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4 hours ago, Brickleberry said:

Prison is for poor people. Rich people get pardons and special treatment.

 

This is the same all over the world. We can moan and deride the unfairness of the situation, but at the end of the day, who really thought he would spend even a single night in prison?

True.How many Russian Oligarchs actually felt the "wrath" of western sanctions ? Not many I'll wager.

Defending the indefensible, but TIT no one cares.Shameless.

ROTFLOL That'll help the road toll !

3 hours ago, NE1 said:

 

RIP to the boy , but a Zebra crossing on a dual carriageway is never going to work.

 

I've never seen them work anywhere in Thailand unless there's traffic lights

"Money: Money changes everything " as the song goes

Good luck with that.

Yep specifically 105 Billion not 104 or 106. Amazing how they can forecast so accurately.

When's the "holiday season"There'll be a catch in there somewhere I think,

Ok I just read Peabody said, about 11-12 days 

15 hours ago, jaideedave said:

What a joke this lovely country has become.A convicted criminal appointing his daughter as the next PM while serving out his laughable incarceration in a VIP Hospital .

Miss Yingluck next up to bat but not until blanket  amnesty for every and all previous political office holders has been announced in the Official Gazette.. 555

It's been that way for the 20 plus years I've been visiting.There was a book "Money number one" sums it up.Of course money number one EVERYWHERE.

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On 12/4/2023 at 9:26 AM, spidermike007 said:

We utterly refuse to take a moral stand. We would prefer to remain friendly with the toxic giant to the north, and not piss them off on any level.

The strategy is "Show me the money"

6 hours ago, oustaristocrats said:

 

Yes, but they do so in Chinese owned guest houses, Chinese owned restaurants, transportation companies with Chinese roots and worse Chinese managed gambling houses. The few independent you mention are backpackers who dare to go alone, they are the exceptions from the thousands and thousands you have seen at Suvarnabhumi airport, you probably remember, one lady, mostly red dress in the front, long flag in the air, then dozens following in a straight line, like in the army.  They do need even dare to leave a gap in the row, these people will never go alone.  The few backpackers do exist, but they go on a limited budget.

These zero dollar tours were happening with Chinese tourists in Australia also,before the pandemic.I don't know if it's  still happening,or even what the state of Chinese tourism to Australia is these days

The same procedure as last year and the year before and the year before ad infinitum

And the farce continues

some money changing hands here. and maybe and maybe a "wai" or two 

6 hours ago, it is what it is said:

Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand are set to be lower than forecast in 2023, according to estimates by the Thai tourism bureau.

 

what data was the forecast based on? anyone can come up with a figure, the question is; is it an achievable objective?

 

they could have forecast 2.5 million tourists and would have exceeded forecast!

 

they probably need to look at their data modelling.

You know how they base their forecasts on a roll of the dice

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19 hours ago, Goat said:

 

Very interesting take from famous Pattaya Vlogger, tech guru, love matchmaker, historian and businessman 

 

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