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Published on August 13, 2007

That's the day Kulthon Prachuabmoh will unveil members of the "Bangkok 50 Club". It is not a club of Bangkok people who are aged 50 or more, but a group of Bangkok people who are dedicated to improving the living standards of the capital. It will have 50 men from various walks of life who believe they are capable enough to draw a road map to bring some relief to Bangkok people.

Kulthon does not hide his ambition to turn the club into a political party, but he has said that will take time. For the time being, the club will be dedicated to problems at hand.

The inauguration party is to take place at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

With these ambitious aims, Kulthon should not disappoint Bangkok residents. A good beginning is halfway to success, but if the beginning is not good, hopes quickly fade.

Doze and don'ts

On Friday a burglar broke into a house in Taling Chan. The house looked ordinary, built on just 70 square wah. Indeed, it was hardly grand enough to draw the attention of burglars.

The burglar must have done his homework and known that the owner, Siriporn Horsajjakul, owned a jewellery shop and probably had hidden some things of value in her house.

According to what Siriporn told police, the burglar took diamond jewellery worth Bt4 million.

We don't know if or when this burglar will be caught as it will be some time before he decides to cash the stolen goods. Siriporn must really want him caught as soon as possible. Maybe she will be as lucky as a car-owner in Norway.

Associated Press reported that an alleged burglar, unsurprisingly with a long list of criminal convictions, had been discovered early last Thursday at the wheel of someone else's car following a hard night spent, according to police suspicions, robbing houses.

He was identified only as a 42-year-old man.

He is believed to have tried to steal a car to drive home with his ill-gotten gains, but a passer-by called police to report someone slumped behind the wheel. Police turned up to check the car and its slumbering driver in the town of Haugesund and found a sleepy but familiar figure in the front seat.

The lesson was clear: you mustn't fall asleep on the job.

Burglars take note: a basic requirement for the successful night-time burglar is the ability to stay awake.

achara_d@nationgroup.com