rovinman

What is wrong with the world now-adays  ?

If people just stopped Bad-mouthing People, the world would be a better place  !  !  !

If you can"t say anything nice, then don"t say anything at all  !

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TO EVERYBODY is what is needed  !

On 4/3/2025 at 3:59 PM, snoop1130 said:

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Thailand is set to negotiate tariff rates with the United States after President Trump announced a 36% tariff on Thai imports. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reassured the public, stating the aim is to keep GDP growth on track, with a robust plan in place.

 

"We are prepared to address this, and will send our permanent secretary to engage in talks," she said on Thursday. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat noted that although the tariff was higher than expected, dialogue with the US could find a resolution.

 

Thailand's significant trade surplus with the US, amounting to $45 billion in 2022, is a key factor in these negotiations. The US remains Thailand's top export market with electronics, machinery, and agricultural goods leading exports. The Thai Chamber of Commerce, led by Poj Aramwattananont, is urging quick negotiations, as the tariff exceeded their anticipated 25%.

 

 

 

Despite being on the "Dirty 15" list of countries potentially most affected by these tariffs, Deputy Minister Julapun emphasizes understanding and flexible adjustments in talks with the US. InnovestX Securities warned that reciprocated tariffs could reduce Thailand's GDP by up to 1.2 percentage points from the projected 2.5% growth.

 

The announcement also shook Southeast Asian markets, with currencies and stocks declining sharply. The Thai baht dropped 0.8% against the US dollar, whereas stock indices in Singapore and Malaysia fell significantly. ING Bank analysts described the region as the hardest hit by Trump's tariff policy.

 

The US's increased tariffs include 46% on Vietnam’s exports and 32% on Indonesia’s, inflaming global trade tensions. Analysts and investors are now closely watching potential retaliatory moves from affected nations like China, which faces a hefty 54% tariff. While some countries rule out retaliation, the global trade environment remains tense, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-04-03

 

 

I would talk with Mexico, on how they handled it  !
Mexico, instead of reciprocal tariffs, got in touch with the American companies, CEO"s etc.and let them raise it with Trump and Co. !  !
They are solving it from the INSIDE, and more successfully  !

On 3/30/2025 at 10:05 AM, spidermike007 said:

Not to sound too cosmic, but one often wonders how this drama of life is set up. It almost seems as if ugly, despotic and horrific people are supported by the universe, and normal good-hearted kind people are not. I mean that in a sense that why couldn't some of the buildings that the nasty junta  housed in have collapsed killing waves and waves of top officers? It was a perfect opportunity for that, and yet the poor people of Burma continue to suffer one atrocity after another, being oppressed by their ridiculous army and now having to deal with the consequences of this horrific earthquake. 

 

How much can these poor people bear, and why are they made to suffer like this.?

It"s  your Life path from before Birth  !   Your Spirit chose this adventure, to see if you could make a difference  !

It"s all up to YOU  !

On 3/29/2025 at 4:57 PM, songhklasid said:

Is the BTS still running? Any damage in the sukumvit area ? 
cheers SS . 

Not only the BTS, but the Metros as well   ! Blue line goes from Bang Sue to Bkk, with an Entrance in Chatuchak Market  !

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Why would this be desirable?

It isn"t. ! ........... Just think ,  Elon Muskovitch could be in London in Less than an Hour  !  !  !  !

As I reported before, Singapore RECOVERED their Building costs, in just over ONE YEAR  !

It is NOT for the locals { Gambling BANNED for locals in Singapore }  !
But here"s a thought  !  !  Instead of the THAI locals Gambling at the Casino, WHY can"t they SHARE in the Construction costs, and hence receive the RETURNS afterwards, and FOREVER,  ?

I would refer you to Hng Kong"s "Octapus" System, { and similar systems in Singapore and KL, Malaysia }, which are consistant over all the modes of transport { EXCEPT Aviation }, 

Seems to work there, because EACH transit system tolks to each other  !

19 hours ago, digger70 said:

Plans for Chinese Mega-Embassy in London Spark Protests, National Security Concerns

 

What Imbecile let them purchase the land in the first place ,,,,, Corruption.  Greed .

I think that a Compulsory Purchase Order is in order here for 200M pounds only  !

In Singapore, Casinos are ONLY for Visitors / Tourists  !

Locals FORBIDDEN  !

3 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

The trouble that a lot of these countries have is that there is internal stife and people are ot happy.  The EU is a mess with the protests and everything. Their open borders idea did not work, and ow theyhave the same issue as the U.S. but do not have leaders that can resolve the issue.

 

TRUMP has a mandate from the American people to Make America GREAT AGAIN they did not vote tomake the EU, China or anyone else  great again no

 

That is his thought adn he is going to make it happen.  If the Netherlands or Switzerland don't like it, frankly, Americans don't care.

 

They care about american jobs, american wages, american security and having a great country.  

