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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

Such a check would also be appropriate for higher-ranking military personnel, customs authorities personnel and land registry authorities personnel. Easy to find many who are unusually wealthy and have many hundreds of millions in assets.

To 2. That annoyed me too. I am now also with Krung Sri Bank. With them I can withdraw money nationwide in any branch without paying a commission.

A classic own goal. In this way, the opposition disqualifies itself as a better, progressive alternative.

Interesting to see this asymmetry. The pro-Putin understanders are free to post their opinions without fear of reprisals. While opponents of the war and Putin's critics in Russia have to fear imprisonment, poisoning or death. Eli Wiesel: “You have to take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim, silence empowers the tormentor, never the tormented.”

One-sided propaganda. Many Russians were forced in the past to settle in the areas by Stalin. It is clear who has intensified and ignited the conflict in terms of war. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/11/21/russias-igor-strelkov-i-am-responsible-for-war-in-eastern-ukraine-a41598

I hate those overloaded pickup trucks in general. 95% of them permanently block the fast lane on the highways with their slow speed. They never change lanes for faster vehicles even if the left lane is free. And then force the faster vehicles to overtake on the left, which is risky and actually forbidden. They force other drivers to do a traffic violation that they really don't want to do.

A fine example of corruption at the highest level.

Not exactly smart from the Democrats. The image of a modern, tolerant and progressive party does not come to the fore. So the party appears unattractive for many Thai people.

They fear that the balance of power will change to their disadvantage and that their past deeds will then be reappraised. Imagine if the poor in the country were in power and set up a tax police to check the origin of one or the other's wealth.

Let's see if the general statement of the constitution applies, that no person can hold the post of PM for longer than 8 years. The original purpose is to avoid someone permanently seizing power. The danger that dictatorial structures can arise from this is simply too great. Especially where the majority principle in parliament only applies to a limited extent, as in the case of Thailand, where 250 senators are appointed. Let's see if an individual's ego is above the constitution. That Prayut had his 8 years as a PM can not be disputed.

Taxpayers pay very dearly, a lot of money. And until completion, the money leaks out everywhere, until the scrap is booked in the state budget. Now another repair bill is probably due at taxpayer's expense.

Driving a motor vehicle lawfully will certainly not achieve the desired change in behavior with only higher penalties. The traffic fines are already high for many normal-earning Thais. As a result, many fines are simply not paid. The threat that they will not be able to pay their road tax and minimal insurance does not bother them much. Why? Because they can then pay their village police officers directly at a traffic stop and then get a cash payment discount. The real problem lies in the bribery system.

Many, many paragraphs of the "new" constitution apply retrospectively, as a general framework for how the people in the country and politics should live together. Now there should be an exception only for the 8 years for a PM? Ridiculous cherry picking which thus calls into question the validity of the entire constitution.

I also think the new penalty for driving without a helmet is too high compared to driving through a red light. Both ways of behaving are stupid and ignorant, but those who drive without a helmet "only" endanger themselves, while red light drivers endanger the lives of third parties and bystanders.

Unfortunately, the penalties are very general and undifferentiated. For example driving too fast. So far always 500 baht flat rate. Someone speeding with 98 km/h on a road with a maximum speed of 90 km/h pays the same as someone driving 180 km/h. There is still considerable need for revision.

2013? That's nine years ago. snail's pace

What is the evidence? The article says exactly what I described. Freedom of expression has its limits where hatred and violence are incited.

This is your perception. My perception is different. The German government has an office for integration and foreigner policy since more than 30 years. To name just one difference. Foreigners in Germany are allowed to speak their mind publicly without fear of reprisals. Whole talk shows in German television make a living from it. However, Islamic hate preachers who publicly call for violence and the overthrow of the state are forbidden. Freedom of expression has its limits. And that's good.

That is clear if you want to stay in Thailand without any problems. You adapt and have a low profile if possible. I guess there is a general consensus on this in the forum. The possibility of free expression of opinion is restricted and for foreigners, as can be seen in this case, even more. And you may or may not be critical of that.

That's easy. There are many legal avenues of action open against a decision by the immigration authorities. The legal systems differ significantly from each other.

I feel the same way. It is clear how best to behave within the given freedom framework of a country without encountering any problems. In the worst case, you are not allowed to say anything more publicly and have to accept any idiotic rubbish without complaint, even if you are negatively affected by it. But it also makes sense to question the given freedom framework. And this framework of freedom to express one's opinion openly is becoming narrower and more and more curtailed. Unfortunately.

First sentence: 100% agree. The second sentence depends on the individual situation. Anyone who has a business here, has a Thai family, has children together, has settled in Thailand for a long time, pays taxes, etc. is more or less affected by political decisions.

It's interesting to see the media attention (many TV stations have reported on it) that a single foreigner standing quietly, alone and peacefully at an intersection in Nakon Nowhere, holding up a crossed-out picture of a politician, can generate. What the rulers fear is not that it is a foreigner who can easily be expelled, but any form of public protest. Reminds me of the democratic protest movement 8 years ago, where Thai activists were taken off the train by the police and were not allowed to continue to Hua Hin in the figure corruption scandal. Or the lifting of a sandwich, the 3 finger salute or the truck driver honking 3 times. Imagine that all motorists and motorcyclists who are dissatisfied with the current political situation honk their horns at the same time every day throughout Thailand.

I hope too. One can get along well with 1000 people in peaceful, tolerant coexistence. And then there's the one who pushes the wrong buttons inside you, which can make you explode. Overall, be aware that freedom of expression in Thailand is not the same as it is for example in Germany or, in extreme cases, Russia where holding up a sign that says "Peace" can get you in jail for years.