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I agree wholeheartedly....

One of my biggest bugbears with schools is that they do not teach coding....

Yes IT, but what a load of <deleted> that is, even IT teachers say so

I am getting so sick of all the posters who say Thaksin's corruption conviction was a travesty of justice. It was a blatant violation of the 97 constitution and Thaksin was warned of this by many people. He elected to ignore them and his wife bought the land anyway with his approval. He felt that hr was above the law, and ad long as hr was PM he was, no one would challenge him. The only travesty of justice was that his wife wasn't convicted also.

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I seem to remember Yingluck when she became PM said they would look at his conviction to make see if there were any problems with it.

Not heard anything since.

The issue is not secession, it is federalism. In a federation, secession is seldom seriously considered, because states' rights are respected. In Thailand the problem is different. There is a bureaucratic rule from the centre: that is the problem here. Bureaucrats in Bangkok seem to know whats best for people in the far reaches of the kingdom.

LOW GEAR ON HILLS WOULD WORK JUST AS WELL.

For PSV and HGV the rule is use the gear to go down hill that you would use uphill.

Surely that is simple enough for even Thais to understand....

Australia manages pretty well with seven federal states, one federal capital and a distant Monarch as head of state

Thailand would not do worse with devolved powers for Isaan, the North, Central and South and maybe South East, with foreign policy and central government provided by Bangkok.

Capital and labour would flow to the states with the cleanest government, lowest taxes, and best practices.

Even small countries such as Switzerland with three languages is a federation. The UK similarly recognises the regional differences between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

I think its a great idea, worth serious consideration

You are talking about governmental divisions (provinces/states) within one united country like Australia or Canada. That's fine.

Thailand with devolved powers with a similar structure to the United Kingdom with Queen Elizabeth as head of state would probably work.

What the Chiang Mai group want is complete separation from the Kingdom of Thailand with H.M. the King as head of state.

What they want is their own Republic of Lanna / Isaan with Thaksin as President.

That is treasonous and is being dealt with by the head of the army.

I agree that the Lanna proposal is the work off braindead nutcases, and Thailand is certainly not short of that strain. However, I do think a "middle way" solution has merit

The "government" is desperate for money and the Chinese are surely going to drive a hard bargain.

I would bet that they want this years rice at a good price, and so will most other customers.

2011 rice will end up as livestock feed, but that will be the next government's pompam.

Transparency in rice sales is required, in order to speed the end of the Shinokleptocracy

OK, call in the United Nations

"Daddy, I've wet myself!"

Why doesn't she come up with the truth, for once in her life, and say, that she will ignore any rulings or court orders, as always done in the past?

Truth isn't present in the Shinawatra gene....

"she said in a shaken voice, “Won’t they allow even a space for me to stand?"

NO.

go and stand in Dubai

Maybe they will have to send them to Pattaya. There was a thread there that Pattaya was talking to the Chinese Government because they want more of them.

well, there will be a big increase in tourist drownings methinks. They don't seem to have adapted to water.....

rotut

OMG now Thailand is the HUB of hugging

and clusterfucks

Chalerm says a lot of things that does not happen.

Even the police had to make special arrangements with the protest leaders to get permission to be able to do what they did yesterday.

It's just a load of bluster and blow.

All for show.

Should only serve to pump the protest numbers back up again.

From the man who vowed to cut his head off.....

The dryday box is bought and cooling down. I will stay at home, save some money, and so bring less into the country.

Definitely no sex crimes for me tomorrow......

Victory for the BIB!

I do hope Mr.Chalerm's earache doesn't play up, though.

Sounds to me like there was not a great deal to wash

I think this is a really positive step, and hope that in the future, every passenger van and truck has the devices.

The only other issue, is to know who is driving at the time and for how long. Technologically, even Thailand could manage that.

I am sure that driver fatigue is a big issue in many accidents.

And finally, there is the big issue in which Thailand is proven to be incapable: enforcement of existing laws.

Bye Bye Shinawatras : thank god

What's for crack-down today?

Look at his face: it is the face of a man facing a death sentence.

And given those circumstances, why would this snake not come out of its hole and spit venom.

This snake has infested the Thai Parliament for at least 20 years, and probably taught his Eve, Thaksin Shinawatra, to eat from the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil around 17 years ago.

And Thaksin willingly partook of the delicious fruit, and so was born the Shinawatra clan.

Everyone knows that this man is now a liability to the Shinawatra's, but we also know he has also got all the dirt.

Interesting endgame, and BTW if I don't post next week, I'm probably dead, but not by my own hand

At least come to the Wat, to manifest your opinions

And the really good news is that when Police super intendant/ labour ministry supervisor / wine taster for Thaksin Shinawatra/ panty slave for Yingluck finally does don a moustache and a hat, he will be a dead man.

I so look forward to that day, because I see a future for my family in Thailand.

Bring it on Chalerm, you floaty, annoying turd in the toilet.

Well, its about to be flushed

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Its all in the head movement

I can't believe that they wouldn't even agree to a reduced bill -- what azzholes!! That is just sleazy and dishonest.

I hope for their sake they don't try that in bar owned and run by Thais. I am pretty sure that within about 10 seconds after leaving the bar, they would be beaten bloody and the bill plus a generous tip removed from their purses.

BTW, I am curious about this: "when you are dealing with that demographic it is a good idea to make them pony up every time the bill hits a grand, if not every round" posted by Hoohaa. Which demographic is "that demographic"? -- girls, English people, or English girls?

The demographic is maybe english girls, <deleted> wider than their shoulders, or maybe not, but egos wider than their brains.

Personally, I would get cash once in a while. I'm not racist, I would do the same with black, white, yellow customers. I am an equal opportunity cash trader.

Do you have her address/phone number? I mean the one in the lift.....