SABloke

PT didn't win, so she's not getting 10k (nothing to do with whether she voted or not) . That election promise was based on them winning and forming the government (not being chosen to be part of it). MFP won and are forming the government. The 10k is dead in the water.

They don't need to since the police say, "It is forbidden by ANYONE to campaign..." - since the lamposts that the signs are attached to are 'anythings' not 'anyones' they don't count under the law. ????

Yes and no. The majority voted for it because it was the only way to get an election. Voting "no" would've continued NCPO rule indefinitely if their words and actions were to be believed. Furthermore, changes were made to the draft constitution without the support of a referendum. Fundamental changes to how the country and its financial resources were allowed to be governed.

Getting a drink isn't illegal, just buying it is ????

I understand "diplomatic language", thank you. However, perhaps you missed the opening of the article which states "... according to Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul." ???? Thai (and other) politicians have a history of putting words in other countries' mouths - they get away with it more here due to poor journalism and those that support it.

This "news" article is basically hearsay. The use of the word "apparently" multiple times is a clear sign. Have any of these embassies actually confirmed asking these questions?

Most polarizing family...that can be talked about publicly ????

I've driven 5 hours from BKK to Cha Am during holidays, so a 7 hour estimate to Hua Hin is really not that far off.

In this week's lesson on how to pronounce Thai words incorrectly ???? The sauce is ปลาร้า = ปลา (Pla) + ร้า(ra) or (la) in some dialects

Yep, and then through this country's bonkers system, they will hold a combined minority in parliament, yet one of their candidates will be PM thanks to the senate. ????

Isn't pumping illegally generated income into a "bona fide" business known as money laundering? Or is that not a crime in Thailand? Also, let's be honest: Joke is not the country's favourite policeman, he's simply the least hated of the lot.

Wow - who would've thought that most accidents would occur during the space of a 24hr day. Truly groundbreaking information worthy of publication ????

Surely party logos would help illiterate people to know who they're voting for? Oh wait... They don't want people to know ????

A post-election policy that covers many citizens (including people that did not vote for the party or vote at all is not the same as a direct offer of payment to individuals if they pledged to vote for the party in the lead up to the election.

I know! However, a digital service payment from a bank (with "actual" money) is way different from a geo-restricted goverment "wallet". Just because I can send Pa'Phuk a QR payment, doesn't mean I can send her some of my 10k (baht), 4k (km) restricted binary money ????

Could be good for local economy, but I suspect that the true locals won't benefit. I'm assuming that the local mom 'n pop shops in rural Thailand won't necessarily have the means to accept Digital Wallet payments which means that the next most likely recipient of the funds will be 7/11 ????

Thai Newsroom clearly showing political bias through it's headline which would more accurately read "Palang Pracharat candidate's candidancy questioned...".

We seem to have a bit of a subject-verb disagreement here ???? Pot/kettle and all that ????

Call me old-school, but perhaps including photos demonstrating what to look for might have been a useful addition to this article ????

Why would the clerk at an exchange counter care about the currency (unless she was a major shareholder of the company ????) Is it perhaps plausible that the "stack" of Yuan had a value of thousands of SIN Dollars and required more time to process (perhaps she foresaw running out soon) and that changing your $200 was a lot less hassle. Also, why did you bother sticking around to see what other customers were exchanging - you must love exchange booths ???? I have no doubt that you might have seen a grumpy faced Singaporean clerk dealing with a Chinese customer - I just think the reason behind the attitude of the clerk carries a lot of speculation on your part.

Nah, it's not going anywhere. Too much money in it. They're just trying to get the conservative/older vote - as soon as they're in power they'll come up with excuses. It happens all the time: remember when Anutin promised his base that he would not join any coalition that supported Prayuth ????

Can someone explain this to me please - I'm having a bit of a brain-fart moment trying to figure it out. ????

If I bring my family over and show them around (13 people), am I techincally acting as a guide? So am I breaking the law? Maybe Thailand should reassess whether "Tour Guide" should be a protected job, as there seem to be too many grey areas surrounding the issue.

Misogynistic? How? So if a Thai lady makes a comment about tatoos, it's misogynistic? I don't care if people have tattoos or not, but the author of the article clearly has some pent up issues ????

Two teams are playing a football match: Team A has a professional coach, lots of support staff, and train five days a week. All the players know the rules of the game and try their best to win. Team B has no coach or support staff and some players don't t know the rules of the game. Furthermore, the team never trains. During the game, Team A totally dominates. Team B constantly gives away penalties (mostly for players picking up the ball with their hands), and one Team B player tries their best to score as many own goals as possible (This player actually knows the rules and that they're travelling in the wrong direction, but the feeling of seeing the ball strike the back of the net is enjoyable, and the closest goal is the one on their side of the field. They don't give care whether they win or lose.) At the end of the match the score is 57 - 1 (A few of the Team B players were actually good and against all odds managed to score a goal). Some of the supporters (from both teams) in the stadium make statements that Team B are not good at football. The don't judge their entire existence as humans, but based on what they observed in terms of football, they feel that Team B are bad. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a person in the stands claims that Team B are not bad at football and that saying so is racist! ????