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Surprise, surprise ! Some readers here are so disappointed that a convicted criminal, Taksin - 74 years old -, was flown by a helicopter to a hospital after a long time of 15 years in "exile". Their main argument: he has been convicted here in Thailand by the military controlled "justice" in 2006.. The ridiculous thing: the military under Prayut made a putsch, an elementary crime in every normal state. Normal justice could not be fulfilled. That means the military putsch-dictator had not to stand for a trial for being convicted. And that's the ridiculous, but serious result. CIVILIANS ARE PUNISHED, CRIMALS OF THE MILITARY not:

Please a photo, but not of the taxi driver ☺️

Has the writer of this article been payed by Prayut ???? ?

They should have sent him home ..... on his scate board, and not by an aeroplane ????.

A typical double standart in Thailand 1. Thaksin was convicted as a criminmal because of corruption etc. That is a fact and the result is okay. ... But not normal in Thailand, because rich people receive a "special" status by the the so called jurisdiction. Thaksin, democraticly elected, fled the country in 2006 after being convicted, because he had ordered to kill ~2.500 people, among them real criminals. At that time in 2006 a military regime controlled the country after a putsch. That included the jurisdiction, the 3rd power in a democracy. 2. Prayut and his minions made a coup in 2014 - a really serious crime against a democratic state and the people. He controll-s/ed all relevant parts and instititions of Thailand by his minions and bootlickers. He also has a lot of blood on his hands. Opponents disappeared under his regime. Really free press a laughing stock, critics suppressed, uncredibly rich (hmmm ... why???) the list goes on. He his a dictator, luckily not in the same ugly stile as Putin, Stalin, Hitler etc. Now what is a typical Thai standard? Both have a criminal record. The difference: the 1rst one fled, the second one has the power as a dictator, not finally convicted by a judge!

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Every time, when I go to our public hospital, I cannot but think of Thaksin. I see a lot of poor people with their children, mostly hilltribe people. Thaksin opened the public health insurance for 99% of the Thais. Without this nearly free insurance many Thais, especially the poor, would not be able to be treated in a hospital. Before they didn't have enough cash to pay the invoices of the treatment by a doctor or a hospital. This saved lives and solved health problems of the Thai people. I believe that this is the reason that most of the Thai people love or like him until today. This is in a strong contrast to what the military leaders did after their coup. He gave public health insurance, the military minions bought (useless) submarines. No Thai politician had done this before - respecting the poor people. Thaksin was not free of corruption etc., but this public health insurance was and is a light in the darkness.

Suddenly, together with the deteriorated PT, the putsch general wants a "peaceful" transition of power. He isn't able to respect the voting for the Pita-Party. What a shame .... for the highest court, too.

It's exactly the the same idea I planed to write about here: Only one ticket system!!!! This should have been done already many, many years ago, when they had to plan the new total traffic system of Bangkok. But there must have been some national idi.@ots being to proud to give this job to not-Thai companies or not-Thai engineers of Western countries with a lot of experience. The people using the Bangkok traffic system had to suffer from myopic politicians. Knowing the (corrupt) Thai political system, nearly anybody can guess, WHY this happened ! .

,,,, but the members of this court behave like ..... bootlickers! They don't serve "the people" etc., but they ar a junta-elected mob and (must) repay for it!. Is this DEMOCRACY????!

Thailands democracy at its best: Holding shares of a media company is nearly like a crime, if you want to be elected as a PM. In the eyes/mind of the junta and it minions this is unforgivabel. But making a coup by the military junta is no problem for the Thai democracy, because the Junta-Leader made a law to make him free of a juristical prosecution. In their minds, this seems not to be a problem for a so called "democracy". Democratic states have 3 criteria: "Legal equality, political freedom and rule of law are often identified as foundational characteristics for a well-functioning democracy." (google) Thailand has a 4th criteria: military forces!!

