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Another reason to explain the brainless behavior in this situation would be the hierarchical society of Thailand, where the superior is always right and must never be criticized. And there are as many different levels of hierarchy in Thailand as there are Thais. Every Thai finds out in a flash whether his counterpart is higher or lower. And there comes a low-ranking ambulance driver with flashing lights and sirens, and wants to force the higher-ranking police officer to go out of his way. That's not even possible. Don't you know who i am? And then the whole pathetic of the hurt little cock ego comes to light, without recognizing the situation (here an emergency) as a whole logically. Sad.

I no missed it. But somehow a stupid excuse will occur from him.

He thought? As the case is described in the OP, he seems to lack precisely this ability - to think. He's definitely not the brightest candle on the cake.

"Can't you see there's a (red) light?" I wonder. In every country in the world, firefighters, ambulances and police vehicles have special rights in traffic when they are on emergency duty. Isn't that the case in Thailand? If not, then this policeman is obviously absolutely unfit for police service.

What a slob. A cop who doesn't understand his job. A police officer who intentionally obstructing an ambulance on an emergency response mission. How stupid is that?

It always amuses me to read the predictions of the TAT. The TAT pretends to have a major impact on visitor numbers. My thesis is, that if the TAT were dissolved, Thailand would probably have the same number of visitors; with or without TAT. There are so many exogenous factors that determine people's travel activities that the TAT has no control over. Unfortunately, the TAT measures have always been the same since 30 years: slogan development, classic advertising, their own inadequate website, road shows, a bouquet of flowers for every millionth visitor and countless gala dinners with the owners of 5 star hotels. Modern tourism marketing? None and non-existent.

"From Thursday buds will be controlled herbs." "Further clarity will come with the Cannabis Act due next year." What exactly does this mean for producers, retailers and consumers? No idea.

It's annoying, this constant back and forth, non-stop ambiguity and legal instability. The general approach to decriminalizing hemp makes sense. Ultimately, the user only harms himself, just like with the legal consumption of alcohol, cigarettes, junk food or sugary drinks. The only thing missing here is a clear legal basis that forms a framework for the freedom to consume hemp. It's a pity that some politicians and interest groups want to create a medieval situation again, which ultimately wants to patronize and enslave society.

Thirty cars - ten of them luxury vehicles - were seized as well as "big bikes", amulets and Bear Brick dolls. Bear Brick dolls ??? They are usefull for money laundering? I do not understand it.

Back and forth, forth and back and forth, flip flop, U-turn 1,2,3 How often rules and laws are enacted, changed and withdrawn again and that in a very short time is amazing. The rug is being pulled out from under the feet of many small entrepreneurs again. This lack of planning ultimately leads to chaos. Law creating amateurs.

At least Thailand is medically one of the leading nations in surgical sex reassignment and breast augmentation.

In the past, Thailand was once in the ranks of economic development, catching up with the four tigers: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Prayut has been at the helm since 2014 and has failed to create a positive momentum for the country and its people. On the contrary. Standstill and regression in all areas: - Modernization of the school and education system? - Excellence in research? - Better health care for all Thais? - Set up a pension system? - Land reform? - Modernization of the authorities? - Police reform? - Reducing the national debt? - Strengthening democracy? - Investments in future technologies? - Water and sewage security? - Road safety? - Waste management? - Flood prevention? - Reduction of corruption? - Economic growth? - Better distribution of income? - Transparency in government spending? - and much more. Thailand urgently needs fresh blood with future visions in the leadership. If, as a national leader, you cannot give your country new impulses, you should resign for the good of the country.

I have a Thai lawyer in my family and he sometimes has such company troubles on his desk. One case, for example, was where a Thai shareholder who actually only acted as a straw man died. His Thai heirs knew that the deceased owned shares in several companies. The heirs wanted money for the shares. The case then went through extortion, reporting to the land registry, reporting to the MOC and ended with the annulment of the company share transfer papers in court. Logically, the foreigner could not prove a money transfer for the transferred Thai shares and the holding of more than 49% of the shares ultimately led to the company's dissolution. The company solution only gives 49% security for the foreigner, although he pays 100%. The remaining 51% thai mandatory shares are "secured" via contract constructions with blank share purchase contracts and voting right transfers. Ergo: The company solution to buy land as a foreigner is not that "simple" and not 100% secure.

