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Are they sure about "Angie" part of name? Seems more likely "Angry Bird".... Angie Bird sounds like a Craig's list alternative. Excuse me while I go watch Arsenun play footbon while eating an appun

"Asian tech ecosystems" love these hip terms like "ecosystems" applied to technology. Well, does Thailand plan on being the plankton? Green algae? That's part of natural ecosystems. We can't all be apex predators ya know...

Someone needs to look at these misleading headlines. Lies/distortions by omission: "Robert Hur: Biden special counsel to testify before House Republicans" should be "Robert Hur: Biden special counsel to testify before House Republicans" AND Democrats That is how house committees work: both parties and independents have assignments. Majority party has more seats, but both parties are there for testimony and to ask questions (or grandstand like Jordan, if they choose) I am sure Democrats will have plenty of questions for Ken Starr 2.0 style report

"...pedestrian walkways along Jomtien Beach will be enhanced, trees will be planted, and new drainage points will be constructed near the boat ramp area." The powers that be come up with these dubious projects every 4-5 years it seems and they all have a common feature: making the beach road experience worse and worse. They tore out absurd number of wonderful shade trees that stabilized the beach and provided shade in the last go round. Replaced with useless palm trees. They replace nice interlocking pavers with useless paper thin concrete that were ruptured withing the first storm season. The handicapped access near soi 7 washed out in first storm, was bulldozed under. The insipid wide steps acted like a fake cascade, creating mini canyons that had to be filled with giant sandbags. If one goes back 20 years or so, there are photos of what a lovely place beach road was before it was "improved" And now this. At least wait until storm drains on 2nd road are finished! I wish there were a way that decision makers could simply get the brown envelopes from projects without actually having to tear the place up. Take your ill gotten gains, but hands off any more "projects"

"Police also said that they are yet to determine the motive of the alleged murder." Considering 5 million was missing, I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess the motive was money

A real crackdown and end to corruption would be like a big tax cut and could stimulate the economy. What percentage of budgets and costs are due to corruption? A tax that gives no benefits to the Thai people at large

I wonder how many of them are on this forum: the ones that use visa services that somehow "gets around" the large bank account provision of retirement extension... part of those fees must go towards "greasing the wheels" at immigration to get farangs visas that don't qualify if they follow the law

I got a couple jade rings at the Chiang Mai night market in 1982. The hard, er, difficult part is what size to get... Not like you can "try before you buy". They added "fun" with my gf... wear two and they can clank together...

FYI we are all (most of us?) Cro-Magnon, so no surprise there. That is the group that replaced Neanderthals, now only found in small pockets of expat forums and Onan news sites

Takes time for checks to clear Thai banks.

Did this Denis person break a couple of Thai laws? Posting pornography on the internet for openers; making the video in the first place (without consent) oh and third: damaging Thailand's reputation (some may think it enhances, but there you go) All these blue nosed netizens wouldn't be outraged if they didn't know it happened. How about we keep them in "blissful ignorance"?

jeez..... let's hope you are making a crude joke and don't really hold this sort of belief and the men who knocked them up? often play then run away

"...the Premier stated that a sub-committee will likely be established to prevent the potential graft." The entire program is graft! " ....potentially leading to a long-term public debt burden" As soon as the first baht is paid, it would be adding to the public debt burden....

ah... and perhaps to help promote tourism, they might consider including English listing of stops? I think the side of a bus might have space

"...Jarhusna Worapatanakit, contestant MTCN07, crowned the new titleholder." Could someone explain to me why the author decided to include her contestant number, MTCN07? Must have been a "captivating" letter/number combo, as far as I can tell

. "Despite the current AQI reading at a moderate level of 28 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), it remains 1.12 times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended level of 15 µg/m3." What hole do they pull these numbers from? Check right now for Bangkok is 153-184. These morons worried about tourists, don't give a damn about the health impact on Thai people

This morning AQI for Bangkok: 156 (I live there part time). Then checked for Jomtien; 156. Some sort of prize for matching? I think safe to not blame auto pollution for the high numbers. Half of Jomtien area happens to be the sea.

I think this is what is called a choice of false alternatives, an either/or that isn't. "What's the most important thing? Art, or the right to healthy and sustainable food?" WTH does a painting by Leonardo hundreds of years ago have to do with healthy and sustainable food? Maybe non sequitur ("it does not follow") would also apply here Plus just how does this sort of grossly stupid act somehow make their cause more popular with the public? Sheesh!

Should have "Get out of jail for XXdollars". Never free, guilty or not

"Attempts by local authorities to regulate these prohibited spaces have proven futile, resulting in vehicular chaos as cars vie for limited parking." Jeez the police & "local authorities" are far worse than useless. If breaking the law doing business in parking space, get some tow trucks in there, haul them away and give a hefty fine. Can't find backside using both hands

"...suspects buying freezer with dismembered body in Bangkok" Dang. Why didn't I think of that? I usually have to buy things with money. But seriously, when these suspects flee you'd think it might help if then they gave us a photo or mug shot just in case public came upon the dude.

Bangkok is sooo lacking in green spaces and parks... heck, just patch of dirt with grass.... that seeing a bit of green must seem like a hallucination. The insipid rules: besides no sunbathing, people can't even just sit on the grass. How can a person tell it is part of the temple, and if it were, why shouldn't people be allowed to take a load off their feet instead of baking on concrete? If these numbskulls were in charge 2500 years ago, they would have arrested the Buddha for sitting under a tree without a permit!

If government put 10 times the effort they put into controlling PM2.5 (a true health hazard affecting everyone who breathes) into controlling pot, heads would have nothing to worry about ever again. Have they blamed marijuana yet for high levels of 2.5?

Trump & his unthinking backers ought to consider that if "absolute immunity" somehow was upheld, Biden would be able to send a seal team to take him and his sycophants out, cancel the elections and appoint himself king for life. He could also eliminate Congress so no one could impeach him

As many can attest, Police Generals have extensive training in managing airports and transportation hubs