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I doubt the law is ignored with payment of sufficient "tips" to t he "frequent police patrols": is it safe to assume the police are part of a criminal conspiracy? Residents aren't "baffled by the seemingly powerless enforcement." They know it costs money to de-claw a cat

"Arrangements were made for the girl’s clandestine entry into Thailand through Tak province." In plain English, does this mean connections and bribes were paid to border guards and immigration officers to "ease the way"? They should be locked up for the double the time of the civilian criminals imo

"...a lighthearted jape including untoward touching led to a burst of violence..." OMG puh-leeze get an AI author that doesn't specialize in 16th century English satire for source of grammar, word selection/usage, etc

A couple of times check girls have added an item or two for themselves and hoped I didn't notice. For self amusement I like to total the items in my head prior to check out, sometimes put exact amount on counter which dumbfounds them.... So when I point out the "extras" for staff I get a "tee hee" and lame apology.

Depends on the flesh. Depends on the beach. But agree... haven't to Lamai since 1982. When the airport was built, I said scratch Koh Samuii off the list or places to return to

One surefire way to get me to leave Thailand and move somewhere up wind is Thais having reactors. So many ways to cut corners, endanger current and future lives due to mai pen rai attitude... nope I'd be gone. And how about handling the nuke waste from small reactors: seems ideal situation for those who may wish to make a dirty bomb. A well placed bribe or two and away you go.

Let's hope the young moron left no children behind. Darwin awards sort of thing (evolution) only works if you haven't yet passed on your "idiot" genes

Did anyone expect him to get up there and say "What is the point of having power if you don't abuse it?"

Cut down on congestion? Now a traveler can make TWO trips to the airport (one to check in, one to actually leave) so just how will that relieve congestion.... and as for all that luggage: stored where? Transported to some holding area... giving up space that could be used for any number of useful functions: parking, shopping, customs shake downs..... also give larceny minded baggage handlers more time to leisurely go through your belongings pre-flight.

The clever ones will find a way to burn off the stubble from those solar farms. Burning off is a tradition, and they won't let a bit of water stand in the way of choking the population

was the sentence too long or too hard to understand? The $30k was for flood victims, clearly stated in the article. How much of that actually gets to the people is anyone's guess, knowing Thai officials usual behavior

Assuming it was a real Rolex, demonstration that brains and wealth don't have a 1:1 correspondence, Never ask "How stupid can you be?" It is considered a challenge. Ought to be a new Thai games show

IF put in front of jury, and considering the horrid things he did to his ex, I don't think she would be convicted. May be a commendation for restraining herself and not killing the POS

Now that is a fine example of lack of even the most basic of American values in 2 sentences. What is that cow dung unAmerican phrase "we real Americans"?? Ever hear "E Pluribus Unum"?

My take on his time in office is that he recognized there are people, lots of people, that live outside of Bangkok. Typical for admins to oblivious to the masses. Your criticism of Thaksin seems far more on the spot for nearly every other government that has been in power since 1932. Cater to the big mango, screw the rest

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems most of those who take these holidays are either government employees (I won't use the word "workers") or those at banks. Silver lining might be if gov workers are off those days, it will be one less day they can put the squeeze on people and/or find other means to screw up working people's lives

Did Trump get to vote? Trump is a convicted felon, full stop. Florida has very tough requirements for felons, such as Trump, to get right to vote back, including (this is from Florida division of elections) "First, the person should look in the judgement(s) and sentence(s) to find out what amount of fines, fees, costs and/or restitution were ordered as part of the felony conviction(s). Second, if an amount was ordered, the person needs to determine how much has been paid and whether the amount paid equals or is more than the total amount ordered." https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/voter-registration/felon-voting-rights/ "That $454.2 million total—which includes pre-judgment interest—goes up by $111,984 per day, $3.4 million per month and $40.9 million per year, based on a 9% annual interest rate." https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/09/25/trump-already-owes-24-million-more-in-fraud-case-as-its-heard-on-appeal/ the Republicans are the party of convicted felons and law breakers, with the biggest one as head of their party. and don't forget Flynn, who was a secret agent for another country, among others

Silly man should have taken up golf... look at this world leader (doubt he could boil water) "President Donald Trump has spent 307 days, almost a full year, golfing during his presidency." works out to about 1/5 of his days in office. https://seattlemedium.com/donald-trump-spent-almost-a-year-playing-golf-during-presidency/

Amen to that.... now if they can come up with some sort of rehab for adult addicts

Trump and his denial policy is that of a dangerous idiot with ignorant followers who haven't learned how to think critically. USA is biggest petroleum producer in world, full stop. There are 9000 oil leases not being drilled, drilled, drilled. Why? Oil companies are there to make profits for shareholders and that's it. If supply is too large, prices and profits will fall. They produce just enough at the sweet spot to rake in record profits. Oil prices are set as an international commodity: if Europe is willing to pay $70 a barrel and US only $60, guess who gets the oil. That's capitalism. Trump will do all he can to eliminate alternatives to fossil fuels... remember "beautiful clean coal"? We are already seeing some of the early disasters arising from that hoax known as climate change. I think I may be lucky and die before the worst of climate change and neo fascism take full effect. But lately it seems all that is running ahead of predictions.

Didn't she come from some sort of media career? (My doctor ordered me not to follow Thai politics closely). Surely she has some bits of stock etc floating about which should disqualify her like the hatchet job they did on Pita. And let us not forget the one that got the sack for having a cooking show.

He killed more of his own populace than Hitler did: "According to most estimates, Stalin is responsible for the deaths of millions of Soviets during World War II, with figures ranging from around 20 million to upwards of 26 million, including both military and civilian casualties, though the exact number is disputed due to the complexity of calculating war-related deaths and the impact of Stalin's policies during the conflict." or "It is impossible to fix in mind and digest this democide. Focusing on the most probable estimate of 61,911,000 murdered, as shown in Table 1.2 it is over four times the battle dead (15,000,000) for all nations in the Second World War.12=3> Indeed, it exceeds the total deaths (35,700,000) from all this century's international, civil, guerrilla, and liberation wars, including the Russian Civil War itself.13=3> Many other comparisons are given in Table 1.2 and Figure 1.5, the purpose of which is to communicate some feel for what the Soviet democide means in sheer numbers." https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/USSR.CHAP.1.HTM

"...questioned why Lopez was now warning people against Trump but remained silent about her former boyfriend..." here's a hint: former boyfriend wasn't running for president, which would impact everyone's lives. Ex BF "sphere of influence" is just among some celebs, hangers on, pedos, etc... not farmers in Iowa or immigrants in Seattle

on my first visit to Thailand in '82 I went trekking up in the triangle. In one village I asked where a toilet was. Got the same answer as that old Indian story... anywhere. I see men peeing on walls and such all along Jomtien Beach road. They go back a bit in the trees to take a dump. Ya got 6 of one and half dozen of the other

Maybe she should suggest to Donald that he make his daughter Ivanka vice president to she could "step in to fill his shoes" just like the PM did here for her daddy Tony Tiger when time or circumstances might change