laobali

The moon

lacking in "atmosphere"

Low pollution.

But very boring. No Full Moon parties

Maybe 24/7 on the dark side of ...

.....Thailand a source of civility and safety!

Will soon be the hub!

i really dont get it.

offering slaughtered pigs heads to buddha ???

buddhas MAIN teaching was about NOT HARMING ANY FORM OF LIFE!!!!

buddha was a noted Vegetarian!!

how on earth does this woman think she will get any sympathy from any form of buddhist deity by offering the exact opposite of what is taught? !!

offering a dead animal to Buddha is as like spitting at the the bank owners in hope they will cancel her loan.

As long as she didn't kill the pigs herself, she's in the clear with (Thai) Buddha.

Another death for no good reason.

What would you consider a 'good reason' in this case?

Relax folks. This is Thailand.

There may be a crackdown for a few days, then everything will return to normal after that. There's too much money involved.

And too many cracks to fill.

Bit counter productive, seems these guys were doing something that could be done from any country, kicking them out the country will not make jobs for Thais, they will just relocate their business, and not be spending money in the Kingdom.

Makes me wonder whether I should holiday in Thailand again, as I have a business and still need to run it even when on holiday.

Running your business while on holiday is one thing; those guys were trying to earn enough to live in Thailand – in a technically illegal way.

Koh Tao, a lovely island where many die to go - and some go to die.

No mention, I notice of the dim witted truck driver hogging the right hand lane. They cause so much agro when they do that and it is so prevalent.

The truck driver caused the whole thing (Thai thinking).

Why just ban him from the airport, why can't he have his taxi license revoked?

I'd prefer to see him imprisoned for life.

Not shot at dawn?

Most of Thai orchid exports are cut flowers and/or artificially propagated hybrids which are exempt from CITES anyway.

On the Photo the only English text is "republic". Interesting !!

Very interesting.........fr.jpg

Food Republic (food court concept chain) originated in China, now also in other Asian countries. Odd name but probably more acceptable than Food Anarchy or even Food Monarchy?

China only has one objective, and that is the domination of the SE Asian Nations, in order to secure future food and resources for the masses, and if they can get those Nations to foot 50% or so of the cost incurred in doing that, then fair play to them for playing the game against short sighted countries and their leaders.

China only has one objective, and that is the domination of the SE Asian all Nations. They're nearly everywhere already. Close neighbours first, though.

"BANGKOK: -- Recent incidents in Myanmar and Vietnam offer lessons for the Thai government JUNTA under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on.........."

Let's do some editing here and get NATION to do a better job of reporting the facts!

Yes, I am a stickler when reading news articles and see incorrect information being splashed on the internet!

You quote an interesting part of this article. Many times since the coup have I read how Thailand doesn't need or want ideas or help from non-thais. So what makes this writer think that Thais would learn something from those countries? Especially when thais also think they are inferior to those countries.

Chinese Thais think the world of them.......after all..that's where their heritage is.

That is a gross generality.

I thought that was 144 generals - Thai of course .

The pilot was taking bold evasive action to lose the Indo AF fighter sent to shoot him down due to the flight's unauthorised overfly status. It might even have been brought down by an air-to-air missile. How's that for a conspiracy theory? In any event the lawyers and insurers are going to have a field day with this one – whatever 'truth' comes out.

She has remained single so far, done her own thing professionally and personally and is financially independent. Why do you think she is considering you as a long term partner? What do you bring to the table other than as a possible father to her children (if she actually still wants to have any)?

"it’s difficult to verify or substantiate many of the claims..."

Yet, they're published without shame.

And invariably appear here. Real reason anyone?

Why anyone would want to live in a country with the disgusting and corrupt systems they have, is beyond belief. Seems the expats that live there will put up with anything.

Due in many cases to myopic thinking linked to love/children or financial exile.

A Thai matter best left to Thais to resolve. I watch in silence.

Exactly, best to avoid comment and speculation about things that go on in Thailand that don't affect you personally. You need a very good reason to want to stay there.

Speaking of Thai/ Laos border, does anyone know how Laos managed to aquire such a large piece of land on the Thai side of the Maekong? I think the Maekong would be the natural border.

Also, until the Mekong has more planned dams on it, the main stream (natural border) continues to move in places. New sand banks appear that can become islands and later merge with the mainland of either side when the course changes again. Land which was once Thai can become Lao and vice versa.

Bipolar or not sounds like he needs a f&$king good kicking, wheres that bib with the good right foot when he's really needed...

Like a kick in the head for the "North" pole and one on the arse for the "South"?

A Thai must always appear taller than a Lao. It's about face.

Here is my experience with this kind of person.

Unfortunately, i grew up with both my parent's being alcholics.

There is no real or good way of handling such a person,

other than being blatening honest and straight forward.

Don't let the "we feel sorry for him" take control of your real feeling's of him.

You have to tackle with face to face.

Tell him he "must" leave the group and he is not welcome back,

because of his drinking and his ability to not listen to the group's opinion's.

I wish you all the best of luck. God Bless.

PS...this has to be done while he is sober!

Definitely ante prandium!

Very disturbing ,this use of lese majesty laws.....

Not to mention its necessity ...

The mere fact that no one can legally mention the real cause for the status quo in Thailand says it all.