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3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I think they will come in 3rd & 4th place, behind PTP and MFP.

 

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. ????

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

20 hours ago, seajae said:

• Not offer, promise to offer or give away valuables or other benefits to voter,     so does this mean ther 10,000 baht bribe offered by thaksins party isnt counted as  a vauable/benefit, just goes to show how pathetic EC is if they do not tell them to remove the offered bribe as that is all it is, shows that thai politics is total BS and that corruption will always remain on top here

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. 

16 hours ago, hioctane said:

They can take digital payment from their phone these days. Even street vendors accept digital payments now!

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 ????

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

16 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

The biggest killer on Thai roads are motor cycles.

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

15 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

A few months ago I was in Singapore and was in line to exchange money.  The Chinese lady in front of me had a stack of Yuan.  The clerk  at the exchange counter was not happy to accept all these Yuan.  My turn came up and I handed the clerk two $100 dollar bills and she smiled and handed me SIN Dollars.  Of course this is just my experiences but there were an also group of Filipino men who were in transit to Manila from Kuwait and they also handed over $100 dollar bills.  The clerk was now very happy.  So the American Dollar, especially the $100 dollar bill, appears to be still the king.  It has not been replaced. At least not yet. 

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.

On 3/15/2023 at 9:39 AM, webfact said:

The fate of Thailand’s cannabis industry may hang on who wins the upcoming general election.

Nah, it's not going anywhere. Too much money in it. 

On 3/15/2023 at 9:39 AM, webfact said:

Several parties are keen to undo the herb’s decriminalization that went into full effect in mid-2022.

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 ????

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A general election is constitutionally required to be held 45 days after, but within 60 days of the House dissolution.

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! ????

58 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

I guess when the article clearly noted the other party was traveling the wrong direction isn't good enough? 

No, not really. I just read "hearsay" in what I've read. Most of the article is poorly written. 

For the sake of clarity, besides the author of the article (and nobody else directly involved... apparently), what convinces you that somebody else is responsible for this crash?

13 hours ago, Henryford said:

That's interesting. Was she checking the same Agoda site, but in Thai? I would be surprised if Agoda quotes different rates depending on which language is used. I often find, using English only, that i get different rates using my mobile as opposed to using their web site on my PC.

The prices are the same regardless of language. What usually happens is that people are logged in on one device and then switch to another device where they are a "guest" or (more often the case) the preferences on one device have "include taxes" selected whereas the other device doesn't (which is what I expect happened to Chelseafan) 

However, I know some hotels do have discounted prices for residents (Thai citizens or foreigners with work permits) 

16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I always wonder why Thai parents give their children long complicated names.

It's almost that they wish that those children will have short and ugly nicknames.

"Paetongtarn" is a 3-syllable name; no more long and/or complicated than Jeremy, Samantha, Jonathan etc. ????

4 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

Probably not married. The Thai word "faen" means anything from girlfriend or boyfriend to legally married spouse.

True. Much like the English word "partner" could mean all those things. However, Thai media mostly reported the word สามี "sami" which would generally only be used for a married couple. 

Surely the senators should not have been included in this vote????