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9 hours ago, ukrules said:

How can it be defamation if they're doing their job correctly? ????????

His statement can be taken as an accusation “Chalong Police want money from everyone”. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

 

BANGKOK, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned from self-exile on Tuesday, will serve a total of eight years in prison, according to a statement by the Supreme Court.

 

The jail term covers three different cases for abuse of power and malfeasance, illegally ordering a state-run bank to issue a foreign loan, and illegally holding shares via nominees. 

 

by Reuters

TOP: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be arrested upon his return as he ends almost two decades of self-imposed exile, waves at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailands-ex-pm-thaksin-serve-8-years-jail-court-statement-2023-08-22/

 

-- REUTERS 2023-08-22

 

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My bet is on his not having to serve 8 years. Political deal pending or he would not have returned ... unless on death's door.

4 hours ago, TimeMachine said:

Hope to see him involved in getting tourism and immigration back to where it was. Lets see.  A big mess of who wants to be the leaders.  Why cant they have written tests to see who is the most capable.  General knowledge.  Science.  1pc of zero. That kind of thing.  Factual stuff.  Smartest gets the lollies. Too many low smartness people around in positions they dont belong. Anyway,  putting aside any evil he has done,  the cruel feeling of being kept away from your home is over for Thaksin. Good luck friend. 

Also the observed condition in participatory democracy … “counting heads, not is what is in those heads”. A dilemma.

4 hours ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

Up until the early 20th century, many Thai women used to go around topless.

 

I wonder why that particular element of "Thainess" is no longer promoted.

I am only mildly curious to learn if it was primarily Christian Missionary pressure, as is documented in so many other cultures, or if it was a Thai motivated change primarily to be seen as an advancing country.

On 8/20/2023 at 10:43 AM, 2baht said:

Don't good Christians go to heaven when they die? ????

 

 

If I recall, the soul goes. The body has to wait for the resurrection (when the oceans will give up her dead … US Navy burial at sea?).

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Who is included in the "we"? I think it should be an individual choice, not a collective one.

Perhaps using the “imperial we”? Tongue in cheek …

On 8/21/2023 at 12:19 AM, Lacessit said:

It's a personal choice, I prefer cremation. Taking up space in a cemetery with a headstone is not for me.

Who will remember most of us three generations from now?

I would much rather my ashes are employed for something useful, such as fertilizing a golf course.

Agree. I suppose, having been raised on the East US Coast had something to do with my outlook. I saw two cemeteries, with some graves dating back to the founding of the country “moved” in order to use the space for businesses. That and the “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” thingy. Add in my inclination toward Buddhist teachings and that is the way I go. Not important … if later genealogy work by family? My life is well recorded in the records kept on us in our time period.

On 8/19/2023 at 5:18 PM, JAFO said:

Just a comment

 

Always check the receipt.  If there is a service charge applied, they already built in the tip.  Look closely.

 

If not, tips are at the customers discretion based on service, food quality provided etc. I never ever tip a flat % rate.  Never have.  Tips are "earned" in my opinion, not just a hand me out. 

 

 

Thanks for posting. I am noticing more "service charges" included on the bill. Eating at small Thai places, I leave 20 baht for each of us eating as a tip. But then I have been here over a decade and think on the Thai economy not as a tourist.

On 8/20/2023 at 8:12 AM, watgate said:

What is the cheapest way to travel from Mochit Bus Terminal to Sukhumvit Rd in Bangkok?

I would go with BTS if coming with a "roll-on". Coming in "heavy" you are better off taking a cab. Watch your timing, the Skytrain can get rather crowded and different times of the day.

31 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes perhaps do some further reading, ankle bracelets are often used to detect house arrest violations

Done and further educated. My knowledge with our criminal Justice system on this level is limited by not having had experience.

36 minutes ago, sirineou said:

perhaps, but accurate nonetheless.

Think about it. (now that was cute) 

In the US , and I think any civilized country, when someone is indicted, and meets certain baseline criteria, a person is released on bail until trial. The release is conditional, and such conditions are set at a bail hearing,  if such person fails to adhere to such bail conditions, there is a hearing and based on the bail infraction either a warning is issued (one was already issued.), or punishment is issued.

 Punishments can range from incarceration at a state facility , to house arrest, with a few other  options in-between. 

It is in a "Banana republic"  that the above procedure is not enforced. and not the other way around as you argued. 

I mean think about it. If a crime against you was committed, and the perpetrator was arrested and released on bail, wouldn't you want some protections from such person?  Wouldn't you want that such person was prevented from threatening your witnesses and yourself with violence if you testified against him? And if you do, which I think you would, how would you propose the system protects you from such person? 

If conditions are broached, it is up to the Judge to call the perp to task. Hmmm, I do need to further read if, indeed, “house arrest” has been used in the USA. I am aware of ankle bracelets constricting movement but am not sure that this is “house arrest” as used in some other countries. You either mis understand or misconstrue my meaning if you come to the conclusion that I do not want legal proceedings, normally used in the USA to be applied. Did further reading … I was not aware that we use “house arrest” the same as other third world countries. I stand corrected in my ignorance of this.

