animalmagic

Your argument has no basis in logic. We are all responsible for global warming but we have not committed any crimes and cannot be held legally responsible. The judge has decided that Trump could be responsible for a criminal offense and there is a case to answer. The prosecution continues. To conflate global warming with the possibly criminal acts of one person is ludicrous in the extreme. You are simply twisting words to mean what you believe.

Absolutely, buying Twitter was a steal.

A generous donation of 7.2 million baht!? That won't even pay for the brown envelopes.

You may wish to research what 'pearly gates' are a euphemism for. Especially when I was specifically referencing Thailand.

A presumptuous start to any question or statement of opinion. It is not even 'your' entire world, but an imagined construct of a world run according to a view of a single religion and a specific interpretation of it. If your god created the world then why did he create men first? Men do not have the physical capacity to create further life; only women have that after a fleeting dalliance with a male. In nature there are several species where there is only one male in the group and if that male dies then a female of the species changes sex!

Everything in moderation...........including moderation!

I can't remember. Cheers!

I'm sure many people in Thailand have had a shock on reaching what they thought were the 'pearly gates.'

Absolutely correct, if you are not charged a fee then you are the commodity.

The fees for using online payment systems have to be borne by the retailer and this will be reflected in the price charged to every customer. The fees are a cost of business similar to rent, utilities and staff; all of these have an influence on the ticket price of every item. The retailer will not impose a specific surcharge for each online payment because of the reasons you state, but they will increase prices across the board, and this will affect every purchase no matter what the payment method.

The phrase 'race' is something used by online payment providers to suggest it is something that needs to be won; and get more to join. They charge fees for interchange, assessment, e-wallet and payment; these are generally based on what they think they can get away with and not the cost of providing the service. These fees are charged to the retailer accepting the payments and will eventually be reflected in the cost of the item. Every buyer then has to pay more whether using cash or card.

Online payment fraud in 2021 was 20 billion USD, a 14% year on year increase. For ease of reference - 1. The largest ever cash robbery from a vault is recorded to have been in 1972 where 30 million USD was stolen from a vault in California. At today’s values, 30m USD in 1972 is equivalent to 225m USD. 2. The diamond and jewellery part of the industry lost 117 million USD from a vault in Antwerp in 2003. At today’s values 117m USD is 2003 is equivalent to 199m USD. 3. For bullion the largest recorded loss was from a vault in Heathrow in 1983 where 26 million Sterling (approximately 35 million USD) was taken. At today’s values 26m STG in 1983 is equivalent to 110m USD. Basically, the cash, bullion and DnJ industry would have to suffer their 3 biggest historical losses 4 times a month before they exceeded the losses to online payment fraud. Cybercrime losses, in 2021 were estimated at 6 trillion USD, as a whole are much, much worse as it includes online payment fraud plus the financial losses caused by denial-of-service attacks to shut down critical infrastructure and commercial activity, the damage and potential losses caused by the theft of data; and every other way in which the internet impoverishes our lives. The three worst days listed above listed above would have to occur 11,236 times a year to equal total annual cyber-crime losses. Cash is not the criminal's choice!

And how many are using the current ban on school trips to bodge another job to try and ensure they pass inspection? A deeper dive into the ownership of these companies and recent emails and phone calls between DLT officials and the operators should shed some light on the depth of corrupt practices. I'm quite surprised that lawyers from Mercedes Benz have not addressed the DLT to stop operators sticking their logo on buses they have no connection with. Would love to see the contracts offered by the operators on supplying 'Mercedes Benz' vehicles.

I'd be surprised if the permission of MB was asked for.

Some teenage girls can vote.

He's not a 'crimson' enterprise leader....he's an orange one!

They are given the option to plead the 5th, therefore anything they say after that is voluntary. I think 45 should give them lessons on pleading the 5th, I seem to recall he's an old hand at that!

But suspending them until the government ensures the problem is fixed does solve the problem.

That would be terrible 😇

Ask Prawit?

As opposed to the convicted sex offender that is 45?

That'll be a first!

That will annoy 45. It's a waste of 4,000 usd that he could have grifted for his campaign/pocket!

I have no knowledge of the case, but I would suggest checking the emergency doors for ease of use or being locked.