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24 minutes ago, Myran said:

 

They literally have videos and photos of Cambodian troops planting illegal mines and creating spike traps in violation of the Geneva Convention. Keep coping.

Thailand has not rejected international monitoring, they have denied increasing the size of the monitoring team. Keep spreading that Cambodian propaganda.

Thailand has already accepted going to the ICJ twice, and have respected both verdicts. They're not going to keep going there time and time again just because Cambodia continuously makes new claims about how much land they consider to be theirs. And the ICJ's impartiality is highly dubious, especially when it comes to cases connected to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, which includes France, who are the ones who drew the incorrect map to begin with.

 

Imagine defending a nation who fires indiscriminately on civilian targets, uses banned mines, and turns a blind eye to scam centers running sextortions scams aimed at children, while utilizing slave labor, torture, human trafficking, and other vile methods. The world sees Cambodia for what it really is, you can stop shilling for it.

Wow, you've really swallowed it hook, line and sinker. 

"Thailand has already accepted going to the ICJ twice and have respected both verdicts." LOL. How about this then?

Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday reaffirmed Thailand’s policy of not recognising the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to safeguard the country’s sovereignty...He clarified that a Cabinet resolution under the Srettha Thavisin administration, passed on March 12, 2024, and formally circulated to all government agencies on March 19, 2024, mandates that all international treaties must include a clause stating Thailand’s refusal to accept ICJ jurisdiction to safeguard the country’s sovereignty. The Nation, 4 June 2025

Perhaps you have reading comprehension issues, or maybe you are in a silo of misinformation? Who knows? All we can judge is your words, which are clearly incorrect and are spouting misinformation, or as it's more commonly known, lies. Besides, why would the Thai NOT want a larger monitoring team when they're complaining about all these clear and obvious violations that you write of?

Oh, and then, finally, we get the ol' "ICJ's impartiality is highly dubious", because of COURSE they're in favour of Cambodia, who are one-fifth the size of Thailand and for whom all five permanent members of the Security Council have higher trade with and more citizens visiting Thailand and...do you even ready what you write yourself and believe it? Your "case" is that they are protecting the reputations of the people who were running the ICJ back in the 1960s and wouldn't therefore consider any claims by Thailand on their merits? I am guessing you are both not a lawyer nor have any idea about international courts. Thailand tried, Thailand lost. Or perhaps you have some other dubious excuse?

Firing indiscriminately on civilian targets as if the Thai have found the secret to perfect military targeting - anyone firing anything at anyone else is likely firing on civilian targets as you should hopefully understand. Or not, as you seem to accept whatever the Thai government is printing, perhaps you're right, they're the most technically and technologically advanced military on earth, better than Israel and the USA who also can't seem to avoid firing indiscriminately upon civilian populations during their wars.

Using banned mines? How about dropping cluster munitions? Scam centers - thank goodness none of that sort of nonsense occurs in Thailand, a place noted for the sanctity of rule of law. Especially when it comes to human trafficking and slave labour!  Enjoy your fish.

Just wrapping up, I think your level of English was quite good, so kudos to the Thai Government for finally getting some skilled workers to do their dirty work for them - hope you're not trapped in some boiler room op and unable to escape! On your next post, start the first three sentences with S then O then S and see if you can encode your location in there. If you're NOT being forced to write this, then I don't know what to tell you except to get a VPN and start reading some news sources beyond those curated by your government. I'd suggest the latest one by Luke Hunt on The Diplomat for starters, it's a pretty succinct summary of the shenanigans of General Bunsin.

28 minutes ago, Myran said:

Which was superseded by Thailand reporting encountering Cambodian BHQ troops in Thai territory, planting more mines.

Which was swallowed whole by some gullible people. Who rejected international monitoring of the area again? Was it Cambodia? Who rejected the impartial ICJ? Was it Cambodia? Who wants international monitors who will report the real situation and prevent these incidents and who doesn't? Is it Cambodia? Open your eyes and read something other than That propaganda. Oh right, who's blocking outside news from reaching the Thai public? Is it Cambodia? 

Yes, strangely enough, when you undertake a border incursion and go into another country's territory and cross previously understood and accepted (by international courts) borders, you are likely to encounter defensive fortifications such as landmines. Such weak sauce they're desperately throwing out there now that it's apparent to pretty much all neutral observers what is really going on behind the scenes. Suggest reading the story in The Diplomat by Luke Hunt for those who don't know yet.

When narcissists in power hunger for more and are willing to sacrifice others and longstanding friendly relations for their own benefit, this is what happens. Parallels developments elsewhere and wouldn't be surprised if those are somewhat connected.

Just waiting for the inevitable coup so they can try to get back to "bidness as usual". Looks like they'll try a parliamentary coup first of course, wouldn't be surprised to see them slipping a certain someone who used to be military and a PM in through the back door.

Let's just make sure that gravy train keeps rolling! Whatever happens, don't let those who are voted for get into power and govern for the benefit of the country as a whole!

I had a hip replacement and a friend had a knee replacement at Bangkok International Hospital, Dr. Phonthakorn Panichkul - he's trained in Canada, up-to-date on the latest techniques, nothing but great things to say about the experience and result.

