RichardColeman

2 minutes ago, Jaxxper said:

When the £ is worth Thb 55+  again, I’ll be happy....

Bet your life they will put min requirements up when it does

I'm confused by their figures, another story says 138 billion to be spent over the holiday - but 34 billion is on foreign travel. So this story - or the other - must be 20 billion baht out somewhere. Not exactly a small number

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Commissioner Phukphong said that it is expected that a large number of holiday revelers will make their way back to their home towns and to holiday destinations of choice, leading to the possibility of an increase in accidents.

I'm guessing 'possibility' has a different translation here

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Govt targets economic growth over 3 per cent in next five years

Said this before, but my wife is a kindergarten teacher, well educated at high universities here in Thailand - never heard of 9/11 !! (and topically once asked me is father Christmas was real person each year in the UK). So, huge lack of historical education

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Bt11 billion is expected to be spent on parties, Bt9.61 billion on merit making, Bt17.43 billion purchasing consumer products, Bt1.16 billion on luxury products, Bt60.44 billion on domestic travel and Bt35.84 billion on overseas trips.

So, let me get this straight - I'm not an Einstein mathematician - about the same  money is going to spent by Thais running off abroad than on New year parties, merit making and consumer goods this holiday season ? That to me does not spell well for the Thai economy !

So, lots of mumbo jumbo burning of wooden stumps for lottery numbers Boxing day then

6 hours ago, webfact said:

New Year gift in store for SMEs, says Somkid

He's resigning ? 

18 hours ago, webfact said:

“The growth would be higher next year than this year, but it remains below potential of 3.5-4 per cent,” he told the seminar’s participants

Sure the unemployed and probably unemployable 1,000 factory workers will be over the moon about that

So much for all the Brits they said they wanted to woo yesterday

Sure the high Turkeys eating their turkeys tomorrow wont give a fig about them

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

One positive factor is the government’s “Eat, Shop, Spend” scheme, in which people who have registered and spend money on eating, shopping or travelling can get a certain amount of money back.

Who'da thought people found free money positive

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A summons is in the offing. 

.........................maybe

Boy, this coming holiday is going to be a slaughterhouse

8 hours ago, webfact said:

In total 56% would be destitute within 6 months.

Bet they'd all have shinny pickups and best mod con phones though

take it all back about Thai electrics and electricians - it;s only the wires keeping the house up by the look of it