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I'm not sure Thaksin's planning carefully. 2 blunders already: his failed attempt to act as mediator for the anti junta groups in Myanmar, and secondly the proposal to sell 10 year old rice from Yingluck's era to either Africans or Thai conscripts. His impetuous nature, arrogance and desire to always dominate has made him a lot of enemies in the past. And the game has changed, millions of Thais now have Future Forward, or whatever they are called post possible dissolution.

Speed kills

Yes. 'Look everyone, the rice wasn't damaged, still good to go ( somewhere) after 10 years. You see, Yingluck didn't damage the economy. Come home dear, all is forgiven.'

'Needs to be washed around 15 times before cooking'. . That really inspires confidence it's edible and convenient to use. Pheu Thai insulting the public yet again

The teenager at the end is her son by a previous relationship with a Thai man. He says his mother was the same with him, violent. He implores the Englishman to come and take his 7 year old sister back to the U K because he fears for her safety. The police said it's a domestic issue which has to proceed by law, I think this means the Englishman himself would have to come back to Thailand and seek custody himself. The only other hope is the girl's grandparents if they're about and willing to take the girl.

Do roads make people more friendly?

A couple of weeks ago I read some news that, if true, was disconcerting. The article said MF had problems with their spare party which was at risk of dissolution. I forget the reason for its potential demise, something to do with the rules of running a party, number of members, length of time of existence, etc. Sadly I can't find the link to the article now.

Sorry, wrong thread

The EU consists of 27 countries!

Thailand grants citizenship every year to foreigners. I think they limit it to 100 people per nationality.

Descendants of Holocaust survivors join pro Palestine march. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-march-antisemitism-london-gideon-falter-b2532585.html

A longer video of the exchange showing the patience of the police dealing with this troublemaker.

Sorry Bob, your man's been found out. He's been trying to provoke a violent reaction from the pro Palestine marchers but failed. "Initial story about ‘openly Jewish’ incident not full picture, says ex-senior Met officer | Police | The Guardian" https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/22/initial-story-about-openly-jewish-incident-not-full-picture-says-ex-senior-met-officer

Now Thaksin and PT have joined the conservative parties, there's no place for anti establishment viewpoints on their station, so time to close it down. Not with a bang, but with a whimper.