2 hours ago, placeholder said:

Given the complications due to the presence of the Secret Service, house arrest is a more specific option and a more likely one, too. 

Point taken. Still not good … but then there are no good scenarios until the Trial Juries state their decisions … if then …

22 minutes ago, sirineou said:

You failed to put a question mark  after the "I'm thinking" 

Cute

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

No consequences for violating court rules smacks of a banana republic.

 I just favor other means rather than the visuals of the USA using "House Arrest". Fines or "Contempt of Court" incarceration come to mind. Same as I would face as a US citizen under similar circumstances.

On 8/17/2023 at 10:28 AM, stevenl said:

There is nothing that will be done. Changing the trial date to an earlier date really is not feasible and would only be grounds for an appeal. And putting him in jail? House arrest seems the only practical option, Not allowing or limiting access to Truth Social would impede his first amendment rights.
He has gotten away with breaking the law for a long time already and is able to continue doing so for the moment.

"House Arrest" smacks of Myanmar and other third world governments, I'm thinking.

15 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I understand that Apple build redundancy into their phones in order to run the battery down as it gets older.

Thus encouraging people to continuously upgrade.

My next door neighbour has to recharge her iphone multiple times a day. It is only 2 -3 years old.

Something wrong with the phone battery or his phone is set to continuously update from some website. I do not question your reporting this but not my experience as a long time user of Apple products (I have iPhone XR, Wife iPhone 11, Daughter iPhone 14).

8 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Still struggling to understand this Buddhism malarky ???? 

Easy to understand. Same as those claiming to be Christian but not following the teachings through Right Thought, Right Action. We can observe hypocrites in all belief systems no matter any positive attributes.

Not so fondly recall this type of attitude. Attended my Uncle's funeral and so was docked pay. Grandparents covered but not Uncles nor Aunts. I explained all my Grandparents were long since dead and that this Uncle was like a Grandfather in our family. Additionally, my Father was named for him and I from my Father. Nope, not policy. So, I stated that the next time a relative died I would claim it was a Grandparent. The Superintendent said he hoped I would be more professional. I retorted that I had hoped he would have been. He would move on while I remained 41 years as a community educator. A most worthy way to spend my life's breath but you would be correct to observe I retired to Thailand as I cannot afford to be retired in my own country. Later, I would help start a union to resist such paternalistic attitudes.

12 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

I'm wondering how it is possible that a 5 year old can be taken from school by an unauthorised person.

 

Slack security by the school, maybe. Good work by the police (a phrase not often heard).

 

This pos deserves a beating before he is executed. A case like this makes me happy that Thailand has ended it's moratorium on capital punishment. 

I entered “sad” but it was for the child. I have no issue, where concrete evidence is presented, to carry out a death sentence (better luck in your next life).

Just a foreigner observer as a permanent resident of Thailand (but not officially recognized as such). This is what happens when citizens of any country do not have any history of a participatory democracy. But, I confess, my own country seems severely entangled with non-democratic thinking. Imagine a former President facing 91 indicted charges from four different, independent citizen Grand Juries and facing potentially a resulting four different independent citizen Trial Juries.

On 8/16/2023 at 12:21 PM, ozimoron said:

It's real to me in the sense that it's a guiding principle in my life. It isn't controlled by some kind of god as is usually inferred but is totally under my control and only exists in my mind. I never dare to step outside the boundaries dictated to me by my sense of karma. Should something go horribly wrong I might be tempted to blame bad karma. When things go well I can attribute that to good karma. So, for me, karma is real.

Agreed.

Yes, I took the time to answer the questions. I certainly agree, as stated that there are hundreds if not thousands of “types” involved in human personalities. I recall having taken a workshop, once upon a time, where we went through the Myers-Briggs personality test. Like this one, why not … interesting but certainly not any absolute conclusions. Being human and subject to out inherited DNA plus the environment we were raised in helps explain much for most of us but … again, general patterns can be discerned but not absolutes when dealing with individuals. I am what I am, I will be what I will be ….

On 8/14/2023 at 9:03 PM, NoDisplayName said:

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23 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Got shingles about 14 yrs ago, and since then, have noticed it's in the news quite a bit.

 

Might be like, never notice Charging Stations for EVs, until you actually think about getting one, then you see them everywhere ????

 

But shingles has been a topic headliner on AN almost monthly, so hard to miss.

 

And ... you really don't want to get a bad case of.  It still lingers today, and yet to figure out what the trigger is.

 

With that, I'd advise anyone, who knows that chicken pox is making the rounds in the village, go share some smoothies with those kids.  Get coughed & sneezed on, get exposed and boost your immune system.  I can't hurt.

More in the news as a result of Boomers coming into there, “golden years” (tongue in cheek). Many of us had Chickenpox as kids and, evidently the virus stays dormant for years.