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She said that the cabinet has instructed the Finance Ministry to amend its regulations regarding liquor production in a way that does not restrict the right of the public to produce liquor for non-commercial purposes. She said that controls on the safety standards of the liquor and on environmental impacts from the production process are, nonetheless, still mandatory. Sincere question here... How do you meet that requirement? Do you just do it "correctly", or is there some kind of registration, approval and/or inspection required in advance? Is there a published standard? Or do you just have to wing it and hope to stay off the radar? Move Forward MP for Bangkok, Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, who initiated the draft bill... Taopiphop has long been known as a campaigner against oligopoly in liquor production, as he himself was arrested five years ago for brewing his own craft beer. Was he arrested for brewing craft beer, or just for running against the good guys?

Good times with the sweaty locals. Probably the only time they sweat as much as I do, all the time.

Another one! Everyday male idiots solving every little problem, along with their personal shortcomings and inabilities by murdering, maiming or otherwise injuring others. Death sentence or life are the only acceptable options. Either way...society much better off now. Fixed it for you...

Silom, 2017. Lumpini Park was packed, and this crowd went on for blocks and blocks. Generating all kinds of spending, if only on super squirters. I took the photo from the BTS Skywalk, but spent a lot of time in the crowd in Lumpini Park. It was a great time, and I only got wet when I motioned people it was okay to squirt me.

Show me a general that advocates walking into a fair fight, and I'll show you one that won't last long. In Thailand, the objective of a fight is to win the fight. Not to prove manhood, like back home.

Here's my favorite site for Thai train travel, though I don't know how up to date it is. Still a great resource with stories, especially if interested in following the Death Railway. Also explains some of the idiosyncrasies and the historical changes that have made train travel in Thailand "interesting". https://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm https://www.seat61.com/Malaysia.htm (for info on travel past the border)

Is step 1 getting a license that's only available to selected families?

When you walk in the door, you're trapped in a maze and the only way you can get out is to walk by every single thing they have in the store. At least that's my recollection from my visits to the first IKEAs in the USA.

I'm assuming that's how far you can recline them without tipping over? If they're able to recline 6" and you'll tip over at more than 4", it's probably a good idea to bolt them to the floor... Or does that mean something else?

The article has some good info, but it doesn't match years of reporting that indicates certain families get the tickets from the GLO to distribute to the sellers at the given prices. Then those families apparently dole them out to others, who sell them onto others. It never mentions how much the GLO ultimately gets, how much goes to those families (if they do, in fact exist), and how much is actually paid out in winnings. The small vendors pay 70.4 baht, but how much of that goes to the GLO? Is it 100%, or 100% minus a handling fee?

Gotta wonder, why say it at all? It probably happened 100 times across Thailand yesterday, with dozens killed and more dozens injured in scooter wrecks on a daily basis. That's just the numbers. Is this a parable pointing out the hazards of running red lights? If so, I can understand the local news publishing it. But it just turns into a dogpile on Thai drivers and poor word choice on the forums.

So Bangladesh and Pakistan should still be part of India, Yugoslavia should still be all one country, Eritrea should be part of Ethiopia, the Sudans should still be one, and... and...

Yup. A year after the annexation. 2 surveys by western companies. 82% wanted to stay aligned with Moscow. You figure those new Russians should be punished around the world, too?

Is that the same Crimea where 82.8% of the locals said they'd prefer to stay with Moscow? You sure those celebrations weren't in Sevastopol? https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/03/20/one-year-after-russia-annexed-crimea-locals-prefer-moscow-to-kiev/?sh=58eab48510db

It's quite a bit different as the Russians in SEA don't present an existential threat like the Germans in the UK and the Japanese in the USA. One phone call before the battle of Midway, or during the Battle of Britain could have changed the entire course of the war. Imagine a phone call from Hawaii saying the carriers departed, or a phone call from the Channel coast saying those radar towers really are important. Judging from a lot of the photos and videos, there's lots of military age Russkies in resorts around the world that probably don't want to become cannon fodder. As long as they aren't causing problems, why not let them sit out the war? It's not as if they're forming any kind of a 5th Column in Thailand.

Do they get those allocated tickets direct from the gub'ment or is there an intermediate markup? And what percentage actually makes it to the intended disabled folks vs siphoned off? I'm just trying to understand how it really works.

Post back so we know you arrived safely.

While I agree with the sentiment, this thread isn't a good example of the bwana rearing its ugly head.

There's a pretty good chance that the vet saw the extent of the disease and decided to euthanize the pooch to prevent months of suffering.

Has anyone ever published the actual price of lottery tickets as they pass through the supply chain through any intermediaries on to the end user? Or the actual payout percentages? I don't recall ever seeing transparent numbers. Just references to a few families getting filthy rich, the street sellers getting hosed, and the buyers making a real poor payout... Also quite nebulous regarding how many levels of corruption on the way from the gub'ment to the masses. No guesses solicited. Just the facts, if they're available.

Strictly humanitarian. They don't want you eating as much sugary garbage, so they kindly put less in the package. The real scam is when the ladies pass their sell by date, but there's no markdown.

Hope they're ready for 1000 square miles of whack-a-mole, and that's just in Bangkok. Enforce Khao San and they'll go to Silom. Lock down Silom and they'll go to Asoke...

Did I miss it, or was the linked and quoted article completely devoid of useful information? Or are they just prepping the public to not expect Pita to show up in an election?

Here's a defense attorney/ former prosecutor weighing in. Basically, it is simple battery in Ca, it is a misdemeanor, it can be prosecuted in the absence of a complaint filed by the victim, but that's rarely done.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. and they always act according to a strict ethical code, and there's never any back room or golf course meetings. Acting out of the norm is kind of the definition of an activist judge. I didn't say the judge would bring charges, I said "change things". This thing has absolutely exploded on the interweb, and what happens next is anyone's guess. It wouldn't surprise me for another guest to file a report, claiming they felt threatened and forcing an investigation. That's not a forecast, BTW. There's 100 ways this could play out. Especially in an election year. You can bet the pols will be posturing on this one.