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5 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

After Taxi Driver it was all downhill

C'mon, be fair: Taxi Driver was released in '76, but there were a few good ones along the way after that and Heat which was released in 1995 has become a cult classic.

1 hour ago, Prbkk said:

 

European countries take freedom of movement to the extreme: the travel across the continent by train, no documents are required. You turn up at a station ( or online) , pay and go. No passport needs to be shown and recently when I offered mine in the booking process , it was declined.

This guy could be anywhere by now.

Actually, you are required to carry some form of identification such as an ID card for travel between EU countries. If you're stopped by the police for any reason but cannot produce one, you're liable to arrest and held until proof of who you are can be established.

He might not be Syrian: http://www.politico.eu/article/germany-eight-percent-of-syrian-refugees-passports-are-fake/

Let's hope the guy they caught isn't just another scapegoat.

Maybe you could email them and find out whether they're still exporting to Thailand. There's a link to the email address on their site: http://www.ruegenfisch.de/en/contact.html

9 hours ago, FredNL said:

 

Yes, why not?

In Thailand they will fit under any car. 

Yesterday I say a pickup truck with F1 size tyres. Honda Jazz with 19" rims and 245/50 tyres are very common in BKK.

For the "Why Not" see the second link down in jamesbrock's post here

21 hours ago, jamesbrock said:

 

Hahahaha - I wonder if he read that before going over cap in hand?

 

Somehow I don't think the "But, but, Thaksin!" argument—as convincing as it is—will wash with the Germans.

To add fuel to the fire, the EU has apparently concluded a FTA with Vietnam and is negotiating with other ASEAN members along the same lines. It goes on to say that trade and investment in Thailand could suffer unless democracy is restored.

The negotiations for an EU-Thailand FTA launched in 2013 were interrupted after two rounds of negotiations, following the coup. The FTA was intended to boost trade relations between the two countries, and could have been a means for Thailand to partly offset the loss in 2015 of preferential tariffs under the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). As the EU has concluded an FTA with Vietnam and talks are ongoing with other members in the region, Thailand may see its trade and investment relations with the EU deteriorate unless democracy is restored soon and the FTA negotiations can restart.

That excerpt came from page 30 in this document: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/578931/EXPO_STU(2016)578931_EN.pdf

2 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

 

I made no suggestion.

I amended my comment. You'll have to change the word in the Quote since I don't have access to that.

Since Thai Airways hasn't yet finalised the bill for the chartered 747, the final cost might turn out to be a bit more than the estimated 21 million baht: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/THAI-bill-for-Prawit-trip-in-two-months-30297089.html

2 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

 

Within hours of a news article like this in the US there would be 100's ofpersonal injury attorneys offering to take the case for only a percentage of the payout...and it would be millions of dollars.

It was his mother's dicing machine, so maybe your remark isn't called for in these circumstances.

A Ferrari California worth $800,000 also become a victim of the Bangkok floods: http://anglenews.com/ferrari-california-washed-away-by-flood-waters-in-thailand/

I wonder if it was the same vehicle that was involved in a fatal accident in which a Thai police officer was killed a couple of years ago. That was also a black Ferrari if my memory serves me correctly. Poetic justice if it was.

He's controversial character no doubt about that. But maybe that's the kind of president America needs to shake things up a bit instead of rumbling on with the same old dialog come election time. Good theatre in any event.

Just now, SoiBiker said:

 

Because he wasn't running for president until now, I'd imagine. 

It's still a little late in the day I think. But perhaps they think he has a good chance of winning and decided to throw a spanner in the works.

But some voters seem to be viewing him as good leader in spite of the damaging video: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-37599788

7 hours ago, z42 said:

I can't quite believe (well, actually I can really) how someone up high in whatever uniformed "service/s" were involved in this latest fiasco doesn't realize that this kind of thing SERIOUSLY damages tourist confidence, and is frankly scary to many / most.

Just going about your night on the town, and suddenly being asked to produce your passports or piss in a cup without any good reason is scandalous. With the amount of crime and corruption in the city, those 200 officers would absolutely be better deployed in other areas.

A disgrace, pure and simple

Do women have to piss in a cup as well?

18 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

 

Yes. The people making the TV show he was appearing on were recording it.

OK, understand. I wonder why they waited 11 years before dropping the bombshell.

15 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Not bugged and clandestine, he was "mic'd up," meaning he had a wireless microphone on his lapel. 

