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His wealth cannot come from his official state salary. He must have got most of it in other ways.

Putin is afraid of democratic states in his vicinity. Where the people have the opportunity to freely elect or vote out their national leaders. Putin is the head of a mafia cancer clan where 500 oligarch Dons own nearly all of the national wealth. Whoever rebels in Russia and asks where all the money from the oil and gas business has gone will be eliminated, imprisoned or poisoned. Anyone who now publicly professes "peace" will be locked away for 15 years. This is today's Russia. All the countries listed are countries where you can publicly criticize the government. No wonder that these are seen as unfriendly from the point of view of the mafia boss. Only the Russians themselves can free themselves from this bondage.

I am not in politics, but the world vote to condamn the Russian invasion is clear. The President of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid to read out the clear result of this vote: 141 votes in favour, five against, 35 abstentions. And the Russian embassy can threaten and say whatever they want. In the eyes of world society, they are the military invaders into a peaceful country.

This is nonsense. Putin and his oppressing clan are afraid of countries in his neighborhood where the population democratically elects their national leaders, where there is freedom of expression and where these countries are then economically successful and the broad masses of the population are better off economically. Sooner or later the russian population will realize this and fight back against the repressive machine, where only a handful of Putin's oligarchs own the entire national wealth.

What an idiocy. Even if Russia defeats Ukraine, there will be no long-term peace. The whole thing is going to be a kind of Afghanistan with terrorist bombs, snipers and urban warfare. No Russian occupier can then feel safe. And Putin's propaganda nonsense doesn't work. Brothers do not go into another brother's house and kill their wives and children. Putin has maneuvered Russia into a dead end. Russia has nothing to gain from this war in the long term. All those who previously believed in peaceful coexistence with Russia are now voting to upgrade their military. It's time for the Russians to get rid of this crazy megalomaniac themselves.

form a subcommittee to collect information on the issue. The working group is expected to generate concrete results within two months. LoL. That a committee needs 2 months for this? Ridiculous. Anyone can explain the reason for the overpriced tickets in 30 seconds. So that unnecessary tax money is not wasted on senseless committees: A little hint. The reasons are the same as 7 years ago. There must be definitely photocopies of reports from the last committee in the archives.

If Thai borrows $100 and then says I can only give you back $40, Thai has "won" $60. But unfortunately that is not liquidity and the borrowed money has already been spent or burned in the past. Also it is not a commercial profit that is certain if the turnover is greater than the costs.

Looks like Thailand arrivals are falling again. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything current. I think if tourist arrivals had gone up we would have read hooray news from the TAT. The current "simplifications": 5 day self-test and insurance 20K don't bring much life into the arrival numbers. Best 1% was removed from 100% complicated paperwork hurdles. The generals just don't have what it takes to run the country.

100% true. There were still enough after-hour clubs back then. Nevertheless, Thaksin made the first hard cut into the club scene back then (2am closing time). The freedom to party and have fun as long as you wanted was gone under him. But no comparison to the current government, who managed - not only since Covit - to completely kill the nightlife, club scene and fun. Thailand/ Bangkok used to have one of the world's best nightlife. Now there is the last glass of whiskey coke at 9pm with the noodle soup. Really not a stimulus for potential tourists who don't just want to see the Temples.

Thailand: Public spending on education, percent of GDP, 1971 - 2019: ... The latest value from 2019 is 2.97 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 101 countries is 4.18 percent. https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Thailand/Education_spending/#:~:text=Thailand%3A Public spending on education,of GDP%2C 1971 - 2019%3A&text=The latest value from 2019,101 countries is 4.18 percent. In general, too little budget share and in addition, the money for education seeps into many dark channels. In the PISA study 2015 Thailand ranks 57th, just behind Albania out of 71 nations. In the study 2018 Thailand ranks even more worth.