 

Imagine if all the money spent on Ukraine had been spent properly on keeping jobs in the U.S.

The Americans were giving away Stuff that they would have otherwise had to destroy  !
Better that they gave it to a GOOD CAUSE, and with the  Money that they have saved by NOT having to destroy all their old weapons, they can get their Armament Factories building NEW BETTER weapons, to sell at a bigger Profit elsewhere  !

7 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

He has to sue them to achieve that

NO ! Someone just needs to cut the cable , and it will be fixed immediately  !

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Cloud related or smog related?

2.5 ppm interest , in either  !

I was BORN in a heavily industrial town, the bottom third of my lungs were black for about 20 years  !
Its easy to solve if you have the B$^^s , but very difficult if you have a VESTED interest  !
 

A shot across its bow, used to be used, used in the "Olden Days"  !

10 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

 

Well Hitler was Time person of the year before. Now Trump has done it twice so he must be twice as bad as Hitler. 

The Putin Wanna-be  !

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

This is rather interesting as photos or videos of UFOs are usually so blurry you can't make out what it is. A pity they didn't post it.

I read they can reach higher speeds than the American military but would like to know how they can travel faster-than-light to get here from planets billions of miles away.

Or have they developed a warp drive?

Two Observations !
1] The Objects are Alien, and are watching us, ....or

2} The Objects are Reverse Engineered By "Some Government Department"  who have been studying them for the past 70 years without telling the Truth  !

Either way we NEED to know, so that we can STOP being afraid,  and WELCOME them  !

13 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Didn't they know this is a job reserved for Thais? 

 

 

This isn"t on the list of 39 reserved positions, for Thai Nationals, that I was shown, when I came to Thailand 25 years ago  !

When did they add this  ?

Its a GOOD basis for talks with Trump, about Ukraine  ! 

Give the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, in the same way that Trump wants to give Ukraine to Russia !
Pillock  !

Banned in Thailand for HOW MANY YEARS  ?

And then, Now it"s OK for the locals to gamble and get Poorer  !

ONLY the House wins !   OH, and the Government who also take a healthy Percentage of the Profits  !
That'"s why Singapore ban the Locals from going in and Gambling  !

Let the Tourists RISK IT ALL  !

Marina Bay Sands paid for itself in just over one year  !

13 hours ago, Social Media said:

In a rare admission in 2005, Musk disclosed in an email to Tesla co-founders that he had no legal right to remain in the country when founding Zip2. He explained that applying to Stanford had been his way to solve both his need for legal status and his financial limitations. “Actually, I didn’t really care much for the degree,” Musk wrote in the email, “but I had no money for a lab and no legal right to stay in the country, so that seemed like a good way to solve both issues.”

Always the one to find the loopholes, He"s actually working the Trump Crowd, as well as  Hating the Biden Crowd  !  ie. He"s in it for himself !
He IGNORES  everybody who says it CAN"T BE DONE and goes ahead and does it !

eg.  Electric Vehicles, Space X Reuse-able Rockets, Starlink Global communications, FSD, Optimus Robots  ! etc. etc. !
I think that you"ll find he"s in the top element of the WEF, and even Schwab had better watch out, otherwise he"ll be trampled underfoot by Musk  !

President of the WORLD  ?  ?  ?

On 9/24/2024 at 8:02 PM, Denim said:

Owner should be charged with manslaughter and jailed for a suitable period as a warning to other idiotic owners of this breed.

The dog should be Put Down, as well as Banning the Breed  !

14 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I agree, he is a mover and shaker and I have admired him for years but lately I sense there is something wrong about him, I can't express it in words, he seems erratic and arrogant but there is also something else, it's like listening to a conman speaking and you sense that somethings not right but you can't put your finger on it. He is certainly becoming too powerful for the good of society.

Just because Hes a Brilliant Engineer, doesn't  mean that he's a Brilliant Politician, or Care Worker, or Farmer, or  anything other than an ENGINEER, with the MONEY to buy other orofession about which he knows little  !

If he wants to build TRUMPTON on Mars, I hope that he's got a VERY large supply of Potatoes  !

""The crew is set to attempt the first private spacewalk, testing new spacesuits in the vacuum of space from a spacecraft that lacks an airlock.""

Seems a little fool-hardy to me  !

But , I did enjoy biting my fingernails watching ""Apollo 13""

2 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said:

All the money Phuket makes...

Yes,  But into whose pocket  ?  ?

On 8/26/2024 at 10:43 AM, Will B Good said:

 

 

Maybe I dreamt it..... wasn't this one of the original prerequisites for casinos getting the go ahead ...

 

........'No Thais allowed....foreigners only'?

Yes it was  !

The same as Singapore, who ban the locals from Gambling  !
Marina Bay Sands Casino, paid for itself in just over 1 year  !

And Singapore has been winning ever since  !