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Some British are true champions of false complaints to be reimbursed for their holidays......

Spain country of free speech and democracy........

a new example of human decline...

Lol, it's the same countries (USA and UK) who supported Saudi Arabia's bid for the same Human Rights Council

35 minutes ago, otherstuff1957 said:

That's probably  why they are going after the cities in the east and leaving California alone!

Not only California, Texas and Alaska have a desire for independence 

are we going to a new secession in the USA?

send an aircraft carrier without fully operational ..... that's a joke...

http://www.newsweek.com/f-35-planes-uk-defense-637556

29 minutes ago, jenny2017 said:

But you can shock them when you "the Farang" stands up at the 6 pm anthem and look at those who didn't, in a way that you'll report them/  

 

    Many then will stand up and join you. But please don't laugh.

When you want strangers to respect your habits and custom when they come to you, respect theirs when you go to their country.

There is nothing else pitiful about seeing Farang behaving as a colonizer

Maybe you are proud to see these hordes of Farang enjoy the innocence of the Issan girls.

As usual the Westerners are more concerned about their comfort and their drinking than the sadness of the Thai people.

This month is special and is dedicated to meditation

22 hours ago, Grouse said:

What wrong with a P4 lab?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level

 

We all have them

 

However, I wouldn't even sell Saudi a bump stock (whatever that is)

 

in P4 lab you can work in dangerous virus and easily made biological weapons. For your information US refuse to sell it to Saudi, France do....

43 minutes ago, ResandePohm said:

Preparing Saudi for a war with Iran and making a handsome profit at the same time. However by spreading the technology will eventually lead to the enemy also getting it. Then what happens?

Well China sell ballistic missile to Saudi too and France has sell a P4 class laboratory to Saudi.......

The famous Western freedom and democracy. Ah yes only for exportation.

Another beautiful day in Thailand.......

59 minutes ago, greenchair said:

This sentence was really excessive. 

What did he actually do to deserve it? 

Did he gain financial benefits? 

Or is he just the fall guy for the people that gained benefits? 

I see his fb was quite critical of the government. 

Is this simply a case of revenge? 

Very sad story. 

I hope he is released to assist the appeal. 

People on appeal should be permitted absolutely unlimited access to their lawyers at all times, as the accused has more knowledge than anyone to assist the lawyers. 

Boonsong sign a contract with a non official chinese company, this company paid rice..but.. where is the money ?

a non official chinese company buy rice, but not shipping to China.... Where is the rice ?

2 hours ago, robblok said:

Jep.. just imagine... Thaksin wanted this deal (with the rice traders connected to Thaksin benefiting not such a strange idea). Just imagine Thaksin ordered YL to order Boonsong. Now we got a not innocent YL .. i doubt he would testify against her.. that is like signing your own death warrant. (though i think its more likely Thaksin himself commanded Boonsong). But either way it would look bad for the Shins and testifying against the Shins.. big health risk.

It's not secret that the scandalous rice pledging scheme was made in favor of Thaksin proxy. Only the large landowners or farmers who have many agricultural land have benefited from the largesse of this program. The majority of poor farmers who did not have sufficient land were excluded from the program....

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it found that the farmers who would receive the most benefit from the scheme would be high to moderate-income farmers (around 1.185 million households), because they are capable of cultivating considerable amounts of rice for the purpose of selling their product to the government. In contrast, low-income farmers possess only the ability to cultivate rice for consumption by their own households. Thus, they would not have enough rice to enter into the rice pledging scheme. Furthermore, THAI PBS found that only 8% of farmers would benefit from this scheme.

(Global Legal Monitor)

the only chance for Boonsong to save his head is to become state witness  and testify against those they have cowardly abandon him

It's very interesting that only some high profile convicts fall sick quickly in jail

5 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

The flaws of Thai democracy or the flaw of Thailand?

 

It has little to do with democracy, and more with the general corruption and power of influential people in Thailand no matter the political system.

But when politicians are corruptor and corrupted themselves, this is not good for a democracy

3 hours ago, halloween said:

Absolutely superb article.

I agree with you.

This article reframes the facts and highlights the flaws of the Thai democracy

1 minute ago, sjaak327 said:

Actually the conclusion that Yingluck as PM should have stopped the scheme, is not a conclusion I share. She had every right to continue the project, despite the huge loses. It's called a mandate. I know, something very alien to the current lot, but alas, she did have an undisputed mandate. 

 

If this is their case, I expect a full acquittal,

YL was not pursue as PM but chairman of the rice committee. She was aware of corruption and damage of her scheme, she do nothing, she has been negligent to resolve these problems which cost Billion baht to taxpayer.

Very nice demonstration on the part of Vicha (based on facts and evidence) on the real implication of the fugitive YL

As in all mafia families, only small hands end up in prison. Their masters take advantage of their poorly acquired fortunes without bothering about the fate of these people.

Next departure for Dubai in 42 years

1 minute ago, NeutralVoice said:

The point being made is that you are being disingenuous by drawing an obviously intentional parallel between Polanski and YL.
As much as you obviously must loathe her, she is being persecuted for political reasons.  Any attempt at denying that is fallacious at best. If negligence and corruption were the true motivations, there is a long list of people that achieve power, influence, and wealth through means that are no less questionable than the ones for which YL was brought to trial.

I cannot imagine that you believe that justice can be delivered to her or to anyone associated with her politic as that would make you exceptionally naive.
Which means that your views include support for the military regime and the methods used to gain power.  That is fine, but if that is the case, you are being intellectually dishonest by voicing your disdain for her contempt for the rule of law yet giving support to another group of people whose contempt for the rule of law was essential in their justification to grab power through if your display of contempt regarding a person that chooses to ignore the rule of law. It only exposes a bias that effectively neutralizes your ability to condemn anybody for not observing the law. 

So, I am curious about the Latin adage you quote in your profile. "Si vis pacem, para bellum". I am curious about you choosing it considering that it is part of the only surviving ancient manual of Roman military institutions. However, you might know of it due to other reasons, as it is used as the motto of Alpha Company of the United States Marine Corps School of Infantry West, based out of Camp Pendleton, California - among others.

Semper fi

Popular belief attributes it to the Roman author Vegetius, whose phrase" Igitur desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum", taken from Epitoma Rei Militaris, is very similar to it. The sentence is located in an extract that emphasizes the importance of a good preparation of military actions, contrasted with random dependence or numerical superiority: "Thus, whoever desires peace should prepare for war. Whoever desires victory should carefully train his soldiers. Those who want favorable results should fight based on their abilities and not luck. " - Végèce, Epitoma Rei Militaris

This is the motto of Her Majesty's Naval Service also call Royal Navy

9 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

I'm not sure you can compare her to a paedophile rapist scumbag like Polanski. 

I recognize that the comparison is a bit rough. But she still falls into this category of people who despises justice and who believes itself above the laws

4 minutes ago, binjalin said:

Roman Polanski?  you mean it was Yingluck at 13?  both of them in that pool?  thanks for your enlightenment

Non sence and trolling

Fugitive Polanski fled US before court give verdict in his case, like YL try to fled Thailand before conclusion of her trial

Pathetic, but predictable. She perpetuates tradition in its families of criminals: to escape its responsibility in the face of justice. She joined the ranks of many criminal on the run such as Roman Polanski