Preferably another 15 years earlier. Social Order Kicks Off: As part of his Social Order campaign, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra orders the creation of three “entertainment zones.” In these zones, drinking and dancing is only allowed until 2 am: roughly Silom, Sukhumvit, and Ratchada. Outside of these zones, dancing is illegal and closing times are 1 am. The implementation of his rules would take a couple more years, with things getting really strict by the mid-2000s. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bk.asia-city.com/nightlife/article/history-clubbing-bangkok&ved=2ahUKEwi-7qmS5pX2AhUMzTgGHYF3D2cQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3HUXdufZ-Kr6iqo8bKmj_D

Anyone who thinks up something complicated like that, shouldn't be surprised if, apart from all the visa bureaucracy, only a few tourists come. I also don't know why the Thai bureaucracy loves to make simple processes complicated and each process is connected to a plethora of paper copies. Not every tourist wants to deal with their complicated paper procurement wars for days. Starting from the simplest model: Buy a flight ticket, valid passport, off to the plane, arrival in Thailand, each additional paper is a hurdle. - apply for a visa, - Proof of return ticket - Passport photos - Book hotel accommodation and pay in advance - Book and pay for PCT tests in advance - Get the right insurance and pay in advance. - Obtain vaccination certificates - Book and pay for a taxi transfer in advance - Download Morchana - Complete TM 6 - Complete TM 8 - format all documents correctly. - use correct email - Print out all documents and Thaipass - Get a Thai SIM card - Make a TM 30 report I wonder if it couldn't be more complicated.

He also insisted that the collection process would be transparent and accountable to the public and not go into anyone’s “pocket”. There is a big discrepancy in the understanding of what the word "transparency" means when it comes to the use of taxpayers' money in this country. As long as independent control institutions are disabled and not functioning, there will be no transparency.

The TP system is a bereavement. Everything went wrong that could go wrong. Wrong browser = process crash Wrong email provider = process abort Send PDF files = rejection Incomplete input masks = rejection. No process feedback = Tourists don't know if they're allowed to fly or not. Now the highlight: hacked database, stolen data and Trojan spam mails for the applicants. If something like that happened in the free economy, those responsible would have been stoned and quartered long ago. Why the tourism minister wants to keep this piece of junk software makes no sense to normal-thinking people.

I agree. One part is digitized, the other part is filed in old fashion paper form, archived in card index boxes. A single chaos and messed-up system. And instead of getting rid of something nonsensical or duplicates, more and more is added. A big problem is that amateurs build all kinds of databases, apps, websites, Excel spreadsheets, etc., but some of them don't work and are also incompatible. However, the biggest problem is data security. All the diligent data collectors have in terms of data security: Stone Age level. Almost every institution (immigration, banks, hotels, transport companies, telephone companies, online shops, hospitals, etc.) make copies of passports, save credit cards/bank information, e-mail addresses. It is inevitable that one or the other employee will sell this data to criminals. The right to his personal data is trampled on here. I recently asked my bank office to print out my stored data. He looked at me like a deer in headlights. Dangerous kindergarten here.

I miss the numbers. How much does a car like this officially cost the taxpayer overall?

Good. And stop this 11pm "all bars and parties have to close nonsense". In my area, a lot of parties start on afternoons. From 7pm to 11pm the parties are packed with people. The 11 pm cut then reduces nothing at all in terms of C19 spread.

She looks cute and has success. Jealousy is everywhere.

Makes no sense overall. I'm still waiting for the 10 year elite membership card for the luxury soapy massage parlors and the all in Barfine flatrate card for the Gogo bars. ????

The new Elite Card is not for me. Have worked hard all my life to have enough money to quit work. Now it's time to enjoy life and I wouldn't pay anyone 32 million baht to get back to work. 555 That would be schizophrenia.

Strange. Article 158 of the Thai Constitution limits the PM's term to 8 years. Is there an exception for putschists?

Terrible photos. Poor exposure, sometimes much too bright. Just the last photo alone. The model looks like she has water in her legs and stains on her legs. The whole figurine looks disproportionate. The whole swimsuit doesn't fit well. For models with "short legs, you can choose a high-cut swimsuit to make the legs appear longer. But if there isn't enough bottom flesh, then it looks terrible. If you also subtract the high hells from the photo, it looks like the model has midget legs. With every model agency, such a photo would immediately end up in the trash can.

Thailand The Hub of confusing announcements.

You don't need proof it, when it's official practice that there are extra price lists for foreigners in the hospitals, with sometimes 200%-300% higher prices for one and the same activity or operation. Morally, the medical oath here is subject to greed for money.

This is similar to the entrance fees at the national parks. Thais without money are usually sent home with home quarantine or put in a hospital camp free of charge. Foreigners with little money rarely have a choice.