Pro tip - get quotations from several hospitals including Vejthani and Saint Louis because several of the best specialists also do operations once a week at these places for lower costs. 

Better Pro Tip - after getting the quotations and understanding the range of options, get back to your preferred option and note that you're limited in budget so are going to go for one of the cheaper hospitals but you'd much prefer theirs, is there anything they can do on the cost?

I was able to save SIGNIFICANT amounts of money by doing this. They WILL actually haggle if you ask quite often.

Yes, what a difficult and complicated case! Let's see...longstanding discussions, international involvement, clear agreements signed by both parties on how to resolve it and on what basis. But suddenly Thailand wants to settle this bilaterally and without reference to what they already agreed long ago? And this is suddenly such an important and high priority right at the same time that the Army and Amaart are itching for a coup to put them back where they think they belong - illegitimately behind the steering wheel ignoring the same democratic standards and norms that they already agreed to. 

See any common threads here? Now we'll watch them gee up a bunch of manufactured outrage with the usual suspects and raise the temperature until they have whatever fig leaf required to do what they've already long decided they were going to do. 

Pathetic. 

On 6/8/2025 at 7:57 AM, blaze master said:

Imagine if they stepped up to solve the brown envelope  business. 

Well, that's the only way it's going to happen. 

In your imagination. 

Two anti-vax articles out of three this morning? Someone left the nutty moderator in charge. Is Rattlesnake a mod? 

On 5/6/2025 at 12:58 AM, rattlesnake said:

Expect the sheep to bleat "But he's not a virologist!" in harmony (by the way, if only virologists are allowed to talk about this issue, then why were pharmacists giving vaccine advice to people?).

 

Anyway, great example which a lot of people should follow.

I agree. We need to cull those stupid enough to take these idiots at face value and who continue to pollute the public discourse with nonsensical conspiracy theories from nutters. Can't happen soon enough! Hope you've eschewed these horrible poisons too. 

5 hours ago, thesetat said:

Am curious where all these Thais are getting their guns so easily. Seems everyone and their mother has a gun hiding somewhere in their home or possession. 

What's that got to do with it? I've been assured numerous times on this forum that guns aren't the issue...

5 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

here is the competiton bikini starts at 44 min mark

 

That's some ethical posting there, thanks!

My goodness, they should do the catwalk with the team of surgeons who constructed each contestant.

Could find better looking candidates in any go-go bar in Bangers, plus they'd be somewhat more composed of organic material.

11 hours ago, Denim said:

Well live and learn eh.  I bet there are not many of us who knew this. 

Of course not! We've been reliably informed on several occasions that it's a family resort.

I love that there's the detail about the position - do the Phuket Police have a book where they can look up what's a "standard sexual position" versus something a bit kinkier? 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He mentioned that her lawyers would request a full copy of the court’s judgement in the coming days.

That's not very useful though, is it? What would a photocopy of the stacks of bills that the Swiss dude and his wife paid do for the lawyer?

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

You mean when he called a couple of pauses for people being treated for medical emergencies?  The Dems would have just kept yakking, and let them die.

 

You guys really think that lying about stuff then posting will work? It's worked for Trump, so why not us? I guess?

Rather than continue after paramedics assisted the two people, Trump instructed his staff to just play music from a playlist he has personally curated and famously often turns on during dinners at Mar-a-Lago.

“Who the hell wants to hear questions?” Trump said at the event where the entire point was to take audience questions. “Right?”

What followed was more than 30 minutes of Trump swaying on stage and occasionally doing his well-known two-handed dance to some of his favorite tunes, chatting with the event's host, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and occasionally interacting with attendees who were seated behind the stage.

“This is the weirdest church service I have ever been to,” a first-time rallygoer who did not give their name told NBC News of the music portion of the event, which opened with “Ave Maria.” 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-bizarre-music-session-reignites-questions-mental-acuity-rcna175464

29 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Trump's speech was very funny.

Harris   who ducked the event had to use a professional comedian and illustrated her  failed attempt at humour via vidio. 

For those who are his base, sure. For the rest of us, it was small-minded and snarky, without any grace befitting the occasion - a Catholic charity event.

Mind you, I can't blame you for your enthusiasm. It's a hell of a lot better than some old guy dancing around to music for half an hour during a so-called "Town Hall" event.

21 hours ago, Neeranam said:

While the U.S. presence was officially framed as peacekeeping, many Lebanese viewed it as an occupation, especially given the military actions and the broader geopolitical implications.

 

Hezbollah did receive some support from Iran and has Shia ideology, but its origins were  a response to the perceived failures of the Lebanese state and the ongoing violence from various factions, including Israel’s invasions.

 

It's primary purpose is most certainly not to destroy Israel. It is a defender of Lebanon and the Shia community.

This is blatant misinformation. Hezbollah is a proxy for Iran and has very little support from large swaths of the Lebanese population. You seem to be in favour of a country hundreds of miles away arming and supporting a particular religious group to destabilize and overthrow the democracy they're within in order to wage geo-political war against their enemy who are also hundreds of miles away.