 

 

But somebody was recording it nevertheless otherwise how would we get to hear about it? This happened 11 years ago remember.

7 hours ago, Morch said:

 

The Israelis did not "destroy everything" on withdrawing, and the withdrawal was a unilateral move,  rather than expressing compliance with UNSC resolution 242. I doubt even Israelis made the latter claim.

 

I believe all the houses which belonged to Israeli owners were bulldozed. Are you saying some were left standing?

6 hours ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

 

I wonder what qualifies him to be a "driving instructor"?

 

Successfuly driving people bonkers.

Quote from the EU Commission on Trade with Thailand:

Thailand and the EU have negotiated and finalised in November 2013 a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), which provides a comprehensive framework for EU-Thailand relations and will open up wide opportunities to develop cooperation. The EU and its Member States will not sign the PCA with until a democratically elected government is in place in Thailand.

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/thailand/

He'll be publishing his little red book next.

1 hour ago, Anon999 said:

Maybe your view but as a Remainer you're in a minority and once the situation reverses and the 5th largest economy in the world has put all the pieces together you'll be very quiet. The reason for the big drop in the £ on Friday was down to some hiccup in the trading systems, according to those who should know. Those who forecast doom and gloom are still doing their utmost to damage the economy and much to their chagrin are finding things are not going their way. Not to mention resorting to legal recourse because they did not like the result and think that repeating the same thing will provide a different result. Check on the voters  sentiments in Scotland as an example.

 

Furthermore if you want to be a member of an extremely corrupt self serving system, that has during its existence, refused to submit a set of accounts for audit you're very welcome. Then of course the three countries that have benefited the most from EU funds are .................... Germany, France and Italy, not any of the poorer members. Does that tell you anything?
 

I think you're living in a dream world if you think the state of Sterling is just a hiccup. All countries rely on investment to create jobs and while the UK was a member of the EU it attracted a great deal of it because it gave companies access to the single market both for goods and services.

But what we're seeing now from PM May is that she intends to concentrate on limiting freedom of movement rather than ensuring that British firms and international organisations which have invested heavily in the country continue to have access to the single market merely to appease the Leave camp. You have to bear in mind here that once Britain triggers Article 50 it only has two years in which to complete a trade deal. If it fails in that endeavour then their won't be any second chances or extensions and the country will only have WTO rules to fall back on. If she's stupid enough to let that happen then companies like Nissan and Airbus will likely move to the continent resulting in significant job losses. That in turn will mean taxes will have to rise to compensate for the reduced flow of tax revenue to the Exchequer.

It's this current head in the sand attitude which is causing the value of Sterling to plummet and many financial houses have forecast that the £ will reach parity with the euro by Christmas this year even. That in turn is going to cause significant price rises due to the cost of raw materials and imported goods. If the Fed increases Interest rates as has been forecast that will also knock Sterling even further into the red. The country already has a £69 million trading deficit and has lost its treasured AAA status with the three rating agencies. A further review can be expected in the not too distant future I suspect and further reduction will only cause the cost of borrowing to rise even further exacerbating the deficit mountain. 

You think the country is heading for a rosy future, but in reality it's heading for bankruptcy and will soon be running to the IMF cap in hand for a bailout which will cost you dearly. 

Popularity will soon wane when the Brits are confronted with the FX rate they'll get now compared to what it was a little over a year ago.

11 hours ago, rooster59 said:

It is alleged that the pair put Natchattha's picture on other people's documents

How did they obtain other people's documents?

On 10/6/2016 at 8:23 AM, webfact said:

Passengers who travel in the same vehicle as a driver who is found to be under the influence of alcohol could also be charged with offences related to drunk driving,

How can someone sitting in the passenger seat be charged with drunk driving?

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

But do we see any gratitude from the Palestinians for that concession?

Why would they be grateful? The Israelis left because the price in blood was too high to remain, and they destroyed everything before they left.

To say the Palestinians should be grateful is like saying you should be grateful to him if a man that occupied your house left because the police made him. They were there illegally in the first place.

 

Personally, I'd like to see Russia break the Gaza blockade for a start, though it would be more difficult to open up the West Bank.

If Clinton is elected, they probably think they can do what they like, as they know her well. Trump is more forceful on supporting Israel though.

Well, you can't blame them for destroying everything. After all, why should someone just hand over their possessions to a third party without being paid.

Also it wasn't the price of blood which forced Israel to give up the Gaza Strip but rather United Nations Security Council Resolution 242. What was supposed to follow was peace with the Arab states.