuzu was the most wanted in the pickup truck category, he said.

Adapted from a story in Monday’s Bangkok Post by Wassayos Ngamkham.

demand – the amount of a product or service that people want
supply – an amount or quantity of something that is available to use
principle – a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works ทฤษฎี
commander – a police offer of high rank ผู้บังคับบัญชา
suppression – stopping an activity from happening, in this case, criminal activity การปราบปราม
switch – a change เปลี่ยน
target –a person, business, building, area, etc., that someone intends to attack เป้าหมาย
unscrupulous – behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want ที่ไม่ซื่อสัตย์
investigate – to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the truth about it ตรวจสอบหาความจริง
launch – to start something เริ่มต้น เริ่มทำ
vital – extremely important; necessary for the success of something จำเป็น; สำคัญมาก
tip-off – secret information or a warning given by someone ข่าวเตือน จากวงใน
identify – to specify ระบุ
seizure – the act of taking control of something, especially by using power or force การบุกเข้ายึด
source – the place something comes from or starts at แหล่งกำเนิด
illegal – against the law ผิดกฎหมาย
hire-purchase – a method of buying expensive goods in which you pay small regular amounts of money until you have paid the whole amount. The American word is installment plan การเช่าซื้อ
document – a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type เอกสาร
disassemble – to take something apart in order to repair it or understand how it works แยกออก, ถอดออก

Posted by Terry Fredrickson at 06:03 AM

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A little too exciting.

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Shooting a television documentary can be exciting work, but this Saturday’s assignment was a little too exciting for a two-person Channel 11 television crew.

Cameraman Somsak Na chai nak, and his assistant Patcharin Phatchara pra phanan, 26, also a reporter for the state-run NBT television channel, were in a helicopter above the Chao Phyra River filming the area around Koh Kret when things went very wrong.

The helicopter was flying low when suddenly its tail became entangled in electrical power lines, causing the aircraft to plummet into the river near the pier at Klang Kret temple.

Fortunately, the two television workers and their two pilots were able to swim out of the helicopter before it sank. The four were said to have only suffered slight injuries.

The helicopter was a Robinson R44 owned by the Helilux Co in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua Thong district, which rents out helicopters.

It had flown from Bang Bua Thong to Koh Kret, so the cameraman could film the area. They had flow around the area for about 20 minutes before the accident happened.

Phatthanaphong Charattrakoon, the Helilux Co operator, said the accident would cost the company about 30 million baht in damages.

Divers found the sunken helicopter on Sunday and a crane lifted it out of the water.

Adapted from a story in yesterday’s Bangkok Post.

documentary – a film or television programme that deals with real people and events สารคดี
crew – a group of people who work together to do a job กลุ่มคนที่ทำงานร่วมกัน
state – government รัฐบาล
entangled – to twist someone or something up in something such as a wire or net, so that they are stuck and cannot easily be set free พัน
plunge – to fall quickly from a high position ดิ่งลงมาจากท้องฟ้า
pier – a platform sticking out into water which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats สะพานที่ยื่นออกไปในน้ำ
slight – small in size or amount possible เล็กน้อย
rent out – to allow someone to use something for a period of time in return for money ให้เช่า
sunken – having fallen to the bottom river, lake, sea, etc. จมอยู่ใต้น้ำ
crane – a very tall machine used for lifting or moving heavy objects and building tall buildings เคลื่อนที่โดยปั้นจั่น
lift – to move something to a higher position ยกขึ้น