... it's a "constitution" made by the military bootlickers. It's so sad, that the military government produces so many hurdles for nominating Pita. In a real democraty a coup-maker would be condemned to stay in the jail. In Thailand the military regiment does all to get the PM-putsch job again, although having "won" only a shameful minority of the votes.

(Lovely black) Cats solved the problem! Since we accepted them a few years ago, we never heared and noticed cats on the roof of our house. Problem solved. Of course, cats like different food, not only rats.

As sad as the story is, having a dog might be very useful. I know not possible especially for poor people. Our dogs make alarm, when they hear and smell unknown people or motorbikes about 100m away of them.

It's so easy to live in a democray with a king as a representative of the state. Look at GB, Sweden or Denmark for example. But in Thailand you have to fight against the (monmey) interests of some people and groups. That's the reason why it is hard to change the country into a royal democracy.

It is/was an idiotic order to do a report about returning from any other Province of Thailand. Stupid IMMI officers don't want to learn/accept that this rule doesn't exist any more. As I have read before, for some Immi(-id...ts) it's a reason to 'win' cash tea money, without a receipt. This old TM30 rule was and is completely needless. The pretendet reason is, the Immi wants to know where you stay. Fore this reason the Thai bureaucrazy devellopped the 90-days reporting. That doen't seem enough for some Immi bureaaucrats. I'm very happy that our Immi in Pai (before Mae Hong Son) is working with a normal sanity.

It's a new trend - cashless paying. I have read about the same trend in Germany. You can guess (as usual), money is the main reason for the banks, although the ATM-fees in Thailand are already horribly high for using an ATM, when your card is connected to a falang-country.

I belive you stay in a different area. Here in our village, (after some time) the people and especially the women know each other. They arte talking in a friendly and lovely stile ... about all what ist interesting (or not) in our daily life. I.e.: about where to buy good and cheap food, a man or a lady who died, how to care for the dogs or cats, if they are sick, about idiotic drivers, good craftsmen, ... and not least about falangs ????.

...... and talking!

quote: JimTripper [I have noticed that Thai people always seem to be in a rush. Another term may be distracted by things or inpatient. This goes for the city of course, but also less populated areas. It seems much worse then the USA where I am from.] Come here and stay some time in the Pang Mapha Valley .... and You will change your mind. Many times when my wife goes shopping in the village, she doesn't return within half an hour. She is talking with the ladies in the (street-)shops, sometimes drinking a (natural Thai) Jaegermeister together in a street shop and talking a lot together. I like her mannor and don't mind that they are talking together, maybe sometimes abaout village "news". She needs it, because we live a little bit remote in the mountain. We can trust each other; result: no problem. To be happy and not fighting for every sh:t is is a very relaxing and happy live style over so many, many years.

Come here to Soppong, Pang Mapha. The price is 50 THB only for the haircut. Ticket price for the Minibus from Arcade bus station in CM is 250 THB - one way. That means: total price (including minibus) is below 10% of what you paid for. 2 shops have the same price. I give the barber every time 100 THB.

Dear billd766; I have never seen you, but i have read a lot of your comments in this forum. I liked them and in my heart you are like my brother. Therefore i wish you good luck and that your health problems will improve and will be solved. I hope the good advices of the forum members will work. Your brother puck2

He should be "transported" !

MFP starts very well. Let's hope they are not unhindered. But I miss one important point - CORRUPTION-fighting. In the past years we have read about corruption cases - especially in the industry sector. Every time I asked myself, how did they book it? And the following idea, why do the tax offices not check the other part, the receivers side, concerning tax fines? Never have read any word about this. it should be regulated.

It seems you don't know a lot about the rural area in Thailand. There you don't have the same 'handsome' cemented streets as in Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Pattaya. Come here once and walk into the the remote areas.... and you will not write such a non....e. again. People living in the mountains sometimes need a longtime walk to the election office. And even on a motorbike it isn't easy for them to reach the office on muddy ways (not streets!). Consider too, that there are a lot of old people. 75% is a remarkable result.