There have been several large waves of Chinese immigration in the past. Meanwhile, many of these 2nd and 3rd generation Chinese are Thai citizens with all rights and are very successful economically. Historically, you can see that: The gold trade is firmly in Chinese hands, Chinatown in Bangkok, Chinese temples, Chinese cemeteries, etc. Many of these Thai-Chinese are high officials and judges today. In the countryside, these Thai-Chinese own a lot of agricultural land, mills and factories. Historically, the Chinese have always found ways to invest in land through their Thai-China family ties. Chinese don't need to invest 40 million baht to buy 1 rai of land. They have other ways.

Srisuwan Janya is a populist self-promoter. Almost all parties use the nationalist trumpet to get votes. The evil foreigner as an enemy. A popular political plot to distract from the real enemies in their own country, aka corruption, nepotism, unequal distribution of income, dismantling of democracy, clique economy, monopolies, incompetence, unequal education and health care, intransparency in the use of taxpayers' money, etc.

Normally, in a Thai company, 51% must remain in Thai hands. Of course, the Thai 51% give up their voting rights on a separate sheet of paper. The whole thing is on shaky ground. In the past, Thai courts have rejected this model as it results in "quasi" land ownership by the foreigner. From my point of view, the company model is only suitable if you have a Thai partner who you can trust 100%. However, many practice this model with unknown shareholders/straw men supplied by shady lawyers.

Instead of donating cash, the donor should have donated a 3 million luxury watch without a receipt. It is known that this works much better.

It won't work like it always does. If a police unit from another district raids a place and are operating in a different area, they never know which big shot they are stepping on their toes and spitting into there rice bowls. This can lead to too many problems, then they better leave it as it is.

I know the structures of the police apparatus. I doubt that even the immigration police have the right to expel someone and blacklist them for life without a court order if it's not a visa violation at the border. What bothers me is that the chief of police is trumpeting his apparent power here, although it contradicts the usual legal procedure for drug offenses by foreigners. My wife's cosin is a well-known criminal attorney and has handled dozens of such drug cases. That's why I'm surprised that, according to the police chief, now punishments without a court hearing for drug offenses should only be determined by the police. And that is wrong and dangerous from my point of view.

That would then be legally on shaky ground. If a cop doesn't like your nose and can then deport and blacklist you without a court decision and court order, that would be the completion of an arbitrary police state.

Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, RTP chief, said the force has the power to not only deport them but blacklist them for life. I wonder. Is the police here both investigators and judges in one person? Normally, the police investigate and provide evidence, the prosecutor files charges, and a court decides the sentence. The statement that the police alone can decide on a blacklisting sounds more than questionable.

Unless you're totally blind, you can get 3-4% returns a year investing in mutual funds or dividend stocks. That would be 1.2 - 1.6 million Thai Baht interest per year for 40 million. For 100,000 Thai Baht a month you can rent a beautiful villa with a pool near the beach. Why should you expose yourself to all the bureaucratic headaches with a 1 Rai purchase and tie up your capital in the long term when you can remain flexible?

Such an installation is not necessary at all. There are thousands driving around with faded license plates that are no longer readable.

The watches are Pattawat’s heritage, but they were not on the inheritance list because there were no important documents for them,” Gen. Prawit said That sounds like tax evasion. Obviously no import sales tax and duty paid. That not even one receipt can be found from 22 luxury watches. Ridiculous. The whole watch story with his excuses is on the level of a 4 year old getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

True. A similar scheme of fraudulent enrichment is running in some army barracks. The recruits get 6-7K baht per month as pay and free food. After 3 months of basic training there is the deal. The recruits are then "unofficially" allowed to go home and can work in jobs where they can earn significantly more money. However, the recruit remains on the Army Paylist for the entire duration of his service. The monthly soldier's pay of 6-7K plus the meal allowance then becomes pocket money for some higher senior army personnel who have the power to make such deals. A win win situation for the actors, but in the end the taxpayer pays for diverting public money into privat pockets. TiT