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Get used to it, IMHO the deal is done. He will come back, go to jail for a few days, there will be protests, he will get amnesty on the basis he personally keeps away from politics (easy to promise).

All this media and leaked statements/comments is just about getting the Thai public used to the idea his return is inevitable.

Could you not just send in one go from your bank? Swift charge is 25-30 USD. Banks have a limit of 50,000 USD/day I think?

Brexit, the gift that keeps on giving.

I can only imagine that some very rich people are shaking with excitement at how they can bribe their way to having their own get rich schemes enshrined in the new "replacement" laws. Sleaze and Sleaze.

I wish Starmer would just say "we will take the country back into he EU if elected" . That would really put the cat amongst the pigeons and be quite entertaining I suspect. The fact that we have two of the three major parties "pro-brexit" just makes the shambles even worse. Some days I wish I was Scottish.

vituperative = Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.

I had to look it up, never come across it before. I am sure I am not the only one.

After 3 minutes I had to give up, I realised the only "social group" I belonged to, and wanted to, was going down the pub. 

I gave up smoking many years ago, never had a another cigarette again (over 30 years)

I gave up the drink for a year, after the first few weeks it was easy. I now drink again but in moderation.

I find monitoring my blood pressure, using an app to monitor my movement and generally trying to be "weller" helps me. 

Sad for the poor blokes family. The drivers story does not fully ring true IMHO, I suspect the driver pulled out without warning into the right lane and took out the overtaking Ducati.

10 hours ago, Puccini said:

Would this be a fair summary of the police statements, in chronological order:

 

1. There was no checkpoint.

 

2. There was a checkpoint, but no extortion took place.

 

3. Yes, we did extort 27,000 Baht.

One thing to add which is not in the OP (but in this mornings BKP). They are going to charge the officers with "dereliction of duty" but but but, get this, not for the bribe but not officially booking and fining her for the possession of an illegal item (the vape).

This country!!!!

Prostitution, drugs, people smuggling, corruption, murder, serious traffic violation, and a host of other crimes go missed but Johnny from Essex has been caught on a holiday bender so its all OK.

Simples for me, a bargirl is a hooker who works out of a bar, usually employed by one bar and plys her trade from there.

If she is not employed by the bar but still hooking then she is a "freelancer".

Title should have been "Confidence and trust damaged by rampant corruption at the core of Thai Society and government institutions"

42 minutes ago, MrMojoRisin said:

To all the sooky haters, time to start preparing for the biggest celebration Thailand has ever seen. The legendary, supremely adored greatest ever leader of Thailand is coming home.

Just imagine what the going rate will be that they will paying for those to come and camp out at the airport for his return.

Thailand is just swapping one corrupt group for another corrupt group ad infinitum.