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Same thing is likely to happen again when the previous administration was in power. I can't see rice producers in other countries sitting idly by if a shortfall develops in the market again like last time.

12 hours ago, Thechook said:

I call rubbish.  you cant own more than 49% of a company even tho ypu contribute 100% in all costs.  ease of doing business for thieving thais yes when they gain majoriity without any outlay or risk.  no way on earth would I do business with Thailand you wipe out 51% before you even start.

Add to that the cost of employing four "Thai cushion sitters" for every farang working in the business and costs escalate rapidly.

Also, that 46 ranking is an overall figure. The ranking for actually starting a business is 78 which isn't so good: http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/thailand/

The owner is Israeli apparently: http://travel.cnn.com/bangkok/sleep/bangkok-squat-artists-commune-or-hippy-hostel-hangout-197685/

14 hours ago, Alive said:

To be honest it's not the most shocking video I have seen here. Sticks and coathangers are often used by parents as well. Lots of thoughts came to my mind with this one. First why is the young kid there? Temples are sometimes used as reform places by criminals and by parents who want their kids to shape up. Did this kid's parents send him there? Or is this one of the many homeless boys who were put there or found there way there as temples seem to be like orphanages too.

Thai tradition. My girlfriend's younger brother served as a monk for a few of weeks when he was 14 years old. It's supposed to bring honour to the family. He still attends the monastry and serves as a monk for two or three weeks a year even though he's in fulltime work now.

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The Thai tradition supports laymen to go into a monastery, dress and act as monks, and study while there. The time line is based on threes, staying as a monk for three days, or three weeks, or three months or three years, or example of three weeks and three days. This retreat is expected of all male Thai, rich or poor, and often is scheduled after high school. Such retreat brings honor to the family and blessings (merit) to the young man. Thai make allowances for men who follow this practice, such as holding open a job. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Thailand#Ordination_and_clergy

 

11 hours ago, simple1 said:

The Oz government is trying to enact legislation that will permanently ban, even a visitor visa,  including those assessed as genuine refugees who are now the majority held on Naura and Manus Islands. Whilst some have accepted resettlement on the islands, the majority have not due to hostility of the local population (even white expats have to live in secure compounds in PNG) the genuine refugees are forced to live in limbo whilst they wait years, possible decades, to be resettled in a third party country at the cost of AUD500k per person per year.

Yes, I was wondering about that too. Do the Aussies make a distinction between a ship and a boat I wonder. If they don't then passengers on a visiting cruise ship would be barred from ever settling in Australia.

Try Google Translate if you don't get any responses in the forum: https://translate.google.com/

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Both are Deep Sea Port, that is about the only connection between your post and this thread.

It was meant as an example of what tuk-tuk drivers are likely to do with the prospect of a large number of visitors wanting to go tour the Indian ship.

On 10/21/2016 at 3:56 AM, wvavin said:

Sentence all drug dealers to death!

Actually the death penalty does apply for certain drug related crimes in Thailand: http://www.siam-legal.com/litigation/criminal-defence-drug-offences-in-thailand.php

3 hours ago, performance said:

330 days and a additional 100 days of ongoing repairs.

Plus double the allocated budget for cost overruns.

The tuk-tuk drivers will be rubbing their grubby little paws with glee.

8 hours ago, Jack Mountain said:

Isn't this the same as Yingluck was doing? Store it in warehouses and wait for a better price.

Yeah, and we know what happened to that bright idea. India, Vietnam and other rice producing countries are still eager to jump in again if Thailand makes the same mistake twice: http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-rice-and-fall-of-yingluck-shinawatra/

12 hours ago, freebyrd said:

I can't imagine many Europeans shouting "Yummy, give me 2 bags of grasshoppers and a loaf of bread please!"

How about a couple of bags of these instead then?

I was asked at the time I took the photo if I wanted to try one, but I declined the offer.

It'll be quite amusing if Trump wins. Will he still say that the result was rigged I wonder.

Looking at the damage to the front of the pickup it looks almost as if there was enough force to send the engine into the passenger compartment. I guess the airbag or maybe his seatbelt saved the driver from being catapulted through the windscreen.

On 10/20/2016 at 2:34 PM, samuijimmy said:

You can view images in colour by right clicking and view in new tab... (until we get colour back)

 

That's a handy tip. I never knew about that one.

Look how grateful this lot are. They're not getting bombed anymore and nobody is sniping at them from a building somewhere yet they're complaining that there's no halal meat and that they're being forced to eat rice and vegetables instead: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3883938/Demolishing-Jungle-won-t-stop-migrants-tell-Sue-Reid-hell-bent-escaping-racist-France-Britain-deported-UK.html

Why should Britain or any other Western country be forced to accommodate these parasites. Some of them have already been deported from the UK as illegals, but they still try to get back there.

Used to be a knocking shop apparently: http://travel.willjackson.com.au/2013/01/12/the-overstay-hostel-bangkok-worlds-worst-hostel/

Postpone the election for another 6-12 months. It would be unprecedented, but given that both the Republican and Democratic candidates seem to be tainted by one scandal after another neither can be trusted to run the country competently anymore and others should be given the chance to promote themselves for the top job.

On 10/27/2016 at 3:15 AM, trainman34014 said:

Those seats look nice and hard for long journeys but a step up from the old wooden seats.

Yes, I was about to say the same thing. Very little padding in either the actual seat or the back and who wants to sit bolt upright on a long journey. There doesn't look to be very much in the way of privacy either if you propose to sleep in the bunk bed above.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The Agricultural Extension Department has defended its plan to reduce rice production and, instead, increase maize production which will bring more income for farmers.

Prior to reading the OP I was reading part of a Wikipedia article on the problem of slash & burn in the northern parts of Thailand and the resulting pollution. According to the article, it's caused primarily by maize. Here's the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Thailand#Deforestation

Scroll down to the next section called "Field and forest burning" and then to paragraph 4 which begins: "According to the Bangkok Post....".

Also of interest is the fact that one Charoen Pokphand who we read about yesterday curtailing the sale of AIS in his 7-Eleven stores has been buying up maize harvests for use as animal feed. The suggestion now seem to be to induce farmers to grow coffee rather than maize since it produces a higher profit. CP seems to be willing to support farmers during the period coffee doesn't produce a crop (3½ years) according to Wikipedia.

So the Agricultural Dept recommending that farmers grow maize seems to be at odds with the above.

On 10/24/2016 at 7:30 AM, webfact said:

Dr. Kannika Pornpatkul, talked about the development of long stay tourism, with a focus on health and wellness

She should have come at the beginning of February so that she could focus upon the air quality with dangerously high levels of toxic haze the local population has to contend with. http://tielandtothailand.com/chiang-mai-smoky-season/

5 hours ago, Psimbo said:

So, the cops in your country don't wear vests? You are very lucky to live in such a Utopian society!

Dutch police officers don't wear vests. Citizens don't carry guns either.

6 hours ago, The manic said:

nobody wants to see the bill or soldiers in the streets. it makes people fearful not confident.  it appears like can army of occupation. dreadful publicity.

Well, at least they're not armed to the teeth with assault rifles. I agree though that the sight of soldiers rather than police officers doesn't exactly instill me with confidence.

6 hours ago, Halfaboy said:

 

Do you really want to see more after seeing a picture from her face ?

Yes of course we do. Always interested in the female form.

27 minutes ago, sanemax said:

 

  That looks quite clearly marked to me .

 

 

Does it? What price do you see there written in Thai?