Posted by Terry Fredrickson at 06:15 AM


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I've included some of the vocabulary of the original stores, so you can learn several new words every day. Notice that you can listen to the text with the audio player below. You can also download the soundfile and play it back on your mp3 player. twitter Click button to listen to Garages and rightclick to download Demand and supply ‘‘It’s a basic principle of economics that without demand, the supply will fall,’’ says Section 2 police commander of the Crime Suppression Division Akkharadet Phimonsri. That applies to all businesses, including the stolen car business. It is the reason Thai police are switching their target from car thieves to the unscrupulous garages which buy stolen vehicles Pol Col Akkharadet’ told the Bangkok Post recently. “If there is no place to sell the stolen cars, car thieves will no longer want to steal them.” Pol Col Akkharadet said he had assigned his deputy, Thawatchai Kamhaengphol, to lead a team to investigate where stolen vehicles were being sold. Pol Lt Col Thawatchai’s team launched the investigation in early August. It did not take long to gather vital information. Based on tip-offs from informants, garages in four provinces were identified by mid-August. Raids on the garages resulted in the seizure of a large number of cars and motorcycles which were believed to have been stolen. The garages raided were in Samko district of Ang Thong, Chachoengsao’s Muang district, Sa Kaeo’s Aranyaprathet district and Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district. Garages in Ang Thong have long been known as sources for cheap parts among teenagers involved in illegal motorbike street racing in the province. The garages were popular because they could provide customers with spare parts exactly to their order. The CSD officers said some of the seized vehicles were discovered to have been sold by their owners to the dealers despite the fact the vehicles were still under hire-purchase contracts. Some had their engines changed along with registration documents and then put on sale in the used car market, Pol Col Akkharadet said. ‘‘Normally, the stolen cars were disassembled very quickly by those garages and then sold to their regular customers,’’ he said. The most popular cars in the black market were Toyotas and Hondas. Isuzu was the most wanted in the pickup truck category, he said. Adapted from a story in Monday’s Bangkok Post by Wassayos Ngamkham. demand – the amount of a product or service that people want supply – an amount or quantity of something that is available to use principle – a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works ทฤษฎี commander – a police offer of high rank ผู้บังคับบัญชา suppression – stopping an activity from happening, in this case, criminal activity การปราบปราม switch – a change เปลี่ยน target –a person, business, building, area, etc., that someone intends to attack เป้าหมาย unscrupulous – behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want ที่ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ investigate – to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the truth about it ตรวจสอบหาความจริง launch – to start something เริ่มต้น เริ่มทำ vital – extremely important; necessary for the success of something จำเป็น; สำคัญมาก tip-off – secret information or a warning given by someone ข่าวเตือน จากวงใน identify – to specify ระบุ seizure – the act of taking control of something, especially by using power or force การบุกเข้ายึด source – the place something comes from or starts at แหล่งกำเนิด illegal – against the law ผิดกฎหมาย hire-purchase – a method of buying expensive goods in which you pay small regular amounts of money until you have paid the whole amount. The American word is installment plan การเช่าซื้อ document – a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an official type เอกสาร disassemble – to take something apart in order to repair it or understand how it works แยกออก, ถอดออก Posted by Terry Fredrickson at 06:03 AM September 13, 2010 Click button to listen to Helicopter crash and rightclick to download A little too exciting. Post Today photo Shooting a television documentary can be exciting work, but this Saturday’s assignment was a little too exciting for a two-person Channel 11 television crew. Cameraman Somsak Na chai nak, and his assistant Patcharin Phatchara pra phanan, 26, also a reporter for the state-run NBT television channel, were in a helicopter above the Chao Phyra River filming the area around Koh Kret when things went very wrong. The helicopter was flying low when suddenly its tail became entangled in electrical power lines, causing the aircraft to plummet into the river near the pier at Klang Kret temple. Fortunately, the two television workers and their two pilots were able to swim out of the helicopter before it sank. The four were said to have only suffered slight injuries. The helicopter was a Robinson R44 owned by the Helilux Co in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua Thong district, which rents out helicopters. It had flown from Bang Bua Thong to Koh Kret, so the cameraman could film the area. They had flow around the area for about 20 minutes before the accident happened. Phatthanaphong Charattrakoon, the Helilux Co operator, said the accident would cost the company about 30 million baht in damages. Divers found the sunken helicopter on Sunday and a crane lifted it out of the water. Adapted from a story in yesterday’s Bangkok Post. documentary – a film or television programme that deals with real people and events สารคดี crew – a group of people who work together to do a job กลุ่มคนที่ทำงานร่วมกัน state – government รัฐบาล entangled – to twist someone or something up in something such as a wire or net, so that they are stuck and cannot easily be set free พัน plunge – to fall quickly from a high position ดิ่งลงมาจากท้องฟ้า pier – a platform sticking out into water which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats สะพานที่ยื่นออกไปในน้ำ slight – small in size or amount possible เล็กน้อย rent out – to allow someone to use something for a period of time in return for money ให้เช่า sunken – having fallen to the bottom river, lake, sea, etc. จมอยู่ใต้น้ำ crane – a very tall machine used for lifting or moving heavy objects and building tall buildings เคลื่อนที่โดยปั้นจั่น lift – to move something to a higher position ยกขึ้น Posted by Terry Fredrickson at 06:15 AM
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